Great Influence

George: Food probably has a very great influence on the condition of men.

Alice: Wine exercises a more visible influence, food does it more slowly but perhaps just as surely.

George: Who knows if a well-prepared soup was not responsible for the pneumatic pump or a poor one for a war?

Alice: They are all but stomachs, and we all but food; They eat us hungerly, and when they are full, They belch us

Crispy Turnovers with Apple, Bacon, and Caramelized Onions One of my favorite sites covering food, kitchens and cooking would have to be The Kitchn (one of Apartment Therapy’s sites).  This morning when I noticed their post for turnovers filled with buttery, salty, sweet goodness I knew I couldn’t pass up trying out the recipe. What You Need Ingredients: 2 sheets frozen puff pastry 6 strips bacon, diced 2 medium-sized yellow onions, sliced thinly 1 apple (of the baking variety), diced small 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 2-3 tablespoons cider vinegar 1 egg yolk mixed with one tablespoon warm water Optional: 4-6 ounces gouda or sharp cheddar cheese Instructions Make sure the pastry shells are room temperature Slowly cook the bacon to render out all the fat Read all the delicious steps on The Kitchn

Crispy Turnovers with Apple, Bacon, and Caramelized Onions

One of my favorite sites covering food, kitchens and cooking would have to be The Kitchn (one of Apartment Therapy’s sites).  This morning when I noticed their post for turnovers filled with buttery, salty, sweet goodness I knew I couldn’t pass up trying out the recipe.

What You Need

Ingredients:

  • 2 sheets frozen puff pastry
  • 6 strips bacon, diced
  • 2 medium-sized yellow onions, sliced thinly
  • 1 apple (of the baking variety), diced small
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2-3 tablespoons cider vinegar
  • 1 egg yolk mixed with one tablespoon warm water
  • Optional: 4-6 ounces gouda or sharp cheddar cheese

Instructions

  1. Make sure the pastry shells are room temperature
  2. Slowly cook the bacon to render out all the fat
  3. Read all the delicious steps on The Kitchn

Float On

Blackbird Blackbird - (Modest Mouse Cover)

Up and coming musician Blackbird Blackbird pulled off the unexpected and pulled off a chillwave cover of Modest Mouse’s “Float On.”  Follow Blackbird Blackbird (Mikey S) on Tumblr and Twitter.

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