‘Festivus, if you don’t know, is a smart-ass alternative holiday made famous by a 1997 episode of Seinfeld’
From the author of Festivus: The Holiday for the Rest of Us. Article/recipe here.
‘Bacon, egg, feta and nutty oat bread nestled with herbs in a muffin tin made a superior bread pudding, in my opinion anyway.’
Recipe here.
Found via Hey What’s For Dinner Mom?
‘Each time you send it, a donation is made to the Burberry Foundation’
Burberry’s digital holiday card features Johnny Borrell of Razorlight singing Can’t Complain About Christmas.
Click the above image to play/jump, customize with your own message and email.
Found via Refinery29
‘Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert on chains, fast food, In-N-Out, sustainable seafood, tainted food punishment and more’
Click to watch/jump. Four videos at Huffington Post.
‘Nation created Google Blacklist Christmas as an homage to the search giant’s censorship-tinged mini snafu.’
Make your own holiday card – using words that Google has blacklisted (typing them in will return zero search results). Send it to a friend. Or not a friend. Create your card here.
Found via Mashable
I remember the first time I whipped up a batch of Chex Party Mix.
It was a quiet Friday night and we were watching this Love Boat/Charlie’s Angels airline knockoff called Flying High. It was the late 1970s and at the time the only way one could get a snack mix like this was to make their own.
Well, there was Doo Dads. An exception.
Today, there’s pre-bagged stuff everywhere. Chex makes a ‘traditional’ mix, though it doesn’t taste a thing like The Real Deal.
It has to come out of an oven. And I have my own version. Of course. [Read more →]
‘Charcuterie is part of the garde manger chef’s repertoire. Originally intended as a way to preserve meats before the advent of refrigeration, they are prepared today for their flavors derived from the preservation processes.’
A charcuterie study by Nicole Sylianteng. More here.
More studies (beyond meat) here.
Found via Laura Serra
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