#midasesquivel

The last of @midasesquivel’s request: Jellyish Juice from Cave Story, accompanied by coconut squares! This is a fun recipe because Esquival came up with the recipe for the Jellyfish Juice themselves, which is something new for me! 

Let’s do it!

~Ingredients~

Coconut Squares

3/4 cup Flour

1/4 cup Powdered Sugar

1/3 cup Cold Butter, cubed

2 Eggs

2/3 cup Sweetened Coconut Flakes, plus more as needed

1/4 cup Lemon Juice

Jellyfish Juice

1/4 cup Blueberry Juice (1 bag frozen blueberries makes 1/2 cup)

1/2 cup Grape Juice

1/2 cup Champagne (non-alcoholic/alcoholic at your preference; we also tried the drink with sparkling white grape juice and it was very good, if a bit sweeter)

Prep Time: 5  - 10 min.  |  Total Cook Time: 30 - 40 min.

Makes: 1 cup Jellyfish Juice, 6 - 8 servings of coconut squares

~Instructions~

Coconut Squares

Step 1.) Preheat the oven to 350 ºF. Grease a 9″ round or square cake pan and set aside.

Step 2.) Combine flour and powdered sugar. Cut in the butter (or use your hands to mash everything together) until you hand a crumbling texture. Press into the bottom of the pan and bake for 10 min.

Step 3.) Mince the 2/3 cup of shredded coconut. Beat the eggs, then add in the lemon juice and minced coconut. 

Step 4.) Pour the mixture over the baked crust (yes it will be thin, that’s fine). Cover the top with extra shredded coconut as needed. Bake for 15 - 20 minutes or until the coconut on top begins to brown. 

Step 5.) Set aside and allow to cool. Serve warm or chilled when ready, Enjoy!

Jellyfish Juice

Step 1.) Prepare your blueberry juice if you are using the frozen blueberries: allow them to thaw and then mash in a fine mesh seive over a bowl. 1 whole bag should yield ~1/2 cup of juice (enough to 2 cups, or you can just use half the bag.) 

Step 2.) Combine the blueberry juice, grape juice, and champagne and serve chilled alongside the coconut squares. Enjoy!

~Results~

Delicious! The Jellyfish Juice was the perfect color, the perfect taste, just bubbly and sweet and yum! I had never made coconut squares before and actually came up with a few different variations until I came across one I liked most! (I also made up a yummy peanut-buttery version with only three ingredients and no baking. If enough people reblog requesting that recipe, I’ll post that too!)

Today is another request day for @midasesquivel! Tales of Destiny’s Gourmet C. The most fun about these dishes is that while I have all the ingredients dictated by the minigame, what I make with them is more or less up to me! 

While the recipe calls for a crab/shrimp broth, even the broth mix needed for 2 cups worth of that can be very expensive. If you want, you can substitute with chicken or vegetable broth.

If you are familiar with a traditional white sauce or white wine sauce, you will recognize the flavor of the soup. In making this soup, I personally noticed a definite relation to the flavor created by the both and a white wine sauce traditionally served over shrimp. For those not in the know, that means this dish is incredibly rich. I highly recommend having the broth+shrimp and crab over/with rice or bread instead of eating it by itself because while it will be amazingly delicious you will probably give yourself a stomachache.

~Ingredients~

Eggs

2 Eggs

Broth

2 tbsp. Butter

2 tbsp. Flour

1 small White Onion

1 clove Garlic, minced

2 cups Chicken or Shrimp broth

Up to 1/4 cup Cream

2 - 3 cups Small Shrimp

~1/4 lb. Crab Meat, shredded

1/2 tsp. Parsley

1/4 tsp. each of Paprika and Cayenne

Salt and Pepper to taste

1/2 cup Rice, cooked, or Bread

Prep Time: 5 - 10 min.  |  Total Cook Time: 20 - 30 min.

Serves: ~2 cups soup

~Instructions~

Soft Boiled Eggs

Step 1.) Bring a saucepan full of water to a boil.

Step 2.) Slowly add in two eggs and lower the heat to a simmer.

Step 3.) Allow eggs to cook for 6 minutes, then run under cold water and place in fridge to chill.

Broth

Step 1.) Prep the onion and garlic by dicing and mincing them, respectively. Place both in a saucepan with the butter and cook until the onions turn translucent.

Step 2.) Stir in the flour and then slowly whisk the broth in small amounts at a time. Add in all of the spices and bring to a boil, then lower to a simmer.

Step 3.) While the broth is cooking, just cook the shrimp and crab in a lightly greased frying pan and set aside (no more than 5 minutes total.)

Step 4.) When the soup is ready to serve, add the shrimp and crab (plus any juices gained while cooking them) into the broth. Pour in the cream 1 tbsp. at a time until it reaches a creaminess of your choice. Serve over rice or bread with the peeled eggs cut in half and enjoy!

~Results~

This is the first in a series of requests made by @midasesquivel ! Tales of Destiny’s Gourmet D is a myriad of fruits made into a delicious treat! While some of the fruits may not be available to some (mangosteen and durian being two, and fresh cherries, which are not currently in season) as long as you have the staple fruits, you’re good to go. 

For this dish, I decided to go the slightly more artistic route and create an arranged fruit piece, and pair it with a sweet cream cheese dip! The fun thing about this is that how the arrangement comes out is completely up to you! Just make sure you have plenty of kebab sticks and toothpicks and you’re all set! 

Note: I didn’t use up all my fruit on my arrangement, but I wanted to keep mine small enough to photograph easily. Feel free to go crazy on yours!

~Ingredients~

Fruit:

Grapes

1 whole Honeydew Melon

Strawberries, de-stemmed

1 Orange

Bananas, sliced

1 Apples

Pineapple, cubed

Dip:

7 oz. Marshmallow Fluff

8 oz. Cream Cheese

Prep Time: as long as it takes

Serves: 6 - 8

~Instructions~

Step 1.) Thoroughly mix the marshmallow fluff and cream cheese together (using an electric mixer is the easiest method) and set aside to chill until ready to serve.

Step 2.) Slice the honeydew melon in half and seed, skin, and cube one half of it. Leave the other half to use as your base (or if you are using a foam base, just save for later consumption.) 

Step 3.) Using toothpicks and kebab sticks, arrange the fruit to your preference.

Step 4.) Enjoy fruit with dip!

~Results~