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meretriculaFlist, I write to you tonight having wined and dined to delicious excess at a very expensive restaurant, so what better topic for the day's recs could there be than food? (Also this was the only set I had finished already. Shhh.) Everybody loves food! It's a win-win.
Theft of Assets, Destruction of Property, by helenish (Harry Potter, Draco/Neville)
If you haven't read this fic already, I don't know what to tell you. It's probably my favorite of all time? I think it's become more meaningful now that I'm older and actually do cook a bit; I loved it the first time I read it, but I identify a lot more with Draco's character arc now and the way he finds independence for the first time in becoming essentially a housewife. Cooking and cleaning and other kinds of "women's work" get a bad rap, and I certainly wouldn't want that as a full-time job, but there really is something liberating about being able to do all those things, and it's a tremendous demonstration of love to do them for someone else.
Cupboard Love, by mklutz (Teen Wolf, Stiles/Derek)
Another Teen Wolf fic that has been AU'd into acceptability, don't worry! The main plot is pretty standard romcom fare, but I really love the role that cooking plays in both Stiles' characterization (he cooks to feel close to his dead mother) and the story. And the descriptions of the food itself... don't read this fic while you're hungry, all I'm saying.
I've Got Nothing To Do Today But Smile (The Only Living Boy in New York) by gyzym (Inception, Arthur/Eames)
Yes, it's the AU where Eames runs a coffeeshop and Arthur is a miserable junior lawyer who stress-bakes! If, like me, you have an enormous sweet tooth, the descriptions of baked goods in this fic will be your downfall. I WANT TO EAT IT ALL.
savoy truffle, by hazel and ellievolia (Hockey RPF, Patrick Kane/Jonathan Toews)
Ahahahaha Kaner is a secret baker, I have nothing, leave me to my shame.
Settling In, by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
nahco3 (Football RPF, Patrice Evra/Park Ji-Sung)
It only took me six days to weasel some footie into this project, nobody is surprised. :P This fic is a little different from the rest of the set because it's not about cooking per se, but food still plays an important role in the settling in (haha see what I did there? OH GOD I NEED TO GO TO SLEEP BEFORE I PUN AGAIN) of characters who have been displaced from their homes and are in the process of finding a new home in each other. (Oh lawd that sounds so pretentious. I'M SORRY, IT'S LATE.) Like, there's something really meaningful to me about sharing not just food but your food with another person. I don't know, I'm not very good at articulating this, it's related somehow to why learning to make latkes was so important to me and I make them for every friend I can even though they are the most horrifically messy food imaginable, tl;dr FOOD IS IMPORTANT, SHARE YOUR FOOD WITH YOUR LOVED ONES.
I LOVE FOOD, I don't know if you've noticed yet. Maybe at some point this month I'll do a rec post of delicious recipes that even a broke as fuq kitchen incompetent like me can manage! It's a thought.
Theft of Assets, Destruction of Property, by helenish (Harry Potter, Draco/Neville)
If you haven't read this fic already, I don't know what to tell you. It's probably my favorite of all time? I think it's become more meaningful now that I'm older and actually do cook a bit; I loved it the first time I read it, but I identify a lot more with Draco's character arc now and the way he finds independence for the first time in becoming essentially a housewife. Cooking and cleaning and other kinds of "women's work" get a bad rap, and I certainly wouldn't want that as a full-time job, but there really is something liberating about being able to do all those things, and it's a tremendous demonstration of love to do them for someone else.
Cupboard Love, by mklutz (Teen Wolf, Stiles/Derek)
Another Teen Wolf fic that has been AU'd into acceptability, don't worry! The main plot is pretty standard romcom fare, but I really love the role that cooking plays in both Stiles' characterization (he cooks to feel close to his dead mother) and the story. And the descriptions of the food itself... don't read this fic while you're hungry, all I'm saying.
I've Got Nothing To Do Today But Smile (The Only Living Boy in New York) by gyzym (Inception, Arthur/Eames)
Yes, it's the AU where Eames runs a coffeeshop and Arthur is a miserable junior lawyer who stress-bakes! If, like me, you have an enormous sweet tooth, the descriptions of baked goods in this fic will be your downfall. I WANT TO EAT IT ALL.
savoy truffle, by hazel and ellievolia (Hockey RPF, Patrick Kane/Jonathan Toews)
Ahahahaha Kaner is a secret baker, I have nothing, leave me to my shame.
Settling In, by
nahco3 (Football RPF, Patrice Evra/Park Ji-Sung)It only took me six days to weasel some footie into this project, nobody is surprised. :P This fic is a little different from the rest of the set because it's not about cooking per se, but food still plays an important role in the settling in (haha see what I did there? OH GOD I NEED TO GO TO SLEEP BEFORE I PUN AGAIN) of characters who have been displaced from their homes and are in the process of finding a new home in each other. (Oh lawd that sounds so pretentious. I'M SORRY, IT'S LATE.) Like, there's something really meaningful to me about sharing not just food but your food with another person. I don't know, I'm not very good at articulating this, it's related somehow to why learning to make latkes was so important to me and I make them for every friend I can even though they are the most horrifically messy food imaginable, tl;dr FOOD IS IMPORTANT, SHARE YOUR FOOD WITH YOUR LOVED ONES.
I LOVE FOOD, I don't know if you've noticed yet. Maybe at some point this month I'll do a rec post of delicious recipes that even a broke as fuq kitchen incompetent like me can manage! It's a thought.
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Date: 2013-09-07 12:05 pm (UTC)(#1 & 3 just absolutely blew my mind. Stress baking and Neville/Draco ftw!)
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Date: 2013-09-07 08:04 pm (UTC)also, fully encourage you to rec cheap and delicious recipes - particularly suggestions for tomatoes and peaches, both of which i am currently awash in.
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