Genius - Deep Fried Pizza

Deep-Fried Pizza from Adam Kuban on Vimeo.

This gives me ideas...

Home Cooked Meals

ok ok, little update is in order since there has been very good cooking going on lately!

-I've gotten into the habit of making my meals (specifically to bring into work for lunch) ahead of time to save money. Last Monday I made the amazing stuffed peppers first discovered by my mom and Ronna last year in Virginia... kind of by accident, but has been a favorite ever since. Healthy and filling. Pictures to follow perhaps in the next post.

-This past Thursday, Marc invited me over for a home-cooked meal. Couldn't say no to that ;)
He marinated chicken in this amazing creamy green colored mixture of olive oil, oregano, jalapeno, garlic and or onion (?), lime (?), salt, pepper and probably something else. It definitely had a kick to it. I'll need to get the recipe from him.
We ate it with rice, broccoli rabe and corn. Delicious.

-On Valentine's Day, Marc came over and we picked up some things at Fairway. Last year, I made braised short ribs and truffled risotto, which took forever, and it still could've used an extra hour but I don't even think the person I made it for cared or even remembers so whatever. This time I wanted to make something hearty but quick and easy-ish... hanger steak with chimichurri sauce. We also got potatoes, broccoli and a baguette. Since dinner plans were so last minute, I ended up planning the dishes poorly, timing-wise. However, we still sat down to a proper meal at a very reasonable hour. Everything tasted fine to me, and my date didn't complain... at least not audibly.

-Yesterday, I made enough lasagna to feed a family of 8, but it's ALL FOR ME!!

-I am stuffed. I need a break from from you, food; it's not you, it's me.

Buffalo Wings

Superbowl Sunday... the beginning of the end for me.

I made my famous guacamole. Delish.

Then I also made Fried Buffalo Wings.


Washed and left to dry for 3 hrs in the fridge


The end result.

What I did to get there:
-separated the wings into 2 parts. Washed, let dry for a few hours as to eliminate oil splatter.
-heated a pot of canola oil
-made a special hot sauce of Red Cayenne Pepper Sauce (ie Red Devil), melted butter, cayenne pepper, and dried minced garlic
-deep fried the chicken wings, 4 at a time for about 6 minutes each batch. drained on paper towels
-coated in sauce
-Poured on
...But I gotta be honest with you. This is not my favorite blue cheese dressing. I would've made it myself, but I was already making so many other things. I chose this particular one because it was all natural. But it was too sweet for my taste.
-Chopped celery sticks
-Served on a platter only to inhale them minutes later.
Nom nom nom

Bagels & Lox

Two weeks ago, Muns (my nickname for Eric) asked if I had any time during weekend to meet up. He said the secret words... smoked fish. So we agreed to meet up on Sunday (Superbowl Sunday, to be exact) to catch up on life and indulge ourselves the Jewish-way: bagels & lox and everything in-between.

After H&H Bagels let me down (Not only was there a long line, but they ran out of Everything bagels and wouldn't have more for another 20 minutes), I went to Fairway to meet Muns. We got fresh cream cheese, freshly sliced lox, capers, red onion and coffee.

While my coffee press failed, the bagels were a success.


Muns putting a schmear on his bagel

mine, layered as follows: bagel, cream cheese, thinly sliced red onions, capers, sliced tomato, lox.

Macaroni & Cheese... Part 2

recovered from February 2, 2009 @ 9:00pm

Superbowl Sunday = the New Thanksgiving

If Paula Deen, bless her, can eat a stick of butter a day and still live to talk about it, then I don't see why I can't deep-fry my mac & cheese wrapped with bacon... which is precisely what I did. In fact, it was her idea.

First, some photos.




Monterrey Jack, Cheddar, Parmesan and Gruyere

Pouring milk

a roux of butter and flour

whisking in milk
[missing photo of stirring in grated cheese into roux]

elbow macaroni, super al dente

cheesey roux-y macaroni goodness

in the casserole dish, topped with more grated cheese

baked to crispy perfection

the perfect bite

ummm wrapped in bacon and fried.


I am a little embarrassed about it, but only a little because I know some of you out there are envying me. It's really a miracle, especially after this past weekend, that I still fit into my jeans. Not gonna lie though, I have a bit of a tummy now, but it was totally worth it.

Right before my last bite, I felt my heart stop. I'm now eating celery as a small peace offering to my body.

Commercial Break

I have a ton of photos to put up, just no time to do it...

In the meantime, take a look at thisiswhyyourefat which is pretty much what I made the past week... not even joking.

How did this food blog start off with "Creating simple, healthy dishes" into "Look what I fried up!"? Oh well.