Cartoon Cuisine
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No Fuss, No Muss: Arby’s
Terri: I’m so hungry I could eat at Arby’s! – Das Bus (The Simpsons Season 9 – Episode 14) Lisa: Why does a dog have human girlfriends? Marge: People do crazy things in ads. Like eat at Arby’s. – Old Yeller-Belly (The Simpsons Season 14 – Episode 19) Homer: If I can keep down Arby’s,…
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Wolfgang Puck vs Marge Simpson Rice Krispie Squares
Not that I had any reason to doubt the authenticity of The Simpsons, but you can totally buy Wolfgang Puck’s “Rice Crispy Bites” at the airport. I spotted these on a recent trip to Mexico: Sadly they were not wasabi-infused with a portobello glaze, so I’m left to recreate this recipe on my own. Again! Ingredients…
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Paul McCartney’s Really Ripping Lentil Soup
Before I get into Paul McCartney’s Really Ripping Lentil Soup, I just want to take a moment to discuss how weird Paul and Linda McCartney look on The Simpsons. Why did the animators decide to give them those bizarre colored eyes, as opposed to every other character who gets the standard black dot? I can’t…
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Krusty Brand Imitation Gruel
Let’s start this post with the Wikipedia definition of gruel: “A type of food consisting of some type of cereal—oat, wheat or rye flour, or rice—boiled in water or milk. It is a thinner version of porridge that may be more often drunk than eaten and may not need to be cooked.” Krusty Brand Imitation Gruel…
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Pork Chops Crusted With Cheeto Dust
For those who didn’t watch it (and I don’t blame you), the episode “Homerland” is about the Simpson family suspecting Homer of being a secret Muslim terrorist, when in actuality he was brainwashed by radical hippies. This explains why he doesn’t want to eat Marge’s Pork Chops Crusted With Cheeto Dust – because he is…
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Frosty Chocolate Milkshakes
I know not everyone is a fan of the Ulman Shorts and Season One Simpsons, but I am! You can see glimmers of all the great things that are to come from the show in these early episodes. And for whatever reason the writers of early Simpsons had a thing for milkshakes. Don’t get me…
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