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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 8192522" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p>The <a href="https://amzn.to/3tRXLSA" target="_blank"><strong>Heroes' Feast Cookbook</strong></a> has so many recipes that you can mix and match as you see fit, and in this case we decided to skip ahead to a dessert perfect for Valentine's Day: Meal's End.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]132413[/ATTACH]</p><h3>Meal's End</h3><p>Found in the elven recipe section, Meal's End is not specifically part of any<strong> Dungeons & Dragon's </strong>world:</p><p></p><p>The recipe says it serve four, but as is typical with <a href="https://amzn.to/3tRXLSA" target="_blank"><strong>Heroes' Feast</strong></a><strong>, </strong>it produces significantly more portions than we were willing to eat. Cut it in half if you're planning to make it a meal for two.</p><p></p><p>More important, this recipe requires 2 ounces of "packaged or homemade" coca or vanilla meringues. My wife ended up making her own meringues, which took a whopping five hours to bake. The meringues are really an important ingredient in this dessert.</p><p></p><p>This is a dessert meant to be consumed, not stored, so extras might be problematic. "Serve the Meal's End immediately after making it because time is unkind to the texture of the meringues." I'm still eating it (so far, each one of these meals have easily lasted a week), but then I'm not too picky.</p><p></p><p>Overall, we found this tasty if somewhat overpowering as a dessert. We used strawberries, but you can replace the strawberries with just about any other kind of fruit. To give it a pinker texture, you can add a berry liqueur. My wife enjoyed it, but felt it needed more fruit. My daughter didn't hate this concoction (she's not a fan of strawberries) but she didn't love it either.</p><p></p><p>Could you make this meal for that special someone? Certainly, but be sure you have access to the meringues and find out what their favorite fruit is first.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]132414[/ATTACH]</p><h3>A Brief History of Valentine's Day</h3><p>Holidays like Valentine's Day are sometimes portrayed as a cynical part of the modern age, but the celebration of Valentine's Day actually goes back in history to at least AD 270 with the Roman holiday of Lupercalia. Celebrated about the same time (February 13 through the February 15), The name contains the Latine "lupus" or "wolf," which is a hint to its possible origins as a Greek festival to Pan, <a href="http://%20https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupercalia" target="_blank">also known by the Romans as Lupercus</a>.</p><p></p><p>The festival involved a sacrifice of a goat and dog along with other food, followed by the priests (Luperci) using thongs to slap anyone they meet with the thongs, bestowing fertility and prosperity on those who were touched. <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/history-of-valentines-day-2" target="_blank">Christian mythology has a different take however</a>:</p><p></p><p>Whatever the original inspiration for the holiday, it's clear Valentine's Day doesn't have to be just about cards and flowers to that special someone. Not surprisingly, D&D's fantasy worlds have their own variants.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]132415[/ATTACH]</p><h3>Valentine's Day-Like Holidays in D&D</h3><p>The Forgotten Realms has <a href="https://gamerant.com/dungeons-dragons-forgotten-realms-holidays/" target="_blank">Midsummer</a>:</p><p></p><p>Greyhawk's deity, Hanali Celanil, celebrates <a href="https://ghwiki.greyparticle.com/index.php/Hanali_Celanil" target="_blank">Secrets of the Heart</a>:</p><p></p><p>Keither Baker <a href="https://www.sageadvice.eu/2019/09/18/im-looking-for-an-eberron-holiday-that-is-likely-to-involve-gift-giving-akin-to-christmas-valentines-white-day/" target="_blank">identifies two holidays</a> as possible candidates for Eberron:</p><p></p><p>Finally, there isn't a specific holiday in Ravenloft and probably doesn't need to be, as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Strahd:_The_Memoirs_of_a_Vampire" target="_blank">Strahd's backstory is filled with unrequited love</a>. But I couldn't resist including this Valentine's Day card <a href="https://dndwizards.tumblr.com/post/139184759466/happy-valentines-day-from-ravenloft" target="_blank">from Wizards of the Coast</a>:</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]132416[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Like <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/returning-home-to-eat-birds.677867/" target="_blank">Thanksgiving-style holidays</a>, Valentine's Day-style holidays are an opportunity to flesh out a player character's backstory through role-play. Unlike feasting holidays, Valentine's Day tends to be much more personal and begs the question: is the PC in a relationship? To whom? Answering those questions can be an adventure unto itself. Happy Valentine's Day!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 8192522, member: 3285"] The [URL='https://amzn.to/3tRXLSA'][B]Heroes' Feast Cookbook[/B][/URL] has so many recipes that you can mix and match as you see fit, and in this case we decided to skip ahead to a dessert perfect for Valentine's Day: Meal's End. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_1044.jpg"]132413[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [HEADING=2]Meal's End[/HEADING] Found in the elven recipe section, Meal's End is not specifically part of any[B] Dungeons & Dragon's [/B]world: The recipe says it serve four, but as is typical with [URL='https://amzn.to/3tRXLSA'][B]Heroes' Feast[/B][/URL][B], [/B]it produces significantly more portions than we were willing to eat. Cut it in half if you're planning to make it a meal for two. More important, this recipe requires 2 ounces of "packaged or homemade" coca or vanilla meringues. My wife ended up making her own meringues, which took a whopping five hours to bake. The meringues are really an important ingredient in this dessert. This is a dessert meant to be consumed, not stored, so extras might be problematic. "Serve the Meal's End immediately after making it because time is unkind to the texture of the meringues." I'm still eating it (so far, each one of these meals have easily lasted a week), but then I'm not too picky. Overall, we found this tasty if somewhat overpowering as a dessert. We used strawberries, but you can replace the strawberries with just about any other kind of fruit. To give it a pinker texture, you can add a berry liqueur. My wife enjoyed it, but felt it needed more fruit. My daughter didn't hate this concoction (she's not a fan of strawberries) but she didn't love it either. Could you make this meal for that special someone? Certainly, but be sure you have access to the meringues and find out what their favorite fruit is first. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_1040.jpg"]132414[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [HEADING=2]A Brief History of Valentine's Day[/HEADING] Holidays like Valentine's Day are sometimes portrayed as a cynical part of the modern age, but the celebration of Valentine's Day actually goes back in history to at least AD 270 with the Roman holiday of Lupercalia. Celebrated about the same time (February 13 through the February 15), The name contains the Latine "lupus" or "wolf," which is a hint to its possible origins as a Greek festival to Pan, [URL='http://%20https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupercalia']also known by the Romans as Lupercus[/URL]. The festival involved a sacrifice of a goat and dog along with other food, followed by the priests (Luperci) using thongs to slap anyone they meet with the thongs, bestowing fertility and prosperity on those who were touched. [URL='https://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/history-of-valentines-day-2']Christian mythology has a different take however[/URL]: Whatever the original inspiration for the holiday, it's clear Valentine's Day doesn't have to be just about cards and flowers to that special someone. Not surprisingly, D&D's fantasy worlds have their own variants. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_1041.jpg"]132415[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [HEADING=2]Valentine's Day-Like Holidays in D&D[/HEADING] The Forgotten Realms has [URL='https://gamerant.com/dungeons-dragons-forgotten-realms-holidays/']Midsummer[/URL]: Greyhawk's deity, Hanali Celanil, celebrates [URL='https://ghwiki.greyparticle.com/index.php/Hanali_Celanil']Secrets of the Heart[/URL]: Keither Baker [URL='https://www.sageadvice.eu/2019/09/18/im-looking-for-an-eberron-holiday-that-is-likely-to-involve-gift-giving-akin-to-christmas-valentines-white-day/']identifies two holidays[/URL] as possible candidates for Eberron: Finally, there isn't a specific holiday in Ravenloft and probably doesn't need to be, as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Strahd:_The_Memoirs_of_a_Vampire']Strahd's backstory is filled with unrequited love[/URL]. But I couldn't resist including this Valentine's Day card [URL='https://dndwizards.tumblr.com/post/139184759466/happy-valentines-day-from-ravenloft']from Wizards of the Coast[/URL]: [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="tumblr_inline_o2g8i6bgUZ1se1irp_500.jpg"]132416[/ATTACH][/CENTER] Like [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/returning-home-to-eat-birds.677867/']Thanksgiving-style holidays[/URL], Valentine's Day-style holidays are an opportunity to flesh out a player character's backstory through role-play. Unlike feasting holidays, Valentine's Day tends to be much more personal and begs the question: is the PC in a relationship? To whom? Answering those questions can be an adventure unto itself. Happy Valentine's Day! [/QUOTE]
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