Dairy Queen has just introduced a new Blizzard. They call it the “Girl Scouts Thin Mint Cookie Blizzard Treat” (I left out all the trademark and registered symbols in the name - it was already too much to type). I saw a commercial for it last night on TV (even though there isn’t a Dairy […]
We all have our own guilty pleasures in life. Some people have chocolate; others watch bad movies; I have marshmallows (and yes I love bad movies - but who said I couldn’t have more than one guilty pleasure?)! My love affair with the sugary fluff is long-standing and even more intense when that fluff is […]
Since I mentioned the contests on a previous post, it would be completely remiss of me to not mention the winners. So here they are:
Pioneer Press: 1st Place - Honoring the Peep in All Things, Namaste. By Joel Homme, age 47, Saint Paul. See all entries here.
Washington Post: 1st Place - The Tomb […]
Now this is a CAKE! I have seen all sorts of cakes before, but this one takes the uhhhh cake (sorry about that - couldn’t think of anything else to say about it). This is definitely the best groom’s cake I have seen to date (not that I see a lot of groom’s cakes […]
Okay - maybe it’s too late at night for me to be blogging, but I was laughing so hard at this that I was crying (and partly because she mentioned that she needed a wire rack for this experiment). Some very enterprising food connoisseurs (and yes, I had to look up how to spell that […]
Yes, it is a little early in the year for me to start talking about my very favorite sugary snack. But I had to make an exception since there is an unheard of number of Peep diorama contests going on this year.
Pioneer Press - Photo submissions are due via web or snail mail and […]
If the eating of a replica of an almost two foot long digestive system parasite that just happens to be green apple flavored sounds good to you, then I have found just what you need.
“Gummy Tapeworm. Treat your tummy to a tapeworm! Each 19″ (48.3 cm) long, 65 gram gummy parasite has a crisp […]
What do you need to look for in a refrigerator? First you think all the immediate fridge related thoughts: keep things cold, hold items requiring a coolness factor of x, storage of dairy products to prevent the nastiness that they can produce if left at room temperature, hideaway location for unmentionables used in those special […]
The creation of edible and yet still googly eyes, is a pure act of genius. Why was this never discovered before? I think it shows just how screwed up all our priorities are when no one else has ever discovered such an incredible, edible creation. The pure mastery of food grade items is unbelievable […]
Ingredients:
3 extra large eggs
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup salted butter, softened
1 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup Jack Daniels whiskey*
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup pecan halves
1 9-inch deep dish pie crust, unbaked
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F).
Cream the sugar, butter and vanilla well in a medium sized mixing bowl.
Add whiskey and […]
