Burger King Onion Rings Flavored Snacks

Burger King Onion rings, originally uploaded by mt•MT•Mt.

I've had my eye on the Burger King Flavored Snacks line for awhile, but just couldn't bring myself to paying near $3 for them at Walgreens.

Good news! They were at the local $1 store, so for a buck I just had to give them a try (this was the only flavor they had).

I anticipated a chip similar to my beloved Funyuns, but was a little skeptical about their brown color. Which brings to mind... how am I not put off by the Funyun's yellow color?

Anyway, the BK onion ring snack are smaller and thicker than your average Funyun, and well, they don't really taste like them either. Which is probably a good thing, as they're a unique snack.

Upon first bite I was hit with an onion-y with a hint of sour cream flavor. I didn't like it... or so I thought. With the onion flavor lingering in my mouth I found myself getting up just to try one more, and another, and another.

They're addicting, and I believe, way more tastier than a Funyun.

And no, I probably still wouldn't pay $3 a bag.

Anyone ever try their ketchup and fries one? I'll have to keep an eye out for if/when those go on sale!

(Note: Thank you to mt*MT*mt for use of their wonderful photo).

Homemade Chorizo Pizza

Homemade Chorizo Pizza, originally uploaded by predictablyhungry.

Lately we've been relying on Round Table Pizza for our pizza needs. In knowing that we haven't made pizza in awhile, and how fun team work could be sometimes in such a creative endeavor like this we headed to the grocery store on a Saturday night.

We're so hip.

We used a boboli crust for time's sake (the original style). We decided that we wanted to try Mexican style chorizo pizza. In going with the Mexican theme we also chose fresh jalapenos, onions, cilantro, and a Mexican four cheese blend.

You must cook the chorizo separately! Be sure to brown it in a frying pan. We chose to cook it until it was fairly well cooked to ensure that it would get a crispiness to it in the oven. After finishing cooking it we placed the cooked chorizo on a paper towel to sop of some of the grease (so the pizza wouldn't be too greasy).

We threw on a four cheese spaghetti sauce from Classico, layered on the cheese (and boy, do I mean LAYERED). Then it was time for onions and chorizo followed by jalapenos and cilantro.

Bake per baking instructions on pizza crust. Topped with red pepper flakes and parmesan cheese.

Delish!

I found that the pizza was best 2 days later when I took into school for lunch. It seemed as if all the flavors melted together wonderfully.

J&D's Foods: Bacon Salt, Baconnaise, Bacon Lip Balm

J&D's Foods.All Products.Bacon Salt, Baconnaise, Bacon Lip Balm.005, originally uploaded by baconsalt4you.

I can't remember how I first heard of Baconnaise or Bacon Salt, but I'd been dying to try either one.

It may have been facebook ads or woot.com or something of the sort.

Anyway, I finally found bacon salt at my local super market. I purchased the original and peppered, as they were both on sale. As soon as I paid for my products I ripped open the tops and well, stuck my finger in.

Yummm, tastes like seasoned salt really. I've been impressed enough to add it to my turkey sandwiches and popcorn.

Impressed enough that I looked EVERYWHERE for baconnaise until I realized that unless I lived in another state I'd be stuck paying an arm and leg for it through the internet.

And that I did.

I HAD to try it, and the excuse of using it for deviled eggs on Easter only made me order it.

It was expensive... including shipping the thing was like $12! For a jar of mayonnaise!

So I got it, and what did I do? Yep.

Stuck my finger in immediately. The baconnaise is definitely better than the salt and tastes more like bacon than its salt counterpart.

The night it came in the mail I put it in a homemade cheeseburger, and I'd have to say that last bite of bread that had burger juice on it with baconnaise was the best.

Today I used it in equal parts to regular mayonnaise for an egg salad sandwich.

Yum!

I suggest you guys try it out, but you might want to wait til you run across a promotion so that it's not so expensive through the internet.

Pastrami Rueben from Memphis Minnie's

Pastrami Rueben, originally uploaded by predictablyhungry.

My work recently relocated down the street from from Memphis Minnies (Lower Haight) from the Mission. I'll admit that at first I was pretty bummed about not being able to chomp down on delicious burritos for lunch anymore. But not so bummed now that I've found this place.

I was craving some fries and walked past this place. I glanced at the menu and couldn't help myself... it smelled so darn good!

The guy behind the counter talked me into trying their pastrami rueben sandwich. He promised it was the best sandwich in the city so I tried it with a side of fries.

That sandwich was tasty. The meat was nice and moist they were generous with the cheese. The fries were outstanding. They were crisp and spicy.

My main disappointment ended up with really thin watery bbq sauce, however, it was spicy (good).

I'm interested to try their mac and cheese and cornbread. I also noticed that they had a fried peach pie. Yum?

We'll see!

7-Select Kettle Style Chips: Fiery Habanero

7-Select Kettle Style Chips: Fiery Habanero, originally uploaded by predictablyhungry.

Whenever I go do laundry I find myself wandering across the street to 7-eleven for a Twix bar or Reese's peanut butter cup. Unfortunately, this lent I gave up sugar, so no candy for me.

I perused the chips and found that 7-eleven now has their own line of chips (7 Select), kettle style chips to be exact.

I opted for to try them, as they're something new and were a tad bit cheaper than its frito-lay competitors.

They had all the usual flavors and I debated between Fiery Habanero or Jalapeno.

Fiery Habanero won.

The bag was pretty full (I felt more full than some other bags of chips I've recently purchased). The chips were typical of kettle style chips, nice and thick and not too cooked.

The chips were spicy, and considering how well I can handle my heat I'm going to suggest that if spicy gets to you to make sure you have water on hand.

One chip won't be too spicy, but chip after chip does build up.

I was pretty satisfied with the flavor, quality, and price of the chips and will most likely purchase these in the future unless I was something totally different like Funyuns or Sun Chips.

Cheeseburger Night!

0307091857, originally uploaded by predictablyhungry.

So I had some left over ground beef from Costco and was craving some burgers. The original plan was just to eat the patty with some cheese, but when I went to the grocery store things got out of control.

I bought some onion hamburger buns, some cheddar cheese, baby spinach, and an avocado.

Made two burgers with onions chopped inside... The one pictured was about .80 lbs! My more lady like burger was about 1/4 pound. It was topped with cheddar and havarti cheeses.

Toasted the bun, slapped on very minimal mayo, some yellow mustard, spinach, zesty pickles, and about a quarter of the avocado.

Yummy goodness.

Potato Hamburger-Meat Soup

Potato Hamburger-Meat Soup, originally uploaded by predictablyhungry.

My mom made this while I was growing up, and since I moved away from home I find myself craving all sorts of things that she used to cook. It used to be our "rainy day" meal, which we didn't have very often seeing as we lived in the desert that is Los Angeles.

So now that I live away from home I decided to carry on the tradition, and make this my new rainy day meal... which poses a problem, since it's been a bit of rain everyday for the past month.

What you'll need:
* 1-1 1/2 lb ground beef (good beef - sirloin not too much fat content)

* 1/2 med onion sliced

* 2 lg/ 3 med russet potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/4" thick

* 2 cloves garlic minced

* 1 can tomato sauce (15 oz.)

* 2 cans chicken broth (about 28 oz.)

* 2 cans pinto beans

* Dried oregano

What You'll Do:

1. Brown meat (Season with garlic salt, salt & pepper).
2. While cooking meat, add garlic and onion.

3. When all redness from meat has disappeared, add potatoes.

4. Add tomato sauce and chicken broth and water (about 8 to 10 cups, depending on how much juice you want).

5. Turn up heat, to boiling, taste and season with salt, cover and boil about 20 mins.

6. When potatoes are soft that blade of knife enters easily. Add dried oregano, pinching leaves, and beans.

7. Lower heat to medium and simmer for 5-10 mins more. Also taste again and season accordingly.

8. Garnish with lemon wedges, chopped cilantro, crushed red chilie pepper.

I also made some parmesan toast with some fresh sourdough bread that was starting to get a bit stale. For that, simply spread some butter, sprinkle with parmesan cheese and salt and toast in toaster oven for a few minutes. (It's great for dipping in the soup!)