07.01.09
Lycopene-rich dessert
My fellow foodie friend Jenn just linked me to the soul-churning Great Canadian Heinz Ketchup Cake. Enjoy.
As a bonus, this recipe comes with four twists BEYOND the recipe itself. Good show, Heinz. Good show.
06.16.09
Kentucky Rendered-Beef-Fat-Cooked Chicken
The Consumerist: El Pollo Loco mocks KFC for using beef ingredients in their grilled chicken
Of course, anyone expecting genuine chicken flavor from Kentucky “Battered in MSG and fried in trans fats” Chicken probably would be disappointed no matter what they did.
Incidentally, this led me to finally look at their ingredients statement, and basically the only things on their menu which don’t contain MSG are things like “Caesar salad with no dressing or croutons,” which I think is more properly called “a bowl of lettuce.”
05.17.09
Great in recipes
Dijon Mustard - Great In Recipes
And here I thought I’d just drink it straight from the bottle.
05.16.09
Lacey’s Favorite Recipe
Lacey D’Angelo
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
FAVORITE RECIPE: Identity Crisis Cookies
INGREDIENTS:
1 sleeve saltine crackers
1 package of semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 stick salted butter
1 cup sugar
Walnuts
METHOD:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lay saltines side-by-side, on greased cookie
sheet. On the stove, melt butter, dissolve sugar in butter and bring to boil. Pour
butter mixture over crackers. Bake in oven 7-10 minutes. Spread chocolate
chips on top of hot crackers, spread with spatula until they melt and the entire top
of crackers are covered. Sprinkle walnuts over top of chocolate, place in freezer.
Freeze for 2-4 hours or until hard. Break apart and enjoy!
05.14.09
As someone who is MSG-sensitive,
it’s a bit frustrating that so many people confuse sensitivity with allergies.
Because sports drinks are hurting America
The US Senate is considering a federal tax on soft drinks, including sports drinks, and exempting artificial sweeteners.
While on the surface I don’t have a problem with the tax in general, I really would prefer if they didn’t have an exemption for diet sodas. Diet sodas aren’t inherently any healthier than non-diet ones; while they are non-caloric, they apparently still cause the same insulin response as sugar sodas, and it’s that which leads to weight gain and health problems.
In addition, the inclusion of “sports drinks” is rather puzzling. Sports drinks are generally used in conjunction with healthy activities, and they actually help people to perform those activities better even when spat out. Okay, so people could get around the tax by drinking Gatorade instead of Coke, but Gatorade also doesn’t have the addictive properties that Coke has (generally it doesn’t even taste that good unless you need the hydration, unlike Coke which is formulated specifically to make you crave more).
02.13.09
A new soda
Is Mountain Dew not urine-y enough for you? Disappointed by Calpis not actually being what it sounds like? Good news, now there’s actual cow piss soda.
(Via poe-news.)
01.30.09
Yet another reason to avoid HFCS
As if it weren’t bad enough that it tastes terrible and causes a bigger insulin rush than sucrose, a lot of the High Fructose Corn Syrup out there is tainted with mercury.
(Via poe-news)
01.13.09
Cocoa Cola Float
Found on a packet of hot cocoa mix:
- 3 tablespoons (1 envelope) [brand] hot cocoa mix
- 1 cup hot milk
- 2 cups cola carbonated beverage, chilled
- 8 large scoops vanilla ice cream
Place cocoa mix in medium heat-proof cup. Stir in milk until cocoa mix is dissolved. Let cool slightly. Stir in cola. Place 2 scoops ice cream in each of 4 tall glasses; top with cola mixture.