So, do you have any favorite things to satisfy your sweet tooth (or fat tooth or salt tooth or what have you) that's a bit unusual?
Personally I'm obsessed with a swedish pastry known as punch rolls. Here in Sweden they're very common, but supposedly outside of my country basically no-one knows about them. In any case, they're fantastically chocolaty-marzipany-arraky, and if you haven't eaten them and get a chance to, DO NOT HESITATE (unless you're allergic to nuts that is...).
So what's your favorite unhealthy stuff that you want to tip us about?
Chip & cheese sandwich.
Works with any flavour of chip but Salt & Vinegar has a nice kick to it.
Microwave till the cheese melts and enjoy it while it's still hot
Mayonnaise and cheese sandwich.
Tuna fish with potato chips in it.
Coco Pebbles cereal with chocolate milk in it.
Chip & cheese sandwich.
Works with any flavour of chip but Salt & Vinegar has a nice kick to it.
Microwave till the cheese melts and enjoy it while it's still hot
I like this better with a slice of meat (ham or bacon if available, but lunchmeats will suffice if not) and an egg in it myself =)
oooh lots of goodies here, I'll have to try a few of these :O
Oh, that cheese & mayonaise sandwhich reminded me of another favorite of mine: Hard bread with cheese and smoked roe. Such saltiness, lovely!
Truffles. No, not the fungus-type, but a Danish pastry consisting of balls covered in chocolate, shredded coconut or sprinkles, in the vein of the filling of Gaberlunzie's punch rolls (which are called wooden logs in Danish) above and rum balls.
In the same category, we have pyramids and snuffles!
Although they're not snacks as such, there are two other dishes I enjoy, depending on the weather.
In the summer we have buttermilk koldskål (lit. cold dish), which can be poured and drunk like a beverage too.
In the winter it's øllebrød (beer-bread or bread porridge).
Last, but not least, one of my favourite cakes (not only in taste, but because it's so damn easy to make): beer cake.
If one has access to the particular spice mix that is normally used the cake actually only has four ingredients that need to be mixed together, poured in a loaf pan and slapped in the oven at 180/356 degrees for a little over an hour (500g brown sugar, 500g flour, 1 beer (preferably dark) and a bag of spice mix (1 tsp each of baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and cardamom)).
2 cups of ice cream
1 1/2 cups S.R. Flour
Bake @150°C for 45min or until toothpick comes out clean
I drove 100 miles out of my way the other day to get a few pounds of smoked salmon from a dynamite smokehouse I know.
That's probably not terribly unhealthy, compared to what I could be eating, but egads is it DELICIOUS!
Poutine!
Fries, with cheese curds and gravy.
Beef gravy with plenty of pepper works best, in my experience. I usually end up substituting crumbled cheese for curds because there's not a cheesemaking dairy nearby, but it's still excellent. Put the fresh cooked fries in a dish, add in the cheese, and pour hot gravy over the whole thing. You can eat it like that, or do like I do and stir it into a gooey flavour bonanza.
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Whipped cream straight out of the can....don't judge me. :p
crutons.
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Reese's Oreos are my jam.
Also, Juanita's tortilla chips with onion dip.
Also, also, this thing called Hog Kong Hot Wings at Lunchbox Laboratory where they take the bits of a hot wing, mix it with cream cheese, put it in a wonton wrapper, fry it, and serve it with jalapeno ranch.
Also, also, this thing called Hog Kong Hot Wings at Lunchbox Laboratory where they take the bits of a hot wing, mix it with cream cheese, put it in a wonton wrapper, fry it, and serve it with jalapeno ranch.
...that sounds amazing. Tell this Lunchbox Laboratory they must expand to South Dakota! :D
A small mountain of fried rice, preferably with chopped crispy bacon in it.
A vine-ripened homegrown tomato—not those tasteless things sold in a supermarket—cut into slices or wedges, sprinkled with a pinch of salt and fresh-chopped basil, and drizzled with a little olive oil. Serve with a nice sharp cheddar, aged manchego, or something with a bit of a kick. Extra extra delicious if it is an heirloom variety.
Growing up, my mom introduced us kids to something her mom used to enjoy as a child... mayonnaise on an iceberg lettuce leaf. There's something about that eggy tang of mayo on cool slightly-sweet lettuce that I still crave, even if I haven't had it in years. My sister got her kids to try it, and they like it too.
Radishes with salt
Oven bottom cakes with plenty of marge, filled with hula hoops (cheap crisps/chips), pref. barbecue beef flavour, and pickled onions.
Just pickled onions
Steak and kidney pie in teacake
Chips (i.e. chipped potatoes - not fries, though, as the texture's all wrong) in teacake
Cheese sandwich, i.e. two pieces of cheese with peanut butter & some sort of sauce in between.
Cold sausages.
Brown sauce will go excellently with any of these except the radishes.
Blast. Now I'm hungry :(
...Just pickled onions
I forgot about that one. In addition to mayo+lettuce, grandma also introduced us to homemade chow-chow, only she called it "piccalilli" (which is something similar but different), as a side to a wedge-slice of fresh-from-the-oven cornbread (with a fat pat or two of real butter). I haven't had decent cornbread or "piccalilli" since.
My favorite fast food snack is Popeye's spicy chicken and their red beans & rice. I love their chicken, but I'll fill up on red beans & rice until I'm past uncomfortably-full. My favorite used to be Shell's blackened crayfish with blackened-seasoning garlic-y cream sauce over pasta, but they went of business a few years back. :(
All yall have weird food choices. WEIRD!
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bourbon
Bourbon Chicken with Soy Sauce and Ginger is pretty awesome.
Blast. Now I'm hungry :(
Me too.
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and the best part is that not everyone knows about the bourbon because it is already in me
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Peanut butter on pancakes. Still do the syrup however it floats your boat, but also with peanut butter. Chunky or smooth as you prefer.
Small bits of sharp cheddar with popcorn.
Blueberry or apricot Wensleydale on an unsalted cracker or bagel chip.
A grilled cheese and bacon, extra thick bacon, except on a sourdough english muffin. Delicious alone for breakfast or lunch, but also goes great with tomato soup.
Baked Cheese Grits at 4Rivers Smokehouse in Orlando.
Cupcake balls on a stick. Mmmhmm
Sometimes at the house in a pinch I go with Peanut Butter and Honey sandwiches. (Yeah, that was plural) Make sure you have milk to go with that though!
Also, also, this thing called Hog Kong Hot Wings at Lunchbox Laboratory where they take the bits of a hot wing, mix it with cream cheese, put it in a wonton wrapper, fry it, and serve it with jalapeno ranch.
Great googly moogly!
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Cupcake balls on a stick. Mmmhmm
I've had those and a couple other things like them. They're awesome.
Sometimes at the house in a pinch I go with Peanut Butter and Honey sandwiches. (Yeah, that was plural) Make sure you have milk to go with that though!
And now I'm thinking of this commercial.
Time for a tomato and mayo sandwich with cheese and garlic salt!
and the best part is that not everyone knows about the bourbon because it is already in me
Trust me. We can all tell when the bourbon is in you...
All-natural chunky peanut butter (Laura Scudders or Trader Joe's works best for me) over vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate sauce...
and the best part is that not everyone knows about the bourbon because it is already in meTrust me. We can all tell when the bourbon is in you...
:D
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{imagines Lamontius in a "You're not you when you're hungry thirsty" bourbon commercial}
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All-natural chunky peanut butter (Laura Scudders or Trader Joe's works best for me) over vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate sauce...
Yes sir, done that one too. If those ingredients happen to be in the house, it's all over.
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Fair food, especially corn dogs and funnel cakes...which I am going to spend way too much money on and eat far too much of at the state fair in 3 weeks.
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5. Brownie bars (old product from Hood Dairy in New England, sadly not produced since the early 1970s. Chocolate-covered ice cream bar, but with orange sherbet instead of vanilla ice cream.)
4. Cuttlefish peanuts.
3. Maple-frosted doughnuts.
2. Biscoff spread.
1. Moxie.
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When we were dating my wife did not have much of a sweet tooth, and had no idea how to cook. Once I taught her to cook though she wanted to get creative. One of her first desserts for me was a coffee cup with a brownie in the bottom, a layer of vanilla pudding, a scoop of ice cream, topped with whipped cream. Doesn't sound outlandish or crazy inventive, but it was awesome. And it did not hurt that she had done it just for me.
Oh and one other that I do love, pumpkin spice cake donuts from Buskin bakery, available only in the fall.
A good quality chilled chocolate like Toblerone and an ice cold glass of milk.
Tortilla chips with melted cheese and a spicy salsa
Orange floats.
And last but certainly not least is Breyers all natural mint chocolate ice cream.
bourbon
Uhm, you did see the "(unhealthy)" qualifier in the title, right?
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Midnight waffles.
It's regular waffles, but eaten aroun, well, you figure it out.
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Peanut Butter Balls
1 cup (235 ml) peanut butter
1 cup (235 ml) light corn syrup
1.25 cup (295 ml) powdered milk
1.25 cup (295 ml) powdered sugar
Mix by hand until smooth. Form into balls and chill, or just pull chunks out of the bowl.
Use creamy or chunky peanut butter, as desired. Be aware, however, that some of the peanut bits in chunky peanut butter will fall out during mixing.
Honey can be substituted for some or all of the corn syrup, if you like.
If you use cheap powdered milk, grinding it to a fine powder before mixing will help to avoid a grainy mouthfeel in the finished product.
My mother used to prepare this for her class when she taught pre-school in the early 1980s. They would sculpt it like Play-Doh or modeling clay, then eat their creations. Just the thing to give small children right before their parents come to pick them up.
Back in the 80s, a friend and I tried many optional mix-ins, from chocolate chips to sugary breakfast cereals (sometimes all at once).
For a smaller batch, I find that 1/4 cup of each wet ingredient and 1/3 cup of each dry ingredient works pretty well.
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Package of cream cheese spread on the bottle of an 8x8 or so baking dish.
Can of your favorite chili.
Covered with shredded cheddar cheese.
Bake covered with foil at about 375° for about 20 minutes then take foil off and bake another 5 minutes or so.
Enjoy as dip for tortilla chips.
Package of cream cheese spread on the bottle of an 8x8 or so baking dish.
Can of your favorite chili.
Covered with shredded cheddar cheese.
Bake covered with foil at about 375° for about 20 minutes then take foil off and bake another 5 minutes or so.Enjoy as dip for tortilla chips.
That looks suspiciously like cooking. :)
I just microwave roughly 1/3 cup of Rotel (canned diced tomatoes & chiles) or jarred pico de gallo/chunky salsa with 1/2 cup of Velveeta. Heat until melted, pausing a couple times to stir thoroughly. Then shovel it up with tortilla chips until beyond full.
The bar I used to go to down in Texas had these things they called Foul Balls for a while that I loved. They were balls of shredded chicken, cream cheese, and diced jalapeño rolled in bread crumbs then deep fried. Been meaning to try my hand at making them myself, but always forget to pick up the stuff for it.
That looks suspiciously like cooking. :)
I just microwave roughly 1/3 cup of Rotel (canned diced tomatoes & chiles) or jarred pico de gallo/chunky salsa with 1/2 cup of Velveeta. Heat until melted, pausing a couple times to stir thoroughly. Then shovel it up with tortilla chips until beyond full.
For extra goodness, add some browned sausage crumbles to the mix.
Souls... what? Don't judge me.
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When i get near the end of a jar of peanut butter (you know, the point where it might or might not be enough for one more sandwich) I put a couple of scoops of vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup, and sliced banana in there and eat it all.
I forgot one on my list...
maple bacon ice cream.