Yes. Calvin and Hobbes reference in the title. Yay.
Anyway, as you may have guessed, this week we made Lentil Soup. Twice. Two different recipes. Like the last time they weren't really "gourmet" and "convenience" recipes, and their only similarities involved lentils and onions, but I must still compare them despite their differences.
RECIPE #1: LENTIL SLUDGE
Yeah. I think you already know my opinion on this one from the heading. It was indeed "sludge". I would say that it was sludge in both texture and taste, but the truth is it had no taste at all. Period. Bland as bland can be. It was not exactly easy to make and although it didn't taste bad and probably was quite nutritious, I can not say I would ever want to make this again. At least not with that amount of seasoning.
RECIPE #2: CURRIED RICE AND LENTILS
My opinion of this recipe is somewhat better. It actually had a taste, unlike the last one, and a good taste at that. It was the same difficulty to make, so no comments there... Unfortunately we didn't have enough curry, but it still tasted good. It had a decent texture, too. I would probably make this again, given the chance.
Friday, 22 February 2013
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
Cookies, cookies EVERYWHERE!!!!
Cookies. The miracle substance. Without them, humanity could not (Or perhaps it would be better to say would refuse to) continue. They are the basis on which our culture is founded, nearly as much so as chocolate; They are a traditional gift one gives to his or her sweetheart when they are courting, they are customarily offered as a sacrifice to Santa Claus every Christmas, and above all, they taste utterly, utterly delicious. So it was my good please to make cookies not once, but TWICE last week and sample their delectability.
RECIPE #1: "Convenience" food
I don't really understand why this one is called a convenience recipe. It took just as long to make as the alternative. In fact I think that this Biscotti turned out better than the other recipe, as it was not nearly as crumbly and tasted equally good, if not better. If it weren't for the fact that I got to use a rolling pin as a weapon against a bunch of hapless hazelnuts in the other recipe, I would say that this recipe was far better than the other. I would definitely recommend you make this.
RECIPE #2: "Gourmet" food
Once again I find it difficult to understand why this is considered "Gourmet." It tasted just as good and took just as long to make as the other recipe. It was far crumblier, as well, and so it took longer to rearrange the Biscotti on their sides for toasting. While this was annoying, it was more than made up for by the euphoria induced by smashing hard objects to pieces with a marble rolling pin. (Yes, I know that makes me sound like a criminal, but fortunately the hard objects in question were merely hazelnuts.) I'd recommend this recipe if you like your Biscotti very crumbly.
And thus last week's food comparison is concluded. Farewell.
RECIPE #1: "Convenience" food
I don't really understand why this one is called a convenience recipe. It took just as long to make as the alternative. In fact I think that this Biscotti turned out better than the other recipe, as it was not nearly as crumbly and tasted equally good, if not better. If it weren't for the fact that I got to use a rolling pin as a weapon against a bunch of hapless hazelnuts in the other recipe, I would say that this recipe was far better than the other. I would definitely recommend you make this.
RECIPE #2: "Gourmet" food
Once again I find it difficult to understand why this is considered "Gourmet." It tasted just as good and took just as long to make as the other recipe. It was far crumblier, as well, and so it took longer to rearrange the Biscotti on their sides for toasting. While this was annoying, it was more than made up for by the euphoria induced by smashing hard objects to pieces with a marble rolling pin. (Yes, I know that makes me sound like a criminal, but fortunately the hard objects in question were merely hazelnuts.) I'd recommend this recipe if you like your Biscotti very crumbly.
And thus last week's food comparison is concluded. Farewell.
Friday, 8 February 2013
GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICHES!!! OH MY FLABBY GOOBERFISH!!!
Foods class! It's awesome! And, as part of my required curriculum, I am compelled to write a short summary concerning the differences between two different recipes of the same delicacy. So without further ado I present to you the amazing Grilled cheese Sandwich and it's trusty sidekick Tomato Soup!
No pictures, sorry.
RECIPE #1- "Convenience" meal
This sandwich was admittedly quite easy to make. However, what it possessed in lack of difficulty was immediately countered by the disgusting horror of Processed Cheese Melts. I hate those things. The sandwiches were good when their disturbing flavour of solidified cheez whiz was disguised by the buttered bread and tomato soup, but I never, ever want to eat that kind of cheese again. Yech. The tomato soup, on the other hand, tasted just great. No complaints here. And it was really easy to make. I would not recommend making the sandwich, but the soup's just fine.
RECIPE #2- "Gourmet" meal
I think I'm going to keel over dead from the awesometasticalness (Yes! I made up my own word! Three cheers for Ben!) of this dish. I have always insisted that sourdough bread was the best bred in the world, and the use of sourdough in this assignment went a long way. Plus the use of REAL cheese instead of squares of plasticized cheez whiz was a big improvement. The spices in the soup made it infinitely tastier, although the difficulty of making the soup kind of countered that. The sandwiches, though, were just as easy to make as the convenience meal and were therefore infinitely more awesome. If you're looking for a quick and easy meal that tastes awesome, don't do this soup. But you really ought to make these sandwiches.
Cheerio for now.
No pictures, sorry.
RECIPE #1- "Convenience" meal
This sandwich was admittedly quite easy to make. However, what it possessed in lack of difficulty was immediately countered by the disgusting horror of Processed Cheese Melts. I hate those things. The sandwiches were good when their disturbing flavour of solidified cheez whiz was disguised by the buttered bread and tomato soup, but I never, ever want to eat that kind of cheese again. Yech. The tomato soup, on the other hand, tasted just great. No complaints here. And it was really easy to make. I would not recommend making the sandwich, but the soup's just fine.
RECIPE #2- "Gourmet" meal
I think I'm going to keel over dead from the awesometasticalness (Yes! I made up my own word! Three cheers for Ben!) of this dish. I have always insisted that sourdough bread was the best bred in the world, and the use of sourdough in this assignment went a long way. Plus the use of REAL cheese instead of squares of plasticized cheez whiz was a big improvement. The spices in the soup made it infinitely tastier, although the difficulty of making the soup kind of countered that. The sandwiches, though, were just as easy to make as the convenience meal and were therefore infinitely more awesome. If you're looking for a quick and easy meal that tastes awesome, don't do this soup. But you really ought to make these sandwiches.
Cheerio for now.
Testing... Testing... 1, 2, 3... Hello? Is this thing on?
And thusly the official launch of Benjamin Streit's Emporium of Natural Oddities has been initiated. To celebrate (and also to test my as-of-yet undeveloped blogging ability) here is a link to an epic picture of a Spinosaurus aegyptiacus by DeviantArtist Iririv.
Not at all what you were expecting, was it? Long live the age of revolutionary dinosaur depictions!
Not at all what you were expecting, was it? Long live the age of revolutionary dinosaur depictions!
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