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Showing posts with label cottage cheese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cottage cheese. Show all posts
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Pareidolia Project Day 25
"Unimpressed Turkey Wrap"
January 20, 2011
Ingredients:
1) Turkey wrap
Turkey cold cuts
Mixed greens
Tomato
Cucumber
Whole-grain mustard
Shredded Mexican blend cheese
Onion
Italian dressing, salt/pepper
XL Flour tortilla
2) Cottage cheese
Kosher dill pickle
Tomato
Cucumber
Green olive
Mom said this one had Groucho Marx eyebrows. That's a pretty good comparison, I think.
A good wrap is pretty healthy, and by now it should be apparent that my budget for each meal is about $2 per person. For that cost, I actually manage to keep two people fed pretty well.
I should probably start focusing on a more exciting side than cottage cheese. Mom likes it and it's cheap and easy to do things to, but it's beginning to bore me.
1) Turkey wrap
Turkey cold cuts
Mixed greens
Tomato
Cucumber
Whole-grain mustard
Shredded Mexican blend cheese
Onion
Italian dressing, salt/pepper
XL Flour tortilla
2) Cottage cheese
Kosher dill pickle
Tomato
Cucumber
Green olive
Mom said this one had Groucho Marx eyebrows. That's a pretty good comparison, I think.
A good wrap is pretty healthy, and by now it should be apparent that my budget for each meal is about $2 per person. For that cost, I actually manage to keep two people fed pretty well.
I should probably start focusing on a more exciting side than cottage cheese. Mom likes it and it's cheap and easy to do things to, but it's beginning to bore me.
Pareidolia Project Day 24
"Butterfly with Patty Melt Wings"
January 19, 2011
January 19, 2011
"No, lady! Please, I'm begging you, don't eat me! I've got a wife and three cocoons at home! I'm a pollinator! I serve a greater purpose in this life! NOOOOOO!!!"
Ingredients:
Cheeseburger patty with sauteed onions, mustard and tomato on sourdough. Normally, this would be grilled, but my mom prefers the bread un-toasted.
Cottage cheese
Green onion
Tomato
Cucumber
Chopped black olive
This was the first time my mom had seen a dish and called the pareidolia object something other than a face. She did think it was a caterpillar until I said it was a butterfly, and she saw the imagery right away. Trying to find which shapes people are tuned to see and comparing that with the complexity is yielding some interesting results.
Unfortunately, dinner received no mention for hidden meaning. Only for flavor.
Cheeseburger patty with sauteed onions, mustard and tomato on sourdough. Normally, this would be grilled, but my mom prefers the bread un-toasted.
Cottage cheese
Green onion
Tomato
Cucumber
Chopped black olive
This was the first time my mom had seen a dish and called the pareidolia object something other than a face. She did think it was a caterpillar until I said it was a butterfly, and she saw the imagery right away. Trying to find which shapes people are tuned to see and comparing that with the complexity is yielding some interesting results.
Unfortunately, dinner received no mention for hidden meaning. Only for flavor.
"It Keeps the Snails off the Food"
January 19, 2011
Ingredients:
1) Black beans
Tomato
Onion
Cilantro
Cumin
Sour cream
Lime juice . I kept it whole in case I could have done something with it. In retrospect, I should have.
2) Pasta
Instant. Buy a mix, use the recipe on the back.
3) Salisbury steak
Make a long hamburger patty and poach it in gravy, onions and mushrooms
4) Ladybug
Tomato
Chopped black olive
Sour cream
I went for something subtle again. I didn't overtake the whole dish with a single image. The Salisbury steak I gave her was kind of shaped like a brain. I could have gone for a different scene entirely.
This was kind of an homage to "The Jerk". There's a line in there where Navin complains that there were snails on the food and that a fancy place like where they were eating would be able to keep the snails off the food. You do kind of have to wonder what people were thinking when they invented escargot, but it's damn tasty!
I figured ladybugs are the cutest of all bugs, and I know they're a favorite of mom's, but she didn't say anything.
1) Black beans
Tomato
Onion
Cilantro
Cumin
Sour cream
Lime juice . I kept it whole in case I could have done something with it. In retrospect, I should have.
2) Pasta
Instant. Buy a mix, use the recipe on the back.
3) Salisbury steak
Make a long hamburger patty and poach it in gravy, onions and mushrooms
4) Ladybug
Tomato
Chopped black olive
Sour cream
I went for something subtle again. I didn't overtake the whole dish with a single image. The Salisbury steak I gave her was kind of shaped like a brain. I could have gone for a different scene entirely.
This was kind of an homage to "The Jerk". There's a line in there where Navin complains that there were snails on the food and that a fancy place like where they were eating would be able to keep the snails off the food. You do kind of have to wonder what people were thinking when they invented escargot, but it's damn tasty!
I figured ladybugs are the cutest of all bugs, and I know they're a favorite of mom's, but she didn't say anything.
Pareidolia Project Day 18
"Clown Salad with Beety Eyes"
January 12, 2011
Ingredients:
Cottage cheese
Onion
Turkey cold cuts
Jalapenos
Shredded Mexican cheese
Chopped black olive
Beets
Mixed greens
Salt, pepper
Kosher dill pickle
Clowns staring at you is far worse than humans staring at you. At least I think so.
This was noticed, dinner's pareidolia was not. Meet "The Beev":
Cottage cheese
Onion
Turkey cold cuts
Jalapenos
Shredded Mexican cheese
Chopped black olive
Beets
Mixed greens
Salt, pepper
Kosher dill pickle
Clowns staring at you is far worse than humans staring at you. At least I think so.
This was noticed, dinner's pareidolia was not. Meet "The Beev":
"Beaver in Tuna Rice (With Vegetables)"
January 12, 2011
January 12, 2011
Ingredients:
Instant rice (like Rice-a-roni or something)
Frozen mixed vegetables
Tuna
Sour cream
Green olive
This could be considered kind of half-assed. Whenever I make a uni-dish, like Rice-A-Roni with some meat and veggies thrown in, it's because I only want to use one pan and I don't feel like cooking but have to anyway. In my defense, however, this is one of my more subtle pieces. You don't probably had no idea what it was until I pointed it out, and then the image became clear as day.
Instant rice (like Rice-a-roni or something)
Frozen mixed vegetables
Tuna
Sour cream
Green olive
This could be considered kind of half-assed. Whenever I make a uni-dish, like Rice-A-Roni with some meat and veggies thrown in, it's because I only want to use one pan and I don't feel like cooking but have to anyway. In my defense, however, this is one of my more subtle pieces. You don't probably had no idea what it was until I pointed it out, and then the image became clear as day.
Pareidolia Project Day 16
"Pac-Man on Cottage Cheese"
January 10, 2011
January 10, 2011
Ingredients:
Tuna fish on very large, thick bread. This factor seems to outweigh the previous policy.
Cottage cheese
Tomato
Pearl onion
Pepperoncini with chopped black olive
She didn't notice this. Pop culture is of no interest to my mom. I think that's why she hates Family Guy so much.
Tuna fish on very large, thick bread. This factor seems to outweigh the previous policy.
Cottage cheese
Tomato
Pearl onion
Pepperoncini with chopped black olive
She didn't notice this. Pop culture is of no interest to my mom. I think that's why she hates Family Guy so much.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Pareidolia Project Day 8
"Tuna Salad Kitty"
January 2, 2011
Ingredients:
Tuna
Cottage cheese
Tomato
Jalapeno
Onion
Wasabi
Mixed greens
Lemon juice
She saw the face in this one again. She didn't see a cat, but she did see a face. I was still determining if I should try and become more subtle or if I should remain conspicuous. I decided I would make the food first, and then I would form the object around what I had.
The food before me had to define the images. My first objective is and has always been to make the food taste good. Whether the images came out subtle or bold depended on how good the food was to begin with. The objectives had begun to become interesting.
Tuna
Cottage cheese
Tomato
Jalapeno
Onion
Wasabi
Mixed greens
Lemon juice
She saw the face in this one again. She didn't see a cat, but she did see a face. I was still determining if I should try and become more subtle or if I should remain conspicuous. I decided I would make the food first, and then I would form the object around what I had.
The food before me had to define the images. My first objective is and has always been to make the food taste good. Whether the images came out subtle or bold depended on how good the food was to begin with. The objectives had begun to become interesting.
Pareidolia Project Day 6
"Angry Monster Fish"December 31, 2010. New Year's Eve
Ingredients:
Battered deep-fried fish
(tilapia battered in seasoned flour and corn starch/Sprite batter)
tartar sauce
(Mayonnaise, dill pickles, Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce, lemon, chipotle powder)
Cottage cheese
tomato
onion
Dill pickle
Green olive
Cilantro.
This was going to be the final part of the project. I was sure she wouldn't see the face, so I made it as obvious as I could. It worked. She had seen the face for the first time. I decided to continue the project.
Battered deep-fried fish
(tilapia battered in seasoned flour and corn starch/Sprite batter)
tartar sauce
(Mayonnaise, dill pickles, Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce, lemon, chipotle powder)
Cottage cheese
tomato
onion
Dill pickle
Green olive
Cilantro.
This was going to be the final part of the project. I was sure she wouldn't see the face, so I made it as obvious as I could. It worked. She had seen the face for the first time. I decided to continue the project.
Pareidolia Project Day 2
"Skeptical Man With Mustache"
December 26, 2010
Ingredients:
Braunschweiger
Salsa
Onion
Jalapeno
Mixed greens
Cottage cheese
Bleu cheese dressing
Kosher dill pickle
Pepperoncini
Green olive
She didn't notice this one, either. My ingredients are limited due to my current budget, so I am forced to get innovative at times. Mixing homemade salsa and Braunschweiger didn't sound so appealing, but it really didn't taste half bad.
Braunschweiger
Salsa
Onion
Jalapeno
Mixed greens
Cottage cheese
Bleu cheese dressing
Kosher dill pickle
Pepperoncini
Green olive
She didn't notice this one, either. My ingredients are limited due to my current budget, so I am forced to get innovative at times. Mixing homemade salsa and Braunschweiger didn't sound so appealing, but it really didn't taste half bad.
The passive-agression took over.
Untitled.
December 25, 2010. Day 1
Ingredients:
Tuna fish
balsamic and lemon pepper seasoning
tomato
cottage cheese
mixed greens.
green olives for the eyes,
pearl onion for the nose
pepperoncini for the mouth
Every day, I make my mom lunch. I ask her what she would like, and she always responds the same way. "Whatever you feel like making." She does this to be polite, and I appreciate that, but she has a choice. She doesn't like to make choices. I told her that when she goes into a restaurant, you don't have the option to tell the server to bring you whatever the cook feels like making. Sometimes when I ask her what she would like and I made whatever I felt like making, she was disapproving. This is why I give her a choice. One day, she refused to make this choice and I "felt like making" food that was staring at her. I wanted to see if she would notice.
This is my ongoing project. Some days, she notices the faces and objects, other days she does not. I try to gauge her reaction each day. The notion that the human brain is hardwired to recognize faces or objects in otherwise meaningless objects, such as clouds is known as pareidolia. It's a trigger in imagination and possibly a primal cause of such human developments as religion.
This is my mom's food pareidolia project. It is the first project I will be posting on this blog.
Tuna fish
balsamic and lemon pepper seasoning
tomato
cottage cheese
mixed greens.
green olives for the eyes,
pearl onion for the nose
pepperoncini for the mouth
Every day, I make my mom lunch. I ask her what she would like, and she always responds the same way. "Whatever you feel like making." She does this to be polite, and I appreciate that, but she has a choice. She doesn't like to make choices. I told her that when she goes into a restaurant, you don't have the option to tell the server to bring you whatever the cook feels like making. Sometimes when I ask her what she would like and I made whatever I felt like making, she was disapproving. This is why I give her a choice. One day, she refused to make this choice and I "felt like making" food that was staring at her. I wanted to see if she would notice.
This is my ongoing project. Some days, she notices the faces and objects, other days she does not. I try to gauge her reaction each day. The notion that the human brain is hardwired to recognize faces or objects in otherwise meaningless objects, such as clouds is known as pareidolia. It's a trigger in imagination and possibly a primal cause of such human developments as religion.
This is my mom's food pareidolia project. It is the first project I will be posting on this blog.
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