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What I ate last week. Ranked #182 in food podcasts in Mexico according to an email I just got.
NEWS & Updates
Black and white cookies icing not setting. I forgot to talk about it and house got the donut guy said that you want to glaze donuts while the glaze and the donut are hot. It actually crusts over. NYT recipe uses boiling water for icing to dissolve the powdered sugar without lumps but maybe doubles as a way to heat it for proper setting
Pancake update https://share.google/QFLsV3zBSs3L06DKA
https://www.thepancakeprincess.com/best-pancake-recipe/
Obsessed with the best by Eliza quittner\
https://www.sterzingchips.com/
Coconut milk follow up; they didn’t mention mae ploy ; also I need to buy curry paste https://www.splendidtable.org/story/2019/01/10/americas-test-kitchen-taste-test-coconut-milk
Cyclospora outbreak due to federal budget cuts which stopped federal tracking
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cyclospora/us-cyclospora-cases-mount-cdc-lags-tracking
https://people.com/taco-bell-locations-stop-serving-ingredients-amid-cyclosporiasis-outbreak-report-12014595
Shell Knob Pizza Hut https://www.417mag.com/food-drink/school-pizza-hut-classic-shell-knob-mo/
SCENTS
Scent: Trudon Bruma
Official description: https://trudon.com/us_en/bruma-perfume-100ml.html
Blind review: bug spray, taking a shower after a long day at the beach, realizing that you’re sunburnt, your mom’s friend with big curly brown hair who wears a wide-brimmed hat and floral print capris in the summer when she gardens, drinking seltzer when you’re too little to like seltzer and the bubbles sting your face, opening up a peel and reveal fragrance sample from a copy of Vanity Fair in 2003, someone chewing bubblegum 10-15 feet away, Limited Too, iris, going somewhere
INTERNET
Bon appétit test kitchen: I wanted to support and get pine the new cast of the bon appétit test kitchen, but I can’t. It’s two forced and influencer influenced the original crew was not very polished and didn’t pretend to know that they knew everything and they were kind of making it up as they want along whereas this new iteration is just two trendy. It’s not as organic sorry. Everyone was themselves.
TikTok
Dried beef log https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8GauHgg/
I fear for the perpetual stew eater https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8GmXmr1/
Crispy Scottish morning rolls https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Gu79nk/
Cherry pitter https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8GH7UyW/
Mcgriddle butter swim biscuit https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8GHVrkR/
Fuet tartar https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8G9wpAT/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuet
Lava sauce, paul prudhomme, volcano menu https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8GQFRUk/
Sformato ; unmolded crustless quiche https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8GC2UKH/
2 hot fudge sundaes for breakfast and lunch. My grandmother did this. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8GCaK2m/
Speaking of my grandparents, Funeral sandwiches, which is ham sliders in the south https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8G421jq/
Marshmallow cake https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8GV8ntj/
Chinese restaurants https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Gq8Uey/
Divorcetok is back https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8GsGXXk/
Line cook meals https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8GspmqQ/
Pouring a bottle of moscato down the drain https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8GsvCWH/
July 6, 2026 (Monday)
8:30am: Counter Culture coffee with half & half, made at home.
11am: Grilled provolone on olive oil toasted Mt. Athos Fire sourdough, made at home.
2pm: Blue Bell Cookie Two Step ice cream.
5pm: Wonton soup with crispy wontons and a bit of spicy Thai soup with chicken from Ni Asian Kitchen in Wake Forest, North Carolina.
Woke up craving regular tiramisu. Normal tiramisu.
Also woke up feeling terrible. Couldn’t even finish my afternoon ice cream. Choked down the grilled cheese.
Brian picked up wonton soup and a back up soup (hot and sour). Bunch of hot soup for a hot day. Brian loves buying a bunch of hot soup. Brian!!!!!! said the woman at the restaurant was laughing at how much soup he was picking up and checked to make sure she didn’t pack the order wrong. Little does she know that he’s ordered twice this amount of soup for half as many people. 3 quarts of soup in a box. With four packs of wonton strips.
Was never allowed to eat the wonton strips growing up. “Empty calories”. They feel forbidden
Spicy Thai soup was good. Hot and slightly sweet. Red curry paste
July 7, 2026 (Tuesday)
8am: Counter Culture coffee with half & half, made at home.
9am: Leftover spicy Thai chicken soup from Ni Asian Kitchen.
12pm: Bruschetta crackers and leftover fried wonton strips.
5pm: Blue Bell vanilla ice cream.
6pm: Romanian moussakka, made at home.
Saw a TikTok video of lasagna but with sliced potatoes and then my mom happened to send me this which is perfect to use potatoes, the sausage I have in the fridge, and the crème fraiche
My mother sent me the milk street recipe, which was paywalled but available via WSKG: https://www.wskg.org/wskg-food/2026-01-02/milk-street-romanian-musaca-ep-915
Used hot Italian pork sausage, a 14.5 ounce can of San Merican crushed tomatoes, one onion, 4 cloves garlic, tsp of tomato paste, paprika-based chicken shawarma spice mix, added parsley
Expired Vermont Creamery creme fraiche
Mix of Cabot sharp white cheddar, Locatelli pecorino romano, and provolone
Served with pickled jalapenos that I made about two years ago. Super crispy and hot; very bread and butter pickle tasting. Made from jalapenos that we grew.
Next time I try to Greek version with bechamel; no paprika because it tastes like a house fire
Blue bell vanilla is better than Jeni’s
July 8, 2026 (Wednesday)
7am: Counter Culture coffee with half & half, made at home.
9am: Leftover moussaka.
12pm: Tortilla chips with Tacodeli queso blanco and a glass of iced tea, made at home.
5:30pm: Ponzu chicken with onion and cabbage over basmati rice, made at home.
6:30pm: Buttermilk chocolate cake, made at home.
Boss is out of town and I’m feeling sickish so stayed home; no grocery store run
King Arthur pan de cristal half recipe: fermented overnight instead of the 2 hour room temp ferment
I think the Tacodeli products got stuck in a truck somewhere because they all taste kind of off. Got WF store brand organic restaurant chips. They’ll probably be pulled soon and replaced with a non organic version. Spicy.
Made the tiktok ponzu chicken recipe again but added garlic powder
My sister said that it was funny that in the last episode I say I don’t like ice cream enough to make it yet it seems like I eat ice cream almost every day. This is true. Mostly because it’s easy to keep good quality ice cream in the freezer and grab some. Cake less so. This inspired me to make cake. Also, you don’t need special equipment to make good cake. Good homemade ice cream kind of requires specialized equipment. And really i want a softserve machine.
½ box whole foods yellow cake mix
Scant 1/4c oil
¾ c buttermilk
Pinch of baking soda
Dash of vanilla
325 in a metal 8x8 pan for 26
Threw this away and started over; pale and flat; nasty, broke apart
Made the i am baker recipe but with buttermilk: https://iambaker.net/depression-cake/
Reduced sugar by about 20g; Brian asked if there was coffee flavor in the cake; I have added coffee syrup but I didn’t do it this time. Just good cocoa and buttermilk
Didn’t realize that devil’s food cake is potentially named that because it’s the opposite of angel food cake
July 9, 2026
9am: Counter Culture coffee with half & half, made at home.
10am: Tortilla chips with Tacodeli queso blanco.
12:30pm: Blue Bell vanilla ice cream and a small piece of focaccia, made at home.
2:30pm: A slice of chocolate cake.
5:30pm: Leftover ponzu chicken and rice and leftover hot and sour soup from Ni Asian Kitchen.
Forgot that I had made cake and ate ice cream like a moron
Pan de Cristal but as a focaccia in a loaf pan for height. Overnight fermentation. Let sit in the counter for about 4 hours. Baked 475 in a steel for 28 minutes or so. Focaccia loaf. Maybe slightly overproofed.
July 10, 2026 (Friday)
7am: Counter Culture coffee with half & half, made at home.
9:30am: Tortilla chips with Tacodeli queso blanco.
1pm: A slice of chocolate cake.
6:30pm: Food Lion chicken tenders over romaine lettuce with parmesan, Briannas creamy caesar dressing, and focaccia croutons, made at home, and a small pour of Commonwealth Brewing Bisou Bisou pilsner.
Added too big of a splash of milk to warm up the queso and it was too runny and I was yelling the whole time I was eating it because it dribbled all over over a clean shirt, plus all the chips were broken. Restaurant style chips not as good as late july chips. Not as broken. Better depth of flavor. Worth the extra dollar (if they’re on sale)
Spraying perfume in your mouth is cheaper than ozempic depending on what the perfume is
French Style Pilsner with Barbe Rouge and Saphir: https://untappd.com/b/commonwealth-brewing-company-bisou-bisou/6753645
Awful; the can was covered in lipstick kisses
July 11, 2026 (Saturday)
8am: Counter Culture coffee with half & half, made at home.
11am: Coffee with creamer, two sunny eggs, hashbrowns, wheat toast with butter and sausage gravy, and a fried chicken thigh with Texas Pete hot sauce at McLean’s Ole Time Cafe in Zebulon, North Carolina.
2:30pm: BBQ pork, coleslaw, hush puppies, butter beans, and collard greens at Grady’s BBQ in Dudley, North Carolina.
5pm: A slice of chocolate cake and iced tea, made at home.
7pm: Milton’s salt and pepper crackers.
Carpet is an interesting choice for a restaurant. Brian was convinced that our server was faking a limp. Photo of a man bending over next to our table. Server gave us syrup and a huge stack of napkins despite not ordering pancakes. Saw Brian’s beard and immediately limped over to grab napkins.
Drove around Goldsboro, NC. Heavenly homes. Give us your money and we’ll build you a home in heaven. A modular home for you and your family.
Did some antiquing. The area feels unsettling to me. Cursed. Something about it is very strange. There are a lot of terrible subdivisions and developments scattered between farmland that is frankly not beautiful.
Deciding between Wilber and Grady. Ended up going to Grady outside of the city (Goldsboro). Perfect experience. Hope they never change. Brian ordered two sweet teas so I bought a can of diet Dr Pepper. Vinegar sauce with red pepper flakes. Super chopped pork, chopped coleslaw, green butter beans with ham, really chopped up collards that weren’t too liquidy. Big hush puppies that looked like mini loaves; really crispy; not sweet. Styrofoam tray, plate, bowl. Everyone was ordering cheeseburgers and a southern gravy smothered burger. Inspired me to want the Japanese curry set with a beef patty / meatloaf. Swedish meatballs. I did not realize that Salisbury steak is ground meat. Always thought it was chipped beef or something. Never had one because my mom would let us consume them
Hamburg steak - Wikipedia
July 12, 2026 (Sunday)
7am: Counter Culture coffee with half & half, made at home.
10am: Two over easy eggs over fried potatoes with parsley, parmesan cheese, and Tacodeli salsa dona, made at home.
12pm: Tortilla chips and Tacodeli salsa dona.
2pm: Blue Bell vanilla ice cream.
5pm: Pork hamburger steaks with brown gravy over basmati rice, made at home.
6:30pm: An Outshine lime popsicle.
Outshine tangerine and blueberry lemonade popsicles are pretty good.
Swedish hamburg steaks: pound of ground pork, 2 eggs, panko bread crumbs, parsley, garlic powder, half of a diced white onion, milk, white pepper, dash of five spice
Brian said he doesn’t like meatballs; wanted to make mini hamburger steaks or discs
Salisbury steak is no longer a cheap food; pork version
Honorable mentions
Tavern style pizza https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8GDyJfF/
NYT Black and White cookies
Crumb cake
Greek moussaka