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Ice cream and Bananas Bruleé

by admin @ 11:14 pm. Filed under Good Eats, food porn

Alton Brown. A goof among men. Bill Nye the Science Guy of the Kitchen. And I learn at his knees.

I borrowed part of one of his recipes tonight to make myself dessert. He called it “bananas bruleé” and it’s so easy to make and damn impressive (uhm… yeah, I actually did this to make someone jealous, though I’m sure that didn’t happen). All you need is your favorite ice cream (Blue Bell’s Hot Fudge Sundae for me!), a burn-proof surface, a banana, sugar, a knife and a butane torch (I’m gay; of course I have a butane torch in my kitchen).

Cut the banana in half vertically then again down the axes of both halves, then pour a thin (or thick; it’s your ass, after all) layer of sugar on the flat surfaces.

Then take your torch to the sugar and burn it ’til it caramelizes (this is the fun/impressive part).

Give the sugar a minute or two to harden up while you scoop the ice cream into a bowl, then add the bananas in a decorative or suggestive arrangement. Top as you see fit (sadly, I was out of chocolate sauce and whipped cream. And cherries. And nuts. Really, I was lucky I had ice cream.) and make someone special happy (even if it’s just you).

YUM!!!

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January 7, 2008

Best. Wings. Ever.

by admin @ 10:56 am. Filed under Hometown Life, food, food porn

Eli’s Tavern at 1002 W 26th St, whose website I would link to if they had one, but they don’t because it’s a little hole-in-the-wall neighborhood bar in Erie, PA and needs to stay that way, serves the best wings I’ve ever had. And I’ve eaten a lot of wings in my day. They boast a menu of 47 different sauces and 12 dry rubs - some are much more successful than others, but in general, you can’t go wrong with any of them. The wings are meaty and juicy, the skin is crisp and snaps when you bite into it.

Dear lord, I’m so sorry I’m back in Austin. I’m hungry for these wings!!!!!!

My brother, his friend Michelle and I got wings from Eli’s two days before I left for Austin, and as you can see from the picture above, we got quite a bit - deep fried pretzels with jalapeño cheese, 20 regular buffalo wings, 8 teriyaki jalapeño, 8 hot honey and 8 24 karat gold (spicy mustard sauce). I also had two draughts of Yuengling at the bar while I waited for dinner to be made. All told, the bill was $32.

Gotta love a small town neighborhood bar! Get you some Eli’s next time you’re in Erie!!

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