A Short and Lazy Entry

Last night I was feeling rather peckish and lazy so I defrosted some spaghetti and meatballs I had made a couple months back. It was an icy lump that was enough for two meals but I couldn’t well portion it out without a hacksaw so I reheated the whole thing in a pot. Long story short, I ate the entire thing (covered in cheese) in one sitting and complained of stomach pains the rest of the night. It was one of those not-so-rare moments where food made me feel bad about myself. For those guilty times I turn to This Is Why You’re Fat, a collection of reader-submitted photographs of disgusting foods. When you read about The Tobias (a grilled beef sandwich topped with fried pepperoni, salami, provolone cheese, fried onions, tomato and special sauce), suddenly a double helping of spaghetti and meatballs doesn’t seem so bad. Most of the featured dishes are various fast foods stuffed in a bun or on a pizza: The Potluck Burger A burger with sliced hot dogs, potato salad, mac and cheese, tomato, ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise. But every so often there is an inspired entry: Breakfast Cake Two layers of egg, sausage, bacon, cheese quiche with country gravy in between, topped with gravy icing garnished with bacon bits. I’m sad to admit that I’ve eaten more than one of the featured items on multiple occasions. I refuse to say which ones. I know I mentioned them in the previous entry but the Planet Money team just podcasted on the Fancy Food Show. This blog isn’t really meant to pimp out other websites but that’s apparently what today is about. Slow news day, I guess. The podcast is one of their rare food-centric episodes and it's humorous and informative (and I promise, it’s the last time I’ll mention them or NPR for the rest of the year). Lastly, a brief tomato update: All the plants are flourishing, though many of the fruit are afflicted with blossom end rot, a condition that blackens the ends of tomatoes. It’s due to a calcium deficiency so I tossed in a couple Tums into the water. Very scientific of me, I know. The Sweet 100s have been producing consistently, truly living up to their name. A handful a day of super-sweet little tomatoes. The big ‘uns have been slow to mature but I picked the first pretty one yesterday. This Early Girl has a date with the inside of a grilled cheese sandwich Tons of Big Boys and Romas to follow.