The 2013 Wisconsin State Fair opens tomorrow and with it comes eleven days of animals, rides, carnival games and most importantly, tons and tons of amazing food.
Yesterday afternoon I had the opportunity to be one of the judges at the Sporkies — which is the Fair’s inaugural food competition — where myself and four other judges rated eight finalists — narrowed down from over 40 entries — and ultimately selected the “Most Creative,” “Best … CONTINUE READING »
It’s time for another round of Free Stuff Haiku Reviews! In case you missed the inaugural edition – which I posted last month – this is where I combine my love of Japanese poetry with some short reviews of free things that companies have sent me by writing a haiku about each product.
Really though it’s just my way of clearing my kitchen counter of all the stuff I’ve gotten in the mail while still … CONTINUE READING »
By now I’m sure you’ve all heard of the Cronut — the half croissant, half doughnut created by Chef Dominique Ansel for his bakery in New York City.
Although its creator states that the Cronut is more complex than just fried croissant dough, without knowing his proprietary recipe the easiest way to make your own seems to be to use layered crescent roll dough.
While everyone else seems to be focused on re-creating the Cronut … CONTINUE READING »
I’ve had the idea for Deep Fried Spaghetti and Meatballs ever since I made my Mozzarella Stuffed Meatball Sliders over a year ago. Meatballs stuffed with cheese are great and all, but it’s pretty hard to beat deep fried meatballs that are stuffed with cheese AND spaghetti noodles!
To create my Deep Fried Spaghetti and Meatballs I started off by cutting cubes of mozzarella cheese and then wrapping cooked spaghetti noodles around them. After that … CONTINUE READING »
Chocolate covered bacon has been done before, as have bacon weave taco shells, but until now they’ve never been combined to make a Bacon Weave Choco Taco!
A Choco Taco — for those of you who have never had the pleasure of trying one — is one of the best desserts in the entire world. It consists of a waffle cone taco shell that’s filled with vanilla ice cream and fudge and then topped … CONTINUE READING »