Susan's IReallyLikeFood

The Craziest Cookbooks Ever Published!

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:34:02 GMT

These 14 Cookbooks have me scratching my head and wondering what the publishers were thinking. They will leave you asking the question "what the f@#!?" Maybe not the books you want on your bookshelf but definately things you want to have out for discussion. From cookbooks written by criminals to cooking for swingers. These ridiculous titles managed to get published and now I pass these treasures of culinary integrity onto you. Crazy Cookbooks

Blog Review: They Draw & Cook

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 02:37:00 GMT

Pretty Pink Pasta Salad

This website is R-A-D! Artists can make their own 1200X by 450X recipe card where the ingredients aren't just typed up, but illustrated. If you are artistically inclined and have a favorite recipe, I urge you to go to this site and submit your work. Sometimes it is hard to read a recipe and really understand what you need to do. With these artistic interpretations it can make the task easier or more difficult. But some of these recipe cards aren't so much about the recipe because they are more about the visual representation of the food and process. Here are a few recipes I saved because they look amazing. Draw and Cook Recipes

Playing with Food: Vanessa Dualib's Food Photography

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 01:51:26 GMT

Vanessa Dualib has a great new book with hilarious photos of crafty and witty food. From sword fighting carrots to sweet potato dinosaurs, she has turned every day food into fun and whimsical animals. The 29-year-old Brazilian photographer combines her three favorite things, food, photography and humor to create scenes that make anyone smile. Well, they have made me smile and that is why I am featuring her pics today.

Realistic Fortune Cookies

Sweet Potato Dinosaur

I think this chili is embarrassed of his pecker.

Don't jump!

This is an AWESOME use of eggplant. Eggplant Killer Whale

Carrot meets shredder.

What kind of fruit is this?

Ice Skating Carrots

Potato Octopus

Banana Snail

Pac Man Camembert and crackers

Carrot sword fight with tomato blood

Eggplant Humming Bird

Praying Mantis made of pea pods.

My favorite has to be the Killer Whale. I think that was really clever how she carved the vegetable. But the Frog Prince is pretty awesome too.

Which ones are your favorite?

Devour These Books This Summer

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 01:05:42 GMT

Delicious Summer Book List

Summer is about the three "R"s: rest, relaxation, and reading. So if you are a food addict like me, you don't just eat food, you study it. You explore it's existence in fiction and nonfiction. In the last month, some amazing books have come out that explore everything from our emotional connection to food, to it's cultural impact on rising nations. Food and traveling go together like coffee and chocolate, so there are plenty of food-filled adventures and exploration novels. How about tracing your family history through food, or better yet, civilization? Get ready to copy, paste and print this list to take to your local bookstore. Stock up for your next layout at the beach, park or your cozy couch this summer. Book List

Artist Profile: Karen Portaleo and her $1,000 cakes

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:32:06 GMT

For her 30th birthday, a woman asked that her cake resemble the bag she was going to receive as her big gift with her favorite pooch inside.

Karen Portaleo is a famous cake maker and bakery owner in Atlanta Georgia. She has made cakes for celebrities like Elton John. She also made a cake worth thousands of dollars. Her ability to create realistic looking cakes comes from her background as a clay sculptor. Her top cake was modeled after a vintage Louis Vuitton trunk and was a whopping $6,300! These are not your ordinary pretty cakes, or even extreme cakes. These are works of art. Statue like but edible. And yes, she does prefer that you consume them and not freeze them for a million years. See this expensive cake after the jump

Playing with food: personifying your produce

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:26:27 GMT

Wait a minute, Mrs. Pringle. Is that cheese all over you???? And I will never look at a Cheese flavored Pringle the same again.

Terry Border has a bent mind. He thinks the things in his refridgerator are living a secret life filled with infidelity, murder, sex and corruption. In his book "Bent Objects" Border uses these photo portraits to show what really goes on when we're not around. These photos are hilarious and refreshing. This takes playing with your food to a very sick and sometimes disturbing level. See the genius of his work here

Food Still Life: Can You Believe It's a Painting?

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:51:39 GMT

Ralph Goings in a California native who celebrates the American Diner. More specifically, Heinz Ketchup, bland cups of coffee and napkin holders. His paintings are oil paintings that look exactly like photographs. They are so amazingly perfect that one might actually think these are photoshopped or a hoax, but Ralph Goings has been doing his paintings since the 1960s. And they are valued from $90,000 dollars to $250,000. Can you believe these are paintings!

Cocktail Cupcakes! Reinventing the Margarita

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:58:35 GMT

Put your Margarita glasses back in the cupboard. These summer cocktails are stirred then baked, but never shaken. Check ou tthese recipes for the most outrageous and delicious summer time sweets. Get your mind and taste buds buzzing. Get your booze and eat it too!

Playing with Food: Bacon Bizarre

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:49:49 GMT

I just hit a goldmine of products that are strangley bacon inspired. I am not a big fan of real bacon and much prefer the fakon bacon, but the taste is really all that matters. And some of these products have the yummy, crunchy, salty resemblence of America's favorite breakfast meat. Here's the Bacon

l'oignon au gratin: More than Caramelized Onions and Cheese

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:32:45 GMT

Every cook wants to believe they can cook French food. And what is more French than onions caramelized with cheese? Easy! Add butternut squash, eggplant, and tomatoes to this delicious Au Gratin. It is easy and vegetarian. Plus, perfect in place of a boring casserole during summer parties. Check out the Recipe here