Category: Dinner

I am not usually one to shy away from sugar encrusted pieces of roast animal. However, the idea of butterscotch chicken seemed a little sickly sweet, if not overkill. I know there are several Asian dishes that include incredibly sweet sauces, such as sweet and sour pork and lemon chicken, but they are not generally my…

Remember those days when your family would leave you home alone, but you didn’t know how to cook much besides Cup Noodles? Ah, to be 34 again! When home alone and preparing his Grilled Twizzlers, Bart barbecues the candy until he gets some nice grill lines on them, then a single Twizzler goes into a…

I’m going to nerd out here for a bit while I deconstruct an enduring character trait of Lisa, as she has been a vegetarian for almost two decades. “Lisa the Vegetarian” (Season 7 – Episode 5) is the episode where Lisa first becomes a vegetarian…or is it? Actually no, because in the episode “Lisa’s Wedding”…

Let’s start with the obvious first, this episode is terrible but the Cheeto Root Beer Noodles recipe is hilarious and so I decided to make it. But I want to briefly discuss the episode first, because it just illustrates all that is broken with later season episodes of The Simpsons. Bart discovers he has an…

Thanksgiving is supposed to be a time for giving thanks. So for this blog post I will say thanks to El Boyfriendo, who basically made 90% of Patty’s Swedish Meatballs with me giving orders from the couch. That’s because for the last week I’ve been as sick as someone who donated too much blood plasma.…

First, a disclaimer: I am in not an expert on Indian food, cooking or culture. However, I am fairly skilled in the art of internet research and so before I even get into the Blandoori recipe I want to clarify a few things. In the episode Homer and Apu, Apu says: “Back in Rahimatpur I was…