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Food of the World Spotlight - Arid Lands

 Hello. C J here. I’ve just uploaded the first full deck of Food of the World cards for Lands of Creation to the OneDrive link in the Downloads page. These five recipes are the most essential recipes I could draw from Spanish and Mexican cuisine, as well as many other world cuisine that learned from those regions of the world. This is the first completed deck of Food of the World cards, an ongoing series of setting-themed recipe cards that will accompany all of the card game Expansions. This set of recipes is named Food of the Arid Lands.

Lands of Creation is the first Expansion planned after the Starter Set and it aims to present generic fantasy cultures for each of the game’s ten biome types. It also has strong educational roots, depicting where our food comes from, what grows in what climate and, with the help of anthro characters for the fantasy cultures, what animals live in what climate. Quantum has strong educational goals and I really want to make Quantum an approachable way of learning real life skills, especially cooking.

This is my five recipes I wanted from Spanish and Mexican food. Next, I’m going to see what I can learn from North American Barbecue. I’m giving everyone here a sample of this one, my no fuss easy barbecue sauce. I am also looking into some fun things like pork ribs, fresh cornbread, rotisserie style chicken and baked beans as well. These will be the five I want and we’ll see how they all taste when they’re done. This will involve a lot of research and I have several cookbooks and websites to go through for ideas. Here’s that recipe.

Ingredients
One Third Cup Brown Sugar
One Fourth Cup Ketchup
One Fourth Cup Soy Sauce
One Tablespoon Minced Ginger (Optional)
One Tablespoon Minded Garlic (Optional)
One Teaspoon Cornstarch
One Teaspoon Water

For the Easy Barbecue Sauce
Mix the brown sugar, ketchup, soy sauce and optional ingredients together in a medium saucepan.

Simmer the mixture over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar is dissolved.

Mix the cornstarch and water together in a small bowl. Add them in and stir until the sauce is smooth and thick.

C J Mcpherson



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