Geek Food: A Cookbook for the Technologically Inclined

thaen writes: "Might want to check out the latest offering from arstechnica.com. Somebody has compiled a 51-page book of recipes written by geeks, for geeks, and originally posted in the arstechnica 'Lounge' forum. Mmmm...the omelette..." I seriously hope that the macaroni and cheese recipe really needs "tabasco sauce", rather than "tobacco sauce", because I can't even imagine... no. Not going to think about it.

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Variation on the Strawberry Banana Shake

[Col. Panic]

I make a kick-ass shake when I have 5 minutes before leaving for work:

Small handful of icecubes in blender. Add heaping tablespoon of frozen concentrated o.j., about a half cup of plain nonfat yogurt, a banana, and any fruit you like. It works great with strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, peaches, plums, and even pear if you don't mind a somewhat grainy consistency.

REALLY tasty and lots of fiber to boot.

The ticker

[Faux_Pseudo]

There is a ticker on the site that is currently showing just a hair over 10,000 visits. Now we can watch the /. effect in real time.

By the way I have been looking for a geek style cookbook for a while.
Any one know of a cook book that specializes in recipes that can be cooked up a week in advance and in bulk that will not loose their flavor or require more than 30 ingredients?
I have visited numerous bookstores in the last month and have as of yet to find such a book.

alt.gourmand and the USENET Cookbook

[plalonde2]

The real cookbook for geeks dates back into the deep dark days of the usenet, before the great renaming. Not that I expect anyone on this board to remember.

Alt.gourmand was archived, and various bits of unix software (deceptively close to the man page system) could be used to not only format the cookbook, but also to glom it together, build a permuted index, and drop the lot to your printer.

I have a lovely spiral bound edition from around 1986... Does anyone know where to get these collections anymore?

Hey, thanks this is perfect!

[JoeShmoe]

Now I actually have some recipies to swap over all those peer-2-peer networks like Kazaa, Direct Connect, eDonkey, etc!

I mean, that's what those networks are all for, right? Right?

- JoeShmoe

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recipes to scare you to death

[Alien54]

As seen on the Appalachian Voodoo Kitchens Website.

Kentucky Bourbon Deviled Crab
Bacon-Burger-Fried Okra
Potato Candy
Turmeric Potatoes
Hot Sweet Pickled Durian
Chocolate Steak
Sausage and Muenster Couscous
Chicken-Bacon-Banana Kebobs with Garlic Rice
Survival Biscuit Casserole
Rockcastle County Vampire Tonic
Bubblegum Sauce
Baked Calpis Soda Ham
Marzipan Milkshake
Appalachian Voodoo Beer Cheese
Sweet Potatoes Baked in Hazelnut Oil
Pocky-Paraffin Edible Architecture
Squambo

Something to terrify just about anyone. Some how I think some of these are weird enough to be japanese or geek recipes (thinking of the japanese mint beer)

Re:*real* cookbooks for geeks

[gregbaker]

I agree. Cooks Illustrated is a wonderful thing to have around the kitchen. I'm in the process of convincing myself to buy their hardbound collections and indices from the years before I subscribed..

My favourite cookbook, by a long shot is The New Canadian Basics Cookbook. The recipes are uniformly excellent and bulletproof. I don't think Canadian tastes differ that much from American tastes. I would imagine it would be just as useful for those south of the border.

Good Eats

[SupahVee]

I think the majority of the people who are posting replies to this at least watch Iron Chef, which is cool in it own right. But by far the best cooking show for geeks is Good Eats, with Alton Brown. I have learned more about making my own food taste better by watching him than any other cooking show, ever. He doesnt just cook food, he shows why it cooks the way it does, how to get that perfect done-ness out of steaks, eggs, etc. That and the show is damn funny.

And to the guy who down below who says potatoes are toxic when uncooked, please, get your facts straight, as well. Potatoes are NOT hazardous when uncooked, no more than fresh corn or green beans. Take it from someone who loves a good red potato raw. The last person I heard who still believed spuds were poisonous was my great grandmother, and she no longer bought into that crap, either.

sheesh, some people's facts....