Babettes Feast - Improved Cooking
⚪ Last updated 2013⚠️ Install Order · 3 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 4.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #5 of 7 Alchemy mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Babette's Feast - Improved Cooking The Gourmet has spread an appreciation for fine Breton cuisine throughout Skyrim, but the vanilla game doesn't allow for much creative cooking. This mod adds a variety of new dishes that are balanced to make cooking a strategic option. Dishes are far more useful than other cooked foods, and more in line with the power of the homecooked meal. However, assembling the required ingredients will also be more difficult than just finding a meat and adding salt.
Features Adds new foods for the player to craft:
- Beef Stroganius
- Beer Battered Spadetail
- Wayrest Bouillabaisse
- Haafingar Clam Chowder
- Coq Au Vin
- Snowberry Pie
- Soupe Au Pistou
- Jehannoise
- Dawnstar Gravlaks
- Glenpoint Savory Pie
- Mushroom and Cheese Quiche
Adds bottles of milk which can sometimes be bought from innkeepers. Milk is required for some recipes, and can also be drunk, if you don't mind being the laughingstock of Skyrim...
Version History 1. 1 - Adds 3 new foods and recipes - Makes milk more commonly sold by innkeepers - Allows Anton Virane to sell some of the mod's foods
1. 0 - Adds new foods, recipes, and milk - Allows shopkeepers to sell milk occasionally
Variations There are 3 versions of the mod, depending on how powerful you want the effects to be.
Babettes Feast Balanced: - Effects last 10 minutes - Effect power is weak per second, but powerful over time
Babettes Feast Weaker Effects: - Effects last 1 minute - Effects are weaker than in the Balanced version
Babettes Feast Overpowered: - Effects last 10 minutes - Effects are powerful
Compatibility Patches There are two patches I know about.
You can find the patch for IMCN (Imp's More Complex Needs) here, under this mod's file list. You will need to get Babette's Feast itself to get the necessary resources, but you should activate the patch .esp instead of the Babette's Feast .esp file.
The patch for Realistic Needs and Diseases is there, on the list of files for that mod. You will still need to get Babette's Feast AND keep the Babette's Feast .esp active for it to work correctly.
Installation Instructions: If you're doing this manually, extract all files into Skyrim's Data folder (for me, that's under C:Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonskyrimData). If you alre
Babettes Feast - Improved Cooking adds new Breton-style recipes that are more complex, powerful, and visually appealing, making player-cooked food competitive with the homecooked meal. Includes original artwork. A popular overhaul for Skyrim cooking enthusiasts.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 4,851 endorsements and over 115k downloads.
- Makes cooking actually worth it—no more eating bland stews when you can craft something better.
- Original artwork adds visual flair to your culinary creations.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2013—may have compatibility issues with newer Skyrim versions or DLC.
- Only adds Breton-style recipes; if you're not into that theme, you might not find much use.
For Skyrim players who love role-playing as a chef or want to make cooking a viable gameplay path. If you're tired of player-cooked food being useless compared to restaurant meals, this mod is for you. Skip if you're not interested in cooking mechanics or prefer more modern overhaul mods.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since the mod is old, check if you're using the Special Edition or Anniversary Edition—you may need to port it or find a compatible version.
- If you use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, install it manually and place the files in your Data folder to avoid conflicts.
- Load order matters: put this mod after any other cooking overhauls to ensure its recipes take priority.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim LE Mods
- Author
- Merilia
- Version
- 1.1
- Downloads
- 115,926
- Endorsements
- 4,851
- Category
- Alchemy
- Created
- 1/10/2012
- Updated
- 2/9/2013
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