Carvel? Dude? ... we are not fooled.

Listen here now, Carvel. I'm onto you. Did you really think you could pull off this little stunt? We totally know that Fudgie the Whale and Santa ice cream cakes are pod brothers.

Cookie Puss, Cookie O'Puss, and several cakes of my youth (Hot Air Balloon, Light Bulb, Graduate) were all suspiciously similar in shape. Looks like you cleaned your act up in that department, but no one is fooled by the Fudgie-Santa conspiracy. It takes more than a 90 degree turn and a frosting change to fool this chica.

mmmmmmmmmmmmm

You Are Mac and Cheese

When you are stressed out, you seek safety above everything else. And nothing is more nourishing than a big warm plate of carbs. Taking risks takes a toll on you, and you prefer your comfort food to be old fashioned. You're the type of person who could eat the same meal every night, especially when life is hard.

What Comfort Food Are You?

Spinning Girl and Friends in the Kitchen: I Make Such a Better Caesar Salad than Jamwall!

Boy, do I love food. And more than food, I love a competition. Especially when I am competing against someone who is so confident that he is going to win that he doesn't even try. I speak, of course, of my secret lover and arch-nemesis, Jamwall. You may recall that in an earlier post I mentioned that we will be competing in a Caesar Salad Recipe contest. He immediately took the crouton and ran with it, trying to show me up with his crazy bottled dressing antics over at Not really a food blog, is it now?.com. Well, I am here today to prove to Jamwall that not only am I willing to dress up like a cowgirl and stand in those funny positions no matter how bad he makes me feel about myself, but I am also a fabulous cook!

Without further ado, my recipe:

The Perfect Caesar Salad

Jamwall's Submission

Step 1. Open Jamwall's salad mailing and take one look at the lettuce; decide not to eat it.
Step 2. rate Jamwall's salad anyhow:

• Texture: 1
• Color: 2
• Creaminess: 6
• Fish Smell: 10+
• Egg Smell: 11
• Crispiness: 0
• Croûton taste: 0 (no croûton provided)

Average Score out of 10: 4.29

Step 3: Scout out the Romaine Lettuce at the market.

Step 4. Decide that a Caesar Salad sounds like a lot of work, and head for the salad bar.

Step 5. Hmmm, no Caesar in this salad bar.

Step 6. I guess I'll just put this container back, then.

Step 7. You know what's always yummy at this market though? The soup!!!


Step 8. Mmmm, this one looks delicious.

Step 9. Buy the soup and bring it home.

Step 10. Pour the creamy soup into a pot and bring to a simmer.

Step 11. Yum, will you look at that?!?!?



Step 12. Sample for quality.

Step 13. Hell yeah, I am so gonna win this contest now!

Step 14. Damn, am I a good cook!

Step 15. I think Jamwall will really like this when he tries it.

Step 16. Hmmm, that looks a little moist.

Step 17. I guess it'll be fine.

Step 18. Seal the envelope!

Step 19. Address the envelope to Jamwall and pop it into the mail!

Step 20. And that's how you make a perfect Caesar Salad!!!

If you would like to read any more of my culinary or competitive adventures, please visit:

Making Cocoa with Monkey

Clash of Titans (click the tag below if you really want to read the whole thing; it's not for the faint of heart)

SG Deep Cuts: Mary Had a Little Lamb Pudding

Original post date: 8/10/05

I’ve been on this Greek Yogurt kick for a while now, ever since my lovely friend A. (A for Anyhoo) introduced it to me.

It is so delicious; it’s plain cow’s milk yogurt, and deliciously creamy. I add 2 Splendas, whip it into a froth, and eat it plain … or with blueberries if I’m feeling courageous.

While not everyone agrees on the deliciousness of it (my friend Leigh Yung Li thinks it tastes like Sour Cream Made in Hell by Satan’s Imps), we must all agree that, for plain yogurt, it’s quite exceptional.

Mistake was made yesterday.

Spinning Girl went to market and accidentally picked up:

Notice the labeling; not your ordinary bovine product. Nay (or should I say neigh?), this was an entirely different yogurt altogether.

You know how you go to the Big E* and walk past the pens of sheep & goats, and you get that not-so-subtle whiff of lanolin and poopebble-laced hay?

That is what this yogurt tasted like.

Maybe I’m just not used to sheep’s milk, or goat’s milk. I do like feta and goat cheeses. However, I’ve never felt like I sucked them straight from the teats of the animal like I did with this product.

It also had these random lumps in it, sort of like watered-down tapioca. Mmmmm.

Now, maybe I just got a bad batch. I did buy several of them, and now they are all flocked in my fridge, waiting for me.

Bleating to be let out.

I have an idea that I’ll be releasing these little lambs back to nature, though. Yes sir, yes sir ... three bags full.

* Giant agri expo

Spinning Girl apologizes to Fage USA, Inc. for this unsolicited testimonial. Your other yogurts are the best thing I’ve ever eaten (almost)! I would be happy to appear in one of your commercials. I love you Fage! Especially that big, strong boy who cleans the culture tank, Nicola. Now that's creamylicious.

Now we're talkin'