Bacon For Dessert

Maple Cupcakes with Maker's Mark© Bourbon Buttercream Frosting topped with Niman Ranch© Dry-Cured Applewood Smoked Bacon

Homemade Junk Food Volume 2: Doritos

Keeping in line with the trend of making everyone's favorite junk food out of real food, I decided to make...



Homemade Cool Ranch Doritos©






























































...and I gotta say. They're waaaaay better than the real thing.

Cinnamony Sugary Goodness

Grab her a stick of butter. This is going to be a long night.

Amish Friendship Bread











































Oh yeah, Happy Mother's Day.

Saag

My housemate, Lindsey just ran the Big Sur Marathon. To celebrate I made one of her favorite meals. It was my first time cooking Indian food. I ruled it.

Lamb Saag
Braised Atkins Ranch© Boneless Leg of Lamb in a Spinach Curry Sauce
served over White Basmati Rice

Tempura

Oh man! Who's in the mood for a nutritious dinner? Not me...


Deep Fried Tempura Vegetables
Portobello Mushroom, Yellow Onion, & Japanese Sweet Potato
with a Homemade Sweet & Sour Dipping Sauce

New Belgium Mighty Arrow Pale Ale

Oreos pt. II

I had some leftover Chocolate Wafers from when I made Oreos. Hmmm, what to do. How about...




































Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches



They were really good. Especially after sitting in the freezer for a couple days. The wafers softened to a texture that was very reminiscent of classic ice cream sandwich wafers. Yum.

Homemade Junk Food Volume 1: Oreos

Lately I've been really into the idea of using real food to try and make some of the junk foods I loved as a child. First up...

Homemade Oreos©
Chocolate Wafer cookies with a Peppermint Creme Filling









































They were really really good. Just as good if not better than the real thing.

Coming soon... Doritos, Snickers, and more.