Macheesmo hits a milestone of sorts today – 100 posts. I can’t believe that I’ve actually authored 100 different things.
A lot of what I write and cook is based off of what readers email me or yell to me on the streets. So thanks to everyone who reads and hopefully enjoys this new project of mine.
I don’t usually talk about stats, but I thought it might be interesting to give a few at this point. Since my first post on Sept. 18th:
- 13,530 unique people have somehow discovered Macheesmo.
- Those people have viewed 32,200 pages on the site.
- CA wins the award for state with most visitors (2,100).
- There have been 294 very insightful and/or funny comments in that time.
As a treat, I thought I would make this awesome red velvet cake:
Baby look how far we've come.
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I have a small confession to make. Even though I can cook a lot of pretty decent meals, my girlfriend’s absolute favorite meal that I make is hot dogs and tater tots. I actually think that she wanted to start seriously dating me because of this:
The secret to good hot dogs.
I think there are two real secrets to making fantastic hot dogs at home: First, use good dogs. I’m sorry Oscar Meyer, but you just don’t have my heart when it comes to hot dogs (although you do when it comes to jingles!) I always go with either Nathan’s or Hebrew National.
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Every Sunday, I review a cookbook in an attempt to lend some guidance in a field that has become overrun. These days everyone is writing cookbooks and it is incredibly upsetting to buy a dud and have it sit on your shelf for years – staring at you, mocking your poor judgment.
When I got “I Like You” by Amy Sedaris, I had a feeling I was in for a treat. I’ve always thought she is really funny but I wasn’t sure how her humor would translate into a cookbook. As soon as I got into though, I realized that this book is more than a cookbook. What is it then? I’m not really sure I can answer that, but there is a lot of stuff in it. Most of it is helpful. All of it is hilarious.
The Art of Hospitality – While this book is very funny, it actually does have some good lessons in it. Amy starts off the book with a small section that includes some tips and tricks for hosting a party successfully. Some of them made me actually laugh out loud. Betsy thought I was crazy.
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I wanted to make something last weekend that would keep well and warm up nicely. Also, I needed to feed a few people that were coming into town for the inauguration so it needed to be a big dish.
One of my favorite food blogs these days is Pete Bakes, so when I saw his corn bread recipe, I knew I wanted to duplicate it.
I didn’t change a darn thing. Made it just like him. I really like it.
Not as heavy as I thought it would be.
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The obvious big news item this week was the inauguration. It was great to be there to see history. The throngs of people were not as bad as I was expecting because everyone was in a really good mood.
There were very surreal moments like the one I snapped a photo of on the right where hundreds of thousands of people were entering an Interstate tunnel. It was the fastest, and really only, way on foot to get from one side of the mall to the other after the inauguration.
But now all of that is over and DC has resumed its normal flow. Well, there is a lot of garbage to be picked up both metaphorically and literally, but most people have returned to normal life.
Now for some food links!
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If you are a regular Macheesmo reader or if you follow me on Twitter, you’ll know that I got a new camera this weekend! There is always a period of adjustment with a new piece of tech and I only know what about half of the buttons do. But I know how to take a photo with it so I thought I would make one of my favorite meals to try it out.
Mashed potato pizza is one of those things that you might think is weird or gross when you hear it, but I promise it is really good.
It turns out that mashed potatoes and pizza are made to be together.
This was one of the best pizzas I've ever had.
There is no tomato on this pizza. In its place is a thick layer of garlicky, buttery mashed potatoes. I actually had mashed potato pizza for the first time in New Haven at a place called “Bar,” but I’ve sort of made the recipe my own and I think I might be able to give them a run for their money.
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Dear PRESIDENT Obama:
Let me start by saying thanks for the party this weekend. DC has been a lot of fun and it is largely because you have had such an open and fun inauguration. So thanks again.
The concert on Sunday was especially cool. In case you were curious where I was standing (I’m sure you were wondering), this is a photo I took looking toward the stage:
And looking behind me… please ignore the disgruntled faces. I promise we were all having fun.
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