Ice Cube Shot Glasses

Saw this idea over at Zoom Yummy blog (http://zoomyummy.com/2010/07/01/ice-shot-glasses/)
and began imagining the many amazing possibilities. Tequila shots in a mint/lime/cucumber shot glass? Chilled soup shots? Mini Ceviche Amuse Bouche? A bloodmary oyster shooter in a tomato juice and horseradish shot glass? 

Bacon Donuts

Just when I thought I'd had enough of the bacon craze, I tried Traif's bacon donuts...

Delicious, freshly made and puffy donut holes drizzled with dulce de leche and sprinkled with little slivers of salty flavorful bacon, accompanied by a refreshing and complementary espresso ice cream. 

The other food was fantastic, too.  Highly recommended! 
http://www.traifny.com/

Chicken and Waffles Cupcake

I'm not gonna lie, I'd try it in a heartbeat...

http://www.citysweettooth.com/?p=1190

Vanilla “waffle” cupcake with vanilla buttercream, topped with a chunk of buttermilk soaked fried chicken that’s been dunked in pure Vermont maple syrup

Yay or nay?

Brie and Basil Grilled Cheese on Chocolate Bread
http://paninihappy.com/brie-basil-grilled-cheese-on-chocolate-bread/

Roasted Radishes

"...roasting a bunch of halved radishes in a hot oven with plenty of butter and lemon juice...Instead of spicy, crisp and crunchy, these radishes were sweet, succulent and mellow, vaguely like turnips but with a softer bite."

                                            (Andrew Scrivani for the NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/12/dining/12appe.html

How to Make Giraffe Pancake

http://www.jimspancakes.com/2010/05/easy-to-make-giraffe-pancake/

Calçotada

Someday, I will be able to do this.  The communal downing of hundreds of chargrilled calçots (type of green onions) dipped in a romescu sauce while drinking red wine happens end of winter, March/April in Spain.

If you can't get to Spain, check out Savoy or Back Forty.  Last chance to try it is Tuesday May 11th!
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/357766/c146d6f982/1439500015/53bc00b143/

No bake Mango-Chile Ice Box Pie

For all those experiencing a heatwave. No bake pie.
http://coconutlime.blogspot.com/2010/05/mango-chile-ice-box-pie.html

Mint Juleps

 Mint Julep recipe from The Kitchn
http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/ingredients-herbs/mint-juleps-for-kentucky-derby-day-083439

The Kentucky Derby reminds me of mint juleps (obviously).  And mint juleps remind me of the scene in The Great Gatsby where on a stiflingly hot day they rent out a room at the Plaza Hotel so they have a place to drink mint juleps.  If I won the lottery, that's the first thing I'd do.




Great American Writers & Their Cocktails
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6624971

Mint Julep Cupcakes (not sure how I feel about these)
http://www.erinsfoodfiles.com/2009/04/mint-julep-cupcakes.html

Creepy Baby plus Weird Cake

I've found a beautiful intersection of the creepy baby theme and the weird cake theme.

http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2010/04/dolly-wants-to-play.html

Mama's hungry

Momofuku cereal milk panna cotta, pork buns and more:
http://trissalicious.com/2010/04/27/new-york-city-my-best-meal/

Donut Robot Cake

Featuring Wax Lips...

Speaking of Birthdays...

I will definitely be celebrating my next one with a cookie monster themed party.



http://www.hostessblog.com/2009/12/real-parties-cookie-monster-birthday/

Grilled Cheese Academy

I should've gotten my Masters here.
If you feel like looking at some cheese based food porn, follow the link to a grilled cheese sammich slide show of epic proportions
http://www.grilledcheeseacademy.com/lisamarie#&disp=83987

Don't mind if I do, El Guapo

El Guapo

3 oz tequila blanco
1 jigger (1.5 oz) lime juice
1 small persian cucumber, thinly sliced
1/2 teaspoon hot sauce (such as Cholula, Tapatio or Tobasco)
Salt and Pepper

Muddle the lime juice and cucumbers in the bottom of your shaker. Fill half way up with ice, add the tequila, and shake like hell. Pour into a tumbler with some of the ice and cucumbers. Finish with hot sauce and salt and pepper. Stir to combine and garnish with red chili pepper is you like. Enjoy!

4,000 Year Old Lentils

Seventeen lentil plants have been sprouted from 4,000-year-old lentils unearthed in a western Turkey archaeological dig. I will make a nice stew out of them...
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-207992-100-4000-year-old-lentils-ready-to-be-planted-in-kutahya.html

Mazel Tov!

Was just in L.A. for a bar mitzvah. And like a good jew, I went out for a bunch of non-kosher meat! First stop was Animal in West Hollywood. We had the sweetbreads, hamachi, pork belly sliders, chicken liver crostini, and crispy rabbit legs. Mmmmmmm-mmmmm! Highly recommended.

Breakfast on the day of departure was Pancakes with Bacon Enriched Caramel Sauce from Square One Dining. Go bacon! The iced coffee from intelligentsia Coffee was also extra delicious.

Animal Restaurant

Square One Dining

Kwanzaa Cake

Alright, this is in response to someone saying I should change the blog name to "FunnyJesusStuff". In my defense, Jesus is hilarious. But here we go...

Sandra Lee of Food Network makes a Kwanzaa cake. To quote Anthony Bourdain "the most terrifying thing I've seen is her making a Kwanzaa cake. Watch that clip and tell me your eyeballs don't burst into flames. It's a war crime on television. You'll scream."

Creepy Easter treats Part 3 - The Peeps Edition

Such an angry little peep...


Cannibalism



Just want to note that this is my SECOND post where Jesus and Marshmallows have a special relationship

Creepy Easter treats Part 2

Rabid Pimento Bunnies

Engorged Rabbit Cupcakes