Middle Earth Merrymaking: Hobbit Day Recipes

September 18, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

Happy Hobbit Week! We’re counting down the days until Hobbit Day, a.k.a. Bilbo and Frodo’s birthday on September 22nd. Of course, hobbit parties are extravagant affairs, as evidenced from Bilbo’s 111th birthday in the Fellowship of the Ring: When every guest had been welcomed and was finally inside the gate, there were songs, dances, music, […]

Dwarven Do’s and Don’t’s: Guide to Astronomy

October 29, 2016.Reading time 9 minutes.

Happy Autumn! It’s time for a new category here on Breakfast Second: Dwarven Do’s and Don’t’s. This category will provide an inside look on what it means to be a Dwarf of Middle Earth, specifically in regards to their culture and lore. Our first lesson will be about the Dwarven perspective on astronomy. . . […]

What Wood an Elf Do: How to throw an Elven Feast

September 21, 2016.Reading time 7 minutes.

It’s time for a new category here on Breakfast Second: What Wood an Elf Do. This category will feature a look at the culture and traditions of Middle Earth’s immortal race. We’ll have posts on everything from Elven astronomy to how to write in Tengwar (the Elven script). In this post we’re going to teach […]

Middle Earth Meals: Beorn’s Honey Bread

August 2, 2016.Reading time 7 minutes.

Hello dears! It’s time for another Middle Earth Meal. It was roughly around late July when Thorin and Company stayed at the home of Beorn. After their bout with the goblins and wolves, the Company found themselves without food, baggage or ponies. Since Beorn was one of the few people to live in those parts, […]

Middle Earth Merrymaking: Hobbit Lithe Celebration

June 25, 2016.Reading time 7 minutes.

We’ve come to the end of Midsummer week. We started the week with Tarnin Austa, the elven Midsummer-esque fest. We’re ending the week with the hobbits’ version of Midsummer: Lithe. Lithe is a 3-4 day celebration centered around Midyear’s Day, which falls around the summer solstice. The fest starts with 1 Lithe, the day before […]

Middle Earth Aesthetics: Billie Baggins

June 19, 2016.Reading time 3 minutes.

As some of you may know, the very first project we started at Breakfast Second was our Middle Earth Aesthetics (MEA) series. This project is a collection of aesthetic Instagram accounts based on modern day versions of characters from The Hobbit. Our goal with the accounts is to pay homage to the characters’ book-inspired interests, […]

Middle Earth Meals: Bag End’s Berry Tea Cakes

May 31, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

Welcome to Breakfast Second! We’re glad you’re here! We’re thrilled to be starting this blog so that we can bring the world of Tolkien to life, by highlighting the characters, languages, holidays, cultures, and food of Middle Earth. This first post will be one of many, focusing on recipes inspired by the characters and races […]