✨ Back to the Storybook Vale kitchen! I’m continuing to work my way through the Storybook Vale’s entrée collection with another 14 recipes, and this batch has a really lovely mix of comforting favourites, fresh salads, seafood dishes, and some wonderfully unusual meals. From Greek-inspired dishes like Grecian Baked Fish and Greek Salad to the collection of loaded porridges, there’s plenty of variety packed into this set.
I enjoyed seeing how different these recipes feel from one another, even when they share some of the same ingredients. The Greek-inspired meals have that lovely rustic, hearty feel, while the sashimi dishes bring something much lighter to the collection. Then there are the loaded porridges, which might be some of my favourite recipes to photograph simply because they look so full and inviting when they're placed on a table. I also love when the game takes one basic meal concept and gives it several variations using different ingredients - it makes the recipes feel connected while still giving each one its own personality.
There are also a few meals here that feel especially suited to a more relaxed dining setup. Green Bean Casserole and Loaded Breakfast Yogurt have that casual, everyday meal feeling, while Hermit Crab Pasta and Grilled Koi Gyro would fit beautifully into a larger Storybook Vale feast. And then we have Hippocampus Cepelinai Dumplings, which certainly earns some points for being one of the more unusual-looking dishes in this batch!
As I continue working through the Storybook Vale catalogue, I'm really enjoying seeing the full range of cooking styles come together. I like seeing the individual recipes turn into a much larger collection, especially when so many of them have such distinctive ingredients and presentation.
How to Cook These Recipes
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These recipes mainly use ingredients gathered throughout Storybook Vale, along with a small selection of items from the main Valley. Together, they create a really enjoyable mix of everyday cooking and expansion-exclusive dishes, with plenty of opportunities to make use of the ingredients you’ve gathered throughout the Vale.
You can also find a full breakdown of each recipe featured in this entry below, including ingredients, star ratings, Energy values, and Star Coin sell prices. The Energy and Star Coin values may be higher when a recipe allows a generic ingredient, such as “Any Fruit” or “Any Vegetable,” or if an additional ingredient is added during cooking.
If you’re working your way through the Storybook Vale recipes, you can also check out all of the Storybook Vale appetizer recipes here before continuing through the entrée collection.
Thanks for joining me in today’s cooking journal entry 🌿 I’m having so much fun continuing to catalogue the recipes from Storybook Vale, and there’s still plenty more to come as I work my way through the rest of the entrée collection. Be sure to check back for the next batch!
🍽️ Meal Information
📖 Grecian Baked Fish | ✨ Storybook Vale
🧺 Stygian Mudskipper, Elysian Grain, Olives, Salt Crystal, Ambrosia
5⭐️ Entrée | ⚡️ 5200 Energy | 💰 2808 Star Coins
📖 Greek Salad | ✨ Storybook Vale
🧺 Cucumber, Radish, Flyleaf Feta, Olives, Any Vegetable
5⭐️ Entrée | ⚡️ 1476 Energy | 💰 654 Star Coins
📖 Green Bean Casserole | ✨ Storybook Vale
🧺 Green Beans, Onion, Porcini Mushrooms
3⭐️ Entrée | ⚡️ 652 Energy | 💰 607 Star Coins
📖 Grilled Koi Gyro | ✨ Storybook Vale
🧺 Koi, Wheat, Olives, Cucumber, Any Spice
5⭐️ Entrée | ⚡️ 1428 Energy | 💰 417 Star Coins
📖 Hermit Crab Pasta | ✨ Storybook Vale
🧺 Sorcerer Hat Hermit Crab, Wheat, Any Spice
3⭐️ Entrée | ⚡️ 2829 Energy | 💰 1143 Star Coins
📖 Hippocampus Cepelinai Dumplings | ✨ Storybook Vale
🧺 Hippocampus, Onion, Spiral Strawberries, Potato, Black Pepper
5⭐️ Entrée | ⚡️ 2634 Energy | 💰 1965 Star Coins
📖 Koi Sashimi | ✨ Storybook Vale
🧺 Koi
1⭐️ Entrée | ⚡️ 290 Energy | 💰 60 Star Coins
📖 Lamprey Sashimi | ✨ Storybook Vale
🧺 Lamprey
1⭐️ Entrée | ⚡️ 2930 Energy | 💰 1800 Star Coins
📖 Loaded Breakfast Yogurt | ✨ Storybook Vale
🧺 Oats, Plain Yogurt, Spiral Strawberries, Ambrosia
4⭐️ Entrée | ⚡️ 2425 Energy | 💰 508 Star Coins
📖 Loaded Golden Apple Porridge | ✨ Storybook Vale
🧺 Oats (2), Golden Apple, Ambrosia
4⭐️ Entrée | ⚡️ 1570 Energy | 💰 566 Star Coins
📖 Loaded Honeydew Porridge | ✨ Storybook Vale
🧺 Oats (2), Honeydew Melon, Ambrosia
4⭐️ Entrée | ⚡️ 1328 Energy | 💰 588 Star Coins
📖 Loaded Persimmon Porridge | ✨ Storybook Vale
🧺 Oats (2), Persimmon, Ambrosia
4⭐️ Entrée | ⚡️ 1665 Energy | 💰 438 Star Coins
📖 Loaded Rhubarb Porridge | ✨ Storybook Vale
🧺 Oats (2), Rhubarb, Ambrosia
4⭐️ Entrée | ⚡️ 1370 Energy | 💰 744 Star Coins
📖 Loaded Sea Grape Porridge | ✨ Storybook Vale
🧺 Oats (2), Sea Grapes, Ambrosia
4⭐️ Entrée | ⚡️ 1142 Energy | 💰 431 Star Coins