Kobayashi vs Giant Bear

I could beat him. And I'm not talking about Kobayashi.

Snacking Thy Name is Decadence

Original recipe from: Noshteria, haute cuisine for the masses

http://nosheteria.com/2007/02/snacking-thy-name-is-decadence.html

Admit it. As good as you might try to be, eating three square meals a day, there are times, usually around four o'clock on a lazy weekend afternoon, when your stomach starts a-churning. (At least if you're anything like me it does.) You get that hollow, hungry feeling, and you know that a bag of carrot sticks, healthy though they may be, will just not answer the rumbling. It's time for a proper snack, one that is salty, crunchy, and more than a bit decadent.

Popcorn is just the thing. And when popped in an air popper (didn't everyone have one of those in college?) it can really be almost healthy...and definitely boring. But this is Nosheteria, not some ascetic kitchen, and I've been out of college for quite some time, so leave it to me to bring popcorn from the healthy to the sublime. And what is the fastest way to do that? By adding bacon of course...everything's better with bacon.

First things's first, crisp that bacon in a large saucepan, or dutch oven. When the bacon is sizzling hot, and crisp to your heart's content, remove the bacon from the pan, and add popcorn kernels to the grease. Cover the pot, you wouldn't want your popcorn to bounce everywhere. Appalling though it might seem, this is really no different than adding oil to pan of popcorn kernels. It's just in this case the oil tastes like bacon! Then listen for the pop. There has always been something so exciting, so transformative, about a kettle of kernels turning into a pot of fresh-from-the-stove popcorn.

When the corn is finished popping, season with pepper and a bit of salt, and the crumbled pieces of bacon. Then the only thing left to do, is snack away. The flavor of the corn with the bacon is salty and splendid, the texture is light and crunchy. I definitely had trouble keeping the snacking to a minimum this weekend. But then, who really cares, a little snacking, with a whole lotta bacon, can't be all bad?

Hey there my fellow eaters. I was scouring the internet today and I came upon a great discovery.

For the love of bacon, here it is:

http://bacontarian.com

A whole website/blog devoted to the people who "supplement an otherwise normal diet with large amounts of pork!"

The world makes so much more sense now.

~Clubber.

Weight For It

It's not like it is mandatory for a person to gain weight over the holiday season. In fact, with my family's health history, excessive pounds and sugary foods are probably not the safest thing. I exercise on a regular basis and try to eat healthyish. In fact, as I write this I am eating a very large fuji apple. Of course, I did just finish some bacon and biscuits and gravy but I added the apple because I wanted this to be a healthy meal. Take note.

However, although weight gain is not mandatory, it does say a few things about your EAT CLUB status. This is the holidays after all, each week we are sitting down to a buffet and gorging ourselves. On one hand you have the need to be healthy. On the other you are a person of fantastic and dynamic eating skill. Although it is not mandatory to gain three pounds a week during the holiday season, come on. Don't you think it would be a little suspicious to your fellow eat clubbers if there was not at least a little bit of increase on that belly line? This is why there are more than one hole in your belt. Don't be shy, loosen it up.

Be healthy for sure. But a plethora of tasty treats, sugary morsels and extra large plates of food should not be intimidating but an adventure to test your ability in eating. So, with one day left in the holiday season, to keep true to what we believe just double up on the green beans and call it good.

Merry Christmas, please pass the stuffing.

Clubber 1

Special Edition Fantastic-ness

Special edition Pumpkin flavored ice cream.

Expensive at Coldstone.
Less expensive at the grocery store.

1 scoop ice cream
+
1 crumbled graham cracker
=
heaven (for a limited time only)

Frozen Waffles

Who ever knew that such a simple idea could be so great. I love them. I have been eating them every morning for the past few months.

Put a little bit of peanut butter on them and dump syrup all over. Add a side of bacon and eggs and buscuit and gravy and some cereal after and you have such a fantastic meal. All thanks to the frozen waffle.

~Clubber.



Before frozen waffle After frozen waffle

One word: SPUD'S

Spud's at 72nd and Pacific is a magnificent place filled with magic and pizza and stuffed cougars and fried chicken wings and...and...magic.

Today I ate: Fried Spicy "Spudder Wings"
and 4 pieces of Spud's mushroom, pepperoni and sausage pizza.

Also, Eat Clubber 1? Your belated birthday Chipotle Chicken Bake is in the oven right now. EAT CLUB HO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!