How to serve spaghetti elegantly – Can I still slurp?
Nablopomo – Favorite food – Spaghetti
Favorites are hard for me. I’m insanely indecisive when it comes to things that really don’t matter, and when it comes to choosing what my favorite food is, all I can think is “why should I have to choose?? give me them all!”
But as a kid, spaghetti was my favorite and I’ll stick with that. It doesn’t mean it’s the most fabulous food in the world, and to be honest, I eat it in such boring ways frequently that gladly take pizza or steak or shrimp instead in a heartbeat. But for a go-to food? Spaghetti is definitely it.
At a glance, I think that looks really cool. What an interesting way to serve spaghetti without it looking like plain ol’ boring spaghetti.
It sure beats how we’ve seen me eat it before:
But then I made the mistake of reading *how* to create the gorgeous ring of spaghetti above.
You cook your pasta as usual and then toss it in cold water. Next, toss with melted butter and place it in a ring mold or bunt pan. Next, you simply chill (to set the butter) (it can even be made a day ahead if you need to)….. A sauce of your choosing is prepared and placed inside the ring and perched on top. You can cut slices and serve….
Oh.
Nevermind then.
As a couple of commenters said, “A congealed mass of starch doesn’t look or sound very appetizing.” and “This looks awful. Chewy, cold and congealed…blech.”….. I kinda have to agree. The idea of refrigerating it to make the butter congeal and set is a logical one, but when it comes to eating it, I think I’ll pass.
I play with my food a lot. I love making it look fun or more entertaining, whether for the kids or just for myself, but at the end of the day, I want it to *taste* good, too. What good is it otherwise?
Surprise cereal bowls – Kitty in the milk again
Nablopomo – Favorite Animal – Cat
I’m a cat person. Well, an animal person really, but if I have my pick, I’ll take the kitties. Tigers are particularly awesome, but considering I can’t keep one of those in my living room, I’ll still with the smaller, more domesticated, slightly less ferocious house cat.
So it’s no surprise that I love these bowls. It looks like a normal bowl, but add milk and suddenly there’s a kitty silhouette.
Not a cat person? Try out the dog or bird instead.
Then again, for the $320 price tag, maybe I’ll just stick with my normal bowls…
NaBloPoMo is here yet again – 30 day blogging challenge
It’s that time of year again. The time of year where I join a whole bunch of other people in writing/posting my butt off. While some of the crew are writing full novels in 30 days, the blogger variety is making sure they post every day for National Blog Posting Month.
Some years I’ve gone with a theme, like in 2008 when I did a whole month of “quirky art” on the QJ site, and others, not so much, like last year here where I just shifted my focus to making sure I showed you a whole bunch of weird food-related stuff.
This year? A variation on this:
No, I will not be drawing. :p It’ll all be food-related, whether mine or someone else’s, and will be some interpretation of each thing on the list.
So today? “Yourself”?
Quirky Jessi and some guy wearing a sun costume at BlogHer for the Jimmy Dean (mmm, sausage) No Kid Hungry Pledge. His sheepish grin is because he was a little surprised to be standing next to someone else dressed up…and not being paid for it, ha. And yes, my ears do indeed match my shirt. What of it?
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