MANic MANday

Men are competitive by nature. God was probably trying to one-up someone when he gave men that trait. A good example of the competitiveness is shown in the movie The Jonses, when neighbors have to get the newest toy to keep up with the Joneses (I see what they did there.) For not a lot of fanfare (I didn't hear anything about it, just stumbled upon it one night), it's actually a pretty good flick.

Lumberg is laughing because his movie is still quoted heavily in popular culture. Poor Mulder.

Anyways, men have recently taken over traditional Thanksgiving dinners. I don't know when, why, or how it happened, but I have my conspiracy theory that a woman came up with the turkey frier to get out of doing Thanksgiving dinners, and the rest is history...and dangerous.

Nothing says "Thanksgiving" like 1st degree burns!

Me, being the SooperAusum manly man that I am, I am thinking about doing Thanksgiving dinner this year. Not frying, because I think one major trip to the hospital per year is good enough, thank you. I'm going more for content....which is why I introduce you to......

The Turducken

That's right. A chicken stuffed into a duck, which is stuffed into a turkey. Why? Because we're men. You're welcome.

P.S. - I apologize to my vegan friends, especially Maggie and Mike, who probably feel 10 kinds of violated by the above picture. But...it's still AWESOME!

It's Faturday!

So, today is Guy Fawkes Day/Bonfire Night. If you don't know what that is, allow me to explain in culturally relevant terms. 

It's a holiday to celebrate the capture and eventual execution of British domestic terrorist Guy Fawkes for trying to assassinate King James I by blowing up Parliament.

For those who don't know who Guy Fawkes is, his image lives on in crappy movies like V for Vendetta and a large group of computer hackers that think it's cool to be Anonymous.

Only because their local Party City were sold out of Freddy Kreuger masks.

Anyways, apparently Bonfire Night is a big night to cook a special kind of toffee, called Treacle Toffee (I only knew Treacle from Hogsmeade) that is designed to stick your freaking jaws shut. Looking at the ingredients and reading more about it, however, it sounds somewhat similar to a Sugar Daddy here in 'Merica.

While looking for recipes for Bonfire Toffee, I happened upon this page, which houses an extra recipe for Bonfire Baked Potatoes. The time that was wasted typing this recipe makes me question if Brits don't put mind-altering substances in their treacle.....

Happy Attempted Assassination Day!

P.S. - I prefer to rename this particular confection "Don't Gives a Fawkes Toffee". It seems to fit more with Guy's M.O.