As I sit here with food poisoning (I won’t say from where but it rhymes with BackConFolds) I am contemplating never eating again. Seems like a great option even though I love food. I feel awful, but I am sure eyeing those M&M’s in my hotel mini bar. They probably cost about $87 though. Almost worth it.
Author: Joshua Shoopman
Joshua is a lover of travel and food based in New York City
A “Beary Good” Roast Chicken Recipe
This nightmarish chicken bear went viral not too long ago and he really leaves me (and everyone else who has seen him I assume) with more questions than answers.
Who would make such a thing? Dr. Frankenstein? Will he be reanimated? Will he befriend a small girl? Will he learn the monster mash?
Is he cuddly? Will my kids want one for Christmas? Is this the next Furby? Should I preorder? Is salmonella insurance included?
Gumbo: The Taste War
Gumbo is the “official cuisine” of Louisiana and down here people take it seriously. Really seriously. There are heated debates about who has the best gumbo and especially who has the worst. Disney was once forced to take down a recipe for “Tiana’s Healthy Gumbo,” which included kale and quinoa after a heated backlash. It didn’t even have a roux (see below)! We will include a few of the memes it spawned at the end of this article.
Some like it fried…Thousands ready for the next National Fried Chicken Festival
A lip smackin’ good time for all starts on September 22nd in the Big Easy
“Careful, that’s hot! Let it cool off before you eat it.”
That is the advice of Malana Joseph Mitchell, vice-president of public relations for the Spears Group. Mitchell’s company puts on the upcoming National Fried Chicken Festival presented by Raising Cane’s in New Orleans.
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A Devilishly Good Cerulean Cocktail
‘This drink’? Oh. Ok. I see. You think this has nothing to do with you. You go to your neighborhood bar and you order… I don’t know… a Blue Hawaiian, for instance because you’re trying to tell the world that you take yourself too seriously to care about what you drink. But what you don’t know is that that drink is not just blue, it’s not turquoise. It’s not lapis. It’s actually cerulean. And you’re also blithely unaware of the fact that in 2002, Morton’s did a Cerulean Margarita. And then I think it was The Palm… Continue reading A Devilishly Good Cerulean Cocktail
Top 10 Salad Jokes and a recipe
We all love the meme that salad is telling jokes. In honor of the dish that makes all the stock photo people crack up here are our top 10 Salad and Veggie Jokes (drum roll please):
10) What did the artichoke say to the man eating a salad?
Have a heart.
Health tips from a junk food junkie
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. In this case, someone’s junk food is another man’s Tuesday night dinner, and Wednesday night, and Thursday night… and so on. Let’s face it: “junk” food is delicious. It can be sweet, it can be greasy, it can be wonderful, it can cause heartburn (just like my ex). Whether it’s pizza after a drunken night on the town (sign me up!) or a bag of chips after an exhausting day of work, it can really hit the spot. A doughnut in the morning can get me going and a burger at night is great (or vice versa, I don’t judge).
Cool off with these hot recipes
It’s so hot outside…
It’s so hot outside chickens are laying hard-boiled eggs.
It’s so hot outside Optimus Prime transformed into an air conditioner.
It’s so hot outside the catfish are already fried when you catch them.
Kiwi Tart
Kiwifuits are a super fruit (only kryptonite can kill them?) that contain 3 times the vitamin c as an orange. (Take that oranges!) Kiwifruit can also help you fall asleep (so can ambien, just don’t pull a Roseanne) eating two kiwifruits an hour before bed can help you fall asleep quicker and wake up better rested. (There goes my excuse to cranky) Continue reading Kiwi Tart
?? IRL – The Recipe
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Eggplant ? and peach ? emojis are popular. Really popular. Is it from fond memories of bland eggplant parm served up by a lunch lady with a light mustache in middle school? Is it because of the 1995 song ? “Peaches” by alternative rock band, The Presidents of the United States of America ??? The world ? may never know. Continue reading ?? IRL – The Recipe