FOOD
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Ok...you've come this far. Feeling hungry? Well, we hope so. 'Cause we've got some FOOD for you! We enjoy eating almost as much as music and people. These foods are the ones that we WISH we were eating all the time. Sometimes we get lucky, sometimes we have to settle for crackers, but that's ok too. Crackers aren't bad. Enjoy the salivatory pictures of the bestest desserts and main dishes (or just snacks) and if you're lucky you'll have access to these delicacies right away. If not, click on the recipe links to find out how you, yes you out there in webland, can MAKE them. Sounds like fun, huh? Hear the stomach rumblin'? We think so, and we think it's about time you scroll on down to the main attraction. Bon appetit!
TIRAMISU
Oh god, bow down to the tiramisu. We mean it. Tiramisu, the god of all desserts,. is made of a simple mixture of ladyfingers, marscarpone cheese, espresso, cognac, and cocoa. Of course, eggs and sugar come in there somewhere, and maybe milk we don't remember. But that's beside the point, the "creamy dreamy yum" of tiramisu is not one to be missed. Go on, lick the screen. Oh, sorry to tease you like that. No, really, head on down to your nearest Italian restaurant...eat the tiramisu...eat it...mmm...good! Oh, you're a cook, are you? Well, then, head on down to the
Tiramisu: Heaven In Your Mouth page
for recipes, stats, ogling, and more about the Top of all Tittering Taste Treats, Tiramisu.
BAKLAVA
...or baklavas, as the Greeks would call it (thanks Athina-Eleni!) Sweet honey, walnuts, flaky phyllo dough, sugar, and stuff all squeezed cosily in a nice package. That, our friends, is baklava. Oh it is indescribable. How can you talk about the taste in rational words? It tastes...heavenly. Wonderful. God-like. And that's an understatement. It is the perfect ending to a dinner consisting of stuffed grape leaves and spinach pie. Oh Baklava is kala. Kala, i say. Kala is good in Greek. Yasas, te kanate? Kala. (Hello, how are you? Good.) We love Baklava. We love Greek food. Hell, we love Greeks! But go ahead and reach for it. Unh! The
Baklava page
consists of a recipe...go get it! Cook it! Eat it! In-dul-ge!
HUMMUS
How could we forget hummus? Hummus, the paste of chick-peas and sesame tahini and sometimes garlic and peppers and what-have-you. Oh man! It looks like puke (kind of) but wait till you taste it. If we had to describe its taste, it would be kind of nutty (maybe from the sesame tahini), but definitely a taste all its own, and depending on whatever's in it, the taste can be enhanced greatly (garlic, spices, lemon, and peppers do this job well!) Do not be intimidated by its look. We were at first, but our mom convinced us to try it. Boy were we happy! It tastes like a dream, especially with pita bread. No, not a dessert, but a great snack after school or whenever. And best of all, it's low fat, so it's for everyone! Woo hoo! Click
here
for a recipe. As Ruth Turner would say while opening the refrigerator and discovering some Two Sheiks Hummus, "Hummushummushummus!"
TACO BELL
Taco Bell!!! Ever since I (Thor) have moved to college Taco Bell has become a staple in my diet. I'm telling you, the Nachos Bellgrande Value Meal is next to God, it really is. Smothered in meat, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, refried beans, salsa, tomatoes, and probably other things that I can't remember. Those chips are drowned, but they sacrifice themselves for your stomach. Thank you chips. And if you want a cheap treat, just get a single taco for 59 cents! Can you believe that? I can, cause it's true! The best tasting fast food in my opinion. OH...if you want to see something REAL cool...check out the Taco Bell Homepage. You can even send a cybermeal to a friend via this site. What will this restaurant come up with next?
MILK CANDY
If you can find this stuff in a Japanese import store, PICK IT UP!!! Milk candy can be described as creamier than Werther's Original and more satisfying then...well, take your pick! It literally melts in your mouth and threatens to stay that way forever. Yes, it's made out of milk and sugar. But it is not sour. It is good. Also under the name Milky, or try Milk Pocky...which is in another category altogether.
GIRL SCOUT COOKIES
NOT THE GIRL SCOUTS THEMSELVES, but the cookies. The cookies are the best in the world, I tell you. Would we be alive without those shortbread ones that are in the shape of the GS logo? I don't think so. And what about Thin Mints? Armageddon or Judgment Day (whichever you call it) without them. It will come once the GS's stop pressing their cookies. Every variety is absolutely amazing: Samoas (close to heaven), Caramel DeLites (awh yeah!), even the mediocre-when-compared-to-others Do-Si-Dos are nifty, even considering their natty texture and somewhat dry taste. I had to look at 11-year-old girls dance like floosies to the Spice Girls as I was buying my box of Shortbread, but it was worth it. Buy these delights online (yes you can!) by clicking here.
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Oh god, bow down to the tiramisu. We mean it. Tiramisu, the god of all desserts,. is made of a simple mixture of ladyfingers, marscarpone cheese, espresso, cognac, and cocoa. Of course, eggs and sugar come in there somewhere, and maybe milk we don't remember. But that's beside the point, the "creamy dreamy yum" of tiramisu is not one to be missed. Go on, lick the screen. Oh, sorry to tease you like that. No, really, head on down to your nearest Italian restaurant...eat the tiramisu...eat it...mmm...good! Oh, you're a cook, are you? Well, then, head on down to the
Tiramisu: Heaven In Your Mouth page
for recipes, stats, ogling, and more about the Top of all Tittering Taste Treats, Tiramisu.
...or baklavas, as the Greeks would call it (thanks Athina-Eleni!) Sweet honey, walnuts, flaky phyllo dough, sugar, and stuff all squeezed cosily in a nice package. That, our friends, is baklava. Oh it is indescribable. How can you talk about the taste in rational words? It tastes...heavenly. Wonderful. God-like. And that's an understatement. It is the perfect ending to a dinner consisting of stuffed grape leaves and spinach pie. Oh Baklava is kala. Kala, i say. Kala is good in Greek. Yasas, te kanate? Kala. (Hello, how are you? Good.) We love Baklava. We love Greek food. Hell, we love Greeks! But go ahead and reach for it. Unh! The
Baklava page
consists of a recipe...go get it! Cook it! Eat it! In-dul-ge!
How could we forget hummus? Hummus, the paste of chick-peas and sesame tahini and sometimes garlic and peppers and what-have-you. Oh man! It looks like puke (kind of) but wait till you taste it. If we had to describe its taste, it would be kind of nutty (maybe from the sesame tahini), but definitely a taste all its own, and depending on whatever's in it, the taste can be enhanced greatly (garlic, spices, lemon, and peppers do this job well!) Do not be intimidated by its look. We were at first, but our mom convinced us to try it. Boy were we happy! It tastes like a dream, especially with pita bread. No, not a dessert, but a great snack after school or whenever. And best of all, it's low fat, so it's for everyone! Woo hoo! Click
here
for a recipe. As Ruth Turner would say while opening the refrigerator and discovering some Two Sheiks Hummus, "Hummushummushummus!"