My Drunk Kitchen

I want to introduce you to Hannah Hart. She is someone I can totally relate to as I feel she is a version of myself.


Watch this: My Drunk Kitchen

That is ME! Come on, you can't deny that's me!

Yummy Alert!: Spiced Fried Chickpeas

D bought me a subscription to Food Network magazine as I still struggle with cooking, but also love watching that channel.  I have the idea of beginning a recipe collection and hope to share some of my discoveries as I go along.  My first installment is: Spiced Fried Chickpeas.

AJ and I LOVE chickpeas as they are, but who can argue when a well known food magazine gives you the go ahead to deep fry them??? Not me!

The process is really simple:

1. Drain and rinse a can of chickpeas; pat dry 
2. Heat vegetable oil to 375 degrees 
3. Fry chickpeas in batches for until a light golden brown and crispy; about 4 minutes 
4. Drain on paper towel then toss in spices 

The recipe I have calls for salt, cumin, coriander and smoked paprika, but being the un-domestic Goddess that I am, I only have salt. Although, they really don't need them, I did sprinkle on some sea salt as they were drying. YUM! 

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Now Hiring: Home Inventory Coordinator

I thought of a really cool job today! Home Inventory Coordinator. This is not something I wish to do, but I encourage others out there to give it a shot.

The basic job description is this:

Someone who comes into a home and takes an inventory of food, and health and beauty products. For instance: The Home Inventory Coordinator (HIC) will conduct a weekly inventory on the contents of the home owner's fridge and pantry. Health and Beauty products, usually located under a bathroom sink, or in a linen closet will get an inventory taken on a monthly basis. Reports will be printed, therefore, making trips to the grocery, or drugstore more affordable for the home owner. A regular inventory can help eliminate any wasted food that has been duplicated, and also lessens the "OMG, no one told me we needed butter!" issue. 

 In a previous post I mentioned how I happened upon like, three unopened containers of sour cream in our fridge, as well as stuff that just shouldn't have been in there. Well today, I made a roast chicken for dinner and, being the good housewife I am, I also decided to make some nice gravy to go with it. As I searched the spice cupboard for packages of Turkey Gravy mix, which I discovered two of, but also found seven packages of Brown Gravy Mix. SEVEN. When I told D about what I found he said that when he made a trip to the store the other day, he passed it in the isle and grabbed a package. Ya know, just in case. As he was putting it away, the other six packages came tumbling out. We now realize we have enough.

To make matters even crazier, I happily surprised D today with six bars of Irish Spring soap that were on sale. We all know D loves a good sale! And that is why we already had 10 bars under our bathroom sink.

Either we need to hire a HIC, or we need a therapist.

PS - I claim bringing brown gravy to our next family dinner!

Good For You Ice Cream!

My wine buddy, Lana, told me about One Ingredient Ice Cream made from bananas. I wasn't sure if it was the wine talking, so I did some research and she was in fact right. There is such a thing as turning bananas into ice cream!

AJ and I go through a lot of bananas. I use them for my morning smoothie and she often has them as a bedtime snack. But once in a while, more often than not, we end up with a few who are tired of sitting on the kitchen counter and decide to go bad. They probably think, "I bet we will get baked into a nice warm banana bread!" Not so much.

But now that I am aware of this banana ice cream, I will be putting them to good use.

Or maybe not.

The idea is to cut up some bananas, freeze them, then puree them into an ice creamy texture. You can add cocoa powder, peanut butter, strawberry jam, honey, or other ingredients to create some neat flavors. How can one go wrong, right? Just remember who wrote this post.

The only reason this failed for me was because I don't have the proper equipment. I tried to use my smoothie mixer, then a hand mixer. They DO NOT work. The bananas are too hard. I did manage to get a little bit to taste and just from that, I can tell you this stuff is kick ass! It has a definite ice creamy texture, and there wasn't a harsh banana flavor. Certainly not like eating baby food.

Give this recipe a try, and tell me what you think! What extra flavors did you add?