Cartoon Cuisine
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“Breaking Bad” Blue Cupcakes
This is the first time I’ve done a recipe that comes from a Simpsons couch gag. I realize the “Breaking Bad” Blue Cupcakes actually play a part in the episode (What Animated Women Want) as well. Still, I’m going to consider this my first “couch gag related recipe post”. However, I didn’t follow this recipe exactly…
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Mashed Potato Homer
Making the Mashed Potato Homer is probably one of the most fun experiences I’ve had creating food for this blog. It’s basically the complete opposite of Bubble Crum in every way, because that was a giant pain to make AND it tasted disgusting. This was somewhat a pain to make, but was enjoyable, and it…
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Texas Style Chili and Ginger Ale
It’s very hot where I live right now and I really want some ice cream, or at least enjoy sitting in a nice pool-mobile filled with Epson salts. I guess I will have to settle for some Texas Style Chili and Ginger Ale for reasons I’m not entirely clear on. Apparently, locals in Texas call…
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Shut Up Becky!
Marge: Now, Lisa’s going through this phase where she doesn’t eat any meat. So, I usually sneak a little meat juice into her vegetables. Becky: Wow, you’re a real live Martha Stewart, I mean, without the evil. May I? Mmm…yummers. Marge: Nobody’s ever called my gravy yummers before! Becky: You know what would be really…
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Leela’s Bean Pizza from Futurama
“A Leela of Her Own” is a very uneven episode of Futurama, which starts and ends on some solid notes but is mostly under-cooked in the middle. It’s kind of like a pizza that doesn’t bake long enough, and then you put beans on it. This blernsball-themed episode riffs on a number of baseball tropes…
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Lemonade
I think The Simpsons writers are real Lemonade enthusiasts, because this beverage comes up as a plot point more often than you might realize. Of course, the most obvious example is from the classic episode Lemon of Troy, which includes one of my all time favorite jokes: “Wait a minute, there’s a lemon behind that…
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