Deep-fried everything!

Check out this insane blog post about foods at state fairs. I think most of them must be in Texas, though only a couple say they are. The featured treats include:

1. Krispy Kreme Burger
2. Kool-Aid Dill Pickles (Koolickle)
3. Deep-Fried Drinks
4. Donkey Tails
5. Fried Cookie Dough
6. Cool Dog

Oh, the hankering.

Raiding Mom's recipe closet

The pictures should speak for themselves. Click for larger images.

Here's the thing.

Es que I don't make any food that isn't vegetarian. So every recipe I care about flaunts its meatlessness by substituting things like spinach and black beans and sweet potatoes. Hence, not fit for this blog. So instead of posting an actual recipe, I have decided to post pictures of scary children eating unappetizing things.





Enjoy!

orange jello with carrots

now i realize that my credibility on this blog might have been jeopardized by a certain really real post involving pears and mayonnaise, but i can assure you that however unorthodox the inclusion of vegetables in a jello salad may seem to readers of this blog, if you just give it a chance this really will be one of the most classically delicious jellos you ever eat and a perfect side for your next roast beef dinner.


1 3-oz package orange jello, made as per instructions
1 1/3 c. grated carrot
1/2 can pineapple tidbits, drained

mix together and refrigerate. yum!

i have also heard of, although never actually experienced, this recipe without the pineapple tidbits, and topped with a layer of mayonnaise, but that seems to be taking it a little too far.

Call for Independence Day posts!

If that stint about poke-cake was any indication, this should be our most culinarily active holiday. Here's one family fave I'll be "making".

Creamy Beef Rollups!


1 package cream cheese
the kind of lunchmeat beef that comes pre-packaged and costs $.30 at Meijer. deli beef doesn't taste as real as the pre-packaged store brand kind, in this recipe.
1/8 tsp or less garlic powder (to taste)
dill pickle spears (optional)

Mix garlic powder into the cream cheese (yes all of it) in a bowl. Take two slices of beef (stacked atop one another), spread some garlic cream cheese down the middle, and add a pickle (if using). Roll up the slices and you have a simple delicious creamy beef rollup!

This is actually really good and I've eaten it with my family at fireworks for as long as I can remember, usually without the pickles. though i think they add a delicious crunch. I wish someone would try this simple and cheap recipe and tell me if they agree that it's really real and really good.

this dessert is realer than ypsi

two pear halves served on a lettuce leaf with a dollop of miracle whip and a sprinkling of grated cheese


i cannot personally vouch for this recipe (given to me by one of my aunts during a discussion of the food blog with various extended family members), as i have never actually tried it, and probably never will. my love of mayonnaise runs pretty deep, but i think i'd eat a tuna fish/olives and lime jello salad before i'd make this dessert