Sonic The Hedgehog The Official Cookbook

Tasty Tuesday–A Sonic and Shadow Celebration

Our family was very excited about the release of the new Sonic X Shadow Generations video game last week, so of course we had to have a meal featuring recipes from Sonic the Hedgehog: The Official Cookbook! Turkey is the Sonic expert in our house, so he planned the menu, as well as how the food was styled. He decided on two Sonic recipes and two Shadow recipes, displayed on either side of the central dish:

The main course was the “Big Ring Party Platter”…with a twist. Instead of shaping it like the rings Sonic is famous for, I turned into an “X” like the game logo.

For the Sonic side of the menu, we had two blue dishes. One we had tried previously…the “Pure Hydrocity” drink. New was “My Sweet Passion,” a cake roll made with blue spirulina powder, a new and fun ingredient for me…I couldn’t believe how vibrant the color was!

On the Shadow side of things, we had “Caffeine Control,” a drink made with coconut milk and topped with a mixture of cream plus cocoa and espresso powders, and “Edge of Darkness,” a coffee-flavored crème brûlée that was divine!

We also watched Turkey play through the game, and it was a lot of fun…I’m glad we had the time to make a special little celebration!

Tasty Tuesday–Sonic the Hedgehog: The Official Cookbook

We’ve been working our way through Sonic the Hedgehog: The Official Cookbook for a few months now, and we’ve been been very impressed with everything we’ve tried, including four different types of “chili” dog (only two actually had chili, and the other two were a bit controversial featuring tuna and egg salads as toppings, but even though they were different, they were good!). This cookbook also gave me an excuse to finally try my hand at making tortillas, which was a lot of fun!

  • Piko Piko Slammer
  • Villain Subs
  • Blue Hydrocity
  • Sonic’s Signature Chili
  • Knuckles’s Fruit Punch
  • The Perfect Chili Dog
  • A Rival’s Chili Dog
  • Perfect Note Waffles
  • Catch O’ The Day Dog
  • The Perfect Eggdog
  • Charmy’s Sweet Treat! 
  • Charmy’s Other Sweet Treat!
  • The Garlic Collector 
  • Imperial Tea
  • Unlimited Potential tortillas
  • Burrito Blasts
  • Island’s Bounty Salad 
  • Cream in a Sweet Conclusion

I’m looking forward to continuing to try more recipes from this book!

The Home Opener

Today was the St. Louis Cardinals home opener…and they won! We had our annual Opening Day feast, and it was a little bit familiar and a little bit different. We decided that this year, we would skip our usual Chicago style dogs and brats and instead try recipes featuring “Sonic’s Signature Chili” from Sonic the Hedgehog: The Official Cookbook. We had “The Perfect Chili Dog,” which was topped with chili (of course), shredded cheddar, chopped onions, and mustard. Next was “A Rival’s Chili Dog,” topped with chili (again), and a simple slaw. Both were delicious!

We also tried a (red) drink from the Sonic cookbook: “Knuckles’s Fruit Punch” which was light and refreshing (and yes, I chose blue swizzle sticks so we could pretend they were Sonic’s quills!).

I let Schnucks take care of dessert, with a giant cookie cake from their bakery and Cherry Cardinals Crunch ice cream!

We didn’t have nachos or pretzels this year…we really didn’t have time to enjoy eating them with how busy today was. But we really enjoyed trying some new recipes, and even if the menu was slightly different, the vibe was the same!