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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Windows 7 Burger

Wow, I'm fat!
To celebrate finally upgrading to a Full version of Windows 7 from the RC, I'll be talking about the infamous Windows 7 burger. I really don't understand how this abomination came to see the light of day and why Burger King wanted to do something like this with Microsoft. Unfortunately, Burger King only released this beast in Japan. There are tons of sites out there that tell you how to make one in the US, as if you really need instructions of how to clog your arteries. Most of those websites are actually really funny and worth peaking at. As you can see this burger really is BIG. And on top of the burger I had a Medium fry with a bonus onion ring and Diet Dr. Pepper (like that actually helped).
As you can see I went a little out of the way instead of just getting a bunch of Double Cheeseburgers and throwing them together with one less patty. I spent $10.19 on this life-shortening meal. The top was a Double Stacker with Bacon starting at 570 calories. The next 2 layers were 2 Double Cheeseburgers without the buns. These came to 320 calories a piece. The last patty of course came from a single Cheeseburger since I didn't want to waste anymore food than I had to. The whole sandwich came to a whopping 1,380 calories. This was another 170 calories. The entire meal came to a belt-busting 2,020 calories of Burger King fatness. That's almost an entire day's worth of calories in one meal.
To my surprise, I didn't feel that bloated or sick afterward even though I thought I was going to be. I wouldn't recommend doing this, but I would say it actually is pretty tasty, in a grease-dripping, how-the-hell-do-I-eat-this thing kind of way. There's no way to get your mouth around this thing so I basically had to just take bites of the top half, then the bottom half.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Green Arrow's Chili


I finally got a chance to make Green Arrow's Chili. My friend Matt told me about this recipe a while ago and I've always wanted to make it. The real name is "Ollie's Stupendous Chili" but some call it Green Arrow's Chili. This was originally printed in Green Lantern Vol 2 #85 (August, 1971). The recipe and image can be found at DC Comics Database. As you can tell from everyone's' reactions this chili is supposed to be really spicy.


I couldn't find the three types of chili powders it called for so I just substituted them with three others. The recipe didn't call for them but I decided to add a tablespoon of Chili Pinquins. They're tiny hot peppers with 140,000 heat units (a jalapeno pepper is about 7,000). This chili is very flavorful and delicious. As to be expected it is also very hot. Too hot for some people and some people like me, loved it. I say give it a try if you love spicy food. But be warned, it's hot and delicious.


Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Legends of the Hidden Temple cupcakes

 
"Legends of the Hidden Temple" cupcakes Marissa and I made. Featuring the Silver Snakes, Orange Iguanas, Purple Parrots, Red Jaguars, Green Monkeys, Blue Barracudas, and 5 Pendants of Life. They are funfetti cupcakes with colored frosting and yellow fondant.