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This reminded me of these awesome pretzel-like things Stacy made the other day. I love when she send me pictures of the stuff she makes (despite taking care of two kids!) while I’m at work!
Here’s the recipe she used. (You can change the language in the left sidebar.) She made some with ham and cheese and some with cinnamon and raisins.
I’ve always liked pie over cake for my birthday. Good to know I’m not alone. (Meant to post this last week, been saving it for a while.)
This whole series has been great but this most recent entry is a particularly good one.
Is Bologna the New Bacon? - Slashfood
Fried Bologna Biscuit? Yes please!
This is so wrong and also so right. Zucchini Weenie: Intriguing Fair Fusion or Just Odd?, via Al Dente
I can’t find anything wrong with any of these. Except maybe #2. Would you add anything?
Bacon-wrapped hot dogs. My mom used to make exactly this. via NYTimes.com - United Tastes - Mexican vs. American Hot Dogs
It would take many meals to convince me that the best barbecue and way to eat it is not pulled pork over rice with some butter and extra Lexington-style sauce.
Whoa, did you know you could buy those grills they have in parks and picnic areas? Yeah, neither did I (although I’m sure I would have figured it out if I thought about it).
My wife and I were just discussing this this morning and I remembered seeing this recently and looked it up. This doesn’t really tell the whole story because the real question is, how much sugar is too much?
Various googling reveals that the USDA recommends no more than 8% of the daily caloric intake should come from “refined” or “added” sugar. So how much is that?
According to the Sugar Stacks site (linked above), one of those sugar cubes is about 4 grams which equals 16 calories. For a child with, say, a 1500 calorie daily diet that would be 7 or 8 cubes. However, calorie needs for children can fluctuate wildly.
Also, check out the How Much Sugar in Snack Foods page. Those yogurt-covered raisins have less sugar than the same serving of real raisins!
Via @Atlantic_Food, a useful, non-gimicky list of fruits and vegetables. Buy organic for the items on the “Dirty Dozen” list. Selected quotes:
[P]eople can lower their pesticide exposure by almost 80 percent by avoiding the top twelve most contaminated fruits and vegetables and eating the least contaminated instead. Eating the 12 most contaminated fruits and vegetables will expose a person to about 10 pesticides per day, on average. Eating the 15 least contaminated will expose a person to less than 2 pesticides per day.
Nearly all the studies used to create the list test produce after it has been rinsed or peeled.
Bacon, Eggs and Toast In A Cup via confusinglysimple and baconbaconbacon.
I’ve made these. They are yummy. There are no directions with this picture so I’ll do the world a favor.
Butter the holes in a muffin pan for as many as you’re going to make.
Jam a slice of bread into each hole.
Drop an egg into each.
Salt. Pepper.
Bacon.
Bake at, oh, 350 til the egg is cooked the way you like it, maybe 25 min.
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