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Archive for Desserts
Almost Thanksgiving: Get the Desserts Ready!
If you’ve been following along at home, you know by now that the recipes I’m sharing aren’t for a traditional Thanksgiving. There’s maybe 47 bajillion sites that have those ideas; even Google throws a hissie fit when you search for that.
Staying “in character,” then, here are a couple concepts for dessert:
Zesty Peach Purses
Chipotle [...] Read more »
It’s a Bacon Celebration
A recent post on another Underground (which shall remain nameless) has referred to a bacon-wrapped hotdog (in a maple bar, no less) as Yet Another Sign of the Impending Apocalypse. Which got me to thinking; if this is the end of the world (and who says it isn’t?), then maybe we should celebrate the ever-popular, [...] Read more »
Gandhi’s Birthday Feast
Today is Gandhi’s Birthday, a major holiday in India. He is revered as the father of modern India, now 60+ years ago. A man of strong will and gentle ways, he led the (mostly) nonviolent ejection of the British from their largest colony, and was featured on the cover of Time magazine three times. He [...] Read more »
Turnabout’s Fair: German Food in India?
I recently mentioned that I had eaten a nice curry dish while flying to India on Lufthansa, the German airline. Well, it seems turnabout’s fair play. Last evening I enjoyed an authentic German meal here in Hyderabad, with a hint of Oktoberfest provided, and in the company of a truly international cast of characters.
It was [...] Read more »
Nashville Paleta Queens Kick Bobby Flay in the Popsicle
As a kid growing up in Texas, we lived on home-make Popsicles. We had no air conditioning, but we did have a freezer and Kool-Aid. (Or at least some knockoff of that sweet beverage.)
Four kids and 100 degree days; we ate those frozen treats like Kirstie Allie stoking up for a stint as a one-woman [...] Read more »
Happy “Birthday” Chile Underground! A Visit to Matt’s Famous El Rancho
Everybody’s having birthdays these days. It’s so fashionable that I hear some folks celebrate one every year! Imagine that.
Matt’s Famous El Rancho just celebrated 56 years of serving great Mexican food here in Austin, for instance. I had lunch there today to help them celebrate. Well, okay; not to help them celebrate, exactly. I was [...] Read more »
More Friday Follies III: Snake-Man Eats Whopper, and More…
I didn’t find any items that are blow-hot-coffee-out-your-nose funny this week, but there’s the usual harvest of food-related whimsy, drollery and eccentricity. Start with luke-warm coffee, just in case…
The Fast Food News reports on a hilarious advert shown in Japan for Burger King’s Triple Whopper. I don’t think it will start any trends, such as [...] Read more »
A Thai Dinner Party at Home, Part V: Desserts
Dessert isn’t served every meal in Thailand, of course. Nearly every opportunity to partake is exercised, however! When a full meal with guests is served, there are often two desserts, not just one. So if you’re a dessertaholic then Thai cuisine and customs are tailor-made for you.
Here are a couple of nice selections, out of [...] Read more »
