Whimsical Food Creations: Just For Laughs!
2020 Oct 14th
With the biggest names in comedy all assembling in Montreal for the next couple of weeks, we thought it would be fun to be funny ourselves. Creating cute and clever plated food isn’t just for the kids. Many hi-end restaurants take culinary liberty with their humorous food creations. Obviously, just for laughs. Food should be a fun experience for all ages.
Let’s start with a few funny food quotes from some very talented comedians. Food and eating have always been go-to subjects for those who make us laugh on stage. We all must eat, so why not make fun of it from time to time!?
Kyle Kinane: “I was delivered an unsliced pizza. Sounds like as simple mistake, not me, I took it personally!”
George Carlin: “What was the best thing before sliced bread?”
Mitch Hedburg: “I like rice. Rice is great when you’re hungry and want 2000 of something...”
Performing this year at the Just For Laughs Festival are huge stars such as: Kevin Hart, Trevor Noah, Jim Jeffries, Wanda Sykes, and Jeff Ross just to name a few! This event is guaranteed to be fulfilling in fun and food creations alike. Doing some research on these comedians in which foods they like to consume is interesting since they are usually on the road.
Kevin Hart, one of the biggest names in show biz, told Bon Appetit Mag all about his food / food creation fancies. Kevin loves to try and stay in shape and eat healthy (so he says…), but, breaking him down, Kevin reveals that he does love his fried chicken. It is written into his Rider. He loves his own mashed potatoes with “flair” added: Sautéed onions and season salt. Buffalo wings, cheese steaks, and tacos top his list of fave foods.
Those with more adult humor might have seen the animated movie “Sausage Party” a few years back. Making your own whimsical corn dogs using sausage, onions, bell peppers and some great herbs and spices will turn your backyard party into a carnival atmosphere; just for laughs! Who can resist sausage on a stick!?
PEPPERS & ONION SAUSAGES ON STICKS
INGREDIENTS
11 hot Italian pork sausages
1 small white or yellow onion (diced fine)
1 half each (cleaned & seeded) small, green, yellow, and red bell pepper
1 large clove garlic (mashed)
1 cup whole milk
3 medium eggs
1 teaspoon each: red pepper flakes & dried Italian oregano
1 ¼ cups fine style cornmeal
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups AP flour
1 ½ tablespoons sugar
1 ¼ teaspoons mustard powder
salt & pepper
1 or 2 tablespoons oil (Peanut preferred)
¼ cup (fine chopped) fresh Italian flat-leaf parsley
Warmed marinara or cheese sauce (for dipping)
DIRECTIONS
BBQ the sausages until lightly browned & cooked to 150. Ensure proper temperatures by using an All-Clad Digital Probe Thermometer. This great addition to the backyard fun is on sale for less than $40! The probe and cord are safe at temps reaching 572! And, as a gift, we are throwing in a Pot Scrubber so you can get back to the fun asap after cleaning up a bit. Let the sausages cool for the next step.
And, just to let ya’ know, the infrared laser type gun thermometers are cool and fun! We’re sure the kids will come up with funny bits and skits to check the food temps using these great devices. And, for summer fun, ALL are On Sale Now!
- Taylor Dual Temperature Infrared/Thermocouple Thermometer
- Maverick Infrared Laser Surface Thermometer
- Taylor Infrared Thermometer
- Ooni IR Thermometer Gun