Filed under: Food Porn , Raves & Reviews Now here is one set of delicious food porn images that simply MUST make you hungry ! Not sure how I discovered the site and there isn't much in the way of information of the photographer behind it, so I can only assume he is a pro. The quality of the images are inspirational. But this being a photo gallery site there are no details of the food, no recipes either of course.

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Filed under: Dessert , Food Porn , On the Blogs , How To Bea, of Le Tartine Gourmande , was inspired to use her pizzelle maker to create some homemade cones  to serve with a light, refreshing sorbet. Using the same principle that is applied to making tuiles, in which a warm, thin cookie is quickly shaped before it has the chance to cool, she twisted her crisp pizzelles into perfect, miniature cones. Normally, one might use a dedicated waffle cone maker  to produce homemade cones, but getting multiple uses of out an appliance you already own is a brilliant idea. The tiny cones were just like thin, crispy waffles and Bea says that they went beautifully with the sorbets. An alternative use for pizzelles , which can also be bought in stores if you do not have the equipment to make them at home, is to use them to make crispy ice cream sandwiches! Debbie, at words to eat by , has a recipe for chocolate pizzelles for a flavor variation that might be perfect for pairing with ice creams, rather than fruity sorbets.

Filed under: Food Porn , Newspapers , Health & Medical Previous studies about the tempting nature of foods have always assumed that the brain functions the same way in all people, but it turns out that some people are more affected by images of food than other people are. When someone's "reward center" was over-activated by temptations - say, a picture of a delicious chocolate cake - they were more likely to give in to those temptations. The study noted that such a reaction could make people more susceptible to forms of marketing and product advertisement, as well as even to other addictions, like drug use or alcoholism.

Filed under: Food Porn , On the Blogs When you hear the phrase "peanut butter and jelly," chances are you think of a childhood snack or a tasty lunch, tucked away in a brown paper bag. The idea might not inspire the same mouthwatering temptation that it did when you were ten, but perhaps this updated version of the classic pair is enough to. Kuidaore used Thomas Keller's take on peanut butter and jelly as inspiration to put together these phenominal treats: grown up peanut butter cups with yuzu pate de fruit "jellies".

Filed under: Television , Food Oddities , On the Blogs I heard that fans of American Idol host voting parties after the show airs each week. All their friends and other people from their neighborhoods come over and everyone swamps the phone lines. I have certainly heard of multiple parties in the LA area to support Katherine McPhee, and I have no doubt that similar parties happen for Taylor and Elliot, as well. What better thing to serve at a voting party than American Idol cupcakes ? Each of these chocolate-mint cupcakes is adorned with a detailed likeness of an Idol contestant or judge, though Paula, with X's for eyes, is not looking too happy on hers. My favorite is the Simon cupcake, but I would certainly eat any of them, if offered!

Filed under: West Coast , Farming , Food Porn , Food Oddities , On the Blogs I debated whether to title this post as "food porn" or something worthy of being on Fear Factor. I'm a big fan of the food blog Matt Bites , since not only am I always happy to see another Los Angeles area food blogger, but Matt writes well and takes outstanding photos. He can be a bit daring, to say the least, when it comes to food. When snails were munching away in his garden, he decided to take advantage of his little (albeit unintended) herd and to "farm" them, preparing them to be part of a meal. Read his whole post about the experience to learn more about farming and eating backyard snails. Actually, it might even be a better read if you have no intention of ever eating snails, just so you don't feel like you're missing out.

Filed under: Food Porn , Pork , On the Blogs Tyler and Amanda love to eat and love to share their interest in all things edible through their blog, What We're Eating . As it turns out, they eat a lot of good stuff and take some really outstanding photos of all of it. They also present their posts in a very unusual (for a food blog) dialogue format that is a lot of fun to read. This is a picture of some Pork Tamales that they had down in Rosarito, Mexico. They declared the tamales to be the best they'd ever had - and judging by the picture, I don't doubt it. Of course, both Tyler and Amanda prefer other Mexican foods to tamales, so the tamales only got a 4.1/5 star rating. At least it wasn't the tamale's fault.

Filed under: Food Porn , Vegetables , Dairy , On the Blogs , Eggs Alanna, who writes the column (and blog)  Kitchen Parade , has done it again. Even after cooking through a whole year's worth of different vegetable recipes, she still can come up with more! This Asparagus Custard Tart , for example, is a gorgeous example of what to do with fresh, spring asparagus. The tart is much lighter than a quiche and not nearly as eggy, though still very satisfying. It has a short, simple list of ingredients that blend together to produce a brilliant dish. Alanna slices it into eighths and serves it with a side salad as a main course, but with a fruit salad it could also make a lovely brunch or item. Don't be put off by the crust, either. If you're pastry-challenged, you can use Pillsbury refrigerated dough.

Filed under: Food Porn , On the Blogs Last week, I submitted an entry for this month's Is My Blog Burning? food blogging event: Strawberry Bruschetta . Derek, who hosted the even at his blog, An Obsession with Food , has just posted a roundup , in two parts , of all the entries. If you recall, the theme was stale bread, so there are lots of bread puddings and such to be found, as well as some very innovative uses, such as using crumbs to thicken a sauce or make a quiche crust . I think that my favorite submission, simply based on aesthetics, since all the recipes sounded delicious, is the one from Bron Marshall : Brioche, Frangelico, Chocolate and Pear Cakes . Pictured here, they are like small, tender bread puddings, baked in individual tins. If you want to try your hand at the recipe, it can be found here , but I think I am content to just oogle the picture for the time being. Thanks for hosting, Derek!