Food and Cooking

Ah, yes – true Bulldada can be found even in the food we eat! Without food we'd all be dead (no, really?)…and yet, sites that seek out weirdness rarely look in this direction.

Adventures in Culimancy

Here are the results (so far) of my explorations of cooking magic. Also here is an explanation of why cooking is The Only True Magic.

Cast Iron: The Best Cooking Weapons In The World

Some useful advice on cast iron cookware, and how to maintain your cast iron.

Good Enough To Eat?

Army Worm Wine

This guy makes geniune wine from crushed caterpillars…

Facebook group: Food Porn

I find about 98% of X-rated porn incredibly boring. Much more appetizing is safe-for-work food porn: deliciously decadent dishes that break all the rules. One look at the culinary masterpieces served here will give the urge to abandon any diet you're on, and an actual taste from anything here is about as close to Heaven as any mortal person can get.

Health Action Newsletter

A publication of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, dedicated to exposing the junk food food porn being foisted upon us. Oh, the horrors of those 2,500-calorie burgers and salads…

Nutria Fur

The latest fashion is fur made from giant rats. You can eat them, too!

Pat Robertson's Age-Defying Protein Shake

No. I haven't tested this one. I guess I just don't feel that I NEED to bench 2,000 lbs. with my super-God-powered, protein fueled, 76 year-old legs. (Ask me again when I turn 50).

This Is Why You're Fat

A blog dedicated to the most unhealthy, heart-attack-inducing – and delicious – foods invented by our corrupt, commercialized fast-food culture.

Uncle Ray's Potato Chips

This company is out to save us all by printing Bible verses on the back of every bag of their potato chips.

International Recipes and Tips

Hungarian:

www.bende.com/index.html

This company imports lots of Hungarian delicacies.

I recommend the 'Lecso' which is a condiment/sauce somewhere between a salsa and a tomato sauce. It's delicious for stewing chicken, and in potato and egg recipes. Makes for good crock potting, too.

I also recommend their 'Plum Butter' which looks a lot like apple butter but has a very delicate flavor. Use it instead of jams on toast or syrup on pancakes. Also excellent between two layers of vanilla layer cake. Plum butter is also an excellent spread for your favorite lunch wrap. Spread a little plum butter on the flour tortilla and then add the chicken salad or whatever. Probably good for oriental recipes and baking too.

Vegans versus carnivores

Hallelujah Diet

God wants you to be a vegetarian.

Pro-ana: the "anorexic lifestyle"

One of the more disturbing trends among teen girls is the so-called "pro-ana" movement. This stands for "pro-anorexia," and the idea here is that anorexia nervosa isn't actually a disease but a "chosen lifestyle." (This is the same excuse that smokers use to justify their addictions.) There are sub-sections of this group, especially for the types of starvation: "my best friend Ana" (for anorexia) or "my friend Mia" (for bulimia). The idea of anorexia as a "lifestyle" has subjected these people to a lot of abuse and persecution – especially since many pro-ana people are underage girls. A lot of pro-ana Web sites have been forced offline or into hiding since the turn of the century, usually with the excuse that these sites encourage teenagers to engage in a "lifestyle" that leads to suicide.

Pro-Ana Nation

One of the most popular (and most depressing) pro-ana Web sites.