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Look Who's Talkin': Comments, Quips, and Tips We Have Known and Loved

Posted by Adam Kuban, August 21, 2009 at 3:00 PM

There's so much going on in Talk week to week that we almost can't keep up. If you're in the same boat, here's a small selection of topics and responses that have piqued our interest this week.

Gourmet Marshmallows: What to Do?

The ultimate marshmallow roast. Is the Stay Puft man "gourmet"? [Screen cap from X-Entertainment.com]

"Roast them over a fire and eat them on their own. Or make them into a s'more, but go easy on the chocolate so as not to overwhelm the flavors. Use them as toppings for brownies. Melt the chocolate ones and put them into a peanut butter sandwich for a Fluffernutter. Use the caramel ones in a sweet potato casserole. Make a marshmallow fondant. Put them in a fruit salad or ambrosia salad (I know some people hate this, but they're gourmet marshmallows!)." —cycorider

Favorite Stoned Snack

"Grilled cheese and tomato sandwich, followed by the rest of the fridge." —htims23x

Do You Put Toppings on Corn on the Cob?

[Yomi995 on Flickr]

"Mayo, chili powder, and lime. That or I eat it naked—the corn, not me." —ag3208

Tailgating ... Oh Yeah, Baby

"Bratwurst, bratwurst bratwurst, bratwurst, bratwurst bratwurst, beer, bratwurst, bratwurst bratwurst, beer, bratwurst, bratwurst bratwurst, beer, bratwurst, bratwurst bratwurst, beer, bratwurst, bratwurst bratwurst, beer, bratwurst, bratwurst bratwurst, beer." —MarvinDog

Hottest Food Network Chick?

"My husband calls her 'Giada with the big head,' teeny tiny body with a big head. He is as distracted by her big head as he is with her big rack." —mrsmoosie

For the Ladies: Hottest Food Network Dude?

"I want to be between a sandwich of Michael Simon and Bobby Flay, Bald and sexy on the right, Red and Fiesty on the left. " —CATERPILLARGIRL

Cupcake Alternative That Doesn't Involve the Oven?

"I used to make pretzel joys. Grab some decent chocolate chips of your choice. Some Bachman butter pretzels and rice cripsies. Melt the chocolate and stir in some crushed up butter pretzels and Rice Krispies. Use a tablespoon and drop them into cupcake papers. These are huge hits. You only have to use the microwave and they dry on their own. I make them in 3 flavors dark chocolate, milk chocolate and white. People love them the salt and sweet and crunchy huge hit. I also made them with potato chips and pretzels and they were well received." —JerzeeTomato

Picnic at the Beach: What Should I Bring?

"BEER!" —AyeEat

Hospital Food

"Lawsy me, how things have changed. I've been eating hospital food and serving it to folks since the Johnson Administration, and nobody knows the Jello I've seen." —lemons

What Would Brian Boitano Make? Seriously?

"Now, OMG, is Brian skating on ice made with filtered water, branch water city water, natural water, creek water, ocean water, rainwater, Perez Hilton's bath water? Eeeeee, what will he cook with? I'm so excited." —jfitz

General Wine Question

"There's only one way to find out ...... hmmm.... where's the wine opener?" —pooch

Funeral Food

"@moibec: Your last contention on always accepting offered food is totally reliable advce. My stepdad died at the beginning of the summer, and of course my house was filled with out-of-town company (family), and we very, very readily accepted any goodies that arrived at the door. [the outpourings & generosity was astonishingly great; he was well known and loved]. we opted out of an actual funeral, though--too overwhelming for my mother at the time, and ill-fitting to his legacy-- but plan to have an extremely festive 'celebration of life' party at some point. I'm sure the food and booze will be killer.

"Really at everyone: These are all very heartwarming discussions on the topic. I'm from the South as well, and of course, we do in fact put on the food glitz big-time for funerals. like a reunion, as someone said." —emilytaylor

Tiki-themed Hors D'oeuvres for the Vegetarian?

"Vietnamese Spring Rolls: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Vietnamese-Fresh-Spring-Rolls/Detail.aspx. Eliminate the shrimp, add juliened carrot and sliced avocado. Also, I use the Sweet Chili Sauce from Trader Joe's. It's in the bottled sauce/marinade section and is a bright orangish red color." —biankat

What Would You Eat If You Couldn't Chew for a Week?

After a near-fatal car wreck, Kanye West spent time with his broken jaw wired shut. It inspired his breakthrough hit "Through the Wire."

"...Here's what I missed: RAW VEGETABLES!!!! Crunchy salads and things like that. Also, food made by someone other than me. For six whole weeks it was basically impossible to get takeaway or go to a restaurant. I don't normally do those things much, but I really missed it when I couldn't. Also, chocolate. Sigh."

My first non liquid meal after six weeks was a Thai red curry with tofu at my local Thai place. It was delicious but terrifying after such a long time eating pastes through a straw and with a tiny child-sized spoon. It was also not helped by the fact that two seconds in I ate a very hot chili and spent the entire time coughing desperately. Still, it was nice to get back in the saddle, food-wise. And I can assure you that in the intervening months, my immersion blender has been gathering dust in the cupboard under the sink!" —Caley

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