UGLY. BEAUTIFUL.

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At first glance split pea soup may look like something Linda Blair spit out in the movie The Exorcist or a bowl of snot…but its NOT <– huh, see what I did there?

But in all seriousness split pea soup is a delightful bowl of smooth comfort.  People with or without teeth can enjoy its glory.  I’ve had both the vegetarian and ham versions.  Both are delicious and should be consumed immediately.

Don’t wait till you’re in the retirement home, try it as soon as possible!  So close your eyes put your slippers on and relax.  Textures are an amazing adventure while eating, but sometimes our teeth need a rest.

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This split pea soup and garlic bagel was consumed at the Bagel Factory in Los Angeles, Ca. | http://www.bagelfactoryinc.com/

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This split pea soup was consumed at Split Pea Anderson’s in Buellton, Ca. | http://www.peasoupandersens.net/

COMFORT FOODS

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What would it feel like to relax in a jacuzzi filled with warm maple syrup?
Or what would it feel like to float on a cheerio in a cold bowl of milk.
Remember the movie Honey I Shrunk the Kids?  That one scene where they ate the giant cookie?  Deliciously brilliant.  Looks like illustrator Monica Ramos might have taken a little inspiration from that.  Whimsically adorable.

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Illustrations by Monica Ramos | Etsy Shop 

LEFTOVER MAGIC

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Sometimes when I’m at a restaurant and scanning the menu I often think about my next days leftover meal option.
I ask myself important questions such as

“what will withstand the refrigerator elements?”
“what will I crave tomorrow?”
“what leftovers will taste delicious in burrito or taco form?”

EXAMPLE 1 Below:
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Leftover Thai food :
Pork Larb (a minced meat salad with spices-extra spicy for me obv), little jasmine rice, chopped cilantro and onions.  I toasted this whole delicious little baby in a pan to finish it off.  Don’t forget the sriracha.  Leftover whattt??

EXAMPLE 2 Below:
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Leftover Grocery Store Rotisserie Chicken:
Grab your favorite BBQ sauce (mine was Famous Dave’s Devil Spit obv because its spicy).  Saturate the shredded pieces, add chopped cilantro and onion, toss on a corn tortilla and viola!

The moral to the story here kids is: anything and everything tastes good in burrito or taco form.  The end.

THE ATOMIC HOT WING

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Don’t you hate it when you bite into a chicken wing and you get a bite of gross wobbly skin?  I think the test of a true chicken wing is it’s crispiness (and yes the sauce is important too).

The wings at “Alondra Hot Wings” are so crunchy if you close your eyes while biting into it you get a sense that you’re biting into a Chicharron (fried pork skin).  But the deceptive thing is, the inside is super soft and juicy.

I tend to order the dry rubbed wings such as “Lemon Pepper” or “Cajun”, simply because I like to dunk at will.  I like a bit of danger when I eat so I order the “Atomic Wing Sauce”.  The servers always ask if you’ve tried it before and ask you to sign a waiver.  I’ve never had to sign a waiver because they can see that I’m a badass motherfucker.  This “Atomic” sauce is made out of habanero extract and has a ton of red pepper flakes and seeds (looks a little like molten lava). Sounds innocent enough until you find out that the spiciness reading is well over 1 million on the Scoville scale, that’s 1 level below pepper spray.  The closest feeling I could describe is, tiny little devils dancing on the roof of my mouth with their little cloven hoofs.  If you eat  a lot of the sauce you may get a little light headed and suffer from a blurred vision (don’t blame the beer, I swear its the sauce).

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http://www.alondrawings.com/pc/

ONION, LARD, PAPRIKA

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As a child I always dreaded the question “where is your family from?”  Because I know the question that would immediately follow would be , “Oh, your family is from Hungary?  Are you hungry?”

The answer was and will always be yes.

Yes, I am hungry/Hungary.

Onions, lard and paprika.  The three things that I can say shaped my culinary tastes growing up and that defines the things I crave today.

Its also interesting that Hungary is the only country on this list that has lard as a “spice”.  Can rendered pig fat be a spice?  I don’t know.  But I do know I enjoy a healthy {unhealthy} spoonful of lard spread on a fresh piece of bread.  Straight up rural Hungarian farmer status,  just the way my grandfather did.

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