Dear World,

I have a computer now. I've been hoarding pictures on a computer that basically bit the dust. I will transfer pictures of some of our summertime shenanigans and post them asap. Seriously. Don't give up on us yet. Our fooding has only just begun and it's about to get crazier than Britney Spears circa February 2007.

We'll even post about how to cook the best corn on the cob ever (if you're camping or homeless or in immediate proximity to an open fire pit).

Love,
Erin

Guinness Cupcakes

Ingredients:
- Guinness
- Chocolate
- Awesomeness
- Rainbows


... no, but seriously


Ingredients:
For cupcakes,
- 1/2 Cup of Guinness
- 1 Stick of Butter
- 3 Tablespoons of Brown Sugar
- 1/2 Cup of Cocoa
- 1 Cup of Flour
- 3/4 Cup of Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon of Baking Soda
- 1/4 Teaspoon of Salt
- 1 Egg
- 1/3 Cup of Sour Cream
(src: Ming Makes Cupcakes)


For homemade icing,
- 1 Cup of Milk
- 5 Tablespoons of Flour
- 1 Teaspoon of Vanilla
- 1 Cup of Butter
- 1 Cup of Sugar
(src: Pioneer Woman - The Best Frosting I've Ever Had)


Steps:
Makin' Da Cupcakes
1. Melt Guinness, butter, and brown sugar in pan.

2. Add cocoa to the mixture and whisk.

3. Cool slightly.
4. In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt.

[ed. note, Joe: This picture doesn't really show much. But hey, more the merrier right?]

5. In a separate bowl mix egg and sour cream
6. Add cocoa stuff to the egg and sour cream mixture. Beat it.




7. Add flour to cocoa stuff + egg and sour cream. Beat again.

8. Bake at 350 for 20 mins

Vanilla Ice, Ice, Icing
1. Whisk flour into milk over heat until thickening occurs. Preferably using a disposable shot glass. No need to dirty the glass ones. 

2. Let cool to room temperature.
3. Stir in the vanilla.
4. Let this mixture cool. While cooling, mix the cream, butter, and sugar together until fluffy.
5. Add flour-milk-vanilla mixture and beat until combined.

6. Oh wait, it would be pretty sweet if this was green. Did someone say, F00D C0L0RING?!

[ed. note, Erin: My personal motto, everything is better with food coloring]

Notice how fast your hand has to move to do this mixing. 

Icing money shot.

Food (and Drink) Review: Bronx Ale House

Bronx Ale House
http://www.bronxalehouse.com
216 West 238th Street
Bronx, NY 10463-2408

The Bronx Ale House is most well-known for being the only good place in the Bronx to grab a damn good beer. They have sixteen different beers on tap every day as well as a huge selection of bottles. The beer comes from all over the world; Germany, Belgium, Ireland, The United States. And the beer changes every day. When one of their kegs gets kicked, another goes right in after it. And the ABV? Well, your mother might cry.

That beautiful thing right there?
That's our friend Dan.
And the thing next to him? That thing as big as his entire [ed. note, Erin: ...well sculpted...] torso?
That's a beer tower. A beer TOWER. 64+ ounces of beer goodness surrounding a core of ice with your very own tap, right there at your table. You can get one of these at the Ale House and serve at least six drinks from it. We got the Blue Point Toasted Lager. It was light but also hoppy and very very delicious. Definitely a good winter beer.

The Gaffel Kolsch is also a go-to for many Ale House customers.
It's light and German[ed. note, Erin: just how I like my men.]
[ed. note, Joe: this blog just went from PG to PG-13 ish.]

But don't take our word for it! If you happen to be in the neighborhood, stop by to sample the pints for yourself. You get free popcorn when you sit down. It's phenomenal. It's popped at the bar and rumor has it that the cooking oil is mixed with Jameson. Unlimited free popcorn, people. What could you not love about it?

While you're there, be sure to get some of their delicious food! This particular night, the three of us got two orders of Southwest Bombers and an Alehouse Burger.

The Southwest Bombers consist of chicken, melted cheddar, bacon, and ranch dressing in fun-sized, bite-sized burger form! And fries. So many fries. Good fries.

However, the showstopper this particular evening was the one-and-only Alehouse Burger. *thunder claps, lightning strikes, and dramatic music, DUN DUN DUNNNNNN*

The Alehouse Burger is a glorious 8oz burger topped with pulled pork, spicy coleslaw, and a big ole' onion ring. The sweet pulled pork and tangy coleslaw provided for a very interesting topping to the burger. Although at times the toppings overwhelmed the burger itself, you'll hear no complaints here.

Oh wait. Did you want a closeup of this sucker? POW!

The lesson today is: go to the Alehouse. Eat it all. Drink it all. Then drink some more.

Warning, these beers will have you lose your dignity. Check it at the door. Don't forget it on the way out.

Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pancakes

So the other day, Erin and I decided to experiment...

With Bisquik.

We asked ourselves "What can we add to pancakes to make them even more awesome than they already are??" The answer my dear friends: brown sugar and cinnamon. Lots. Like, lots.

Ingredients:

- 2 Cups Bisquik

- 1 Cup Milk

- 2 Large Eggs

- Brown Sugar

- Cinnamon

- Butter (to grease frying pan)

(Midway through we decided our arteries aren't clogging fast enough. So we added some regular sugar)

- White Sugar 

Directions:
1. Okay, so if you can't read the back of the Bisquik box to make pancake mix you've got problems. It's okay, we don't judge. 

2. Mix the 2 c. of Bisquik, 1 c. of milk, and 2 eggs in a bowl or pot or whatever you poor, poor college kids have.

3. Add a generous amount of brown sugar. Put it in your measuring cup first and pop it in the microwave for about 20 seconds to break it up a little and make it easier to mix in to your batter. We started with about 2 spoonfuls, but ended up adding a LOT more. We're talking half a cup of brown sugar.

4. Add some cinnamon too. Right on top of your mix. Sprinkle it on, generously. It should look like a large continent in a marginally larger ocean of batter. Think Australia.

5. Mix it all up. At this point, sprinkle in a little white sugar. We used about a tablespoon.

6. Now, I know things are looking good. But do NOT EAT THE BATTER. The wait is worth it, I PROMISE!

7. At this point, we poured the batter back into a measuring cup. This makes it much easier to pour into a frying pan.

8. Now, heat up your frying pan with a little bit heart attack amount of butter. Here's a pro tip: keep the flame low. Especially if you live in a dorm with shoddy smoke detectors. Otherwise, you'll end up getting a good forearm workout...

9. Did you set off the fire alarm? Crack open a Guinness. You freakin' deserve it.

10. Once the butter is good an' melted on your pan, get that batter and POUR BABY POUR!!!! Allow the pancakes to fluff up and start to bubble before you try to flip them. Use your own discretion until you get the timing down. Don't be afraid to burn a pancake or two. They're still delicious.

Also, actually round pancakes are SO last year. Make fun shapes!

- The Implant

- Russia: Divided into its European and Asian Sections

- Frank the Bunny [ed note, Joe: I don't really see it.]

- Germany, East and West

- Embryo with Umbilical Cord [ed. note, Joe: Great, now I can't show this blog to my family]

- FACE!

11. Douse with maple syrup, and eat! [ed. note, Erin: While updating your blog!]

Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs

Bacon + Hot Dogs + Brown Sugar.

These three kings unite to create a mighty tasty crockpot snack.
Erin and I made these this past Superbowl Sunday via the recipe linked to below.

justjennrecipes.com: Bacon Wrapped Smokies
ingredients:
1 package of little smokies
1 lb of bacon
brown sugar

you’ll also need:
a crock pot
toothpicks

1. Start by cutting strips of bacon into thirds or halves. (Thirds if you are cheap like me.)
2. Then wrap one strip of bacon around the smokie and insert a toothpick to hold it in place.
3. Fill the crock pot with the toothpicked smokies about halfway. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup brown sugar. Pile on the rest to fill up the pot. Sprinkle on the rest of the brown sugar.

Turn on the pot to high for about 4 hours, and you’re done! I’d post a picture of the finished product, but they were eaten so fast, I didn’t get a chance!

Same goes for us. No pictures (this time). Next time we'll have pictures!! Promise!

- Joe

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We will be posting recipes, culinary adventures, and other food related things here.
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Maybe movies.
And when they get around to inventing smell-o-vision, that too.


WARNING: You will get hungry visiting this site. And you might develop high cholesterol. Not our fault.

- Joe