Boil ‘em, mash ‘em, stick ‘em in a stew. O, potatoes. The veg that keeps eyes on me, that keeps well-nigh forever in a nice dark drawer, I nom unto thee. Or maybe I shouldn’t? Potatoes are a part of the nightshade family and contain glycoalkaloids that affect the nervous system. However, those wee nasties are mostly contained in the stems, leaves, and other green bits of th... »
I love cheese. Cheese, cheese, cheese. And honestly, even with the greasy-fingers aspect, grilled cheese is probably one of the greatest comfort foods ever. It was one of those things I had to have, I needed to be able to make, so I kinda just figured it out on my own. And no, not with an iron (a la ‘Benny and Joon‘), although I understand that it is possible to do it that way. In a pi... »
My city has a lot of interesting brunchy places, with interesting items on their respective menus. I generally look for things I can’t make at home, or things that are rather a PITA to make, since hey, I CAN MAKE THAT AT HOME. But at a recent outing, I saw a glorious item on the menu that I’d never tried nor heard of. CUPCAKE PANCAKES. So yeah, we’re at this little sixteen-table,... »
Because there seems to be nothing much to stereotype white people for other than being boring and obtuse, the foods white people are supposed to like are as boring as we are and none too imaginative. Wonder Bread. Mayonnaise. Hard boiled eggs. Sour cream. White, white, white, white. Derp! I went looking for the origins of this whole ‘white-people-like-mayonnaise’ thing, and all I could... »
Coffee is dumb. Wait, now… hear me out. We find these berries that only grow on shrubs that only grow on a certain side of mountains of a certain height, right? Then we take the berries, and… wait, forget the berries, throw those away. We want the SEEDS. So we take the seeds and dump ‘em in the road. We leave them there until they’re all dried out, and we might walk on R... »
Jello shots. Whether you think they’re silly and fun or just incredibly juvenile (and therefore silly and fun), they’re kind of a PITA to make. Eleventeen tiny little cups to fill. A tray-full of sticky liquid spilling all over your fridge every time you open the door or move the milk. Discovering they weren’t as jello-ed as you thought… after dumping them all in a bag to t... »
Forget all those dessert-y things I’ve told you about, because holy foo, today we’re making real food. WITH FIRE. This is where you get to fire up your grill or broiler and create life-sustaining foodstuffs! You are a mighty hunter and provider! Fire and meat! *thumps chest* Okay, it’s chicken breast from the grocery store. But have I mentioned how much I hate going to the grocer... »
Mais oui! Eet ees FRONCH toast! Super-easy. I mean, look at how few ingredients there are. And you don’t even need ALL of them, the sugar and vanilla are just nice. Hell, you probably have milk, eggs, bread and butter in your fridge right now. Isn’t that what’s on the top of every grocery list you’ve ever seen on TV? You’ll want a nice big pan to cook your toast in, s... »
