The Unofficial Recipes of The Hunger Games Read Online Free PDF

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    Salt and pepper to taste.
    Spoon onto plates or into soup bowls, drizzle with apple cider vinegar and serve.

NOODLES IN GREEN SAUCE
    SERVES 6
    In the book, Katniss didn’t tell readers how this dish tasted. In fact, we aren’t even sure if she tasted it herself. What we do know is that she thought it was yet another culinary oddity from the Capitol.
    For this dish, we’ll use a flavorful pesto sauce. For added fun, use spinach fettuccine noodles for the pasta. This is a great dish to serve with fish.
    1 CUP FRESH ITALIAN BASIL
    Â¾ CUP OF EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
    Â½ CUP OF TOASTED PINE NUTS (OPTIONAL)
    2 CLOVES OF GARLIC
    Â½ TEASPOON SALT
    Â¼ CUP GRATED PECORINO CHEESE
    Â¼ CUP GRATED FRESH PARMESAN CHEESE (INCREASE THIS TO ¾ CUP IF YOU CANNOT FIND THE PECORINO)
    1 POUND OF SPINACH FETTUCCINE
    In a food processor, add basil, olive oil, pine nuts, garlic and salt.
    Pulse mixture until finely chopped.
    Don’t let the mixture get so smooth that it becomes a paste or liquid. Scrape the mixture into a bowl and stir in the grated cheeses.
    Slowly add the oil a quarter cup at a time, stirring well after each addition of oil.
    Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, add the pasta and cook just until al dente.
    Remove 2 tablespoons of the pasta water and add to the sauce.
    Drain the pasta well, and then return it to the pot and place over medium-low heat. Add the sauce, stir in the pasta and cook until heated through.

FIERY SPIRITS BANANA RUM CAKE
    SERVES 12
    Katniss had trouble dealing with feelings that resulted from drinking a glass of wine. While she might like the drama of eating a cake on fire, she probably wouldn’t care for the alcoholic effects of eating it.
    Between the flambéed bananas and the rum in the cake batter, this is a very spirited cake. You may want to reserve it for adults only.
    CAKE:
    1 CUP WALNUTS, CHOPPED
    1 (18½-OUNCE) BOX YELLOW CAKE MIX
    1 (1¾-OUNCE [4-SERVING SIZE]) BOX OF INSTANT VANILLA PUDDING MIX
    4 EGGS
    Â½ CUP COLD MILK
    Â½ CUP VEGETABLE OIL
    Â½ CUP DARK RUM
    FLAMBÉED BANANAS:
    6 TABLESPOONS BUTTER
    4 TABLESPOONS BROWN SUGAR
    Â½ TEASPOON NUTMEG
    8 FIRM BANANAS, CUT INTO QUARTERS
    Â½ CUP DARK RUM, WARMED
    CAKE:
    Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
    Grease and flour a 12-cup Bundt pan.
    Sprinkle the nuts on the bottom of the pan.
    Combine all of the cake ingredients and mix for 2 minutes on high with an electric mixer.
    Pour into the Bundt pan and bake for 1 hour. Cool the cake in the pan and then invert onto a serving plate.
    Prick the top all over with a fork.
    FLAMBÉED BANANAS:
    Melt butter in a large heavy skillet on medium-high heat until no longer frothy.
    Add sugar and nutmeg.
    Stir until sugar is mostly melted, then lay bananas into the pan in a single layer. Cook for 2 minutes, turn and cook until golden on the other side, about another 2 minutes.
    Using tongs or a fork, arrange bananas in a ring around the top of the cake, with the curved edges facing the center.
    Warm the rum in the microwave for 10 seconds just before serving.
    Pour rum around the top of the cake and light using a wand type lighter. Please use caution when doing this, making sure that your sleeves are not in the way and that everyone stands back a bit. The flames only last a moment.
    Slice the cake and serve.

BATTER CAKES WITH THICK ORANGE PRESERVES
    MAKES 8 LARGE CAKES
    Katniss didn’t seem to care all that much for this dish, probably because of the cloying bittersweet flavor that orange preserves lend. Her tastes remained fairly simple, even in the Capitol.
    Here’s a version using apricot preserves and a bit of orange zest that Katniss probably would have liked better. It has just the right blend of sweet and tart.
    PANCAKES:
    1¼ CUPS ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
    1 TEASPOON SALT
    1 TEASPOON BAKING SODA
    1¼ CUPS BUTTERMILK
    1 EGG
    2 TABLESPOONS MELTED BUTTER
    ORANGE PRESERVES:
    Â¾ CUP APRICOT PRESERVES
    1 TEASPOON MELTED BUTTER
    Â½ TEASPOON