Archive for the 'food' Category

Comic Sans: Churros

Posted by Mike Spoodles on October 15th, 2008 filed in food

Comic Sans is the name of things I draw when I am bored. I hope you are as indifferent to reading them as I am indifferent to drawing them!

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Tuesdays With Dorie - Lenox Almond Biscotti

Posted by Mike Spoodles on October 13th, 2008 filed in food

There’s not a whole lot of story to how these things came together.  It was a fairly painless process, and the end product was just the right mix of crunchy and soft.  I’m proud of how they turned out.  This will be the first dessert that I bring in to share with my new coworkers.
Today [...]

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Tuesdays With Dorie - Caramel Peanut-Topped Brownie Cake

Posted by Mike Spoodles on October 6th, 2008 filed in food

Now this is more like it!  I’m tired of all these successful baked goods!  Give me something that I can mangle!  Give me caramel peanut-topped brownie cake!
It’s a bit strange that in all my months of baking, I’ve never actually had to make a cake.  I’ve made pies and cobblers, cookies and tortes, puddings and [...]

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Tuesdays With Dorie: Creme Brulee

Posted by Mike Spoodles on September 30th, 2008 filed in food

I promise that brevity will not be the norm.  However, I’m in the process of starting a tough new job, and over the next few months I’ll be spending a lot of off-time studying.  Look!  Here be my creme brulee!

I used the broiler method, which proved to be successful enough.  Half of my custards caramelized, [...]

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Sometimes I wish the Internet didn’t exist.

Posted by Mike Spoodles on September 25th, 2008 filed in food

Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to Internet and he’ll masturbate for a lifetime.
Information has never been more available, and it has never been more portable. We are living life On Demand right now. Socialization has given way to the Facebook, friendship to the blogroll, and appointment [...]

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Tuesdays With Dorie - Dimpled Plum Cake

Posted by Mike Spoodles on September 23rd, 2008 filed in food

I’m in a bit of a hurry this week, but I’ll show off the goods.
In-pan:  looking okay.

Out-of-pan:  flavor explosion.

I think my plums were too big, which created too many dimples.  Therefore, when the cake came out, it came apart.  Science.
Smell you later.

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Tuesdays With Dorie - Chocolate Chunkers

Posted by Mike Spoodles on September 15th, 2008 filed in food

In deference to the many honorable ladies and few honorable gentlemen of Tuesdays With Dorie, I have decided to bake all future recipes fully clothed.  It will remain this way until Ugly Food for an Ugly Dude becomes a pay site (or until I become a Handsome Dude).
I made a few changes to the recipe [...]

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Tuesdays With Dorie - Chocolate Whopper Malted Drops

Posted by Mike Spoodles on September 8th, 2008 filed in food

These cookies came out boringly well!  I guess that’s a good thing, but it’s almost embarrassing how little I have to say about the cookies.  I was happy to see that there is far less butter than the previous week’s recipe.  The batter was great, and the cookies came out nicely.  I liked the crunch [...]

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Tuesdays With Dorie: Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chipsters

Posted by Mike Spoodles on September 1st, 2008 filed in food

Yesterday did not seem like Monday, so I almost forgot to do my baking.  It just seemed like a little extra slice of Sunday.  Luckily, common sense prevailed and I put myself to work baking Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chipsters.

These cookies, they are good.
After my previous disaster run of cookies (the tremendous Granola Grabbers), I [...]

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Folklore and an artsy, fartsy, crafty ending

Posted by Mike Spoodles on August 28th, 2008 filed in food

Well, it’s Thursday, and I’m surprisingly happy to announce that it’s the end of our Thursdayly adventure, Arts and Farts and Crafts. It’s been a fun ride, and I’ve been happy with all of your contributions over the weeks, but I feel like I’ve accomplished what I’ve set out to do with this thing: [...]

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