Cavities and stomache aches

This post is co-sponsored by Karine, who shared most of these links with me.

Only in America would they think to repurpose a dessert food as another dessert. I present to you: Krispy Kreme bread pudding.


Don't be deceived by the yummy-looking food porn photo. This dessert is made from twenty four Krispy Kreme doughnuts and is drizzled with a sauce that calls for an entire pound of confectioners sugar. Moreover, though bread pudding traditionally includes fruit, this recipe ups the preservative quotient by using fruit cocktail—syrup included. Ugh. Someone's asking for a collective coronary aneurysm.

And if that doesn't make you sick thinking about it, then try pickles soaked in Kool-Aid, of which "children are the primary consumers".


I do like the Kool-Aid spokesperson's reaction, though:

Upon learning of the pickles, Bridget MacConnell, a senior manager of corporate affairs at Kraft, recovered, and then pronounced, “We endorse our consumers’ finding innovative ways to use our products.”

In related beverages-of-questionable-nutritional-value news, I've finally learned how one can deep fry Coke. Where, though, would one find Coke syrup? I doubt my local Safeway carries it. Alas, I guess my first taste of fried Coke batter will have to wait.

And finally, a Nigella Lawson repurposed recipe that would offend Jews and Mormons: Ham cooked in Coke.

I think I'm going to eat some fruit, now. And not from a can, either.