Gastronomicon

"Gastronomicon" is a short story and recipe collection published by the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild. Printed in 2005 and edited by Stuart Barrow, it contains stories and recipes from several Australian speculative fiction authors.

tories

The collection contains the following stories:
*"The Glass Woman" by Kaaron Warren
*"Quest Soup" by Donna Maree Hanson
*"Li Kao's Adversity Dumplings" by Zara Baxter
*"Blobs" by Robbie Matthews
*"A Man Needs Meat" by Nicole R Murphy
*"Inquisition" by Mik Bennett
*"Kali Dal" by Stuart and Jenny Barrow
*"The Sisters Of Guilin" by Valerie Y L Toh
*"References" by Geoff Byng
*"Stu's Stew" by Gillian Polack
*"Not Like It Used To Be" by Barbara Robson
*"Does the Spearmint Lose Its Flavour on the Bedpost Overnight?" by Maxine McArthur
*"The Spice Merchant" by Kylie Seluka
*"Killer Pie" by Allan Price
*"The Sacred Marcellan Tart" by T L Miller
*"Yes, Virginia" by Conor Bendle
*"La Fée Vert" by Cameron Hill
*"Made from Real Blue Pixies" by Tessa Kum
*"Dead Gods" by Peter Raftos
*"Skeleton Tea" by Lily Chrywenstrom

Recipes

The collection contains the following recipes:
*"Cookies: Soft, Fat, Ginger" by Stuart Barrow
*"Prawn and Tomato Soup" by Kaaron Warren
*"Pea Soup" by Donna Maree Hanson
*"Li Kao's Adversity Dumplings" by Zara Baxter
*"Pikelets" by Robbie Matthews
*"Mushroom Sandwich" by Nicole R Murphy
*"Burritos" by Mik Bennett
*"Kali Dal" by Stuart and Jenny Barrow
*"Precious Eggs in Rice Nest" by Valerie Y L Toh
*"Dragon and Dog Thistle Congee with Preserved Egg" by Geoff Byng
*"Stu's Stew" by Gillian Polack
*"Damsels in Distress & Fire Spice Paste" by Barbara Robson
*"Bubblegum Icecream" by Maxine McArthur
*"Cinnamon Balls" by Kylie Seluka
*"Chocolate Meringue Pie" by Allan Price
*"Grasshopper Pie" by T L Miller
*"Fairy Bread" by Conor Bendle
*"Absinthe" by Cameron Hill
*"Blue Pixie Margarita" by Tessa Kum
*"Spanish Chocolate" by Peter Raftos
*"Inspiration Tea" by Lily Chrywenstrom

The stories are illustrated by Brian Smith, Mik Bennett, Tony Flowers, and Ian McHugh. The cover art is by Les Petersen.

ee also

*Nor of Human
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*Elsewhere
*Encounters
*The Outcast
*The Grinding House

External links

* [http://www.csfg.org.au/ CSFG home page]
* [http://www.maxinemcarthur.com/ Maxine McArthur home page]
* [http://www.lespetersen.com.au/ Les Petersen home page]
* [http://www.asif.dreamhosters.com/doku.php?id=gastronomicon/ Review of Gastronomicon on ASif!]

Bibliography

*Stuart Barrow (ed.), "Gastronomicon", (Canberra: Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild, 2005) ISBN 0-9581390-4-0