Indian Eggplant, Sauce For Spicy Garlic Egg-plant

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There is one surefire thing that sets me in a slight panic, and that is being asked to participate in a potluck. See, I’m definitely an eater, but I’m not much of a uh, cooker. And the thought of someone, other than a small group of relatives and friends, eating my cooking sets my heart racing, and not in a good way. But Internet, I don’t know what it is about you. You’ve got me telling you things I’ve told few, if any, others.

But rather than just confessing another bit of nonsense to you today (wait, I just did that), I’m going to show you something I’ve never showed anyone before—a photo I took…of something I cooked. Gulp.

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Barbecue Cracker Nuts

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These Barbecue Cracker Nuts make me wish I drink beer. They’re peanuts in a crunchy, slightly smoky and sweet shell. Perfect beer food? Quite possibly.

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Anka Biscuit

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In preparation for writing this post, I turned to my Internet best friend, Google. And I can’t believe I’m about to type this, but Google let me down. See, I was trying to find out what anka is, seeing as how it’s the name of this biscuit and the first ingredient listed on the box. But I couldn’t find any decent information about this mysterious item/ingredient. I did, however, find millions of results for singer Paul Anka, whom I’m not going to discuss further because I so do not want any of his songs stuck in my head.

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Haw Flakes

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I used to eat Haw Flakes often as a kid. The only explanation I have for that now as an adult is that I was a weird child. I mean, these things taste like candied prunes, and does anyone willingly eat prunes?

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