Copycat Cracker Barrel Baked Macaroni & Cheese
Nothing reminds me of old fashioned home cooking more than Cracker Barrel. This Macaroni and Cheese is just like Mom used to make! 2 Tbsp. butter 2 Tbsp. flour 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. dry mustard 2 1/2 cups milk 2 cups cheddar (8 oz.), divided 2 cups elbow macaroni (8oz.) 1/4 cup buttered bread crumbs paprika In saucepan, melt butter. Blend in flour, […]

Nothing reminds me of old fashioned home cooking more than Cracker Barrel. This Macaroni and Cheese is just like Mom used to make!

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Meat art: The perfect advertisement for vegetarianism!
Last night, caught in a fit of nostalgia, I re-watched David Cronenberg’s Videodrome. Basically the tale of a man’s psychotic attachment to his television, the movie features some of the most disturbingly meaty special effects I’ve ever seen, including a VCR built into a character’s abdomen, a gun made out of raw meat, and other grotesqueries that halve the distance between flesh and manufactured items. After the movie was over, I turned off the computer and went to bed, comfortable in the knowledge that the line between meat and machine is pretty clearly drawn and David Cronenberg is more or less insane.

Today, unfortunately, I happened to discover Meat After Meat Joy, a show that is currently on display at Daneyal Mahmood Gallery in New York City. Featuring art that is inspired by and often constructed from meat, the show is designed to “investigate the paradoxical relationship meat has to the body.” In the service of this goal, it has exhibits including meat-based sneakers, a cup and saucer constructed from bacon, and a Betty Hirst piece titled “American Flag” that is made from rotting, maggot-ridden animal products.

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T.A.G. Seeds - Sweet Sunflower Seeds
T.A.G. Seeds are sunflower seeds, in a variety of cool flavors, and without any salt.

If you like seeds without the shells, and you want them without salt, then you’ll probably want to give these a try.

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Copycat Hardee’s Peach Cobbler
1 large can peach pie filling 1 frozen pie crust, thawed 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, cut into pats - thin slices Cinnamon Sugar Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spread the pie filling into a square baking pan. Put the slices of butter on top of the pie filling, placing them as evenly as possible. Carefully remove the pie crust from […]

1 large can peach pie filling
1 frozen pie crust, thawed
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, cut into pats - thin slices
Cinnamon
Sugar

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Copycat Shoney’s Country Fried Steak
3 cups water 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 4 (4 ounce) cube steaks, trimmed, flattened 1 1/2 tablespoons ground beef, lean 1/4 cup flour 2 cups chicken broth 2 cups milk 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1/4 teaspoon salt Pour water into a medium bowl. Sift flour, salt, and pepper together in medium bowl. Dip steaks in water, then in […]

3 cups water
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
4 (4 ounce) cube steaks, trimmed, flattened
1 1/2 tablespoons ground beef, lean
1/4 cup flour
2 cups chicken broth
2 cups milk
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt

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The most sexist food commercial of the year?

Filed under: Business, Baking, Fast Food

Hardee’s (the fast-food chain also called Carl’s Jr.) commercial, which I saw on prime time last night, is particularly sick-making.

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Copycat Shoney’s Country Fried Steak
3 cups water 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 4 (4 ounce) cube steaks, trimmed, flattened 1 1/2 tablespoons ground beef, lean 1/4 cup flour 2 cups chicken broth 2 cups milk 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1/4 teaspoon salt Pour water into a medium bowl. Sift flour, salt, and pepper together in medium bowl. Dip steaks in water, then in […]

3 cups water
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
4 (4 ounce) cube steaks, trimmed, flattened
1 1/2 tablespoons ground beef, lean
1/4 cup flour
2 cups chicken broth
2 cups milk
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt

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Happy Birthday, Fannie Farmer Cookbook

Filed under: Recipes, Books, The History of…, America

The Fannie Farmer Cookbook turns 112 years young, it is the perfect opportunity to visit, re-visit or learn about this important name in the domestic arts.

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Copycat Shoney’s Country Fried Steak
3 cups water 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 4 (4 ounce) cube steaks, trimmed, flattened 1 1/2 tablespoons ground beef, lean 1/4 cup flour 2 cups chicken broth 2 cups milk 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1/4 teaspoon salt Pour water into a medium bowl. Sift flour, salt, and pepper together in medium bowl. Dip steaks in water, then in […]

3 cups water
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
4 (4 ounce) cube steaks, trimmed, flattened
1 1/2 tablespoons ground beef, lean
1/4 cup flour
2 cups chicken broth
2 cups milk
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt

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Tags: raw food, vegatarian cooking, rawist cooking, indian food, detox diet

Eiffel BonBons
New Eiffel BonBons are bite-size strawberry and apple chewy candy pieces from The Foreign Candy Co., Inc.

You can find them in single serving (1.25-ounce) bags or peg bags (4 ounces).

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Beef Jerky - and a New Focus
I wanted to announce my beef jerky review blog…

http://www.bestbeefjerky.org

There’s a long story to why I started this, which also explains the new focus of Junk Food Blog.

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Would You Let this “King” Serve You Cereal?

Filed under: Breakfast, On the Blogs, America

Ah, the good old days when cereal boxes were blatantly wacky! I’m curious what cereal advertisers in the ’70s were thinking? Now, you can check out campy, ridiculous, slightly freakish cereal boxes from the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s on The Imaginary World’s archive of cereal boxes. Fellow blog, lemondrop, comments on several of the boxes of cereals that no longer exist, such as Fruity Freakies, Crazy Cow, and King Vitaman (to the right).

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What Was Your First Beer of 2009?

Filed under: Beer, New Year’s

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Spicing Up Your V8 Juice
For all you V8 juice drinkers, what do you do to spice up your V8?

While I consider myself a junk food junkie, I do like V8. I’ve been drinking the stuff since I was a kid, and can’t seem to stop. I’ve tried the spicy V8, and V8 Fusion, and the Low Sodium V8. I like them all.

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Champagne Trio - Feast Your Eyes

Filed under: New Year’s

We hope that everyone out there had a safe and fun New Year’s Eve, filled with delicious food and sparkling beverages.

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