LOTR Marathon Mardi Gras 2021

So, this year we're doing something different for Mardi Gras... We're having a Lord Of The Rings extended edition eat along marathon!

That's right! We're eating our way through LOTR!

My mom and I are following the #thereandsnackagain meal plan written out by Nate Crowley (you can read his amazing blog post here) but we're making it vegan!

I've been combing through the Internet, looking for recipes, and I'm going to share my results here on my blog as well as on my Instagram the day of the event.

First thing we found out is that my computer is too advanced to play the DVDs, but our player with the TV still works.

Then we sat down and tried to figure out what I could change to make things vegan. Thankfully, there's a ton of options now for foods like faux meats and faux cheese. There's also a lot of room for interpretations... I can't find any gelatin free gummy worms, for example. So I'm going to use spaghetti to represent the worm Gollum eats in TT. And the "vile fish stew" that Eowyn makes? Miso soup. (We don't need to torture ourselves that much, do we?)

Most of the food will be eaten in the beginning of each movie because that's when the build up happens to the big fights (it always has at least one big fight in the second half of the movie, always).

I've already done most of the baking (I'll talk about lembas in another post) and I've planned out everything we need to make this epic feast. I'm writing everything I need into a list as we go along so I can see what works for the next time (because I know there will be a next time).

So, the main question now is: who is with me?

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Fellowship Of The Ring Eat-athon

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Tofu Chickpea Mash

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