It was only a matter of time before someone attempted the falafel waffle. And it actually makes sense. A waffle is typically lightly fried wheat dough, and falafel is fried chickpea dough. Dan Shumski of Waffleizer describes how he made it, along with how to achieve the best results when making the hummus to accompany.
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The latest venture from Alamo Drafthouse, the popular quirky dine-and-watch movie theaters based in my old stomping grounds of Austin, makes me happy on a number of levels. It's wine (hurrah!), it's cleverly packaged (nice!) and it's based on one of my all time favorite movies, The Princess Bride.
Alamo Drafthouse is delighted to announce the launch of a signature wine inspired by THE PRINCESS BRIDE in honor of the 25th anniversary of the film. The name of this signature wine program, "The Bottle Of Wits," is derived from the iconic "battle of wits" scene when Westley first rescues Princess Buttercup from Vizzini and his henchmen. The "Bottle Of Wits" wine line will include two varietals: "Inconceivable Cab" and "As You Wish White". The "Bottle Of Wits" will be available for purchase at all Alamo Drafthouse locations starting on Tuesday, February 14th and will be available for purchase online soon.
I'm a little sidelined by the realization that the movie is celebrating its 25th anniversary. I remember eating Sno-Caps and watching it on one of my first going-to-the-movies-sans-parents adventures like it was yesterday. I love seeing that one of my favorite Austin establishments is celebrating the film in this way, and can't wait to get a few bottles for myself. Aside from the tasty beverage, the bottles and boxes are display-worthy for any true Princess Bride fan. Now ... how about we start a massive Princess Bride quote-a-thon? I'll start: "You just wiggled your finger! That's wonderful!" Now ... GO!
[via @cariann]
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If you've ever wanted to munch on the solar system, here's your chance. Chocolatier L'éclat of the Righa Royal Hotel in Japan makes these stunning planetary and meteoritic chocolates that come in beautiful galaxy backdrop boxes. Each planet has a different flavor, from coconut mango to rum raisin. The meteorites have flavors like earl grey/grapefruit and blueberry/vanilla. A quick run through Google Translate, and you can find the information to order the chocolates online. I'd have a hard time eating them, though. I think I'd just want to display them ... how about you? Thanks, Jessica! [via Spoon & Tamago]
In a world full of fancy, complicated food, sometimes the simple ideas are still the best. Maybe it's just my persistent sweet tooth talking, but these chocolate filled raspberries from Lisa at Grey Luster Girl look like they would hit the spot perfectly right about now. It's never too early in the day for chocolate, right?
Liz Havartine of Lady Havartine created this fabric fortune cookie tutorial for The Making Spot on Mollie Makes. You'll need just a few supplies to make this sweet gift.
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This rainbow fudge recipe from Rock UR Party, the TableSpoon blog, would certainly make a tasty, eye-catching addition to a party table! True to my picky kid roots, I'm pretty sure I'd eat it one color layer at a time.
Fair warning: You'll have to take a few moments to sign up to become a member of TableSpoon to get the full recipe. The process took me less than a minute.
[Via Be Different Act Normal]
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I've been experimenting with making my own salad dressings lately, and this one from Eat! Craft! Live! is going in to immediate rotation.
I was first introduced to a version of this dressing at Mother's in Austin. I tried the house dressing on a whim, I hadn't actually heard anything about it, and it was delicious! It may have been the first restaurant salad I had ever completely devoured. This is the only salad dressing I have ever craved.
Sounds like a great way to boost your motivation for eating greens!
I love spring rolls, I've made them three times this week! And they are so easy to make, just do the prep and you can make spring rolls all week. Kristin of Iowa Girl Eats gives us a wonderful step-by-step on fresh spring rolls with a great peanut dipping sauce.
I don't hold out much hope that I'll ever be able to decorate perfect cookies with royal icing. But, if I ever give it a try, I want to make chevron patterned mitten cookies like Ashleigh from Bee in Our Bonnet. Follow the link for her full how-to!
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This winter, I've become absolutely obsessed with making hot chocolate from dark chocolate shavings, not cocoa powder. (I blame my new-found snobbery on my in-laws, who gave my husband and me a bag of special cocoa chocolate for Christmas last year.) If it were as easy to throw together as powdered cocoa in a pouch, I'd probably drink fancy hot chocolate for desert every night! That's why I love this hot chocolate on a stick recipe from Kristi at 30 Pounds of Apples. She makes it incredibly easy to have rich, delicious hot cocoa on an instant-gratification timeline.
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