Category Archives: Food

Right now I’m what my friends call “off the wagon”. It’s a chocolate thing. . . Today’s awesomeness is a slice that makes even me think, “Wow, that’s a lotta lard there.” According to archaelogical digs on the subject, the Mars Bar Slice was the result of Greek philosophers asking the eternal question, “How can mankindContinue reading “#291: Mars Bar Slice”

Arguably the most peculiar challenge of a decently epic party is what on earth to do with the leftovers. This was far more random than usual after the epic international feast. I took this photo many times, as I kept finding another odd pot of something here or there. From approximately left to right youContinue reading “#284: Leftover Fu”

This all started way back here. I’ve mentioned that mashed potato inspired me as I prepared for the Epic International Feast. Here’s the result: And yep, we ate it all. At the poles there are cups of ice (which are melting in a realistic manner). The Americas (from top to bottom) are represented by maple syrupContinue reading “#283: World Map of Food”

There are about a million different yum cha dishes. The easiest to make (while still looking awesome) is dumplings. Here’s the recipe I utterly mangled: 500g minced chicken (or half chicken half pork) 6 canned water chestnuts, drained and finely chopped (get sliced ones) 1 small carrot, finely chopped 1 tsp ginger, peeled and finely choppedContinue reading “#280: Make yum cha”

Today’s awesomeness mission was to bake a cake or cookies for a bunch of friends, utilising the awesome power of sprinkles. I haz fulfilled my mission. Here’s the meringues I made (crusty on the outside, chewy on the inside, and sprinkled with leftover margarita sugar): My recipe: 4 egg whites 1.5 c. sugar healthy splash of vanilla PreheatContinue reading “S#99: Mmmm, sprinkles!”

You can tell by the (relatively) low number that this was on my list waaaaaayyyy back in March 2010 when I started my plan of a year of Daily Awesomeness. Since then I’ve been studying manners for my steampunk book, so when I couldn’t get inspired by anything awesome last Sunday and I glanced atContinue reading “#113: A Five Course Meal”

I don’t actually need to write this entry at all since I feel certain you’re all sitting at your computer/phone, nodding in agreement. I hear you. Late-night ice cream runs are, by their very nature, awesome. This one was more awesomer. First, because there was a group of us going. Second, because it was the legendary ColdContinue reading “#266: Late-night ice cream run”

Today’s mission (suggested by Ben) was: Eat something ‘gross’ that is considered a delicacy in another culture. Ever since watching “The Strange Case of Benjamin Button” (which, sidebar, I didn’t like due to the excessive sadness) I’ve wanted to combine vodka and caviar – like Tilda Swinton’s character does in the film. Since I’m buying caviarContinue reading “#264: Vodka and caviar”

This one had me stumped for a while, since I dislike collections of physical objects. I decided to collect the “Samurai Kids” series by the brilliant and compassionate Sandy Fussell (books have a clear and excellent function, so I like collecting them), but then I had another idea. As you know, I recently had aContinue reading “S#93: Collect Something Interesting”

This certainly was a long time coming. I don’t like salty food. Salt – sure, I like it. But I hate olives, anchovies, pepperoni, and all that icky stuff. I also loathe spicy food, and have never voluntarily eaten anything that was pickled (yuck!). So I had a fairly good idea of what my reactionContinue reading “S#2: Sushi”

This friend of ours (who held a party yesterday) had also prepared a Christmas Pudding. . . in July. He’s been maturing it and feeding it (yes, that’s what he called it) ever since, using his British great-grandmother’s recipe. And then he set it on fire. The truly peculiar thing is that I view ChristmasContinue reading “#245: Food on Fire”

This is it: the end of ten weeks of three-ingredient Thursdays. I hope you enjoyed looking at food you weren’t eating, and perhaps making and eating it yourselves. Today’s is a classic Australian school lunch that for some reason hasn’t crossed the Pacific. Maybe today’s the day. Yep, it’s a peanut butter and honey sandwich.Continue reading “Three-Ingredient Thursday: Lunch”

Another near-death experience this week. It’s becoming a habit. In other news, I made fish and chips. I use the word “made” in its loosest sense. I sprayed two trays with oil, and put the fish in one. I washed, peeled and cut the potatoes and put them in the other tray with more oilContinue reading “Three-Ingredient Thursday is CURSED!!!”

PS oops. I meant to post this on Saturday. You kids will just have to wait extra long for the next piece of awesome. My mum makes a dish called “coq au vin” (which is to say, “chicken in wine” – you can imagine how the French came up with THAT one). I really likeContinue reading “S#35: Recreate your food lust”

Fine! I confess. There are four ingredients. I snuck in the sesame oil on the basis that although it isn’t USED as a cooking fat (which’d make it a freebie ingredient according to the rules), it COULD be. This is why I’m not a master criminal.* The ingredients are baby roma tomatoes, baby spinach leaves**,Continue reading “Three-Ingredient Thursday: Christmas Salad”