Fans of FATT
My wife turned me on to Fitz and the Tantrums, and we are lucky enough to have seen their killer gig at Summerfest last year. They have made, for a limited time only, their EP available FREE for legal download. Check it out.
RECIPES
1 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder (I like Rumsford--no metally flavor)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. allspice
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
3/4 to 1 ] cup milk
1/2 can pumpkin puree
1 egg
1/4 (more or less) cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup (more or less) mini chocolate chips
Toppings
1/3 cu. powdered sugar
1/2 bar cream cheese
1/4 cu sour cream
1/4 cu milk or cream
*additional powder sugar to sift over cakes
*Extra creamy whipped cream (da' real stuff)
In a mixing bowl, mix: egg, sugar, spices, salt milk and pumpkin puree. Sift together flour and powder, and mix into the wet mixed ingredients. Fold in the pecans and mini chips.
The batter is a bit thick. Drop 3-4 oz pancakes into a low-to-medium oiled skillet. You'll press them slightly to form the pancake with the spoon, and cover the skillet . Flip when the cakes get light brown on the bottom, cook the second side in uncovered skillet.
While the pancakes are cooking, make the cream topping by mixing together the cream cheese, sour cream, milk, and powdered sugar in a small saucepan, blending while heating. When smooth, set aside.
Sift some powdered sugar over the finished pancakes. Schmear each pancake with the cream cheese topping. Then pile a whip-cream cloud onto each pancake.
Serve with a hot cup of black coffee!
Wanna make Cinnabon at Home?
OK--maybe its not exactly Cinnabon, but it's pretty dang good, and if you give it whirl you'll love it. Find a Saturday or Sunday, and plot to make these for yourself. Brew a cup of strong coffee to accompany it.
Cinnabon-y Recipe
Bit O' Honey (sorta)
I was one of those kids that liked Bit O' Honey. In my adulthood, I make a slightly healthier version of the snack that is protein packed. Unfortunately, I have never measured anything–its all been 'by feel' so the measures here are approximated.Add 1 and 1/2 cups of Almonds (I use roasted and salted, but if you want to be a bit healthier you can use unsalted) to a food processor and grind it to a coarse meal.
I then squirt in 3-4 tbs of honey and continue to pulse it until it balls up on the sides of the food processor. I roll them into tootsie roll sized candies and wrap them in wax paper or parchment, and store em in the fridge. They are the perfect pick-me-up midday.
Sandwiches from the Deep End
Nothing is more ubiquitous than the American Sandwich. Take anything, and two slices of bread (or breadlike substitiutes for that matter) and you have a sandwich.
The varieties of international sandwiches are even more amazing. I've had (IMHO--when prepared right) the greatest sandwich-- the Vietnamese 'Banh Mi,' The Puerto Rican Plantain sandwiches, Brown Sandwiches, Welsh Rarebit, and the like as well.
What I want to focus on for this stash segment is the American Varietal, but with unexpected ingredients/combos that make them taste unexpectedly awesome! Below are some I've tried, and I am certainly looking for any good combinations to give a try! Let me know what your unexpectedly awesome combos are (be sure you've actually eaten them).
Peanut Butter and Dill Pickel Vadalia, Butter and Pepper
Sardines and Onion Jam Peanut Butter, Cream Cheese
PB and Vadalia with Bacon Bits PB+ Cottage Cheese
PB+B.L.T. Sardines, cream cheese and crushed Walnuts
Beets, Onion, Lettuce and Cheese Chickpeas, Yogurt, and Onion
Baked beans+B.L.T. Fried beef and mint
Nutella and Bacon (pickles optional)
FAVORITES(an esoteric list)
Plumbing fixtures: DELTA
Toilets: Toto and Kohler
Fridges: Samsung and LG
Dishwashers: Kenmore and Bosch
TVs: Samsung and SONY
Season: Autumn
Streaming Devices: Roku, AppleTV
Sushi: grilled eel, quality tuna
Beverages: Teas, Black (super) Coffee
Blenders: Vitamix, Ninja 3HP
Cameras: Canon, Nikon, Fuji, SONY
NFL Team: PACKERS
HHL: Blackhawks
NBA: Bucks
MLB: Cubs (although the owners–not so much)
Premiere League: Manchester
Unsung winter olympic sport: Curling
Desktop Operating System: Mac
Defunct Candy Bar: Chocolite, Marathon Bar
Burger chain: White Castle, Steak 'n' Shake, Kewpee (local)
Grilling: Charcoal
Tripods (value): Ravelli
Go-to Sandwich: Reuben
