Who says you have to take food seriously?
Clearly not the guys at ThisIsWhyYoureFat.com.
I was introduced to this Web site this week and was blown away by the ingenuity and sheer bravura of the folks who contribute to the pictorial guide to the good, the bad and the downright hilarious. However, though I personally see it merely as a big belly laugh in the middle of a stressful day, I don’t doubt that some folks leave the site with inspiration for that night’s dinner.
Or brunch. Consider the cultural contribution of the Bacon Wrapped French Toast Sticks Stonehenge. It’s all grounded in a frothy egg frittata speckled with diced mushrooms, potatoes and onions. On the blog TheAntiCraft.com, the recipe is accompanied by a discussion of Stonehenge’s earthwork, intended purpose, and origins.
ThisIsWhyYoureFat covers everything from appetizers to dessert. While any outrageous dish will be considered for inclusion, the “menu” is heavy on ground meat, eggs, Cheez Whiz, chocolate, donuts and pizza. There’s lots of bacon, too – the Porkgasm consists of bacon strips, sausage, ham, smoked pork and roasted pork belly...oh, yeah, and two chile "ears."
Tacos, too, are fodder for fantasy. In a spin on the popular Saturday Night Live skit, the Taco Town Taco involves crisp taco shell, soft flour tortilla, corn tortilla, crepe, gordita shell, pizza and blueberry pancake.
Excess plays well in these pages. Clearly no mere half-pound burger is going to make the cut. But build it from five pounds of beef, one pound of bacon and a quarter pound of cheese, and it’s got a shot at fame.
Stop with the tsk-tsking. We all know this stuff is unhealthy. And some of it is downright gross. (What tortured mind dreams up a McNuggetini of McDonald’s chocolate milkshake with vanilla vodka, in a glass rimmed with BBQ sauce and garnished with a chicken McNugget?) But it's all in good fun.
Next time you need a break, check out the Blitz Blintz – a large-size meat pizza rolled like a blintz and filled with Ranch Dressing; the Tempura-Fried Cheesecake with Whipped Cream; and the Elvis Donut – a peanut-butter-glazed donut topped with banana and bacon.
You’re guaranteed to get a good chuckle. And, if you’re as suggestible as I am, you just might get an idea for your next party. I’ve got the grocery list ready for the ingenious Meat Cake, pictured here, with its layers of meatloaf, mashed potato "frosting" and rosettes and ketchup swirls.
Should cutlery be used while enjoying The Stonehenge? It seems very optional.
Posted by: Searching4Stonehenge | April 16, 2009 at 04:05 PM