October 2013 archive

Lou Malnati’s Pizza

Lou Malnati's PizzaThere’s a custard place here in Wisconsin called Kopp’s that ships their custard nationwide for a fairly substantial fee. Since it basically has to be shipped UPS Next Day Air though it’s not their fault that it’s so expensive, but unless you’ve tried it you’d probably never consider paying $75 plus an additional $60 or so in shipping charges just to get ten pints of their custard sent to you.

If, on the other hand, … CONTINUE READING »

The Grilled Cheese Benedict

The Grilled Cheese BenedictWhat do you do when you want Eggs Benedict but you don’t have any English muffins? Use a grilled cheese sandwich instead!

I mean, I guess I could have just used a piece of toast instead of an actual sandwich, but that just seems a little boring. Plus, it also would have been way too similar to the Poor Man’s Eggs Benedict that I created a year and a half ago.

Alright, so after looking … CONTINUE READING »

Kelley Country Creamery

Kelley Country CreameryI’m a pretty big fan of custard. In fact, I always said that I’d never choose ice cream over it. That was until I visited Kelley Country Creamery.

Recently the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board invited a group of bloggers — myself included — to spend a day and a half riding around Wisconsin in a coach bus visiting creameries, restaurants and learning all about the process of how cheese and ice cream is made. … CONTINUE READING »

Chocolate Chip Pop-Tart Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Pop-Tart Stuffed Chocolate Chip CookiesA while back I made some s’mores where I used s’mores Pop-Tarts in place of graham crackers. They were pretty amazing.

Recently, I was back at the grocery store looking at Pop-Tarts and noticed that they offer a chocolate chip variety as well so I thought to myself, “Why not make some chocolate chip cookies that are stuffed with chocolate chip Pop-Tarts?”

Since the middle — and not the edges — are obviously the … CONTINUE READING »

Free Stuff Haiku Reviews: Part 4

It’s time for another round of Free Stuff Haiku Reviews! In case you missed the first, second, and third editions, 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.

Also, is it just me or are there more and more new beef jerky companies popping up every single day? Seriously, it seems like … CONTINUE READING »

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