Corks And Cauldron

Goldfinch Chapters 1-9

Two friends eating and drinking their way through Goldfinch–Book 6 of the Plated Prisoner series by Raven Kennedy!   SPOILERS FOR THE SERIES Recipes for food and cocktails mentioned in this episode: Warm Spiced Apple Crumble for 2   Ingredients: * 2 apples, peeled and sliced * 1 tbsp butter * 1 tbsp brown sugar * ½ tsp cinnamon * Pinch nutmeg * ¼ cup oats * ¼ cup flour * 2 tbsp cold butter (cubed) * 2 tbsp sugar   Instructions: Preheat oven to 350°F Toss apples with butter, brown sugar, and spices, place in small baking dish. Mix oats, flour, sugar, and butter with your fingers until crumbly, sprinkle over apples. Bake at 350°F for 25–30 min until golden and bubbling. Drizzle with honey or serve with vanilla ice cream   Wine/Cocktail Pairing: Pet Name This wine is a red blend, and it has this lush, kind of dark-berry thing going on — like cherries and blackberries but with a little earthy kick underneath. It’s sweet at first sip, then that depth sneaks in and suddenly you’re like, oh no, feelings. Which, let’s be honest, is the exact same experience as reading this book. It’s romantic, rich, and a little tragic — the kind of wine that feels soft and cozy right up until the heartbreak hits. Basically, if Slade and Auren’s relationship were a drink, it would be this: beautiful, complicated, and guaranteed to wreck your night in the best way. So yeah — raise your glass, swirl it dramatically, and let’s talk about Goldfinch Join our Corks and Cauldron Patreon to enjoy all our content:  patreon.com/CorksandCauldron [https://d.docs.live.net/4a0e77911ea7a44b/Documents/patreon.com/CorksandCauldron] Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/x3fWzfDhYz   Follow us on: * Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@corksandcauldron * TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@corks.and.cauldron * Youtube: @corksandcauldron * Facebook: @corksandcauldron   Email us your favorite Plated Prisoner theories orquestions: corksandcauldron@gmail.com [corksandcauldron@gmail.com]   Listen to the Corks and Cauldron Podcast on your favoritepodcast platform: * Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/05V5Phlkc2n0AdwSLdLRkt?si=3404ad78f0b94d69 [https://open.spotify.com/show/05V5Phlkc2n0AdwSLdLRkt?si=3404ad78f0b94d69] * Amazon- https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/6376cc94-9ac8-407a-8e23-b40c0b8e2d8b/corks-and-cauldron [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/6376cc94-9ac8-407a-8e23-b40c0b8e2d8b/corks-and-cauldron] * Apple- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/corks-and-cauldron/id1790775715 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/corks-and-cauldron/id1790775715]     Don't forget to send this podcast to your fellow fantasy/romantasy readers!

Gold Recap

Two friends eating and drinking their way through Gold –Book 5 of the Plated Prisoner series by Raven Kennedy!   SPOILERS FOR THE SERIES Recipes for food and cocktails mentioned in this episode: Ribbon Twist Breadsticks   Ingredients: 1 sheet puff pastry (thawed, cold but pliable) 2 tbsp melted butter 2 tbsp sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tbsp honey (optional, for glaze) Pinch of flaky sea salt (optional) Optional shimmer: Edible gold dust or gold sugar for a gilded touch   Instructions: Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Mix sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl. Brush puff pastry lightly with melted butter, then sprinkle evenly with the cinnamon sugar mixture. Cut into ½-inch wide strips (use a pizza cutter for easy slicing). Twist each strip a few times and place it on the baking sheet, pressing down the ends to keep the twist shape. Brush the tops lightly with more butter. Bake for 12–15 minutes, or until golden brown and puffed. While still warm, drizzle lightly with honey and sprinkle with a pinch of flaky sea salt or a touch of edible gold shimmer.   Wine/Cocktail Pairing: Apothic Red Wine Apothic Red is perfect for Gold because this book is all about duality — rot and gold, love and ruin, trauma and recovery — and this wine walks that same line.  It’s smooth and sweet on the surface but ends with that little smoky bite, like the aftertaste of power reclaimed. If Gold were a flavor, it’d taste like this — bittersweet, dark, and maybe a little sinful. Join our Corks and Cauldron Patreon to enjoy all our content:  patreon.com/CorksandCauldron [https://d.docs.live.net/4a0e77911ea7a44b/Documents/patreon.com/CorksandCauldron] Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/x3fWzfDhYz   Follow us on: * Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@corksandcauldron * TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@corks.and.cauldron * Youtube: @corksandcauldron * Facebook: @corksandcauldron   Email us your favorite Plated Prisoner theories orquestions: corksandcauldron@gmail.com [corksandcauldron@gmail.com]   Listen to the Corks and Cauldron Podcast on your favoritepodcast platform: * Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/05V5Phlkc2n0AdwSLdLRkt?si=3404ad78f0b94d69 [https://open.spotify.com/show/05V5Phlkc2n0AdwSLdLRkt?si=3404ad78f0b94d69] * Amazon- https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/6376cc94-9ac8-407a-8e23-b40c0b8e2d8b/corks-and-cauldron [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/6376cc94-9ac8-407a-8e23-b40c0b8e2d8b/corks-and-cauldron] * Apple- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/corks-and-cauldron/id1790775715 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/corks-and-cauldron/id1790775715]     Don't forget to send this podcast to your fellow fantasy/romantasy readers!

Gold Chapters 44-53

Two friends eating and drinking their way through Gold –Book 5 of the Plated Prisoner series by Raven Kennedy!   SPOILERS FOR THE SERIES Recipes for food and cocktails mentioned in this episode: Tear and Sharebread with Golden Herb butter (shortcut version)   Ingredients: 1 large round rustic bread loaf (sourdough or boule style) 4 tbsp butter, melted 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped 1 tsp fresh thyme 1 cup shredded mozzarella or Gruyère cheese (optional, for gooeyness)   For the butter: ½ cup softened butter 1 tbsp honey (to tie in golden sweetness) 1 tsp fresh herbs (thyme or rosemary) Pinch of flaky sea salt Instructions: Preheat oven to 375°F. Using a sharp knife, cut the bread in a crisscross pattern (like a grid), but don’t slice all the way through — leave the base intact so it holds together. Mix melted butter, garlic, parsley, and thyme. Drizzle into the cracks of the bread. If using cheese, tuck shreds into the cuts too. Wrap in foil, bake 15 min. Open foil and bake another 5 min until golden. Whip softened butter with honey, herbs, and sea salt until fluffy. Serve alongside the bread for dipping/spreading.   Wine/Cocktail Pairing: Lazy Payur Highball Ingredients: 2 oz bourbon (or tequila/mezcal if you like smoke) 3 oz cold ginger beer (or ginger ale) 1 oz lemonade (store-bought) Optional “rot vein”: 1 tsp crème de cassis or 1 tsp blackberry jam thinned with a splash of hot water Instructions: Fill a tall glass with ice Add bourbon, lemonade, top with ginger beer, give it a quick stir Drizzle the cassis/blackberry on top so the dark ribbon sinks through the gold Optional squeeze of lemon; done. Join our Corks and Cauldron Patreon to enjoy all our content:  patreon.com/CorksandCauldron [https://d.docs.live.net/4a0e77911ea7a44b/Documents/patreon.com/CorksandCauldron] Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/x3fWzfDhYz   Follow us on: * Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@corksandcauldron * TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@corks.and.cauldron * Youtube: @corksandcauldron * Facebook: @corksandcauldron   Email us your favorite Plated Prisoner theories orquestions: corksandcauldron@gmail.com [corksandcauldron@gmail.com]   Listen to the Corks and Cauldron Podcast on your favoritepodcast platform: * Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/05V5Phlkc2n0AdwSLdLRkt?si=3404ad78f0b94d69 [https://open.spotify.com/show/05V5Phlkc2n0AdwSLdLRkt?si=3404ad78f0b94d69] * Amazon- https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/6376cc94-9ac8-407a-8e23-b40c0b8e2d8b/corks-and-cauldron [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/6376cc94-9ac8-407a-8e23-b40c0b8e2d8b/corks-and-cauldron] * Apple- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/corks-and-cauldron/id1790775715 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/corks-and-cauldron/id1790775715]     Don't forget to send this podcast to your fellowfantasy/romantasy readers!

Gold Chapters 35-43

Two friends eating and drinking their way through Gold –Book 5 of the Plated Prisoner series by Raven Kennedy!   SPOILERS FOR THE SERIES Recipes for food and cocktails mentioned in this episode: Candied Bacon  Ingredients: * 1 lb bacon * ⅓ cup packed brownsugar * 1 ½ tsp cinnamon or black pepper or cayenne pepper (your choice depending on what flavor you want   Instructions: * Preheat oven to 350. Line 2 baking sheeting with parchment paper. Place a wire rack on each one.  * Place brown sugar and spice into a pasta bowl (plate?) or any dish * Place bacon in the dish and coat on both sides. Place on the wire racks, do not overlap the bacon but they can be touching.  * Bake in preheated oven until bacon is crisp and browned, around 15-20 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through for even cooking. Pat dry with paper towels if needed. Enjoy!   Wine/Cocktail Pairing: Smoked Blackberry Old Fashioned Ingredients: * 2 oz bourbon (the broodier, the better) * 1/2 oz simple syrup (or swap for honey syrup if you’re feeling fancy) * 2–3 fresh blackberries * 2 dashes Angostura bitters * Orange peel * Ice (big cube if you want to be dramatic) Optional:A smoking gun or a signed piece of wood/cherry chips for that smoky finish Instructions: * In a mixing glass, muddle blackberries with simple syrup and bitters until juicy and dark. * Add bourbon + ice, then stir until chilled. * Strain into a rocks glass over a big ice cube. Express an orange peel over the drink, then torch it lightly for that fire fae flair. * Garnish with the peel and an extra blackberry. Flavor commentary: Dark fruit, subtle sweetness, smoky finish—basically Malina in cocktail form.   Join our Corks and Cauldron Patreon to enjoy all our content:  patreon.com/CorksandCauldron [https://d.docs.live.net/4a0e77911ea7a44b/Documents/patreon.com/CorksandCauldron] Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/x3fWzfDhYz   Follow us on: * Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@corksandcauldron * TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@corks.and.cauldron * Youtube: @corksandcauldron * Facebook: @corksandcauldron   Email us your favorite Plated Prisoner theories orquestions: corksandcauldron@gmail.com [corksandcauldron@gmail.com]   Listen to the Corks and Cauldron Podcast on your favoritepodcast platform: * Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/05V5Phlkc2n0AdwSLdLRkt?si=3404ad78f0b94d69 [https://open.spotify.com/show/05V5Phlkc2n0AdwSLdLRkt?si=3404ad78f0b94d69] * Amazon- https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/6376cc94-9ac8-407a-8e23-b40c0b8e2d8b/corks-and-cauldron [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/6376cc94-9ac8-407a-8e23-b40c0b8e2d8b/corks-and-cauldron] * Apple- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/corks-and-cauldron/id1790775715 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/corks-and-cauldron/id1790775715]     Don't forget to send this podcast to your fellow fantasy/romantasy readers!

Gold Chapters 26-34

Two friends eating and drinking their way through Gold –Book 5 of the Plated Prisoner series by Raven Kennedy!   SPOILERS FOR THE SERIES Recipes for food and cocktails mentioned in this episode: Cranberry White Chocolate Blondies   Ingredients: * ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted * 1 cup brown sugar (lightly packed) * 1 large egg * 1 tsp vanilla extract * 1 cup all-purpose flour * ½ tsp baking powder * ¼ tsp salt * ½ cup dried cranberries (I like to soak my dried cranberries, I used cranberry juice cocktail tonight because I had it for the mule but whatever  * ½ cup white chocolate chips   Instructions: Prep: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease or line an 8x8 baking pan with parchment. Mix wet ingredients: In a bowl, whisk butter and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add dry ingredients: Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt until just combined. Fold in mix-ins: Add cranberries and white chocolate chips. Bake: Spread batter evenly into the pan. Bake 20–25 minutes, until golden and set. Cool & cut: Let cool fully before slicing into squares.   Wine/Cocktail Pairing: Malina’s Winter Mule (a C&C original) Ingredients: 2 oz vodka (because subtlety is dead, much like Malina’spatience) ½ oz cranberry juice (blood, guilt, and sass, shaken together) ½ oz lime juice (that acidic edge that cuts through her ‘queen mode’) Top with ginger beer (for the bite — she’s not here to coddle anyone) Garnish with sugared cranberries or a lime wheel (because even a Cold Queen likes a little sparkle) Flavor commentary: This drink is crisp, tart, and packs a kick — the kind of mule that doesn’t just buck you off, it builds a whole damn ice wall around your city while doing it.   Join our Corks and Cauldron Patreon to enjoy all our content:  patreon.com/CorksandCauldron [https://d.docs.live.net/4a0e77911ea7a44b/Documents/patreon.com/CorksandCauldron]  Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/wGWcrd75Nw Follow us on: * Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@corksandcauldron * TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@corks.and.cauldron * Youtube: @corksandcauldron * Facebook: @corksandcauldron   Email us your favorite Plated Prisoner theories orquestions: corksandcauldron@gmail.com [corksandcauldron@gmail.com]   Listen to the Corks and Cauldron Podcast on your favoritepodcast platform: * Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/05V5Phlkc2n0AdwSLdLRkt?si=3404ad78f0b94d69 [https://open.spotify.com/show/05V5Phlkc2n0AdwSLdLRkt?si=3404ad78f0b94d69] * Amazon- https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/6376cc94-9ac8-407a-8e23-b40c0b8e2d8b/corks-and-cauldron [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/6376cc94-9ac8-407a-8e23-b40c0b8e2d8b/corks-and-cauldron] * Apple- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/corks-and-cauldron/id1790775715 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/corks-and-cauldron/id1790775715]    Don't forget to send this podcast to your fellow fantasy/romantasy readers!