Category: The Simpsons
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Mr. Burns Lime Rickey
According to my extensive Lime Rickey research (ahem searching Wikipedia): most rickeys are made with gin…[while the drink] also known as a lime rickey, particularly in its virgin cocktail variant [is] served at soda fountains on the U.S. east coast. Since we know Mr. Burns went to Yale, which will always be first in gentlemanly…
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Marge Simpson’s Wasabi Buffalo Wings
Chicken wings are one of the greatest pot luck foods, dare I say even better than loaferole? When trying to recreate Marge’s Wasabi Buffalo Wings I wanted them to taste “Eastern” (whatever that means) while also being as bright green as possible to match the foods appearance in the episode. Fortunately, wasabi paste is already…
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Creamery Butter Candy Bar
This is the second and final entry in the rich, creamery butter series of jokes from the B-plot of Bart’s Friend Falls in Love. The Creamery Butter Candy Bar is much less well known that the more famous Good Morning Burger, I think both because it’s not as “outlandish” as the burger, especially since dessert…
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No Fuss, No Muss: Apple Cider and Apple Juice
Of course in Canada the whole thing is flip-flopped, damn Canadians! And yet, at the same time knowing the difference between Apple Cider and Apple Juice is something that has never once occurred to me. If you’re paying attention, oh reasonable reader, you might notice that I am using sparkling apple wine for this product comparison.…
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Bubble Crum
According to the packaging Bubble Crum is “Crun-Chewy”, which sounds just awful. So when making this recipe, I made sure to include a cracker that was crunchy. I went with Ryvita crackers, although I doubt Homer would seek out something so healthy. Still, his interest in combining gum with other foods is well documented, so…
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Bart’s Manhattan
I wanted this Manhattan recipe to be as authentic as possible to the one on the show. But even with all my freeze frame powers, I wasn’t able to get a screenshot of the Manhattan recipe that was totally clear. This was the best I could do: Now, the whole point of Bart’s Manhattan is…