Articles by Astrid Tuttle Winegar

About Astrid Tuttle Winegar

Astrid Tuttle Winegar is the author of "Cooking for Halflings & Monsters: 111 Comfy, Cozy Recipes for Fantasy-Loving Souls" (in paperback and epub formats from your favorite online booksellers). She is mostly telling a culinary Middle-earth story here on Legendarium, with occasional stops in Narnia. Astrid has loved C. S. Lewis since childhood, J. R. R. Tolkien since middle and high school, all Star things, both Trek and Wars, all things Whedon, and many other things besides. She lives in the enchanted city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, with her husband. Visit her website for more information: Astrid Tuttle Winegar | Cooking for Halflings & Monsters.

Cheddar Sage Scones: Fantasy Treat Idea for Mother’s Day

May 9, 2014 Astrid Tuttle Winegar

Some of the Dwarves demolish Bilbo’s beautiful round seed-cakes (see my previous post) and are now “starting on a round of buttered scones.” The furious and “altogether bewildered and bewuthered” Bilbo now takes requests from […]

Hobbit Baking: "Beautiful Round Seed-Cake"

April 24, 2014 Astrid Tuttle Winegar

“Rifflo,” a.k.a. Mr. Steve Fitch, asked me (very nicely) to contribute the occasional recipe to Legendarium. So I would like to follow the story of The Hobbit first, then eventually get around to The Lord […]

Still Pining for a Simpler Hobbit Film…

March 13, 2014 Astrid Tuttle Winegar

A couple weeks before the premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in 2012, I figured I should quickly read The Hobbit just to refresh my memory of the plot. After seeing the movie, I […]

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Cooking for Halflings & Monsters: 111 Comfy, Cozy Recipes for Fantasy-Loving Souls

December 25, 2013 Astrid Tuttle Winegar

Looking for another gift idea for the holiday season, birthday, anniversary or “Just because”? From author Astrid Winegar comes her fantasy themed cook book, Cooking for Halflings & Monsters: 111 Comfy, Cozy Recipes for Fantasy-Loving […]