Sunday Night Big Bender:The Final Meal

After enjoying a nice food-filled weekend - it was decided by the staff that we should end this week's bender with a generous portion of foodstuffs. We all believe that Sunday nights are made for eating and try to do it up right.

Friday Night Frozen Pizza Issues

After a hard day's work here at The Fat Pride Times, the staff here decided to cook-off this frozen Albertson's BBQ Chicken Pizza. Problem is we spaced out for a few minutes and it appears overcooked. We are not sure if we should eat it - please compare to the picture from the box and comment below regarding edibility opinions. Top picture is from the box - pix below it are what ours ended up like.

Meatloaf and Baked PotatoThe All American Meal

We here at the Fat Pride Times decided to go old school style and make up an American classic: Meatloaf and Baked Potatoes. Nuff Said.

BREAKING FOOD NEWS:Safeway Whole ChickenCoupon Out Today

Attention readers: In this week's food advertisements Safeway has a coupon for 2.00 off a whole roasted chicken. The topper is it is also on sale for 4.99. Do the math and get in the car.

The Sunday Big Burger Feedbag

After yesterdays lame feedbag post, we decided to go stright down to the local Carl's Jr. and get a burger bag. I apoligize for approving the post of the feedbag from yesterday, it really is not Fat Pride Times quality. Pictured below is a sample of the many may burgers our staff purchased. FYI: the sourdough bacon cheeseburger is pretty good, the 'big burgers' are grade b level. Once again, the lesson appears: if it costs under a dollar (.99 cents) - it is not truly food.

Saturday Feedbag: Hot Pockets - Cabbage - Corn - Soup

Saturday evenings feedbag was rather weak by FPT standards. Cabbage salad with red onion and yellow corn, Chunky Soup, and Hot Pockets Chicken Quesidillas. The reason for the lack of some bird is this feedbag was assembled without a store run.

Friday's Feedbag Contents: From Bird to Ju Ju Fish

As part of the new format we are installing here, this will be a daily post displaying just what we are filling our feedbags with here at the home offices. Tonight, we started with a salad with red onion and ranch and a bowl of puffed Cheetos. Next we moved on to four crispy chicken strips, once again using the ranch dressing for dippings. Of course, we were quaffing Diet Coke over ice with everything. After the bird settled down, we topped it off with Ju Ju Fish and M & M peanut butter bars. Not pictured is the half gallon of caramel fudge Dreyer's ice cream that will be consumed immediately before slipping into the night fog.

Once Again - The Amazing Ju Ju Fish

These Albertson's knock-offs of Swedish Fish are hard to get. As soon as they re-stock them it seems they are gone the next day. Suggestion: buy three bags if possible. Priced fairly at 1.49 per bag.

Oregon's FAT PDX & F.A.T.A.S.S.Cheerleader Squad

In Portland, Oregon USA there is an organization titled FAT (fat action troupe) that fights the discrimination and prejudice against people of larger girths. They were founded in 2003 and are composed of mostly women, but some men as well. In addition to defending 'fat rights' they have created a sub-group called The Fat Action Troupe AllStar Spirit Squad (f.a.t.a.s.s.) that dresses in full chearleader gear and performs some very enthustiac shows.

You have to see their site for more info: FAT PDX - F.A.T.A.S.S Homepage

Sunday Night Chili Cheese Bacon Double Cheeseburger

After a long weekend of NCAA Basketball Tournament games, one of our readers enjoyed the above burger and says: "This is a burger that I whipped up after a day of watching (and losing money) NCAA basketball. not much to it, some ground beef made into patty's. some bacon, onions and a can of your favorite chilli. I had sliced cheese for the burgers and grated cheese for the top. good stuff!!"

The Fat Pride Times is proud to present this well done meal.

White Chocolate Reeses& Hershey's SyrupIce Cream Sundae

The staff pulled a late shift last night here at The Fat Pride Times Test Kitchen doing research upon a variety of lobster that is covered in hair. Finding good information was not easy but a related post will sonn be up. After we broke for the night, we made a tray of ice cream sundaes. These were not the basic model as the pictures show they were sporting White Chocolate Reese's Cups and Hershey's Syrup. We stand behind this sundae as one that is hard to beat in content and enjoyment. Think you can do better, thats fine, send me your jpg and we will let the public readership decide. Better bring something wicked to the table if you try, cause this one is top-tier.

Mickey's Big Mouth Beer CapPuzzle Contest Is On

One of our readers shared a cap from a Mickey's Big Mouth beer bottle that has, as they all do, one of those image to words puzzle. The three pictures can be ascribed to match a phrase or string of words. The staff here has no clue on this one. First reader to post a comment with the correct answer will win a huge page of Arby's coupons.

Reader Recommends:LaSpada's Original Hoagies

One of our readers has found a sandwich shop so damn good, he was inspired to share the above photo of his meal with us. This place carves its meat as ordered per sandwich - the one above was so stuffed with fixins the preparer had to use an extra slice of turky to hold it all together. There are three locations, all in Florida. Their website is:

LaSpada's Original Hoagies

Best Spaghetti RecipeOn This Planet? Perhaps

One of our loyal readers has sent us what may very well be the best spaghetti recipe on this planet, here it is in total: OK, I make some of the best spaghetti on the planet from scratch,
and it doesn't even take long. INGREDIENTS: Two or three pounds of hamburger (or if you'd rather, crumbled Italian Sausage, my favorite)
One nice-sized wedge of Romano cheese (NOT Parmesan)
One large or two small yellow onions, chopped
One green or red pepper (your choice), chopped
Two big cans of tomato puree
One big can of diced tomatoes (or whole tomatoes which you then cut up)
about 3/4 cup sugar
Palmful of salt (not the entire palm, but the center of it, and not too high, about two tablespoons I guess)
three or four nice-sized garlic cloves
Basil - Thyme - Rosemary - Oregano
DIRECTIONS: OK, brown your hamburger or sausage. If you don't know how to do that, kill yourself. When the hamburger or sausage is half cooked, drain grease (but not ALL of it), then put in garlic, onions, and pepper and saute for a bit. Sprinkle all seasonings on top of cooking hamburger, that is the basil, oregano, thyme, and rosemary (note: not too much oregano, contrary to popular belief, just a pinch or so - lots of basil (this will be your main seasoning, it smells a bit like tea) - modest amounts of thyme, and a bit less of rosemary, although add all seasonings to your taste)

Add all tomato stuff, puree and diced. If not enough sauce, add an additional can of diced tomatoes. Ontop of the sauce, sprinkle more of all four seasonings, making sure not to add too much oregano (if you do this, it will ruin the flavor of your sauce - you can afford to add a bit too much of the other three). One way to tell how much to add, is you want to add each spice individually liberally covering the top of the sauce (peppered covered, I mean, not solid). Mix that spice into the sauce, then add the next one the same way. Do this for everything BUT the Oregano and Rosemary. Just a pinch of Oregano, and about three pinches of Rosemary.

Cook sauce for a bit, about ten minutes or so. You want to see pieces of all the seasonings in all parts of the sauce, some in every spoonful. Add salt and sugar. If you have some garlic powder, you can throw a bit in, but not too much. It just depends on how the sauce tastes.

After the sauce is bubbling and has been cooking awhile, grate half of the wedge of Romano cheese and add it to the sauce slowly. You want to avoid a big glop of cheese sitting in the middle. Stir in cheese well.

Cook for a bit, about another half hour or longer, depending on how long you would like to simmer it. It can be simmered quite a while, but check to make sure you don't burn your sauce at the bottom.

VERY IMPORTANT: Taste your sauce in all processes. Your taste will tell you what to do. This is probably the most important skill a cook can aquire. This sauce will taste excellent right away, but will be even better the next day when all the spices fuse with it. Hope you like it. Roary Albuquerque, NM ferretphilosophy.blogspot.com

It Was A Hiatus - Not A Bender

I personally have been on a food-eating hiatus, so the offices have been locked down since I started - sorry for the lack of posts. However, a Hiatus is different than a bender. A hiautus lasts about 3-4 days, a bender can be as long as 14 days. Above are some of my foodstuffs I consumed lately. More posts coming soon - an international post has come in via email as well!

The One True Bagel - Tasty Bagel WorksClaremont, California

Pictured above is what the Fat Pride Times considers to be the perfect bagel. This jalapeno and cheese bagel came from Tasty Bagel Works in Claremont, California. This place makes them them just perfect. Lightly crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside. Why people make bagels any other way is not rational. No one on the staff here has found a bagel maker to match Tasty Bagel Works - they stand alone.

New Reader From China!We May Have Passed Their Filters.

The staff was studying our site traffic today and there it was, a webpage hit from China! I suppose this means we have passed their filters and can share our love of foodstuffs with the Chinese people, or it was their government looking at our site and adding it to the 'no view' filter. We will wait and see.

First-Person Eater VideoThe McMuffin

We got a sack of Mcmuffins from McDonald's this morning for the office crew and then decided to attempt a video in 'first person' style, like a 'first person shooter' video game. This video is supposed to look and feel like it is you macking on the sandwich. The staff here is divided on how it looks but we are gonna stream it and ask for your input. Simply click the link below to stream the video.

McMuffin First Person Eater
App. 30 seconds long - .mpg stream

Lost On Chicken Run & Onstar IssuesFree On-Demand Video

The FatPride Times is proud to debut our new "On-Demand Video" feature. Keeping with the Fat Pride philosophy, we would never think of charging any fees or ask for personal subscription information for this new offering. This video is of a member of our staff trying to locate a chicken joint we had never tried before. Simply click the link below to stream the video.

Lost On Chicken Run & Onstar Issues
App. 30 seconds long - .mpg stream

The First Annual Pacific Northwest Symposium on Cheese at Lewis & Clark College in Oregon

There is a cheese club at Lewis & Clark College and yesterday they held their biggest gathering, the "Pacific Northwest Symposium on Cheese". Founded by sophomore student Brandon Wiebe, the club has held previous smaller cheese fests with over 100 people attending (free cheese). The Symposium was free and open to the public. This event offered more than just free tastes of international cheeses - they held "Cheese 101" which was a history/information lesson on the subject, this was folowed by "Cheese & The Liberal Arts" - a panel discussion of cheesemakers viewing the foodstuff from many intellectual perspectives. This was a truly tasteful event, and congatulations to Mr. Wiebe and his club officers on their success!

Albertson's Service Deli Chicken Tenders

The staff here had some chicken tenders from Albertsons Market for lunch yesterday and thought we would share the above photos with all of you. Nice product at a nice price (that bag has two more inside of it). The ones above are the spicy version, they also have a crispy one that is covered in crunchy batter. A dipping sauce is recommended for full enjoyment. The Bird, once again, is the word. Upon doing some product research for our new file on this foodstuff we found that Albertsons uses "irradiated meat". This can be both good and bad it seems - follow up post on this issue after more research.

The Computer Now Tracks Children's Diet For Parents.....Who Is Next?

The FP Times has just been forwarded a shocking email that reveals software has been written that 'tracks' a child's foodstuffs received in school cafeterias. Primero Food Service Solutions, developed by Houston-based Cybersoft Technologies, sets up prepaid accounts and monitors what is chosen and if it is allowed. Big Brother is now tapping into what you put into your pie-hole. From AP: " A student slides a tray toward the cafeteria cash register with a healthy selection: a pint of milk, green beans, whipped sweet potatoes and chicken nuggets — baked, not fried. But then he adds a fudge brownie - When he punches in his code for the prepaid account his parents set up, a warning sounds: 'This student has a food restriction.' - Back goes the brownie as the cashier reminds him that his parents have declared all desserts off-limits". Most of you reading this can now look back fondly when we were children and chose chocolate milk and doritos for lunch.

Special Reader Submission: Sunday Special Farm Sandwich

Longtime reader DimebagRIP has contributed one of the most comprehensive recipes/manuls for preparing a meal. The work is very impressive. As he says: "I call it the farm sandwich cuz it has all the goodness of the farm: Cow, Chicken, and Pig. You will need 1 pound of bacon, cheese (whatever kind you prefer), Eggs & Bread. Please view the many photos below to see how it is constructed properly. Here is the recipe: first cook the bacon, the cook your eggs. The wife doesnt like the yellow runny but i do. If you want scrambeled that works too - to make the yellows not runny i flip them over. When the eggs are done, put your bacon on, the put the cheese on top. Then start toasting your bread, when the cheese is melted, take it all and put it on the bread. There ya go thats it!! I like to have chocolate milk too...it really hits the spot!!

Biggest Post Ever Is Next - Giving Fair Warning

People, this post will not contain any images as the next post you see will have app.20 plus. The post and pictures have been submitted by a loyal reader, please be prepared for the show.

The Amazing Ju-Ju Fish (poor man's swedish fish)

A member of our staff was on a foodstuffs mission at Albertson's and discovered these unique jelly-type candies. They are quite tasty and not bad for a knock-off of the original, the classic "Swedish Fish". So often we hear how important it is to include fish in your diet and this is a great way to accomplish just that.

A Letter From The Editor

The Fat Pride Times support staff and myself would like to thank all for your loyal support. I would like to apologize for not posting any material in the past 15 days. The past fifteen days I have spent on an outrageous food bender. Being in a different location that usual, I found myself close to some great restaurants that had food to go. Generally I would order two meals and always ask for two forks so the employees dont know that I will be consuming everything myself. So basically I have been eating four meals a day and then making a trip to 7-11 for ice cream and other snack items. I would have taken a photo of my 'arena', however some things are best not shared.

I am recovering from this 15 day bender quickly and many more interesting posts from me, our staff, and our readers to follow again shortly.

Homer Simpson Brings It Forth

Homer Simpson knows how to eat. The staff here recalls the following off the top of our heads: gummy venus de milo, bbq pig, a week old sandwich, the forbidden donut, petroleum jelly, huge sugar ball. Our most fond memory of him is when he goes to The Flying Dutchman for the all you can eat seafood buffet. You probably know what happens (He becomes "Bottomless Pete: Nature's Cruelest Mistake"). Please post any other foods you can recall Homer chomping down with the comments link below.