Ingredients:

Batter

2 eggs
1 cup milk
½ cup sugar
1 teaspoon freshly ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract more…

Thank you failing economy, now we’re getting even more Spam than we know what to do with. The pink cube of meat like product has gone into high demand due to the current economic climate. People feel that affording a steak is just beyond their means, but for a couple bucks you can “enjoy” Spam. In response Hormel has blasted into overdrive, working 12 hours a day, 7 days a week to produce the oft mocked product. more…

Gordon Ramsey is now a well established TV chef. He sits in that realm of chefdom that people are a little confused about. Is he a chef, working on creating dishes, or is he television personality? The thing with most of these guys is that they’re very focused on building a brand and business. To get the kind of mass market notoriety Ramsey has you have to calculate your movements. It also helps if you have good food to serve at your restaurants. more…

Confirmed. These are the best chocolate chip cookies I have ever had or made. The flavor improved dramatically over the course of the 36 hour waiting period. Everyone has devoured the cookies and my batch of 24 is now a measly 2. Which means I’m going to have to get baking again.

Seriously. Best. Cookie. Ever.

Michael Pollan wondered what the next President-elect would do about the food problems in our country. Well we’re now getting our first taste of food as it relates to Obama. Unfortunately what we’re being told is a fluff piece of little consequence. It seems that the pizza shop which makes our next President’s favorite pizza will be on hand to provide pie for the inauguration. more…

Thanksgiving is a holiday of tradition. I love Christmas, and my wife loves it even more, so by extension my enjoyment of the holiday has grown. But Thanksgiving is my holiday of choice for this season. The food, the family, the afternoon nap. These are the great moments I remember year after year. And within that are some disastrous recipes that I cannot believe were ever attempted. So I’ve decided to kickoff the Munch Monster Thanksgiving celebration by sharing the 5 worst recipes ever attempted by me. more…

If you’re expecting me to review each and every dish on the premiere of Top Chef you will be sorely disappointed. Maybe when we get down to the nitty gritty later on I’ll be able to do that, but did you see how many dishes were prepared? With 17 cheftestants going there was a lot to take in, which is why this episode was fifteen minutes longer than the typical episode. more…

I have finally succumbed to the lure of David Leite and Jacque Torres’ chocolate chip cookie recipe. A few months ago Leite published a fascinating article on chocolate chip cookies in the New York Times. At the end there was a recipe, developed by chocolate maestro Jacque Torres. The claim was that using what is known about the ingredients for a chocolate chip cookie this would be the absolute best one ever made. Or close to it. more…

These are my most favorite Disney World snacks. I’m not a huge fan of Rice Krispie treats in general. Sure, I’ll eat the occasional home-made one if they’re available but otherwise they don’t really do much for me. For some reason, the ones they sell at Disney World are the major exception to my “whatever” feelings towards the snack. more…

As you’ve likely figured out there is no new original recipe this week. This past weekend was spent down on Long Island at parties and brunch. Not to mention the five hours of driving that occurred. But all is not lost. My brother and sister-in-law also had their own adventure, and in honor of that I’ll be sharing a recipe that has a bit of Disney magic. Or just tasty ingredients that are served at a restaurant in Disney World. more…