Bad Advice Friday, 3-10-2017
Today is once more Bad-Advice Friday. I shall be dispensing bad advice to all comers. The advice will stupendously bad. MA asks: This has been bothering me…Is it true that cannibals won’t eat clowns because […]
Tag: thriller
Spicy Fried Tuna and Desperate, Addicted Ones, Too
Maldivian Entree THELULI MAS (Spicy Fried Tuna) INGREDIENTS 1 small onion 5 garlic cloves 4 curry leaves or 2 tablespoons curry powder 2½ teaspoons peppercorns 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes ½ teaspoon salt 1½ pounds […]
Texas Chili and the Universe
American Entree TEXAS CHILI INGREDIENTS 3 pounds beef chuck or sirloin 2 tablespoons lard or vegetable oil 3 garlic cloves 1 medium onion 1 jalapeno pepper 2 tomatoes 1 7-ounce can green chile peppers ½ […]
Spaghetti Omelette and the Mongol Terror
Cameroonian Breakfast SPAGHETTI OMELETTE INGREDIENTS 2 eggs ½ cup cooked spaghetti 1 stalk green onion ¼ small onion 1 small tomato ⅛ teaspoon white pepper or black pepper ⅛ teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon vegetable oil […]
Soul by Darth Vader, Armor by American Standard
Look at the photos below. The armor and the toilet are made of the same stuff. Are storm troopers really transformers that can turn themselves into toilets as the need arises? Or did American […]
Shrimp Creole and Space Travel
Cajun Entree SHRIMP CREOLE INGREDIENTS ⅔ cup rice 1½ pounds shrimp will shells on 1⅓ cups water 1 stalk celery 2 garlic cloves 1 green bell pepper 1 large onion 3 tablespoons butter ½ teaspoon […]
Tacos and How They Shaped Our World
TACOS DE RAJAS CON CREMA INGREDIENTS 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (2 tablespoons more later) 4 poblano or Anaheim chiles 1 garlic clove 1 medium onion ½ pound Oaxacan cheese or queso fresco 1½ cups crema […]
Coconut Pepper Steak and Xavier Cougat, Mathematician
Mauretanian Entree COCONUT PEPPER STEAK INGREDIENTS 2 cups rice 3 tablespoons cornstarch ¼ cup dry white wine 3 green bell peppers 3 garlic cloves 3 pounds beef tenderloin 2 cubes beef bouillon ⅓ cup peanut […]
Tomato Bread and First World Vampiric Problems
Andorran Appetizer PA AMB TOMÀQUET (Tomato Bread) INGREDIENTS 4″ baguette or crusty Italian bread 4 garlic cloves 4 big, ripe tomatoes 8 teaspoons olive oil (1 teaspoon per slice) ¼ teaspoon pepper ¼ teaspoon salt […]
Tiramisu and Russia’s Cat Tsar
Italian Dessert TIRAMISU INGREDIENTS 6 lady fingers 6 egg yolks ⅔ cup sugar ½ teaspoon rum extract or 2 tablespoons rum or Marsala wine 1 pound marscapone* ½ cup room-temperature espresso 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa […]