Dinner Or Disaster

So, I'm not one to make new year's resolutions. Not just because I'm a notorious procrastinator, though that certainly plays a part. Also, I gave up dieting a long time ago. I believe in "everything in moderation, including moderation." When it comes to eating, my various intolerance and allergies limit my choices enough.

However, I recently began trying on outfits for my upcoming wedding. My chest size is 46". My gut size is 50". I somehow crept up to about 225 lbs. So I have decided that, if for nothing else, I don't want to have to shop at a Big & Tall store for my groom's outfit.

This is where tweaking recipes can be fun. I've become a huge fan of dump cake and I enjoy changing ingredients to see what else I can make. This latest version was worthy of adding here.

My fiancée recently told me about some lemon-blueberry bars she had for breakfast from a nearby eatery, and I thought it might make an intriguing variant for dump cake. It turned out quite tasty I thought.

I don't know about you, but Halloween is probably my favorite holiday. Sure, the meals for Christmas, Thanksgiving, and even Easter tend to be full-on meals, but Halloween grub is just so much fun to make and eat.

Take this year. I am attending a party and I'm planning to take Blood Orange Sangria and some Vampire Cupcakes. I cannot wait
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for that matter, the grosser the better.

What are you planning to do for Halloween?

Dan

Notes from Amy: "I got this recipe from my mom, who got it from Jeanne Munz, her colleague on the faculty of Etiwanda High School. The name I gave them is what somebody said about them when I brought them to Farpoint Fest in December 2007."

I had some (OK, a LOT) of these when Amy brought them to the Deadpan Mmmmmm BBQ event held at the Love Long and Prosper Studios on Labor Day weekend 2009. They were absolutely delicious! Thank you Amy for letting me share the recipe!

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Chicken Fried Bacon served up by Frank Sodolak at Sodolak’s Original Country Inn in Snook, TX. Texas Country Reporter Bob Phillips stops by for a taste.

I just discovered a blog called thisiswhyyourefat.com that logs images and descriptions of sometimes frightening but always awesome culinary concoctions.

Sloppy Joe On A Krispy Kreme

(submitted by Jenny via peculiarfare)

I'm a fan of Chris Lester. Not only is he a talented writer and podcaster, a wonderful voice actor, and an all-around awesome dude, but also apparently he's also a mad scientist in the kitchen.

In his latest blog entry, he shared the stream-of-consciousness that went into the creation of a recent meal.

Evo Terra recently published his recipe for his "Sacred Excrement Chili" and gave me permission to post it here to share with everyone.

Because I made so many mouths water via Twitter prior to my New Years Eve party, here's the recipe for some seriously hot chili. No beans, because that's a hanging offense.

Serves: 12 - 24, depending on how much they like chili and can handle the heat