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I recently spent time in Chile and Peru and ate as much pulpo as possible. Now that I’m back in New York among the heaps of calamari, I’m starting to think that octopus is the highschool reject in this calamari-ran prom. You find grilled and fried calamari up the ying yang, but its dear relative gets the back seat in this popularity contest. So, what’s a fatty to do but honor this 8-legged freak at home in a delicious vinegary salad and love on its sweet chew?

Since octopus is far from what I know how to cook, I found this reasonable recipe… Read more…

By Jessica | June 30, 2009 | Main Courses, Snackin, Salads and Apps | 1 Comment

B and I got Wii and I have been killin it in some mario kart. Sometimes I let him win, but only when I’m trying to get some. But I think our marioluigilove is carrying over in the kitchen cause wea makina somea pizza. Foreal this is easy when you buy the dough from whole foods or your local pizzaria. It’s like, forty cents and you gain a whole freaking day of not watching dough rise. Modernity at its best.

So we thought we would get some kitchen stadium action over in BK. Although there was no secret ingredient, we were going to have a winner. And if cooking was anything like driving a remote control video game, I was clearly going to win.

The Breakdown
5 points for originality
5 points for presentation
5 points for health
10 points for taste

And yes, he and I were both doing the cooking, the judging AND the eating. Guess who won. Just goes to blow ya, a woman’s place is in the kitchen.

Pizza of the Sea

My Big Fat Greek Pizza