Yiga Clan Smoothie

Start your day off right, with the power to avenge Master Kohga!!!!


Ah, the very first of my "non-canonical" recipes (there are several more in the works, so stay tuned!). It is also my very first Zelda-themed craft post (again, there are several more to come!). I hope you will enjoy both aspects.

First of all, you may (or may not) need a Yiga Clan Banana Bag, as shown. I whipped this up in practically no time at all. Here's what I used to make the Yiga Clan Banana Bag:

Yiga Clan Banana Bag (optional)

  • a premade cotton drawstring bag from a craft supply store
  • a smallish paint brush
  • acrylic paint in red and black
  • glycerin / glycerol
  • tap water
  • cardboard that I cut to put in the bag (otherwise paint will soak through to other side). You could also just put in some newspaper, probably.
  • a template (I downloaded the Yiga symbol and then printed it out using Microsoft Photo to adjust how large it would be in relation to a sheet of printer paper and, by proxy, my bag)
  • scissors to cut the template
  • a pencil to trace the template
  • an oven to heat the painted bag, once it dried for >24 hours (see below)
I found a useful link on how to turn regular acrylic paint into fabric paint (you add a very dilute solution of glycerol to it!) on this very useful website. Then you just heat-set it in the oven (easy!), and that's it! Turned out nice, eh? I am pleased with it.


Now, onto the smoothie, which is even easier.

A Yiga Clan Banana Bag in use.

 

Yiga Clan Smoothie

Ingredients:

  • A banana (preferably a ripe banana)
  • Some milk (about 1 1/2 cups / 175mL-ish)
  • Some yogurt (a few big spoonfuls)
If you have a sweet tooth (disclaimer: I totally don't), you can use sweetened yogurt (I use plain, plain, utterly plain yogurt!), and you can also add:
  • A spoonful of honey (or other sweetener)
I'm afraid I'm going to have to insist that you also employ a red straw, especially if you don't have an awesome Yiga Clan Banana Bag like I do.


Method:

  • Peel banana.
  • Put banana into trusty blender.
  • Spoon in some yogurt (the more you add, the more sour it will be. I added 3 big spoonfuls - again, I do not have a sweet tooth!)
  • Pour in some milk. Make sure you leave behind enough milk for the significant other / roommate / older sibling prone to fits of rage to put in their early morning coffee, or be prepared to face the wrath of someone much worse than a Traveler looking to avenge their Master's untimely death!
  • Blend. A lot. First on low, then on high.
  • Assemble your drinking apparatus while the smoothie is blending even more.
  • Pour the smoothie into the drinking apparatus.
  • Make a toast to Master Kohga, your worthy opponent / late Master.
  • Drink the smoothie. 
  • Feel the power.
  • Go on to kick some Traveler ass, or avenge your Master (depending on whose team you're on)

In all seriousness, I do drink these fairly often. They are cheap, quick to make, healthy and filling. Hence my need for the Yiga Clan Banana Bag. I forgot to mention the Yiga Clan Banana Hop - if you feel so moved at the mere sight of bananas that you feel that you must do a little jig, then by all means insert that step into the listed Methods.



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