YouTube member lavapix makes it a habit of placing contained food items alongside an active volcano — just to see what happens.
Next on the menu, canned ravioli. Now, does the can of Chef Boyardee actually cook? We’re not sure, as it just explodes all over the place.
On second thought, perhaps this should have been titled, “How Not To Cook Canned Ravioli With A Volcano.” My bad.
Have you ever noticed that most Super Bowl party food ideas are nothing more than stuff made to look like little footballs? Well, we’ll let you in on a little secret… Adding a few well-placed lines to any food, will help it fit in at a Super Bowl party.
So, don’t stress over making your Super Bowl party food as football-centric as possible. Serve whatever you want, just add football stitches. It’s simple… One long line, and then 3-4 perpendicular lines across.
Your Super Bowl party guests will feel festive, and appreciate your effort. Regardless of the actual lack of thought on your part. Enjoy the game.
MeatloafIt’s already oblong and brown. Add stitches, and you’ll have the footballiest of football foods. Never mind that it’s still a meatloaf.
RiceIf you need a go-to and inexpensive starch for the day, consider whipping up some rice. Already sort of football-shaped, you’ll need a steady hand, a magnifying glass, and the patience to do a few thousand sets of stitches.
Hot wingsSure, Buffalo wings are already synonymous with football and parties. Now, they can be even Superbowlyer with stitches. No need to cook… If you can pick up a phone and place an order, awesome football food is now just a few straight lines away.
LasagnaA tray of lasagna is easy to make, and would be a perfect way to feed a few hungry football fans. Although, lasagna isn’t necessarily considered a football party food, a few well-placed stitches will solve all that.
Running out of time to cook, or you’re just plain lazy? Grab a few frozen burritos and pop them in the microwave. There’s a good chance that your guests are already fans of burritos, and some stitching will help them forget that you didn’t really give this party much thought.
CroissantsThere’s usually no place for flaky French pastries at a Super Bowl party. However, if you head down to your grocery store’s bakery section, you could pick up a few croissants. Add some stitches, and your guests will forget that they’re now eating something they’d usually find at an Oscar party.
RamenEveryone will love ramen as a football party meal… Especially if you have some broke co-eds coming over. Just draw some sriracha lines on your instant noodles, and guests will be slurping away in-between giggling at the commercials.
Happy Super Bowl, everybody. And, you’re welcome.
Do you ever struggle with what kind of wine to bring to a social gathering? Show up with an overly-fancy wine to a drunken house party, and you’ll be labeled a snob. Bring a box of wine to a gathering of oenophiles, and you probably won’t be invited back.
Although satirical, Wine Folly has constructed a handy guide, How To Choose A Bottle Of Wine — to help us know when to spend over $12, and when to show up with box in hand. Good luck.
[link, via Laughing Squid]
Besides making a potent cup of coffee, who knew that your French Press could be used to perfectly dunk your Oreos? Enter the Mini Dipper. Simply fill your French Press with milk, load up a few Oreos on the plunger, and dunk.
Since you’re now able to do a bunch of cookies at a time, you can invite a few friends over for a cookie and coffee party. Oh, the French press is filled with milk? Then just a cookie party then.
[link, via First We Feast]
Is every cooking vessel in your kitchen broken, except the Mr. Coffee? Well, you’re in luck. Thanks to Cooking With Your Coffee Machine, you can now cook full meals in your coffee maker.
Jody Anderson, a retired photographer in southern Oregon, is working on a cookbook of coffee maker meals. The idea came from her nephew, who complained of meals while stationed in Afghanistan, but mentioned having a coffee maker in his room… Problem solved.
Little did we know, that besides dispensing our go-go juice in the morning, our Mr. Coffee is actually a triple threat in the kitchen — capable of steaming, poaching, and grilling/sauteing.
[link, via Boing Boing]
