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The Monster Island Theater Cookbook

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Great Recipes to Accompany Our "Great" Films

One of the joys of watching movies at home is the freedom to extend your menu past popcorn and soda. With that in mind, Alameda TV carefully compiles recipes to accompany each feature shown on Monster Island Theater.


Canned Food Recipes

When you're besieged by The Killer Shrews, the last thing you want to do is go grocery shopping. So how do you keep your strength up without access to fresh food? Why, with a pantry well stocked with canned foods and these handy recipes....

Chicken Tortilla Soup
Almond Rice Casserole
Classic Green Beans
SPAMTM Cheesy Broccoli Bake
Divine Hot Fudge Sundaes

Carnival Recipes

The carnival in Carnival of Souls is long since abandoned, but fond memories of the food linger on.

Kids, don't try these recipes at home without adult supervision. Adults, don't try these recipes without your cardiologist's supervision. Alameda TV assumes no liability for belly aches, scalding with hot sugar or oil, or weight gain.

Chili Cheese Dogs
Mini Corn Dogs
Caramel Apples
Caramel Corn
Cotton Candy
Deep Fried Snickers® Bar
Chocolate-Dipped Frozen Bananas

Cocktail Recipes

Part of the fascination of viewing The Brain That Wouldn't Die is its in-depth exploration of the swinging world of cocktail lounge life. So, to help you get into the spirit of the movie, we offer these classic cocktail recipes to go with this classic movie.

And remember, unlike Dr Cortner: if you drink, don't drive.

Bloody Mary
The Brain
Brandy Alexander
Cuba Libre
Gimlet
Long Island Iced Tea
Screwdriver
White Russian

Cuban Recipes

The Cuban setting for Creature from the Haunted Sea calls for Cuban feasting. Out of deference to the title character (or should that be fear of the title character?), no seafood is featured...

Picadillo Soup
Sopa de Frijol Negro (Black Bean Soup)
Fricase de Pollo (Cuban-Style Chicken Fricassee)
Pork Tenderloin Cubano
Platanos en Tentacion (Plantains Temptation Style)
Rice Pudding

French Recipes

When M. Gaston Morel (AKA Bluebeard) returns from a long, hard day seducing and strangling beautiful women, he restores himself with hearty French food. Join him, why don't you? (For the food, that is: we do not endorse murder.)

Gougères
Soupe au Pistou (Provençal Vegetable Soup with Pistou)
Oeufs en Meurette (Poached Eggs in a Red Wine Sauce)
Roquefort Potato Gratin
Cassoulet
Pan Bagna
Gâteau Breton

Haitian Recipes

Enjoy a virtual visit to Haiti: watch White Zombie, feast on Haitian cuisine, and sip a drink named for the title character.

Haitian Consommé à l'Orange
Haitian Coleslaw
Griot
Callaloo Voodoo
Haitian French Toast
Zombie

Halloween Recipes

Make Monster Island Theater's presentation of Cat-Women of the Moon the center of your Halloween festivities. And, to make your celebrations still more festive, we offer these recipes.

Halloween Chili
Mashed Potato Ghosts
Chocolate Spiderweb Snaps
Pan de Muertos
Goblin's Grog
Séance Spirits

Heart and Blood Recipes

As Dr. Arrowsmith of Nightmare Castle knows, there's nothing like the nice fresh blood or heart of your recently murdered spouse to rejuvenate your maid. You can mimic the effect with these tasty recipes.

Bloody Mary
Anticuchos (Grilled Spiced Beef Hearts)
Czarnina (Polish Duck Soup)
Two Hearts Salad
Hearts and Flowers
Cabrito en Sangre (Kid in Blood)
Peanut Butter and Jelly Heart Cookies

Holiday Recipes #1

It just wouldn't be the holidays without The Monster Island Theater Holiday Special. Nor can you enjoy the celebrations without food and drink! (How can you celebrate when you're hungry and thirsty, after all?) Here are a few recipes to get you started with your festivities.

Wassail
Mulled Strawberry Cider
Mulled Wine
Roast Goose with Chestnuts, Prunes and Armagnac
Baked Sweet Potatoes
Eggnog Ice Cream with Hot Buttered Rum Sauce
Viennese Christmas Trees
Cognac Sugarplums

Holiday Recipes #2

It just wouldn't be the holidays without The Monster Island Theater Holiday Special. Nor can you enjoy the celebrations without food and drink! (How can you celebrate when you're hungry and thirsty, after all?) Here are a few recipes to get you started with your festivities.

Citrus Toddy
Eggnog
Minestra di Natale (Christmas Soup from Capri)
Marinated Shrimp with Champagne Beurre Blanc
Herb-Rubbed Rib Roast
Baked Kumquats and Parsnips
Brussels Sprouts Salad with Lemon-Thyme Vinaigrette
Chocolate Cranberry Torte

Holiday Recipes #3

It just wouldn't be the holidays without The Monster Island Theater Holiday Special. Nor can you enjoy the celebrations without food and drink! (How can you celebrate when you're hungry and thirsty, after all?) Here are a few recipes to get you started with your festivities.

Slemp (Hot Spiced Milk)
Cranberry Chutney with Brie
Vánocní Rybí Polévka (Czech Christmas Fish Soup)
Roasted Pork Loin with Cardamon-Currant Jelly Sauce
Spinach Marguerite
Brussels Sprouts and Chestnuts
Chocolate-Hazelnut Panforte
Bûche de Noël

Honey Recipes

Wasp enzymes have amazing transformative powers, as any Wasp Woman can tell you. If the enzymes are unavailable, you can partially mimic the effect in these recipes with honey.

Spicy Honey Drummettes
Honeyed Potato and Tomatillo Salsa Dueto
Pueblo Barbecued Roast Pork
Honey Spiced Acorn Squash
Almond Aphrodisiac Soup
Almond Baklava with Rose Water
The New Bee's Knees

Octopus Recipes

If you viewed the special Halloween Eve showing of Bride of the Monster on Monster Island Theater, then you know that the octopus is a possession to be prized.

However, even if you didn't see the film, you can still appreciate the octopus in your own home with these recipes:

Alaska Octopus Gumbo
Baby Octopus Spiedini
Polipi in Umido
Polvo Frito
Octopus Sushi

Peacock Recipes

The Screaming Skull is bad enough: who needs screaming peacocks besides? Put those pesky birds to good use in these tasty recipes. You may wish to decorate your table with napkins folded into peacocks, as well.

Peacock's Tail
Flannery O'Connor Chili
Redressed Peacocks which Seem Living; and How to Make them Breathe Fire through their Mouth
Peacock Pie
Peacock Vegetables

Roast Beef and Apple Pie Recipes

Even an Invisible Ghost still enjoys roast beef and apple pie.

Oxtail Soup with Potato Dumplings
Sesame Beef and Snow Pea Soup
Prime Rib of Beef
Yorkshire Pudding
Roast Beef Vegetable Hash
Cranberry-Apple Pie with Cheddar Crust
Apple Crumb Pie
Hot Apple Pie

Simmerin' Swamp Recipes

Lust, betrayal, atomic fallout, moonshine, giant leeches... Attack of the Giant Leeches has everything but gluttony. We are repairing that omission here.

Turtle Soup
Drunkin' Swamp Puppies
Stewed Alligator in Creole Sauce
Rabbit and Squirrel Sauce Piquante
Stewed Okra and Tomatoes
Hush Puppies
Baked Rice Pudding

Tibetan Recipes

No wonder The Snow Creature went on a rampage! He was missing his native Tibetan dishes. If only someone had had access to these recipes, chaos might have been averted. But then, there would have been no movie...

Corn Soup, Tibetan Style
The Dalai Lama's Momos
Dipping Sauce for Momos
Tibetan Roast
Greens with Tofu
Luksha Shamdeh (Lamb Curry)
Sikarni (Spiced Sweet Yogurt-Pistachio Dessert)
Tibetan Butter Tea

Transylvanian Recipes

You never know when you're going to have to go to Transylvania to close a real estate deal, where you will be able to enjoy some of these regional delicacies. Please don't sell any property in Alameda to a Nosferatu.

Be sure to serve these dishes heavily garnished with garlic. Just to be on the safe side. (Well, maybe not the pudding.)

Zacusca (Preserved Eggplant)
Green Bean Soup
Sarmale (Stuffed Cabbage)
Guiveciu De Ciuperci (Mushroom Ragoût)
Transylvanian Cabbage Gulyas
Outlaw's Stew
Mamaliga cu Brinza (Polenta with Feta)
Zhidzhi-Bidzhi (Rose Water Cream Pudding)

Wine Recipes

Ingmar Ozu-Bresson observes of The Last Man on Earth, "Jazz, wine, Italian women, zombie-vampire killing. What more could an atomic age bachelor wish for?" But what if you tire of wine-drinking? Why, you can cook with it!

Olives Baked in Red Wine
Danish Onion-Champagne Soup
Borleves (Hungarian Wine Soup)
Salmon in Red Wine with Apricots
Wine-Braised Lamb Shanks with Herbes de Provence
Red Wine and Mushroom Risotto
Turnips in Wine Sauce
Sicilian "Drowned" Broccoli
Ginger Zabaglione with Poached Peaches

 

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