Food n Flix Round Up

This month I was allowed to host the Food n'Flix group for the first time. And, as I stated in another post, I was nervous about it given I'm the only non-food blog in the group. My original reaction as always was to go for the jugular and hand out a vampire movie, but decided a better way to introduce myself was with another passion of mine, Jane Austen.  I ended up picking The Jane Austen Book Club, ( based on the book of the same name)

What came about was a vast collection of ideas and recipes this month, some close to the heart of the member, others just happy to have the moment to breathe during the holidays.

First we stopped by Wendy at A Day in the Life on the Farm, she made for us her husband's  Comfort Hot Toddy. A simple recipe, that lets you feel all the warmth of the season, and as she pointed out, comfort was a theme in the film.  

Next on the tour was Evelyne over at  Cheap Ethnic Eatz with a Christmas Bundt Cake   She went with a classic, severing up her version of a regency style recipe. 

Next  we stopped in on Debra from Elioteatz who made Curried rice and Artichoke salad, inspired by the picnic scene when the group gather for their chat on Persuasion.

From there, we stopped in on Amy at Amy's Cooking Adventures  for some Snowman Pizza Buns.  A recipe she's shared with friends and family often.

Heather at All Roads Lead to the Kitchen made Orange Current Scones
She got her inspiration from both the movie and it's special features where the actor playing Allegra talks about having brought scones to the cast/crew backstage. 

Deb at Kahakai Kitchen gave us Raspberry Drinking Shrub Sodas and Apricot Marmalade on Baguette.   Her inspiration scene...er scenes, were the big break up scene at the "Marmalade" restaurant and the coffee shop scene. 

And I made an apricot "traffic jam" with banana bread and tea biscuits (here) inspired by the scene where they are meeting for the first time in the coffee shop, and Bernadette is holding a plate of pastries.

I'll remind everyone that in 2016, Food n'Flix will be kicking off the new year with January's selection of  Failure to Launch and hosted by Amy's Cooking Adventures.