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Praise to Cara Hanson for an insane pie
Nov 15th
Well WELL WELL! It seems we have a pie maker on our hands. Cara Hanson (my co-workers wife) has been secretly weaponizing her culinary skills in such a way that, Gregg (my co-worker) often sheds a tear when speaking of such fine food. The first thing you will notice about Cara’a blog are the PHOTOS. You can almost taste the food right on your computer screen! (At home, please do not lick your computer screen. Remember, we are professionals)
That is most inconvenient for those of you who dislike the taste of LCD computer screens.
I am hoping a photo of the recently talked about Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup is posted soon because, quite frankly, I am getting sick of hearing about how good it was!
I WANT MY PHOTOS! 
Cara’s Blog:
http://vieniavolare.blogspot.com/
Confused Candy is Confused
Nov 16th
This is one of those things you see and you say to yourself: Yeah, I can see me punching an artificial mannequin goat herder in the pancreas over these. Yes. I can.
Please stop killing candy
Sep 10th
There are some real animals out there. PLEASE!? Stop shopping mad. The results can be something similar to what you see here. It’s not right. It’s not FAIR! Look at it. Sad, stooped over. Unloved. No one will ever buy it and eat it.? The poor thing might as well pack up and head to the Island of Misfit Chocolate.
Bread Integration: Pita and Everything Bagel
Aug 16th
I love to bake hybrid-bread. As you can see, this is the follow up to Pretzel-Nann!
Basically, a high protein/fiber wheat bread pita, with Everything Bagel seasoning (I make especially for myself) and baked on a HOT stone (bakingstone.com). Awesome flavor, and very hearty and healthy. I think!
Don’t follow me Ketchup!
Aug 13th
It is bad enough we have people stalking us, now, condiments. This is a bunch of BALONEY! (never had ketchup on baloney, hmm…).
This is one of those things where it *JUST HAPPENS*… you are looking through the different stuff, minding your own business, and maybe checking out some sweet onions. Then, BOOM.. Ketchup Stalker ALERT.
I suggest you write letters to your local grocers INDICATING to them that they should not carry products that ask me to FIND them. That is REVERSE stalking, and they are asking for it. NOT GOOD.
Lobster FEAR Stew!
Aug 11th
Today is a day of days. I was interviewing a Master Lobstereer, and encountered some fantastical story about super heroes, ninja battles and of course, Lobster Stew. Below is a direct quote from Master Lobstereer, GRONSON:
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I went to the beach and had a run in with aquaman. That bastard tried to tale my sandwich so I cuckolded him and then forced him to boil the ocean with his rage. After I collected his tears I grabbed a lobster from the steamy ocean, mixed them together and made the lobster-fear stew. Recipe: Put everything together in the pot and apply heat for a while. Dump everything into the bowl and eat with fork, if desired. |
So, as you can see, it was quite the ordeal. In some instances, I believe this man was touched by the God Chicken of the Sea on the efforts to sustain hunger pains. We bow at this excellence.
However! The real news here is an excellent Lobster FEAR Stew that was created by these fine crustacean underwater creatures. Although I cannot share the recipe with you, for obvious trade secret reasons, please gaze at the photo and become jealous.
Welcome to the flavor suck black hole – beverage edition
Aug 8th
Welcome to another installment of the title up there. (wtf). Have you ever just did not know what you wanted to drink? Me either. The miracle of this event came to be on Augsto of the Sunday, 8th day of the month. Prior to any bathroom shenanigans.
I came, I had a thought, and here it it. The worlds (my world) first… (wait for it…)
Iced Coffee Root Beer Float!
I bet you wish you were that straw, huh? Getting all that roasty coffee icy root beer flavor flowing through your intestines? Yeah. Mmmm.
Mustard + Containers = photoshoot
Jul 24th
Sure, so I took this photo and dolled it up in PicSay on my Android phone
I have this THING for Mustards. And Containers. Specifically ones that have snapping things on them to keep things … contained.
I also have this THING for my Android phone, and when the mood strikes (Wutaah!) I like to photoshoot something with it.
You MUST love Android, and containers and Mustard to appreciate mobile container condiment computing. If you don’t, you are missing out!
Yo. There is now such a thing called Pretzel-Naan.
Jul 24th
I are responsible.
So there I was: thinking. As usual, on now I might be able to combine my favorite things so I could ear more at once. THEN! I remembered – I have changed my eating habits. Shux!
Anyway, I love making my own bread now, but there are some things you just have to get from a PRO. So I do – two of those things being Indian Naan bread and soft Pretzels. But! This does not mean I can’t make the first (I think) ever Pretzel-Naan! And since it will BE the first, it will be the best (to me). So I did.
As you may have guessed, I took a Pretzel recipe, and a tried-and-true authentic Naan recipe and simply combined the mixing and baking process. Now obviously, I do not have a Tandoor, so I used the greatest thing ever (what else?) a FribraMent baking stone!
Basically, I my awesome bread mix, which has bread flour, whole graham wheat, flax-meal (for texture and healthiness), and added the Pretzel attitude, but also the smoothness of Naan. Yes, it worked the first time – yes it’s awesome and NO I did not take any photos. OOPS. It’s STILL rising in a nice dry place. Soon, I will eat it all. TO tantalize the taste buds, I scoured Guugle for something poofy and pretzel-like. Here you go (for now)…
My inspiration comes from Andrea!
I miss animals.
Jul 23rd
Boy do I. Recently, I changed my eating habits. Don’t ask. I’ll tell you: I don’t want do have a heart attack due to high cholestoral. So, I changed nearly everything. No red meat, nothing fried and no cheese(!). Well, if the cheese adds something, like salt, that’s fine. I can use less table salt (I don’t use much as it is), and still add flavor.
Anyway, this post is inspired by the link below.
