When Sporkful ally Todd Zwillich isn't covering DC politics, he's making cat poop confections: Those amazing photos of the tauntaun cake, and associated grim expressions of the eaters, have inspired me to send along some photos of my own. Behold, Kitty Litter Cake! I made it out of pudding, crumbled vanilla and chocolate Oreos, cake, and yes, hyper-realistic Tootsie Rolls (that's
We often post show outtakes here at The Sporkful Test Kitchen, and this week we're really going to town. We already dropped one gem earlier in the week, as part of our poll on the best 80's gum jingle of all time. Now here's NPR's Mike Pesca, our special guest for this week's gum episode, talking about teaching his 2-year-old
We're enjoying your comments and e-mails about the gum episode as well as the gum jingle battle. The pic above comes from Sporkful spy Yuko in Asia: In Japan, there is a new type of gum package that I think is pretty cool. It's like the "suitcase package" Mike Pesca mentioned. The wrapper is stuck to the bottom and there is
Charlotte, NC, 12:23pm. From Tonya: BLT, Lightly toasted, on wheat bread. Prefer the devil's white bread, but I try to be healthy. Duke's mayo, tomato and iceberg lettuce. The absolute best part of my sandwich: it was eaten in my PJs in the middle of the day. Share pics of your laptop meals at thesporkful@gmail.com. Please include the location and time of the
More photos after the jump... From Buzzfeed
We may not agree on the best type of gum, but we should all be able to agree that the artistic form of expression generally known as "music" reached its apex in the form of several classic gum jingles in the 1980's.
There's never enough time to cover the many facets of gum, but Mark and Dan manage to discuss stick vs. soft cube vs. Chicklets-style hard pillow, mint vs. fruit flavors, liquid centers, and more, with help from NPR sports reporter and frequent Slate podcast contributor Mike Pesca.