I grew up in a trailer park for half of my life, and you had to do what you had to do to get by! Ok, so it wasn’t really that bad… but I did live there for a long time.

One of my friends, Buster (Keith and KattiKawn, insert laughter here) showed me how to make some ghetto food. And today, I will be sharing that with you all!

The recipe is easy enough. Take a soft shell flour tortilla, add a hot dog then cover it with cheese. Wrap it up like a taco, put it in the microwave for about 20 seconds and it’s time to eat!

I know what you are thinking… “that looks absolutely disgusting!”. And you are right, it doesn’t look very good but it tastes great and is very cheap and easy to make as a quick snack. Give it a try sometime, you might like it too!

What is the logical thing for someone with a mild banana allergy to do? Make banana pudding, of course!

My friend Sarah and I got a craving for banana pudding a couple of days ago. We were planning to make some today, but she had to go back “home” to go shopping for Easter. So, Chef Knight decided to try his hand at dessert making!

It only took about 20 minutes to create what you see above. I used a large pack of Jello-O Instant Pudding, 2 cups of milk and one can of sweetened condensed milk. Put all of that in a bowl and mix well (who doesn’t like playing with a hand mixer!). Then, simply alternate layers of Vanilla Wafers, pudding mix, and sliced bananas. The recipe called for whipped topping to finish it off, but a bad childhood experience with that stuff (never eat an entire can in under 5 minutes) made me decide otherwise.

As I write this, the pudding is in the fridge being chilled. The recipe says to let it chill overnight, but I am too impatient. Can you say midnight snack?!

Have any of you tried this “Vitamin Enriched Water Beverage” yet? I got my first taste a few weeks ago when I went with some friends to Sardis Lake. We stopped by the store beforehand to get some drinks, and Adam comes out with this stuff.

I had heard of it before but never bothered to try it. I first tried the Strawberry flavor and then Kiwi Strawberry. The drinks were room temperature when I tried em and I wasn’t very impressed. At the end of the day, there were plenty left over so I took a few home with me.

I tried the Strawberry again the next day after it had sat in the fridge overnight and wow, this stuff is pretty good! I just now got around to picking up some more from the store. I went with Berry and Black Cherry this time. Surprise surprise, both are delicious!

We all know that water is good for you; it surely beats the Cokes and Mt. Dews I down each day. But, I can only drink so much water. I like variety and well, water is just plain blah! Now I have a great tasting beverage that comes in 13 different flavors.

If you haven’t tried Propel yet, I’d suggest you give it a whirl. Oh, and don’t worry, I haven’t gone totally health-conscious… hence the bottle of Corky’s Bar-B-Q Sauce heh (which just happens to be the best tasting BBQ sauce ever!).

I can remember taking Flintstones vitamins when I was a kid. Flintstones were great! I loved taking them simply because they tasted good. I would ask my mom if I could have two hah. Well, time goes on, I grew up and things changed.

Well, not everything. I recently started taking Flintstones vitamins again. Why? Because they taste good… oh and they are good for you also. Sure, I may not get the full recommended daily dose for an adult… but hey, its better than nothing, right?

I don’t take adult vitamins for a few reasons. First, I am very forgetful. Heck I forget to take my Prilosec half the time (I have terrible heartburn). I only remember the Prilosec when I start to “feel the burn” lol. Second, most adult vitamins are to be taken with food. The last thing on my mind when I am hungry is to go take my vitamine. Oh, and they have no taste.

Flintstones FTW!

Mashed potatoes are one of my favorite “side items” but truth be told, good mashed potatoes are hard to come by… and even harder to make on your own! Well worry no more, as I will give you my secret to making great instant mashed potatoes.

I use Kroger brand instant mashed potatoes. Directions for making four servings (which really makes about two decent sized servings) calls for 1 1/3 cup of water, 1/4 teaspoon of salt and 2 tablespoons of butter.

Heat the water, butter and salt to boiling, then remove from the head. Add 1/2 cup of cold milk. Now, add 1 1/3 cup of potato flakes and stir together.

Now, you have mashed potatoes. But here is what I do to really bring out the taste. Add a good bit of pepper and a little more slat and stir again. Now, add another 1/2 tablespoon of butter. And for the secret incredient… a tablespoon of mayonnaise!

Yep, you read that correctly, mayonnaise. Keith taught me this trick and I admit I was very skeptical at first. The mayo helps bring out the other flavors and also makes the mashed potatoes more fluffy.

And there you have it, great instant mashed potatoes. Try it next time you whip up a batch, sooo yummy!

BTW, yes that is a paper bowl and plastic spoon. I try to use these as much as possible, as I don’t have a dishwasher and hate doing dishes with a passion!

Who needs a microwave when you have a 2kw laser at your disposal…

Memphis is pitted against Texas, Kansas City and North Carolina in a blind BBQ tasting challenge. No surprise here as to the winner Corky’s BBQ rocks!

Take one warm beer, one can of compressed air, turn the can upside-down and spray!

I saw a similar post over at Bob Buskirk’s Blog and it seemed like a fun post. As the title says, what’s in your fridge?

Nothing too terribly interesting as you can see. A pretty decent assortment of “cokes” fills the bottom shelf… fruit, cheese dip, yogurt, cookie dough on the middle, and up to we have some of my world famous sweet tea, salad mix and boxed apple juice (great bedtime drinks!).

A pretty boring fridge, yes… but I can think back to a few times when that was not the case… such as the season opener football game:

Or my personal favorite, the weekend cookout:

I mean, seriously, is there any better way to keep your adult beverages chilly than a full size Mt. Dew cooler with wheels?!?

As promised, here are some pics from our Super Bowl festivities…

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Oh and congrats to the Colts, great game! Anyone else think the commercials were a bit lacking this year? I was not impressed…