February 2012
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Glitter, Glue and Gluttony Cocktail Recipe:...
There are two ways you can go in crafting your delicious Hurricane for Mardi Gras…the Mixology way and the quick and dirty way. The path you choose depends on how quickly you need to start drinking. Either way you will end up with a delicious cocktail that will help you channel your inner crafter!
Hurricane Recipe (channel your inner Mixologist)
Add the following to a shaker full of...
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Glitter, Glue and Gluttony live on the KTLA... →
Carrie and Cher are live in studio with KTLA Morning News Weekend anchors Wendy Burch and Chris Burrous making Mardi Gras masks and drinking hurricanes.
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Glitter, Glue and Gluttony Mardi Gras Cocktail...
Adelaide Swizzle
1.5 oz of Old New Orleans Silver Rum (Since I can’t get this in CA I used 10 Cane Rum, you can use any good quality light rum)
.5 oz lime juice
5 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
.75 oz Secret Ingredient (Pssssst, it is Taylor’s Velvet Falernum Liqueur…don’t tell anyone)
.25 oz simple syrup
Club Soda
Lime wedge for garnish
Combine the rum, lime juice, bitters, simple syrup and the...
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Glitter, Glue and Gluttony Valentine's Day...
Pucker Up Cupid
1.5 oz of Orange flavored vodka (use a good vodka…I used Ketel One)
1.5 oz of Pink Lemonade
1.5 oz of cranberry juice
Lemon-lime soda
Add first three ingredients to a shaker half filled with ice. Shake and strain into a tall glass filled with ice. Top with lemon-lime soda.
Enjoy!!!
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Glitter, Glue and Gluttony Valentine's Day:...
Nothing says love like chocolate covered bacon!!! Here is the easy-peasy recipe that was featured in Glitter, Glue and Gluttony Valentine’s Day Part 2.
What you will need:
1 lb of thick cut bacon (cooked crispy - I bake mine in the oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes)
16 oz bag of chocolate chips (milk, semi-sweet, or dark)
chopped nuts (I used pecans but any nut works well)
bacon...
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Glitter, Glue and Gluttony: Lincoln Logs Recipe
What is the best way to celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday? BACON!!! And not just any ordinary bacon…bacon wrapped Little Smokies a.k.a Lincoln Logs.
What you will need:
16 oz. pkg of Little Smokies
1 lb. Bacon (don’t use thick cut bacon)
1 cup Brown Sugar
Cookie Sheet
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Cut strips of bacon into thirds and wrap around the little smokies....
Anonymous asked: How do you know one has to tread lighting when having indulging cherries?
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Glitter, Glue and Gluttony: Washington's Drunken...
Looking for a way to celebrate President’s Day? Having a bunch of people over to reenact the crossing of the Delaware? If so, you need to make Washington’s Drunken Gummy Cherries!!!
What you will need:
Russian Standard Vodka (or any good vodka that doesn’t have a strong flavor)
Haribo Gummy Cherries
A glass dish or container
Plastic wrap
Place the gummy cherries in the...
January 2012
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December 2011
26 posts
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Glitter, Glue and Gluttony Episode 2 Snack Recipe:...
Glitter, Glue and Gluttony Episode 2 snack recipe: Meat Candy You will need: 12 Slices thick cut bacon (I used maple bacon but you can use regular thick cut bacon.) 1/3 cup light brown sugar 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans Baking sheet Aluminum foil Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Put bacon slices in a bowl and toss with the brown sugar. Cover a baking sheet foil and arrange the bacon in a...
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Glitter, Glue and Gluttony Episode 2 Cocktail...
When I mention bacon vodka to people I get a mixed reaction…about 50% of people make gagging noises and shudder at the thought, but the other 50% get excited and want to try it. For those of you brave enough to try it, here is the recipe for bacon vodka:
What you will need:
A drinkable vodka
Bacon cooked to the floppy but fully cooked stage
A glass container with a lid
Place the...
Glitter, Glue and Gluttony Episode 1 cocktail...
Candy Cane Martini Recipe Candy Cane Vodka 24 miniature candy canes 3 cups vodka (use a decent quality vodka) bottle or jar (large enough to hold 3 cups of vodka) Crush candy canes and place in bottle or jar. Add 3 cups of vodka. Cover and shake. Place in refrigerator. Shake every couple of hours. Candy canes should dissolve within 24 hours. Candy Cane Martini 1 1/2 oz. Candy Cane...
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365 Days of Bacon
I have fallen behind in my daily bacon blog posts…but rest assured that I have not fallen behind in my actual bacon consumption. Still going strong on Day 22 of Bacon Advent and still eating bacon every day! The past week has involved potato skins with bacon, salads with bacon, desserts with bacon, and even my own homemade meat candy (pecan praline bacon.) Details are coming…
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365 Days of Bacon - Day #14 Bacon Advent
Day #14 of Bacon Advent was a very exciting day! The day was spent lunching and planning a new web series that will be premiering very soon…like next week soon. As I said very exciting! In all the excitement I realized, when I arrived home at 11:30pm, that I had not eaten any bacon. I KNOW…WTF? My web series partner in crime and I were lunching at Le Pain Quotidien and I was planning...
365 Days of Bacon - Day #13 Bacon Advent
Day #13 of Bacon Advent began with me feeling a bit sluggish. Perhaps it was from 12 straight days of eating bacon…just kidding, my body is a well-tuned, bacon digesting machine. Anyway, I decided I would make today a “healthier” eating day and have a salad…a BACON salad, lol. Yep, much healthier…NOT. So we trotted down Colorado Blvd. for lunch at Saladish.
Turkey,...
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365 Days of Bacon - Day #12 Bacon Advent
I love this pork nativity scene…but it is not what I ate for Day #12 of Bacon Advent.
On the 12th day of Bacon Advent I was invited to a Christmas party at one of my favorite restaurants and saved my bacon eating for the day for the party. My assumption was that there would be bacon at the party…because after all, it is not a real party without bacon right? Well, big bacon fail!...
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365 Days of Bacon - Day #11 Bacon Advent
Day #11 of Bacon Advent ended with homemade dark chocolate covered maple bacon. It was delicious…and I added bacon fat to the Valrhona dark chocolate. EPIC!!!
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365 Days of Bacon - Day #10 Bacon Advent
Day #10 of Bacon Advent began with a bacon oat bran galette, basically a large pancake made of oat bran, eggs, Greek yogurt and bacon…oh, and covered in maple syrup. Definitely a yummy way to start the day!
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365 Days of Bacon - Day #9 Bacon Advent
GRITS!!!
I awoke on Day #9 of Bacon Advent with a serious craving for grits…yeah, you read that right GRITS! While I was in New Orleans last month I had the most amazing grits I have ever eaten, and I have been dreaming about them ever since. The trip to NOLA was called “BESHFEST 2011” and involved eating at as many Chef John Besh restaurants as possible in one week…we did...
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365 Days of Bacon - Day #8 Bacon Advent
Day #8 of Bacon Advent included a trip back in time to a place filled with happy childhood memories and lots and lots of ice cream…oh, and some bacon…the newly opened Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour Restaurant in Rancho Cucamonga, CA.
Having grown up going to Farrell’s I was hysterically happy when I received an invite to the pre-opening VIP lunch at the new location, and I...
365 Days of Bacon - Day #7 Bacon Advent
Bacomole
Bacon + Guacamole = Bacomole
Two great things that go great together!!!
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You might be a bacon freak if...
…these are the gifts your friends give you.
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365 Days of Bacon - Day #6 Bacon Advent
Sometimes all you really need is just a few slices of bacon…and this was one of those times. Day 6 of bacon advent was spent savoring the simple, magical, porky enchantment that is unadorned, unadulterated, bacon.
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Bacon Memories - Bacon Martinis
My BFF Forest and I enjoying Bacon Martinis at the Double Down Saloon in Las Vegas
Two words: Bacon Martini Really, did I drink one too many Grey Goose martinis, die of alcohol poisoning, and go to bacon heaven? Bacon and vodka together? Yes, it is true…there is a God…because there is a bacon martini. Obviously someone up there heard my prayers and sent this magical drink down...
365 Days of Bacon - Day #5 Bacon Advent
Hangover Burger
Yep, Day #5 of Bacon Advent found me back at one of my favorite haunts eating one of my favorite burgers on the planet…the Hangover Burger. There is something so magical about that burger…beef, BACON, cheese, orange grease chili, Cole slaw…I am getting hungry just thinking about it. Now, please understand that Dog Haus twice in one week is nothing for me. I...
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365 Days of Bacon - Day #4 Bacon Advent
Gluten Free Pizza with Pepperoni and Black Pepper Bacon
Day 4 of Bacon Advent involved a major craving for pizza! I picked up a frozen Glutino cheese pizza from Whole Foods and added pepperoni and delicious black pepper bacon. It was delicious!
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365 Days of Bacon - Day #3 Bacon Advent
Bacon Bloody Marys (made with homemade bacon vodka)
Today I decided to both eat and drink my bacon in the form of a bacon bloody mary. These delicious concoctions contain my famous homemade bacon vodka (recipe follows,) hot wing sauce, Tabasco sauce, Worcestershire sauce, horseradish, bloody mary mix, and a garnish of beef stick, pickle, cheese, and black pepper bacon. EPIC!!!
Bacon Vodka
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365 Days of Bacon - Day #1 Bacon Advent
Hangover Burger at Dog Haus Biergarten
For day one of “Bacon Advent” and also day one of “365 days of bacon” I went to Dog Haus Biergarten, one of my favorite local spots and ordered the beautiful burger pictured above. The delicious Hangover Burger is a 1/3 lb. beef patty, magical orange grease Haus chili, white American cheese, a fried egg, mayo, and last but not...
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365 Days of Bacon
365 Days of Bacon
Everything is better with bacon! No really, I honestly believe this 100%…so I have decided to test my theory. 2011 has been a pretty depressing year with the economy, unemployment, REM breaking up and the prolonged hazing that is my seminary education. I started thinking, “How can I ensure that 2012 will be a better year?” And then it came to me…BACON! Screw the 12 days of...
November 2011
1 post
Foodie Fangirl - BeshFest 2011
Finally caught up with Chef John Besh at his book signing in New Orleans. Epic moment for this foodie fangirl!!!
Foodie Fangirl in NOLA
Yep, this foodie fangirl is currently eating her way through New Orleans! I have officially christened this trip BeshFest 2011, because the plan is to hit every John Besh restaurant in NOLA. I am a huge fan of Chef John Besh and am hoping to cross paths with him while eating my way through his restaurants. Stay tuned for eating and BeshFest 2011 updates!
October 2011
4 posts
Revolutionarrie Foodie - Deviled Eggs from La...
Deviled eggs from La Grande Orange
Revolutionarrie Foodie - Foodie fangirl moment
Pork fangirl moment with Chris Constantino
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Revolutionarrie Restaurant Review - Sneak Peek at...
If you have read my Oinkster reviews you will know that I am a proud Oinksterholic. Few things on this planet make me happier than a delicious House Cured Pastrami sandwich from The Oinkster. Really, I am an Andre Guerrero fangirl! And if I were to have a child I would probably name him (or her) Andre Guerrero, or pastrami, or maybe just Oinkster. So imagine if you will the happiness I felt...
August 2011
1 post
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The Power of Social Media to Mobilize the Masses
The Stolen Sidekick
In his book Here Comes Everybody, author Clay Shirky (2008) tells a very compelling story about the loss of a cell phone and how this incident mobilized groups of unrelated people to come together, share information, and accomplish something. A woman named Ivanna left her Sidekick cell phone in the back seat of a New York City cab. Once she realized it was gone she enlisted...
April 2011
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