Thursday, January 17, 2013

Brony Chef Project #10: Scootaloo- CMC Series #1

We start off the Cuiti Mark Crusaders (CMC) with one of the boldest member. Although before we start with Scootaloo, I want to give a little back story of how the CMC got started.

In episode 12 season 1 (Call of the Cutie), Applebloom (Applejacks younger sister) was alone in terms of not reciving her Cuitimark. For those who dont know, a Cuitimark is the symbol on a pony's flank that expresses his/her special talent. An example would be Applejack with her apples, because her special talent is harvesting apples. In many desperate attempts, Applebloom tries to earn her cuitimark before attending this class party for anyone who received his/her cutimark. Unfortunatly, she could not receive her Cutimark in time and was left humiliated in front of her tormentors. Suddenly, two ponys named Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo came to the resucue and made a new freind to protect her diginity. From that day on: Applebloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo, became the Cutie Mark Crusaders in a misstion to help eachother recieve there Cutimark.
With that in mind, I decied to start with Scootaloo to start off since she is the passtion of the CMC purpose.



Scootaloo is what some considered (at least to me) as "The Element of Passtion". She is a peagusus who is realitivitly simular to Rainbow Dash in terms of personality. IN the Brony Fanbase, she is more of a symbol of passtion and determination.She nay not fly very well, but she is fast with her scooter on the ground and has the spunk to be as good as Rainbow Dash. Although she appears to be subconsciously want's to become the best. Although the best way to describe scootaloo's determination is through the song, that Mandopony and Acousticbrony created known as "I'll Fly Higher".

Scootaloo's Glazed Apricot Skewers

serves~10 Skewers

Glaze
1 cup of powdered sugar

1/2 pint of heavy cream

1 tsp of orange extract

1 tsp of cinnamon

1/2 of nutmeg


Skewers
10 Skewers

8 oz. of Dried Apricots



1. Make the Glaze by combining the heavy cream and sugar large bowl until incorporated. Then add the extract and spices to the glaze.
2. Take the skewers and stick 3-4 apricots on each skewer.
3. On a separate plate or straining rack, glaze the skewers with a spoon or pour right on top of the apricots. Make sure you shake off the excess glaze.
4. Place it on a platter with other hor derves or by itself and serve.

As for the rest of the CMC, I will be realeaseing them as a series and each one of them as an appetizers. I also want to give a big thank you out to http://dotoriii.deviantart.com/ for providing the art for this post. Feel free to check out her artwork at the link.
Again, Thank you to the readers for waiting for this post. With my new job, freelanceing and lots of other real worl situations. It can sometimes be very tiring to complete the recipes. Although, I do want to tell you that more recipies will be on the way and more will be on the way. For now, I bid all of you a-do.


Sunday, January 6, 2013

It Has Been Awhile

Hey everyone. First off let me say Happy Belated Hearths Warming Eve (A.K.A Christmas) and Happy Holidays to everyone. I know I haven't been updating lately and to be honest, I feel really bad for not keeping up with the project.

A lot of events happened over the past holiday season. I have been putting it off because real life has been stressful on me and I couldn't find the time to experiment. With finding a job and figuring out what I want to do with my life , it just sometimes too much for me, but I am back and I am ready to give 2013 my best work yet. I already have a big post planned for the Cutie Mark Crusaders and not only would it be delicious, but it would help out with any health related goals for the new year.

Since you are my dedicated readers after my hiatus, I am going to give you a sneak peek to what I have stored for the up coming posts. Think as this as a Belated Holiday gift.

CMC (Cuite Mark Crusader) Appetizer Platter

Zacoras Healing Herb Soup

Big Mac's Big Steak Pot Roast

Now the Appetizer is already set, but Zacora and Big Mac is bound to change depending on new observations and new ideas, but I want to assure you that the project is still going on and I have not given up on cooking. By the end of this month, I WILL have CMC platter complete. (That is my goal for this month.) As for the other dishes, I will have to schedule time in between to construct my creations.

Before I go, I also want to tell you about my first ever fan fiction series. Its an experiment to see if I could bring culinary fiction to the brony audience. Its called "Pinkie gets Chopped" and its about how pinkie pie ended up being a chef for a competition show. You can check it out on: https://www.fimfiction.net/story/69296/1/pinkie-gets-chopped/chapter-1-dreams-becoming-reality

Feel free to comment on this sight or on fimfiction.net to see what you think.


Well that is all for now. Again, it is great to finally be posting again and more creations are being made.