Insatiable Cravings for Frito Pie

If anyone has ever been to a county fair, they most likely know what Frito Pie is.

Unfortunatley, no one I know knows what Frito Pie is, and that, my friends, is sad.

It's one of those glorious food items that you should probably only eat at the fair, along with funnel cakes, and hot dogs that are a foot and a half long.

But, I'm short on funds, and Frito Pie is cheap and easy to make. The dish is merely Fritos corn chips (which I will refuse to eat plain), chili (the thick and chunky kind), shredded cheddar, and onions. Since I am an obese woman trapped in the body of a moderately sized woman, I also put sour cream on mine.

I know it's not a lot to look at, but it is pretty filling. Also, if you're broke, you don't complain a lot. Hence, I have eaten this three times in the past week.

Ain't no shame.

BaconBurgers and Cupcakes

Last weekend, we went to 'the beach house' (location undisclosed). While we weren't having stiff drinks and pissing off the old codger of a neighbor with fireworks, a lot of good food happened, most notably, the BaconBurger.

I was really excited (I am a huge dork) that they had slider buns at Target, and proclaimed that we would be making use of them. These burgers were amazing. The patties themselves consisted of ground beef (duh), a nice chunk of bleu cheese (crumbled), Worcestershire, and salt and pepper. The Paul face grilled them up (although it should be known that I can make a mean burger). Near the end we glazed them with the best BBQ sauce ever. They were topped with bacon and avocado and were so amazing that I made the same a few days later at home for some friends.

To go along with the burgers, I also made a sweet potato salad, a recipe I stole from Bon Appetit, although what I made looked way better than the picture on the website. I would also like to note that I didn't peel the potatoes, because I like the skin.

Also, this week, I had an order for cupcakes, and was pretty pleased with what I came up with. It was for a dozen S'mores (naturally) and a dozen of these beauties:

Mexican Chocolate Cupcakes with Brown Sugar Chile Buttercream. I was pretty excited about the sprinkles.