There once was a fair, yet stubborn and impatient, lady who enjoyed the occasional weekend of reverie and escape from the toils of everyday life (in case you haven't guessed, that lady is me). At times, those weekends would take the lady into a world of Medieval and Renaissance fantasy, sometimes erring far more on the side of fantasy than historical accuracy. But that's a monologue for another day.
It was the night of the premiere for season 4 of Game of Thrones. The previous day had been spent at the Medieval Fair, where both the lady and her handsome knight earned themselves awful sunburns and learned a valuable lesson about the importance of sunscreen. This present day had been spent in preparation of an absurd amount of food for only two people, although every bit of it was delicious.
There were lemon cakes...
Roasted pepper and goat cheese dip...
And foreign coca cola; aka, the ones that use real sugar!
And of course, the crown jewel of all, the beautiful and horrendously time-consuming Daenerys TART-garyen. It was delicious, but oh so labor intensive. At least the fair lady had her charming knight to help her arrange the berries into the lovely picture that you see before you. Three-headed dragons made of fruit don't build themselves, after all.
And so the two revelers feasted (not pictured were the Parmesan-crusted zucchini and pulled pork). While they ate, they delved into episode one of the new season of Game of Thrones. If any show is going to toy with a viewer's heart and nerves, this one is it. The episode didn't disappoint, throwing in a copious number of deaths, an unexpected friendship, a series of misunderstandings, and a solid amount of flirtation.
It was a long day of preparation, but a lot of times, that only makes the end result more satisfying. It was a beautiful feeling to sit down and devour food that had taken me hours to produce while watching a show that I have been waiting months to see again. Anyone who knows me can tell you that I am an incredibly impatient person, but every once in awhile, I manage to see the benefit of slowing down, and taking time to get things right.
And, of course, tarts, lemons, and Game of Thrones are pretty much always awesome. This will happen again. I owe myself some nights of relaxation, and I always pay my debts ;)
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