Cooking
This time around, I'm baking not for a big name superhero, but for a snarky & not-as-well-known-as-she-should-be anti-hero: Black Alice.
Black Alice is the costumed name of Lori Zechlin, created by Gail Simone.
As is often the case, Lori's powers developed after a traumatic experience, in this case, the death of her mother.
And those powers? Oh, she 'borrows' the abilities of other magic users. Most of the time, neither well nor wisely, but it certainly makes for an interesting read.
Lori, or Black Alice as she's being celebrated today, is a fun, sad & nuanced character. You can learn more about her in Simone's Birds of Prey and Secret Six.
When International Black Alice Day was announced, I was stumped. No foods came immediately to mind.
So I asked 'mom' if there were any dishes associated with Black Alice. Gail suggested things a teenager could make for herself, like cheeseburgers.
Ok. That I could do.
The BlackAngus Alice Burger
Starting at the bottom: roll smeared with barbecue sauce, topped with potato chips, an enormous Angus beef patty, cheese slice, bacon, ketchup & mustard, lettuce & tomato.
Very much the sort of thing you can eat when you have a sixteen year old's metabolism!
But of course I had to make dessert. It just wouldn't be me, otherwise.
Devil's food cupcakes with a peanut butter ganache filling & goth-grey buttercream frosting, topped with purple 'disco dust'.
An inch & a half of pure sugar, chocolate cake & a bit of bitter, sweet & peanut butter-y goodness.
Chocolate cake...well, because. The frosting because there is no way Lori'd use pink!
And the filling? A bit sharp, a touch of sweetness...& peanut butter to reflect the nuttiness of the world she lives in (c'mon; she had a crush on Ragdoll & worked with King Shark. Who's a shark!).
Matt & Alex had gone to bed, so I was out of taste-testers.
...so sweet, my teeth literally ached.
But were I(redacted) years younger? I'd love it.
So happy International Black Alice Day! Enjoy a burger too big to eat & little cakes so sweet they might send you into a sugar coma.
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Cooking
International Black Alice Day
This time around, I'm baking not for a big name superhero, but for a snarky & not-as-well-known-as-she-should-be anti-hero: Black Alice.
Black Alice is the costumed name of Lori Zechlin, created by Gail Simone.
As is often the case, Lori's powers developed after a traumatic experience, in this case, the death of her mother.
And those powers? Oh, she 'borrows' the abilities of other magic users. Most of the time, neither well nor wisely, but it certainly makes for an interesting read.
Lori, or Black Alice as she's being celebrated today, is a fun, sad & nuanced character. You can learn more about her in Simone's Birds of Prey and Secret Six.
When International Black Alice Day was announced, I was stumped. No foods came immediately to mind.
So I asked 'mom' if there were any dishes associated with Black Alice. Gail suggested things a teenager could make for herself, like cheeseburgers.
Ok. That I could do.
The Black
Starting at the bottom: roll smeared with barbecue sauce, topped with potato chips, an enormous Angus beef patty, cheese slice, bacon, ketchup & mustard, lettuce & tomato.
Very much the sort of thing you can eat when you have a sixteen year old's metabolism!
But of course I had to make dessert. It just wouldn't be me, otherwise.
Devil's food cupcakes with a peanut butter ganache filling & goth-grey buttercream frosting, topped with purple 'disco dust'.
An inch & a half of pure sugar, chocolate cake & a bit of bitter, sweet & peanut butter-y goodness.
Chocolate cake...well, because. The frosting because there is no way Lori'd use pink!
And the filling? A bit sharp, a touch of sweetness...& peanut butter to reflect the nuttiness of the world she lives in (c'mon; she had a crush on Ragdoll & worked with King Shark. Who's a shark!).
Matt & Alex had gone to bed, so I was out of taste-testers.
...so sweet, my teeth literally ached.
But were I
So happy International Black Alice Day! Enjoy a burger too big to eat & little cakes so sweet they might send you into a sugar coma.
- Meet Alice Medrich At Charles Chocolates
Photo ©Abigail Huller Just in time for Valetine's Day! The Alice Medrich event at Charles Chocolates has been rescheduled. Meet Alice Medrich and perhaps do a little holiday shopping at a favorite local chocolate shop. Charles Chocolates has a lovely...
- Meet Alice Medrich At Charles Chocolates Postponed
Photo ©Abigail Huller Since the 1800's, the Bay Area has been a delicious environment for chocolate. Early on immigrants like Guittard and Ghirardelli made their fortunes not in gold, but in chocolate and their companies exist to this day. Our cool...
- Bittersweet Cookbook
In Berkeley there are two famous Alices. One is Alice Waters, executive chef and owner of Chez Panisse, the great proponent of organic and sustainable food production and then there is Alice Medrich. Alice Medrich revolutionized the way way we think...
- Alice Doesn't Live There Anymore...
Alice is back! She has moved out of the Breadbox and taken up residence at thumbelina.pear. Her new blog has the baking and light cooking you probably remember her for, but will likely include some of her other interests as well. Look out for quilting...
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