Animals are funny creatures. I walked into our living room a few days ago and found my cat, Tipsy, snuggly nestled in a bowl.
The funny thing was her expression which very clearly said, “What? Don’t judge me!”
This is maybe my favorite photo of Tipsy that I’ve ever taken so I had to share it even though I also tweeted it during the week.
The Poll
It’s Superbowl time and so let’s make something that goes well with football. You pick!
The Links
A few links from around the Internet this week:
How to Peel Hazelnuts – I’ve often thought about trying something with raw hazelnuts, but never have. Mainly because they seem like a pain to peel… maybe not so bad though! (@ My Baking Addiction)
Cheddar and Ale Soup – This would be an amazing soup to make if you are hosting a Superbowl party. Actually, it would be good anytime, but definitely a good football soup. (@ Brown Eyed Baker)
Buckwheat Kumquat Loaf – Even if you never bake, check this recipe out. The loaf is an amazing color. I’ve never seen anything like it! (@ Not Derby Pie)
I’m not sure that I’ve ever been more thrilled about a poll result than when I saw that bourbon won last week’s poll. This excited me for a number of reasons.
1) I already have bourbon. I always have bourbon. So I didn’t have to go to the booze barn.
2) I very regularly sneak bourbon into all kinds of stuff because I find it delicious. Cakes, scones, sauces, whatever. Put bourbon in it.
Instead of giving you a single recipe for a bourbon thing, I decided to give you a recipe that you can use on dozens of things. When I say this is an all-purpose, any time glaze, I mean it.
Put it on chicken, pork, beef, or even grilled tofu. It’ll be great.
My dad stopped by a few weeks ago and brought me some salmon that he caught on a recent trip to Alaska. When you catch the fish, they basically filet it and flash freeze it so it’s still incredibly fresh when you eat it later.
At first I was going to just grill or sear the fish to really let the fresh salmon flavors shine, but then my creativity got the best of me.
I’ve made a lot of fish tacos, but a lot of times the fish is fried which is delicious but not healthy and definitely hides the fish flavor. So I thought I would keep these tacos very simple with just a few toppings.
While the tacos were absolutely outstanding, what I did with the salmon skin was even better.
For today’s issue of Guess the Food, let’s tackle a product that’s very familiar to me.
I used to be completely addicted to this stuff. I used it daily and still like it on occasion although now I realize that it is basically sugar water.
Nobody’s perfect right?
Anyway, let’s dive into the nitty-gritty of the nutrition and ingredients information and see if there are any hints that can help you guess the “food”!
I’m a huge fan of instant Netflix. In fact, Betsy and I don’t even have cable anymore.
Currently my queue on instant Netflix breaks down into:
1) Dorky science shows like Mythbusters.
2) Awesome TV series like Breaking Bad and Law and Order: SVU
3) Documentaries or movies that people have recommended to me about food.
Last week, I finally watched a show that a friend recommended to me approximately 6 months ago called Forks Over Knives. I think the movie can be summarized in the title of it, which I didn’t fully understand until halfway through the thing. I thought the title was forks over knives because you use a knife to eat things like meat and forks to eat things like veggies.
The real meaning of it though is that if you wisely choose what you eat with your fork you can almost certainly avoid going under the knife. It argues that as a society, we have put the knife over the fork and now we think that it’s much easier and less drastic to have a few surgeries instead of changing eating habits.
So, as a shout out to what I thought was a really interesting and very well done movie, I decided to cook something that I think the Forks Over Knives crowd would approve of… mainly because it’s from their website!
Over the years, I’ve written about bacon a lot. If you want some serious bacon action, just check out the bacon section of the Macheesmo!
I’ve mentioned in passing how I like to cook bacon, but I thought it would be worth it to spend a post walking you through how I make my bacon.
Not only does this method result in what I believe to be the best bacon possible, but it lends itself well to a bunch of fun variations on bacon which are also included in this post.
I recently got invited to join a small group of guys that play pick-up basketball once a week. This is all well and good. I like sports and consider myself to be in at least halfway decent shape.
There was just one catch to this plan: I’m horrible at basketball.
Just to give you a flavor of how horrible I am, every game we choose teams based on free throws. This is because free throws are supposedly easy and therefore we can start playing soon.
I think I’m shooting right around 10% for the easiest jump shot in the game. Larry Bird I am not.
Of course, the nice thing about being horrible at a sport is there’s absolutely no pressure. I suck. If I make even one basket during a game, I get carried out of the gym on people’s shoulders -Rudy style.
Meanwhile, if I were to be actually talented, there would be some sort of crazy expectation of me actually contributing to the game on a regular basis.
It’s very fun though and a great workout due to all the running and flailing involved.
The Poll
I had a lot of fun making the gin pasta this week, so I want to do some more cooking with booze. You pick!
The Links
Raw Brownies – I can’t say I’ve ever seen anything like this before but it looks really good. Even if you aren’t into the raw thing, you have to check out the chocolate avocado frosting! You could put that on pretty much anything as far as I can tell. (@ Food Loves Writing)
Mexican Brownies - Ok. I guess I was on a brownie kick as I was reading the vast Internets this week. These were another interesting brownie recipe that I’ve never seen but look very tasty. (@ Crepes of Wrath)
Cauliflower Pizza Crust - You might be aware that you can put almost anything on a pizza, but apparently you can make a pizza crust out of tons of stuff also. Like cauliflower! (@ Recipe Girl)
Savory Winter Greens Beignets - I haven’t made beignets in a while, but I always imagine them as a sweet thing for some reason. These guys would be great for a warm appetizer! (@ Love and Olive Oil)
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Throughout the week I love chatting with people and sharing fun and interesting stuff around the web. I’m fairly active on a few different places:
Animals are funny creatures. I walked into our living room a few days ago and found my cat, Tipsy, snuggly nestled in a bowl.
I recently got invited to join a small group of guys that play pick-up basketball once a week. This is all well and good. I like sports and consider myself to be in at least halfway decent shape.
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