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Some viewers who sit down for the new season of 鈥淒ownton Abbey鈥� tune in for the soapy drama, the pristine formalwear, or the luscious scenery. Emily Ansara Baines watches for the food.

For her 鈥淯nofficial Downton Abbey Cookbook,鈥� Ms. Baines dusted off more than 150 historical recipes that would feel right at home with the Crawleys. The dishes 鈥� some plucked from scenes, others simply reminiscent of the era 鈥� give a taste of authenticity to fans鈥� Sunday-night viewing parties.

With 鈥淒ownton Abbey鈥� back on the air, 鈥淕ame of Thrones鈥� returning in April, and 鈥淏reaking Bad鈥� still in heavy rotation on Netflix, fans are hungry for new ways to celebrate the shows they love. This passion has inspired several popular food blogs and cookbooks, each serving up recipes steeped in fiction.

Chelsea Monroe-Cassel has crafted hundreds of recipes based on the books behind HBO鈥檚 鈥淕ame of Thrones.鈥� With each reference to pork pie, for example, she combs through both modern and medieval recipes searching for ingredients that fit the fiction. A pork pie from the snow-covered castle of Winterfell would be different from one made in the lavish capital city of King鈥檚 Landing.

鈥淵ou have to think like a fictional locavore,鈥� says Ms. Monroe-Cassel, who runs the food blog 鈥淭he Inn at the Crossroads.鈥� 鈥淎 pork pie in Winterfell would have dried fruits instead of fresh ones, because it would take a while for any fruit to travel there.鈥�

Resurrecting classical recipes requires a lot of translation. Baines needed to figure out how many cups are in 鈥渁 handful of flour.鈥� Monroe-Cassel tracked down obscure spices such as 鈥済rains of paradise鈥� 鈥� or at least found suitable substitutions. And to ease the way for readers, Baines鈥檚 book incorporates modern conveniences, such as blenders. (Although fans keeping up with the show will know that mechanical appliances do find their way to Downton.)

鈥淭elevision is certainly something that both my husband and I really enjoy, so it kinda naturally branches out into the things that I like to cook,鈥� says Amy Deline, whose food blog, 鈥淭he Gourmand Mom,鈥� doesn鈥檛 focus on TV shows, but regularly circles back to them. Rather than dive into historical dishes, Ms. Deline reimagines modern favorites. She鈥檚 whipped up bloody molten lava cakes for 鈥淒exter,鈥� ambrosia salad for 鈥淏attlestar Galactica,鈥� and a full menu for a 鈥淏reaking Bad鈥� dinner party.聽