The arc of the universe bends slowly, but, thank FSM, it bends away from stuff like this: This comes via Vintage Bug and was, it seems, something of a Twitter sensation about a year ago. I missed it then, but am delighted to discover this glorious anti-personnel dish now. It comes, as explained at the link, …
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If You’ve Got ‘Em, Smoke ‘Em (The Chicken Chronicles, Chapter [N])
Some of you may recall I have a roast chicken obsession. Been a while since we’ve talked about my problem here, but now’s the time. Yesterday I mashed together a couple of recipes to come up with this: That would be Peruvian/beer can chicken, smoked on Weber grill. The Peruvian stuff is here. Doubled the …
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I’d Like Two Supreme Leader Combos, A Glorious Leader With Cheese And A Side Of Kimche, And Supersize the Soju!
The intelligence estimate of what Kim Jong Un is and is not willing to negotiate has leaked! NBC has the details: A new U.S. intelligence assessment has concluded that North Korea does not intend to give up its nuclear weapons any time soon, three U.S. officials told NBC News — a finding that conflicts with …
A Late Snack: Caramel Swirl Cake
I made a caramel swirl layer cake with salted caramel ganache for Mother’s Day brunch last week. I adapted the white layer cake recipe from Epicurious, which you can find at this link. Or use your own preferred white cake recipe. The adaptation was swirling salted caramel ganache into the cake batter before putting it …
Nailed It (Open Thread)
Tada! It’s not perfect. I think I over-whipped the mascarpone cream frosting a teeny bit — it’s on the verge of grainy, to be honest. But it tastes good, and so far, it appears to be holding up in the fridge rather than collapsing into a puddle. It’s not at all runny. I really wish …
Tuesday Morning Open Thread: Culinary Ed for Jingoists
Just in: Dinner for tomorrow's state dinner with the Macrons pic.twitter.com/UOaOoezCIL — Kevin Liptak (@Kevinliptakcnn) April 23, 2018 Tonight is the Trump Occupancy’s first official state dinner, and somebody managed to persuade Lord Smallgloves that if he wanted a well-done steak with ketchup, he could eat his own meal early. (And you thought you hated …
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Baa-Baa, Mofos!
Butter lamb! Here’s the finished product: Here’s the shorn beast, before I used the garlic press to make the curlicues: And here are the tools of the trade: I think 2016 butter lamb was better. But it was a more innocent time. Anyhoo, open thread!