Korea gives us the French fried-coated dawg!

We've been talking about having an 'american pop food' night, where we eat corn dogs (too quality, mind you) onion rings and such. Well, I just stumbled upon something too good to not share. The Koreas, who have us Kimchee now have out done themselves in producing, yes folks you couldn't have guessed it, French fry-coated hot dogs! (i've included some photos to prove it). The taste is said to be as obvious as it looks: " greasy but still crispy fries glued to a hotdog with a thick, neutral flavored batter". As It turns out. Seoul is packed full of artisan hot dog vendors dying to express themselves through the medium of 'the dawg'. (here i've included the various ends of these efforts). Vendors wrap them in bacon, mashed potato, corn batter or what looked to be seaweed then invariably deep fry them. You name it, they've done it to this coney island favorite.
Has the hot dog on a stick lost it's Seoul in these mutations and created an entirely new genus of culinary delight?

Louisville's good eats

I returned to Louisville and revisited Mark's Feed Store for it's great BBQ and the Mayan Cafe for meals prepared with personality, love and verve. I very nice culinary experience today after a terrible meal I consumed due to starvation the night I arrived late, due to multiple flight delays and running through Ohare airport. Ugh, that sentence is as awkward as was that awful salad! Yet, today....yum!

growing in in the monolithic food chain

At a recent birthday party i ran into my past, triggered by an innocent looking yogurt dipped pink cookie shaped like some kind of four legged animal (although only two were visible). My mother loved these circus cookies along with some white powdery cookie shaped like a small burial mount hinting of mild coconut flavors. This was the culinary home which forced me on my quest for the good meal. Breakfast consisted of two choices, as I recall. Pop Tarts, after all it's important to have a warm meal or the more 'healthy' choice of quaker oats instant cinnamon flavored cereal that conveniently came pre-measured in a packet that you poured into the hot water. Ritz crackers were a family favorite and I recall ( I hate to admit this) eating them with miracle whip. Yes, I know...but when you consider that my father's favorite night time snack was dipping tuna sandwiches into his hot chocolate, it doesn't sound so bad. Was my mother a baker? Well, honestly, she tried to casserole here and there and I recall her baking something called "mrs. good cookies". These things were...well, lets just say we didn't have much to compare them to and our cat, Muffin, sure loved to eat them! These came frozen, pre-shaped and already placed upon parchment paper...ready to slip into the oven. Of course you had to place them on a pan!

I recall that all the family had there own tv dinner trays, I think mine had a clever design from a popular cartoon show. TV dinners, yum! Salsbury steak with some kind of warm dessert thing with fruit?

You may have wondered in the past how I became so interested in the pursuit of eating good food. Well, this is where my food journey began...no wonder I have little tolerance for processed stuff. Is Processed Food Really "Food"?

let me introduce you to "tortas"

If you visit St. George Utah and happened to gas up at the Sinclair station, near the Walmart...you'll have the opportunity to eat the best "torta" in Utah. A torta is a Mexican sandwich, served on an oblong 6-8 inch firm, crusty white sandwich roll, called a bolillo or telera. Tortas can be served hot or cold. I recommend the Carnitas: (fried tender pork) or the Carne asada: (marinated steak). YUM!

lovely and lucious

What a gal! and What a cake! Don't you just love having friends that are sweet as agave and cook with it too? Here our dear friend, Ali, glances over her creation into the ever searching lens of the camera.

Whole Wheat Pizza

Chili con Carne pizza for the boys and a four cheese (fresh mozarella, fablygolens, parimisan retiano, and blue cheese) with fresh basil, yellow tomatoes, roasted orange peppers and artichoke hearts.