More Fatty Fantasticness

Here are some more of my entries on This is Why You're Fat:

• The Cookie Cake Pie - My friend Kim and I actually came across this recipe a while ago. Since I am not much of a cake person, I think my interpretation will be cookie brownie pie.
  
• The Cheesy Mac n Rib Melt
  
• Hamburger Pie - This isn't so bad. It reminds me of my mom's cheeseburger casserole. Or a Jamaican beef patty.
  
• Adjaruli Khachapuri - This just looks delicious.

Cinnamon Rolls

I attempted this cinnamon roll recipe tonight with the follow adjustments:

• I halved the recipe because one of the reviewers said it could be easily done
  
• I used one part condensed milk and one part soy milk because one reviewer used all soy milk with no problem
  
• I used whole wheat flour
  
• I used only margarine-like spread

The results were pretty disastrous. The dough ended up being too sticky, a problem others had. I tried to add more flour during the kneading process. Sometimes it seemed I added too much flour but then I would keep kneading and it would get sticky again. This made it impossible to roll the dough out the way it needed to be rolled. And then the measurements for butter and cinnamon and brown sugar just didn't seem right. There was too much of everything but this may have had to do with my inability to roll the dough out all of the way.

I had a feeling I hadn't given the dough enough time to rise but I went ahead and put it in the oven. When they were finished, they were not chewy and nor did they look anything like that photo. They were still good, except for the brown sugar/cinnamon filling, most of which came out onto the pan b\c they were so misshapen and which was too sweet and buttery, as I predicted. And I didn't even use all of it!

Next time I won't half the recipe...and will use more flour. Maybe open a fresh packet of yeast. And actually include frosting. I don't like cream cheese frosting...and I wanted to show some restraint.

EDIT: I thought it was worth noting that these became much more delicious when reheated in the microwave. They were still not quite what I was looking for, but I have half of the batch in the freezer and I look forward to eating them soon.

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Inspirations

I am in the middle of trying to adjust my current eating habits to return to a healthier state of being, but I still find myself drooling over food porn. These are some of the items on This is Why You're Fat that will be inspiring future meals:

• Chili Cheese Corn Dog Fries
• Poutine Rolls
• Corn Cheddar Bacon Pancakes
• Breakfast Pizza
• Dessert Lasagna

Blue Cheese

Me: [extensionofbob] wonders how one knows when bleu cheese has gone bad.
Jay: @extensionofbob is it nasty and crumbly and smell really bad? cuz then it should be okay.

Homemade Pizza

I've taken to making pizzas, as a quick, cheap and delicious meals. I am not quite at the point where I can make the dough from scratch but a pack of Kroger pizza dough mix costs a whopping 85¢. I tend to make my pizza sauce using tomato paste, water, and tomato soup. A good recipe can (as usual) be found on All Recipe. (FYI: a can of tomato paste cost me only 44¢.) Here are some other ingredients I generally use:

• Shredded Cheddar - I usually always keep shredded cheddar, which I can get for under $2.
• Jalapeños - I also usually keep these on hand, as I love spicy foods. I buy them jarred in nacho slices, as they keep longer than fresh ones and cost under $2.
• Curry - One day it came into my mind that a curry pizza would be a good idea, so I added some curry and cinnamon to my pizza sauce, with very good results.
• Oysters - A can of boiled oysters can be very cheap and make for a delicious topping.
• Onions and Peppers - The two fresh veggies I try to always have on hand appear on pretty much every pizza I make.
• Spices, spices, spices

Food Week

This past week was Food Week over on Lifehacker. I recommend checking out almost all of Lifehacker's food related articles, but these are my favorite from this week. (I avoided the ones about fast food because I pretty much love anything about fast food.):

• Eating Ethically on a Food Stamp Budget
  
• Store Brand vs. Name Brand—When to Go Cheap
  
• Top 10 How-to Cooking Videos