Eat Me: There Might Be Something Wrong With You If....

...if you don't want to eat this right now! Like, shove-it-in-your-face-like-no-one's-looking right now!

The moment I read the name of the recipe- Apple Pancake Cupcakes With Maple Bacon Frosting- I started slobbering and wagging my tail-- err, drooling and doing a little a dance-- err, gracefully reading the recipe... Right. That's what I did.

There is nothing in the world that will keep me from making this ASAP. Go ahead and judge me... I can take it.

Eat Me: Cheesy Cookies

Is there anything better in this world than cheese? My bro calls it Fat Man's Candy. If the dairy product alone is Fat Man's Candy, then these treats must be Obese Man's Candy.

Now the cheese doesn't ooze out of these Apple-Gouda-Oatmeal Cookies, but gets all crispy around the edges. And seriously, besides melty cheese, crispy cheese is my favorite... like when the cheese melts out of the sides of a grilled cheese sandwich into the pan and crispifies.... so good! I can't wait to try these out, especially since they're "One Bowl" wonders, which means I can only make a limited mess. Really, that's good news for the Mister who inevitably cleans up after me.

Eat Me: French Tacos

Yes, that right there is basically a taco, with french-fries subbed for the tortilla. You cannot reasonably tell me that this creation does not make you want to run to McDonalds, then to Baja Fresh and throw it all on one plate.

If you can, you're lying.

Eat Me: Dinner Tonight

Mmm mmm mmm. This looks like just what the doctor ordered after a long weekend of eating and drinking with the family. A light and fresh Melon Gazpacho... shouldn't be too hard to make considering my weekly Riverdog Farms produce box contained most of those ingredients! I might even sneak in some crumbled bacon on top for a treat. Mmmmm... bacon....

Eat Me: We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Programming

... to bring you this!

No, that's not dessert. That's a dinner-ish Blueberry & Chipotle Pulled Chicken Sandwich. I'm sure it doesn't intrigue everyone, but that combo sounds uh-maze-ing to me! AND IT'S ON A BISCUIT(!!!). The end.

Eat Me: BEAT Salad

If I were to told you I craved beet salad, most of you would look at me all wonky-eyed or asked me if my name was Dwight Schrute. Except my Ma, she likes them purple suckers (come to think of it, she might be the only reading this. Hi Ma!). But I'm not talking about a beet salad, I'm talking about BEAT salad, containing some of the best ingredients on this earth: Bacon, Eggs, Avocado, and Tomatoes.



I found this recipe on this cave-man website (seriously) and made it last month for the first time for myself and a friendly cave-woman (seriously). We instantly fell in love with it. I mean, who doesn't like bacon and avo first of all? And if you serve it right after the eggs are cut up the whole salad gets all warm and delicious. So good, so so so good. All things considered, it's pretty healthy especially if you only use a little bit of the bacon (not Bacon Bits, those are gross. You should be ashamed for considering it). Since then I tend to make it once a week and share it with whoever hunts and gathers their way into my kitchen.

Eat Me: Vegetable Cocktail

Okay, so no one but my father really thinks of Rhubarb as a vegatable. He has a rule: you can't eat vegetables for dessert (he also has rule about not eating purple vegetables, but most of us remember "The Summer of the Eggplant" and know that's not true). So I wonder what he would think about drinking vegetables?

I can't wait to make this Rhubodka. Maybe I'll use a good vodka, not Popov's $8 Charcoal-Filtered vodka in plastic bottle (is that college I hear calling?) and sip it on the rocks or with a bit of club soda. Sounds like the perfect backyard drink. Next up: Fix up the backyard so I can drink in it.

Eat Me: Fat Tomotoes

I usually try to stay away from frying something in my own kitchen. In fact, I don't think I've ever done it. Not because I'm afraid of burning the house down (although that is a real possibility), but because I know that once I start frying my own food I'll be one fried Oreo away from Jenny Craig. Right now, I justify eating fried food when I eat out because "I don't normally eat this at this home." But this recipe might just change all that.

Tomatoes stuffed with mozzarella then quickly fried to get the cheese all melty.


There is nothing, and I mean NOTHING better in this world than melty cheese. Anyone got the number to Jenny Craig?

Eat Me: Gas Station Brownies With a Twist

These brownies with the icing on top remind me of the cheap pre-made brownies you can buy at a gas station next to the buttery apple and cherry fruit pies (they're a guilty pleasure). Only these have got to be waaaay better- they've got marshmallow's in them! I wonder how these would taste in my "Edge Only" brownie pan one thoughtful grandmother bought me for Christmas one year...

Eat Me: Fatty Dates

No, not chubby dudes on a Friday night. I'm talking about bacon-wrapped dates stuffed with chorizo. Yes please!

Eat Me: Things That Make You Go Hmmmm: Chorizo and Chocolate?

... and bread and olive oil. Such an interesting combination I just might have to try it.

Eat Me: Serious Eggs

These skillet eggs look serious.

I've done an egg bake for Thanksgiving morning once (or was it Christmas?). This seems similar but totally different. You get the idea. Definitely something I could make for another family breakfast. Don't know about the turmeric, though. I've never cooked with it. But I guess there's a first time for everything.

Eat Me: Freakin' Genius: Waffle Paninis

Not really a waffle, but a panini made with a waffle iron. Brilliant! Check out the other amazing things this person does with a waffle iron while you're on the site.

Eat Me: Oatmeal With a Fork

An oatmeal pancake seems pretty easy and pretty dang healthy. But there's that whole blender cleaning thing again....

Eat Me: Berries and 'Nanas

Not much of a banana fan, but when paired with the words "cake" "cream cheese" and "blueberries" I might be tempted to try it out.

Eat Me: Beer and Pretzles for Dessert

I'm slowly starting to like beer. I like pretzels and I loooove carmel so Ale & Beer Pretzels have to be good right?

Eat Me: A Good-For-You-Hollandaise

Using the blender scares me. Not because it's sharp, but requires a lot of clean up. It's bound to sit in my sink for a couple of days before I finally tackle it. Main ingredient: Avocado