Gourmet Import Universe
7. Sweet Potato & Kale Breakfast Salad The refreshing change of flavor and burst of carbohydrates make this recipe from Isabel Eats a delicious reward after wrapping up a nice jog! 6. Chocolate Peanut Butter Bites This recipe from My Fitness Pal is great as a finger food for a lazy winter weekend snack or […]
10. Fusilli Carbonara with Frisee and Lemon This recipe from Martha Stewart is not only delicious but also visually stunning. The mix of red, yellow and green colors makes this a dish that just grabs your attention. If your budget is a little tight and a good quality Parmesan cheese is just too expensive, try […]
5. Joey Bishop’s Rusty Nail This marriage of the Scottish liquor Drambuie and whiskey was invented in the 1960’s at the 21 club in Manhattan. From Esquire comes this recipe that was advertised by the Rat Pack as “the best things happen between 10 pm and 2 am.” Today this expression is a favorite among […]
8. Artichokes with Garlic Thyme Mayonnaise Artichokes are a vegetable famous for releasing oxytocin, a hormone that helps boost men’s sex drive. Adding garlic, which contains allicin, increases the blood flow to your sexual organs. And the mayo – let’s just take that as a sexual metaphor to help move things along. But when it […]
5. Virgin Strawberry Daiquiri From the website Love Food comes this recipe for an alcohol free drink!. If you are going to be the only woman in a stadium full of male Rush fans, best to keep your wits about you! 4. Pomegranate Martini Let’s be honest, if you’re going to be surrounded […]
10. Taco Popcorn If you lived the same day over and over for 8 years, wouldn’t you want some positive reinforcement? Luckily comfort foods are the magicians of the gustatory world. They trick our brain chemistry into making us feel better. Women supposedly prefer sweet comfort foods as a guilty pleasure versus men with their […]
10. Spaghetti with Walnut Sauce Prohibition was a revolutionary time in American history in which theoretically responsible alcoholism went head to head with the religious beliefs of a Christian minority. Chief among the gangsters of the Prohibition area were Al Capone with his Chicago-based syndicate. His favorite dish was this Sardinian walnut sauce pasta recipe from Cookstr. […]
10. Eggplant Rollatini There is an argument among some in the food community that edible fruits are generally a safer health choice then vegetables, and nightshades are their example. Inflammation, arthritis and diabetes are negatively impacted by the alkaloids (insect deterrent) naturally present in this family of foods. From the website Garlic and Zest comes […]
10. Fisherman’s Eggs When the rapper Notorious B.I.G. sang about having “Juicy Sardines” for dinner, the man definitely knew his seafood! From the Sophisticated Caveman comes this recipe that has both great photography and sunny-side up eggs to boot! 9. Miso Soup with Sardine Balls No, this isn’t testicle fish soup. From Saveur comes this […]
8. Pig Rectum Calamari The N.P.R. show This American Life featured an episode on fake calamari. This question of Is That Calamari or Pig Rectum has been subject to some debate about whether its true or not. While large amounts of boneless, inverted pig rectums are sold to China and Korea, whether American restaurants […]
9. California Turkey Club Wrap From the website Tastes Lovely comes this recipe which is 1930s and 40s classic! Like a burrito, wraps are a ready to eat, one-handed meal delivery system for your mouth. Feeling a bit classy, cut your club into bite-size portions and whip out the toothpicks. 8. Cous Cous and Roasted Asparagus […]
10. Cauliflower Tater Tots You’re having a Vanilla Sky moment when things are not what they appear to be. The French call it “trompe l’oeil” but closer to home in New York City we say W.T.F.!!!!? From the Food Network while these look like potato tots, this recipe is actually made from cauliflower! 9. Bloody […]
7. Pizza with Foie Gras & Morel Mushrooms Combine a popular Napolitan classic with fancy French fois gras, and you get the classic definition of a nouveau riche baller! From the site For The Love Of comes this recipe that wisely uses ricotta cheese in place of the traditional mozzarella blend. The morel mushrooms are […]
5. Carbonite Bark Chocolate Imagine Han Solo’s reaction to this surprise desert choice during his mandatory dinner with Darth Vadar! And as a preview to what’s in store comes this clever chocolate bark recipe from the Star Wars website. Click here to see it (but you’ll need the mold to make it.) 4. Death […]
5. Scorched Stormtrooper Heads Are you sitting in the middle of the Tatooine desert starving to death, surrounded by dead stormtroopers? What would Master Yoda do? Hmmm, well he was a green, alien-looking scavenger from outer-space that feeds on things he found in a swamp….he’d say try this recipe from the StarWars.com website! Embrace […]
5. Extra Virgin Olive Oil Infused with Cannabis Olive oil is a delicious fat that is easy to infuse with your flavor of choice! While cannabis is sought after more for its oral flammability then taste, a spicy oil like a Spanish Picual could be amazing when infused! Click here to see how easy this […]
7. Spam It’s not easy to introduce an air of intrigue when it comes to pre-ground, canned pork. But the Hormel corporation’s brand has done just that since World War II! With just 6 ingredients, it’s often confused with ham based on taste. This sketch is also the reason why junk e-mail today is also […]
5. Monkey Bread Elvis love of carbohydrates and sugar almost met its match with this recipe. A mix of biscuit dough, nuts and sugar, nowadays Monkey Bread is also known as a cinnamon roll! The name comes from the tendency of diner’s to rip it apart with their hands like a primate. This recipe is […]
6. Meatballs Meatballs with spaghetti is an Italian American dish that, like with Alfredo, failed to catch on back home. Over 3 million people from southern Italy immigrated to the U.S.A. in the early 1900s. The movie starts in 1945 with the first and second generation of these native Italians. Clemenza is both their resident […]
9. Rocky Mountain Oysters (Bull Testicles) Also known as bull’s eggs and cowboy caviar, bull testicles have been served by ranchers for hundreds of years. How many of their guests actually knew what they were eating is a different story. This is definitely a dish worthy of Indiana Jone’s Temple of Doom meal. From the […]
