Cartoon Cuisine
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A Single Plum Floating in Perfume Served in a Man’s Hat from The Simpsons
I can think of at least two things wrong with a single plum floating in perfume, served in a man’s hat. Actually, that’s not true, I can think of MANY things wrong with this cocktail / drink / whatever you want to call it. I know that Barney’s girlfriend, Kako, who is an obvious parody…
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Little Muriel’s Macaroni and Cheese from Courage the Cowardly Dog
I don’t have any kids (that I know of) and one of the reasons is because I don’t want to try and negotiate with those unreasonable creatures. And a young child of, oh, let’s say 3 1/2 years is pretty much one of the most unreasonable ages you can deal with. Little Muriel is old…
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The Grey Stuff from Beauty and the Beast
In many parts of the world (or at least in my part of the world) school is now out for summer. That means three whole months of Spaghetti-o’s and daytime TV! For a lot of families with young children it means taking the trip to a Disney related theme park. And depending on the theme…
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The Homer Simpson Donut
The “traditional” Homer Simpson Donut is a round cake donut, covered with pink frosting and topped with rainbow sprinkles. It looks something like this: And yes, I am including my successful picture right up front, especially after the abomination of a recipe I completed last time! It’s just that I wanted to prove that I’m…
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Marge’s Dessert Dogs
I want to start out by saying that I honestly did TRY to make Marge’s Dessert Dogs as close to The Simpsons as possible. And so, rather then go on a long rambling tale (we’ll get to that). I want to let the picture of this monstrosity say (almost) everything for me: I already made…
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Strawberry Shortcake from Strawberry Shortcake
Like many cartoons from the 1980’s, Strawberry Shortcake was designed to sell something first, making the cartoon tv show more of an afterthought. Other examples of this include He-Man, She-Ra, Transformers and G.I. Joe – all cartoon shows I watched when I was younger and completely loved at the time. Strawberry Shortcake is a little…
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