Chicken Fried ____!

My friend Leah told me that she once went to an enormous country buffet, and being a vegetarian, there wasn't much she could eat. But one thing she could, and did eat was Chicken Fried Corn on the Cob. I started thinking about what makes something "Chicken Fried" and decided that it had to have breading and gravy. So yesterday when I was snowed in and had to make due with what I had in the cupboards, this is what I came up with: A new twist on a cheap ass country fried meal. Fish Sticks, Gravy, n Biscuits. And some old tomatoes thrown in to pretend I'm not completely throwing caution to the wind. I didn't even eat those little tomatoes.

Baloney!

This is a food blog. I should feel I can put anything I want on here. I shouldn't HAVE to be cooking and baking all the time just so I'll have something new and exciting every week. I mean, I don't have TIME to do all of this, plus go to COLLEGE and live my illustrious life.

Okay, I'm going to admit it. I cannot stop eating the seafood sub from the delicious national sandwich franchise, Subway. It's been going on long enough that I think it warrants a feed blog entry.

This sandwich contains the bologna of fish, the imitation crab salad.

So I looked up this sandwich on the internet, and wow. There are chat rooms devoted to this sandwich. Then I came upon this rant from a fellow seafood sub follower. Just read on....

"I am expressing my extreme dissapointment and ANGER with Subway for eliminating this sandwich from their menu nation wide. I have been eating this sandwich and almost only this sandwich for 14 years, in heaven from the moment I first tasted it. I understand the need for changes, and modifications, but what they should have done is some new advertising on the sandwich, saw really none the last few years. Stop opening so many stores, for almost every one here in Vegas is near vacant most of the time through the day. Just make LESS of the product, or at least have SOME stores offer the product, or make it when it's requested, since all it is is a light mayo and the seafood and crab. etc. See, the thing that makes this really bad other than the fact that the sandwich was and is my favorite food of all time, is the fact that you simply can't find the sandwich anywear else. Most of their other sandwiches however you can find at a 100 other places, as well easily made oneself. This is absolutely unacceptable. A common person can't even find out where they bought it from so as to get it again themselves. Anyway, Subway needs to bring this product back, at least in limited release at some resturants or one minimum in an area. In fact, doing so with a new Ad campaign might stimulate interest again. So, while I found their Terriaki sub to be a nice distraction on rare occasion, until they bring back the seafood and crab, I am no longer bringing my business to them. I was looking forward to trying the seafood and crab on a Toasted Bun, but when I went to try it, my sandwich was gone. Every time I look at a subway now, I simply get angry, because I think of my sandwich, and my mouth waters for it. Shame on Subway, for unilaterally destroying 1000's of peoples enjoyment."

As for me, I WILL NOT settle for any distractions. I look forward to unilaterally enjoying my baloneyfish sandwich tomorrow.

Pad Honky

My friend Sal gave me a recipe for some Pad Thai recently. I wanted his recipe because somehow he makes it really delicious without using fish sauce. I LOVE fish sauce, and I thought pad thai couldn't really be made without it. I wanted to know and understand the magical mystical ingredient that made Sal's pad thai so convincingly authentic tasting. Here it is: ketchup. The recipe asked me to consider what kind of honky I was, and the answer I came up with was: If ketchup can taste this delicious, please consider me Queen Honky. Not that I needed any convincing...I put it on mac and cheese for chrissakes. So instead of including the recipe, I am going to further enlighten you in the ketchup realm. Put it on:

Eggs
Grilled Cheese
ANY patty shaped food (and I mean it)
anything yellow, really. think about it.
anything deep fried (hush puppies, etc.)
Dumplings
any form of potato or potato stuffed food
ALL stuffed food

So I guess this is the beginning of ketchup month.

Frenchy Cookies and Modern American Folk Music

I had a delicious Madeleine made by my sister lasterday. The only lemon flavor in it came from a little zest. Something about these little cakey cookies are magical. I like any dessert that requires a special pan. I can't think of anything else to write because I am listening to the new Andrew Bird album, and am swooning. I think I'll bake something to this later, and give it to someone who needs a lovey dovey pick me up.

New Year's Day 2009

My new KitchenAid mixer got beat in by Gingerbread Cupcakes with Lemon Frosting on Xmas Day. The recipe was from "Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World," which is a dinky little cookbook that holds the best vegan cake recipes I have ever come across. My mixer also came with a dough hook, which has been in high demand in my biscuit-obsessed life. This appliance is magical.

My sister came to stay with me on New Year's Eve and we whipped out some black bean burgers from the Veganomicon. They tasted just like White Castles, and the only thing missing was pickle. So if you have a White Castle loving vegan in your life (?) seek out this recipe.

Iggy's Canine Cakery is a hobby of mine, and I made a canine-friendly cake that is very fancy for a dog named Lucy. If you are interested, or know someone who may be, please email me! The cakes are very cute, and contain organic, local ingredients, so spoil your dog!

Today was a beautiful First Day of the Year, and I am looking forward to all the new things to bake and cook this year. My New Year's Food Resolution is to eat more raw and deep-fried foods. Happy New Year.