Costume Drama!

If you ever wonder why feminism is still needed, try looking for positive woman roll models to make into costumes, so far I have Captain Janeway... I'm not good at hair or jump suits.... Danielle De Barbarac woo more princesses..... but maybe Brienne of Tarth hmmm I don't think ANYthig from GoT is roll model worthy sigh...

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other thoughts..

Leela

Eowyn

Agatha Heterodyne

Space Food: Part Two!

As you know I have worked on some recipes that were chosen to be tried on the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) and now all three of my recipes have been prepared, logged and posted on youtube for the world to follow. So here you are, my small contribution to science and the thought process that went with them

Olympus Mons Fruit Salad Recipe

This is my least favorite dish due to it's strong flavor, which was I admit the goal due to the fact that during extended space travel astronauts lose some sense of smell and taste, so strong flavors like hot sauce are the go to item of the far far far from home. This reminded me of one of my first culinary classes, the Chef was lecturing on a catering he had done for a cigar club and how smoking dulls the senses muting much of smell and taste, so he used bold flavors that most people would not normally like IE sharp cheeses and Dry wines, this gave my brain a starting point. That being said this is a vinegary tangy fruit salad so the strong flavor was a bit much for this atmosphere. Omega Patties Recipe

The thought here was that fresh is not an option so make it so hardy and meaty that it's like getting real fresh protein, and one of the great ways we on this planet use fresh meats is in burger form so I used space ready ingredients to make a meaty salmon patty, giving it more oomph(fiber and omega fatty acids) with flax seed, a little kick with chilly pepper and good flavor with garlic and parmesan cheese.

Dark Matter Cake with Stardust Frosting Recipe

Everyone has a birthday and one of the important things in life is taking time to celebrate, so me being a baker I had to figure out a rich dark chocolate cake. The richness was easy :hazelnut coffee, the trick was making a cake with no eggs this was made possible with some background knowledge of ingredients, mayonnaise to be exact it's made from eggs and oil and just happens to be shelf steady for years if not opened so in turn it is on the list of approved ingredients. This led to a cake that had mayonnaise instead of oil or eggs, and as an added bonus the little twang the mayo gives also helps support the chocolate and enrich the flavor for those out of touch tastebuds. I also entered two more recipes that did not get chosen

Spamsgiving

Thanksgiving in space... yah I did not think that one through, American holiday on Mars..... nope I'm not brilliant, but it was tasty!

Lunar Moco

A spin on a popular Hawaiian meal the Loco Moco and yes I'll make this one again just for me. Through all of this all I can think and say is thank you. Thank you to NASA for giving me/everyone this chance, to the crew of HI-SEAS for their dedication to science, and to my wonderful husband for all his encouragement and support(especially helping me mad dash around the house on my day off trying to find and unpack any plates we owned after our big move so I would have anything to put the food on). Also a special Thank you to Dr. Sian Proctor, not only are you an inspirational female roll-model for the science community, but you put such enthusiasm into each recipe that I hope one day to meet you and give you a hug for having faith in recipes I almost did not have the guts to submit.