Dumb Kashi Pizza is Decidely Dumb.

So, I was loading pictures for this here bloggy post about how much Kashi pizza blows and while I waited for Flickr to do it’s thang, I found myself perusing the food interwebs (as I so often do) and came across another recent Kashi pizza sucks hard post made by the hilarious people at The Impulsive Buy

I think this means Kashi needs to stop making pizza ASAP.

Well, onto my bitchfest…

First let’s begin by gazing at the gorgeous photo on the the Pizza box promising me a delicious world of veggie pizza euphoria.

(I want you to note here, that on the box, “Artichoke hearts” are listed as one of the ingredients)

And here is the pizza.

And yeah, you are right…. that looks like shit. (I even photo edited this a bit to try to make the veggies have color, but it was a difficult task)

Where is everything? Cheese? Where are all the yummy artichokes I was promised!?

No one has answers for me.

So I did what you do when this sort of thing happens. I rolled up my big girl sleeves and added some freakin cheese and spinach in hopes that it would salvage this sinking pizza ship of misery.

No such luck. When your boat is made of the “crust” that Kashi uses for their pizzas, people don’t wait for that shit to sink, they hurl themselves into the ocean of I’m-not-going-to-put-this-anywhere-near-my-mouth and hope they get eaten by a shark.

This went in the trash. THE END.

Gimmeyummy Birthday Dreams Come True!

I got it.

You guys, I seriously finally fucking got it.

Kitchen Aid Mixer of my DREAMS Y’ALL!!

Now the real baking begins!
Happy 27th birthday to me!!

Thanks mom and dad!

Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Buttermilk Pound Cake.

Dieter’s beware. This is the real deal knock-you-over-and-steal-your-purse kind of pound cake.

(Hi Tam, sorry about your purse)

This recipe is definitely not good for your body, but I swear on a pile of unicorn puppies that it is undoubtedly amazing for both your mouth and your soul.

UNICORN PUPPIES!!!!

I don’t know why I decided to try to master pound cake.
I never even think about pound cake until it’s being shoved under my nose at holiday dinners.
I mean, I liiiiiiiiike it. But it just seems so boring by itself.
Is this one of those moments where I’m supposed to value simplicity?
Let’s see about that…

I took the buttermilk pound cake recipe from Alton Brown’s recipe here:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/buttermilk-pound-cake-recipe/index.html

I have made it a couple of times with varying results.

When I followed Alton’s recipe baking one hour at 375, the middle was still squishy but the top was browning far too quickly and I had to lower the temperature to 325 and bake another 15 minutes with aluminum foil over the pans.

NOT FUN.

I take it personally when things I make don’t turn out as expected.
(Mom, this is exactly the reason I don’t want to do this for a living, but I appreciate your continued support)

When I baked the pound cake in two loaf pans, I lowered the temp to 350 and added an extra 15 minutes and it came out perfectly, but when I tried a bundt cake or tube pan, the bottom was about 90% cooked.

Damn it.

Well, whatever. Baking is trial and error. It’s just that I don’t get this bad boy until my birthday…

(Again, Mom, thanks for the support!!)

So, for now I’m having to hand mix it all (I know…boo hoo) and it takes twice as long since Alton’s recipe is an exact science and you TOTALLY have to follow it to the letter (except for the baking temperature issue…I’m not sure about that…maybe my oven is messed up)

I’m stubborn, and I realize that I could just wait to try to master this when I have my magic stand mixer, but I just never listen to anyone.

Especially my inner voice.

This recipe is also different from Alton’s in that I took the liberty to add both a cup of mini semi-sweet morsels as well as two tablespoons of cinnamon!!!
SO MUCH FOR BORING. HELLO FANCY DELICIOUS!

(If you like your pound cake less cinnamony or chocolatey you can always half that amount, or omit it altogether, but I’d like to go on the record and state that I don’t think you should)

So here is the picture of the bundt pan about to head into the oven:

This turned out so-so. Almost perfect. But NOT PERFECT. But delicious. It got eaten.

Remember it is also important that all of your ingredients are room temperature. I don’t know why, other than Alton Brown says so. So do it.

It’s Science or something.

Oh!! Here is a gorgeous picture of one of the uber-successful loafs that were quickly devoured by loved ones:

This loaf was split between my Mom and Dad as well as my best friend Abigail and her wonderful family …And she FINALLY HAD HER BABY BABY!

If you don’t remember, she accompanied me on one of several of my journeys to Monell’s…

http://gimmeyummy.wordpress.com/2009/12/18/review-monells-germantown/

Is he not the most adorable little thing ever???????

Okay. Calm down ovaries. There is time left.

Back to the sweets…
So…look at that right there…I mean, why would you ever want less chocolate in anything?

Trust me. Make this.

Mitchell Deli Nashville

I live in East Nashville, which if you are not familiar with, is generally awesome.
It’s Urban, hip yet historic, artsy, and growing rapidly. There is huge support and love for local businesses here and a strong sense of community. It’s wonderful, but it’s definitely not perfect, as there is still a lot of crime in certain spots. Regardless, it’s my home, and I really take no greater pleasure than being able to rave about great places to eat over here on the East side!
Mitchell Deli is most certainly one of those places.
There is always a special (though it matters not because I get the same sandwich every time)

Turkey, Avocado, Cheddar, & Bacon

It is perfection. This is the only time I eat bacon. This is also the prime example of “if it’s not broken don’t fix it”.

Also, if I’m not in the mood to make my own curry chicken salad, Mitchell’s is just as tasty.

They also have a hot bar, and a salad bar, and about a zillion sandwich combinations to suit any craving.

Here is my good pal Manda giggling over her delicious veggie soup.

They also sell local goods. Farm eggs, local cheeses, cakes, pies, and Olive & Sinclair chocolate!

http://www.yelp.com/biz/mitchell-delicatessen-nashville

http://gimmeyummy.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/olive-sinclair-southern-artisan-chocolate/

Food Review: Ryvita Pumpkin Seeds & Oats Crispbread

I grabbed this on a PMS whim at the store a few months ago because it was still Autumn-ish outside and this sounded like something that I could use as a vehicle to consume cheese.

I also hopped on the pumpkin craze bandwagon this year, so I was curious to see how far it would take me.

Other than being slightly cardboardish, these are very much like Triscuits, but better, and not salty (which I was very happy about)
Triscuits are for losers.
They give me headaches with all that godforsaken salt.
These are fancy UK Triscuits for grown-ups.
These were hearty, nutty, and served their purpose dutifully.
There are also a ton of flavors….
http://www.ryvita.co.uk/

Pesto Pasta with Veggies

I’m officially a no good very bad food blog slacker.
But I make delicious pasta!

Cook the pasta, steam the veggies, add pesto/parmesan to taste…
Mix all of this together and magic happens in your mouth.

This is the easiest thing to whip together in a bind!