Cartoon Cuisine
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Marge’s Pork Chops
Marge’s Pork Chops (and Homer’s love of them) has been a long standing theme on The Simpsons. The first few seasons relied heavily on Homer eating or discussing pork chops in varying situations. Please note: I KNOW I’m not going to cover every single time pork chops are mentioned. This is meant as a discussion, not a…
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Marge’s Shamrock Cupcakes
These Shamrock Cupcakes seemed pretty straightforward to me: basic vanilla cupcakes with shamrock frosting. But it’s a slippery slope, going from a wholesome amateur baker to a professional erotic baker. And so I had to be extra careful when baking and then frosting the cupcakes. At times, I was tempted to just gum on a…
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Homer’s Homemade Kahlua
Of all the alcohol to sneak into a concert venue, I’ve got to say that Homer’s Homemade Kahlua ranks pretty low on my list. The stifling heat of an outdoor concert just doesn’t really pair well with the sweet coffee flavor of Kahlua, homemade or store bought. Obviously Homer doesn’t agree since he tried to…
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Slurm Taste Test
Back in 2008, Boston America created a licensed energy drink based on Slurm, the popular (and highly addictive) soft drink from Futurama. This briefly existed alongside Simpsons energy drinks like Duff and the Flaming Moe, both also made by Boston America, but sadly, Slurm is no longer in production. I’ve had a can in…
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Mr. Burns’ Noodle Kugel
The US election is heating up and since today is “Super Tuesday” it seems only fitting to feature one of Springfield’s most prominent Republican’s: Monty Burns. For many years I had envisioned Burns saying “noodle coodle” instead of noodle kugel because I had never heard of kugel before. So what exactly is Mr. Burns’ Noodle Kugel all about?…
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Seth & Munchie’s Garden Blast
To be clear, I only made the “clean” Seth & Munchie’s Garden Blast because I don’t know where to get peyote…I mean because doing drugs is wrong and you deserve to have your life ruined if you try it even once. Um, or maybe a third alternative? But if I did decided to make it…
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