Foodenator

This is sandwhich was basically made from random things that I had laying around my kitchen when I couldn’t think of anything else to make for dinner. The sandwich derives its name from the famous James Connolly since it was created during the week of his 28th birthday.

Ingrediants:

1 bagel, any flavor you like

1 avacado

1 Tomato

Italian Blend cheese

*Onions are optional

**Preheat the oven to about 375

First, peel and mash the avocado with a little bit of garlic powder. You can add a tiny bit of lemon juice so that it doesn’t turn brown. Next, toast the bagel on medium so that it is a little crispy. Spread the avocado on the bagel and then layer with slices of tomato. Lay both slices of the bagel on a baking sheet and top off with an Italian blend of cheeses. Bake your sandwich in the oven until the cheeses are melting, about 8-10 minutes depending on the strength of your oven.

What is better on a snow day then the smell of fresh cooked bread in your kitchen?  Try this recipe for a healthy, easy, white pizza with artichokes and tomatoes.   

Ingredients:

1 recipe of bread dough

3 Roma tomatoes

1 jar of marinated artichoke hearts

1 onion, optional

Garlic, Crushed Red Pepper & Olive Oil

Cheeses: Fresh Mozzarella & Parmesan.  Can also use a bag of Italian blend. 

First, roll out your bread dough into a circle and fold it inward to make a crust .  Take about a tablespoon of Olive oil and spread it across your pizza crust.  Next, sprinkle your crust with minced garlic and crushed red pepper.  Place sliced Roma tomatoes and artichokes, evenly distributed, across the pie shell.  You can also add slide onions, they are optional.  Take the fresh mozzarella and cut into small slices, scatter them across the pie shell.  Next, top with mozzarella and parmesan cheese.  Bake at 425 for approximately 15-20 minutes.  Cook less if you like a softer crust and longer if you like the crust crispy.  Cut into slices and serve!

Looking for a warm snack to feast on while watching the U.S. Snowboarding team during the Winter Olympics?

US Olympics Recipe

Follow this simple steps:

1. Take a fresh or frozen dough and roll it out flat.

2. Cut the dough into 1 inch by 1 inch squares and coat with olive oil on each side and place in a large bowl.

3. Add 1 cup of cheddar cheese and one packet of hidden valley ranch dressing mix.

4. Add 12 strips of crushed up cooked bacon.

5. Mix together so the bread is evenly coated with all ingredients and form into a ball/mound on a baking tray.

6. Bake @ 350 degree for 15 minutes, take out and cover with foil then return to oven for another 10-15 minutes, until the cheese is bubbling and bread is a nice golden brown.

Foodenator Labs, Inc, recently got their sticky fingers on an upcoming breakthrough snack from Nabisco. Code named “Ass Kickers” – the product is standard Cheez-Its infused with fresh cracked black pepper – a blend of Malabar and Tellicherry peppercorns. The spokesperson we talked to explains, “the beauty of the snack is not the pepper-cheese combination, its the salt-pepper combo that brings people back to their basic spice desire.”

Our food scientists were so excited about the new release that they came up with their own recipe. See below..

Ass Kicker Cheez-Its - pepper infused cheesey goodness!

Ass-Kicker Cheez-Its
Ingredients:

Pepper

Instructions:
Place crackers on a plate or cutting board. Add pepper.

Leftover spaghetti sauce and meatballs from the weekend but not in the mood for more pasta?  Try this tasty recipe for a meatball bagel sandwich.

Ingredients:

Leftover Sauce and Meatballs
Garlic Powder
Choice of cheese
Choice of bagel

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.  First, toast the bagel and spread with butter.  Next, sprinkle a little garlic powder over the surface of the bagel.  Take the sauce and meatballs and heat in the microwave for about 1 minute.  Cut the meatballs into thin slices and layer on 1 half of the bagel.  Next top with the sauce on the same half of the bagel.  For the other side of the bagel, layer with your favorite kind of cheese.  I have used string cheese, an Italian blend or just Parmesan.   Place the bagel halves face up on the cookie sheet and toast in the oven for about 10 minutes, until the cheese and sauce is bubbly.

This dish goes great with soup or a salad!

Announcing the Foodenator Food Pickenator!

After this tipoff from PAO food experts, Foodenator Editor in Chief went on a little hunt for the world’s nerdiest burger, aka, the Windows 7 Whopper. Yeah – 7 burgs, to celebrate a new Window on the World.

Peanut Gallery:

“I choked on my chicken”

“Meat. Its meat. My god, its meat.”

“NO onion rings?”

“Needs more mayo. Those Japanese don’t know what they are doing”

There exists food out there which takes no preparation at all. Those foods are excluded from this list. These are the easiest foods to make. Chosen by a panel of food enthusiasts.

1. Grilled Cheese Sandwich: In its simplest form this is just a slice of cheese sandwiched between two slices of bread. Then toasted.

2. Spaghetti with Sauce: Throw spaghetti (or any pasta really) into a boiling pot of water. Wait several minutes. Strain spaghetti. Top with Sauce.

3. Hot Dog: Heat a hot dog in the microwave. Place heated dog in roll. Top with condiments of your choice.

Sloppy José’s!!!

(that’s Mexican, for Sloppy Joe)

• 12 ounces fatty ground beef
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 3/4 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/2 of a 15-ounce can refried beans
• 1 (4.5 ounce) can diced green chilies
• 1/2 cup salsssssa
• 1/2 cup BEER
• 6 hamburger buns, split
• shredded cheese and lettuce – for serving
• extra beers

Heat skillet on medium-high heat with some oil. Brown ground beef in skillet, stirring in onions halfway through. Cook, stirring, until no pink is left in the meat, for about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain fat from beef.

Use a rubber to scrape half of the refried beans (about 3/4 cup) and all the chilies into the skillet. Add the salsa and beer (chug the remaining); mix it up, bitches!

Cook until mixture is bubbly and sexy, stirring occasionally – add the chili powder. Turn the burner to low low low heat, and continue to cook about 10 to 15 minutes longer, until the slop is thick.Spoon the meat mixture into your hot, sweet buns. Top with lots of cheese, lettuce, and/or sour cream. Serve fast. Real Fast. This recipe can feed 6 normal people, or 2 really fat people.