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  • Sushi Bakes: The Perfect Solution For 420 Munchies

    Sushi Bakes: The Perfect Solution For 420 Munchies

    Sushi Bakes seems to be the latest gastronomic trend in home kitchens. Just like banana bread and Dalgona coffee, Sushi bakes have been around since the early days of lockdown. The sushi bake craze went viral and started showing up on social media feeds in early 2020. The dish has all the hallmarks of food concoction waiting to be brought to a potluck… remember those?!?

    What is a sushi bake?

    Warm, rich and creamy, a sushi bake has all the components of the classic Californian Roll but is baked in a casserole pan! The dish consists of layers of rice, Furikaki (Japanese rice seasoning), a mixture of cooked salmon, mayo, cream cheese, and fish roe. Once baked, cooled and set, portions are scooped up and served with seaweed.

    The Origin Of Sushi Bakes

    Stats from Google trends show that sushi bakes showing up in searches from Guam in the Mariana Islands and the Philippines as early as 2005. Further investigation, however, shows that the concept of baked sushi might have started in Canada of all places. More specifically, in Manitoba. On this graph, “sushi bake” has a higher concentration of interest, meaning more Canada citizens knew about it than the graph of the Philippines and Guam. 

    The earliest sushi bake recipe proof to be from The Tasty Island by Pomai, dating back to January 14, 2011. 

    Quarantine’s Hottest Food Trend

    The sushi bake craze resurfaced in 2020 when a celebrity nail artist in the Philippines’s side hustle turned into a viral sensation. During the Covid pandemic lockdown somewhere in April 2020 Mimi Qui Reyes started selling this dish to local celebrities. It was an instant hit and spread like wildfire amongst their fans and followers. The rest is viral history!

  • Crayfish Benedict With Zolonnaise Sauce

    Crayfish Benedict With Zolonnaise Sauce

    Glam up your mornings with a Crayfish Benedict that will make you feel like royalty and get you high. Crayfish Benedict is a spin on the traditional Eggs Benedict that replaces bacon with crayfish. Served on an English muffin with a poached egg and zolonnaise sauce, this is homemade luxury at its best!

    History of The Benedict

    Traditional Eggs Benedict at Delmonico’s Restaurant in New York

    Whoever thought of this perfect breakfast or brunch dish certainly deserves a pat on the back! Turns out there are a couple of theories.

    The earliest record traces back to the Delmonico’s Restaurant in Lower Manhattan. Some claim that chef Charles Ranhofer came up with the combination in the 1860s when Mrs. LeGrand Benedict, one of the regular diners, grew bored of the menu and wanted something new. His recipe, which he dubbed Eggs a la Benedict, was published in his cookbook in 1894.

    Another legend attributes the creation of the Eggs Benedict to Lemuel Benedict. After a night of drinking in 1894, Benedict wandered into the Waldorf Hotel in Manhattan and ordered a few components of this dish. Seeing this order come through, the maître d’, Oscar Tschirsky, recognized how tasty it could be and added the dish to the menu. If this story is true, Tschirsky would be a pretty prolific creator, as he is also developed the Waldorf salad.

    One more thing to note: Tschirsky also worked at Delmonico’s right around the time eggs a la Benedict started to become popular. 

    How To Boil Crayfish Tails

    Don’t be intimidated if you don’t know how to cook crayfish tails. All you need is a large pot of boiling water to pop the tails in. Cook for 8-9 minutes, remove from the water and let stand on kitchen paper to drain. Use a pair of scissors to cut open the shell and the meat will pop out. It seriously couldn’t be easier!

  • Let’s Get Baked On Chocolate Cake

    Let’s Get Baked On Chocolate Cake

    Chocolate cake has its own day and rightfully so! On 27 January the world celebrates Chocolate Cake Day, giving cake and chocolate lovers a legitimate excuse to indulge in a slice or two. With so many different levels of richness and variations, there is no shortage of options, making chocolate the most popular kind of cake.

    History of Chocolate Cake Day

    Chocolate cake has been with us since 1764 when it was discovered that grinding cocoa beans between heavy stones produced cocoa powder, which could then become chocolate. 60 years would pass before Conrad Van Houten, a Dutch chemist and chocolate maker, discovered a method that mechanically extracts fat from the cacao liquor which produced cacao butter. Long story short, this man is the reason that chocolate is actually affordable.

    Getting Baked On Chocolate Cake Recipes and Varieties

    black forest cake
    Black Forest cake is a chocolate sponge cake with a rich cherry filling based on the German dessert Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte, literally “Black Forest Cherry-torte”.

    The first verifiable recipe for chocolate cake appeared in Eliza Leslie’s 1847 cookbook. The actual formula, however, wasn’t quite the same as the cake we know today. Leslie’s recipe called for chopped pieces of chocolate inserted into a plain sponge, instead of adding cocoa powder to the mix itself.  

    Over the years, cookbook authors such as Maria Parloa added their own twists on the chocolate cake. First came the frosting, followed by the inclusion of de-fatted cocoa powder into the batter mix. After that came a range of chocolatey fillings, designed to make the dessert even more delightful. 

    Today, there are so many moist chocolate cake recipes out there, but this one is hands down the best. Why? Apart from the fact that it’s infused with cannabutter, this recipe uses simple and easy to find ingredients. It’s moist and decadent, with rich chocolate flavours. Just as a heads up, go easy on the amount of marijuana you use. A little bit goes a long way and no stoned citizen can resist a second slice.

  • Easy Peasy Peanut Butter Pie

    Easy Peasy Peanut Butter Pie

    Some call it the “poorman’s” version of pecan pie. Others say it’s a southern treasure. Before there was peanut butter, the peanut had a history of its own, just like the pie.

    Background Of A Peanut

    First off, the peanut is not a nut. The peanut is actually a legume that originated in South America. It arrived in North America by way of Africa, where peanuts are originally called goobers or nguba. Because peanuts grow on bushes close to the ground, they took on the name and are sometimes called groundnuts.

    Easy as pie!

    This droolworthy peanut butter pie baked by stoners for stoners is made from scratch with just a few pantry staples.

    PEACE OUT!

  • Bacon Quesadilla Stuffed With Mac ‘n’ Cheese

    Bacon Quesadilla Stuffed With Mac ‘n’ Cheese

    Forget the flour and corn. This Mac ‘n’ Cheese Quesadilla recipe calls for bacon and plenty of it! All you need is stack-load of crispy, salty bacon to weave into a tortilla, then stuff it with creamy macaroni and cheese. A genius at Thrillist developed this game-changer that caters to the cheesy fantasies of every stoned citizen.

  • Stoner Chocolate Sauce To Have Handy When The Munchies Come Knocking

    Stoner Chocolate Sauce To Have Handy When The Munchies Come Knocking

    Making your own cannabis-infused stoner chocolate sauce could not be easier! It is quick to make and will last up to two weeks in your refrigerator. Eagerly waiting to be heated and poured over frozen ice cream or sorbet. Perhaps you could stir a tablespoon (or two) into a cup of hot milk or have a chocolate dipping sauce for…well, just about anything.

    Chocolate Covered Marshmallows

    Commercial chocolate sauce is available in a variety of consistencies. When movies were all black-and-white, the chocolate sauce was often used to simulate blood. Back in the 1890’s chocolate syrup was marketed as a treatment for ailments like colic in infants. Later on, the focus was shifted to the commercial market as a dessert condiment.

    Stoner Profiteroles

    Make this effortless cannabis-infused chocolate sauce in advance and refrigerate it until you need a decent lashing of liquid chocolate. We like adding a pinch of Himalayan salt to our dope sauce, feel free to omit it if you are salty enough.

    Chiros and Chocolate Sauce

    It is important to mention, as always when it comes to homemade edibles, go low and go slow! The potency of your stoner chocolate sauce will depend on the weed strain you used to make your cannabis-infused coconut oil. Start with a tablespoon of stoner chocolate sauce and wait an hour to determine the vigour before topping up.

  • Zolonnaise – How To Make Homemade Cannabis-Infused Mayonnaise And What To Do With It

    Zolonnaise – How To Make Homemade Cannabis-Infused Mayonnaise And What To Do With It

    What happens when you medicate a condiment as versatile as mayonnaise with the holy ‘erb? Zolonnaise of course! Having a medicated condiment on hand can assist when you are running late but need to take your greens. Any snack or meal is instantly medicated with Zolonnaise.

    Fry being dipped into zolonnaise, a cannabis infusedmayonnaise

    Zol

    Zol is a South African slang term for a marijuana cigarette, most recently made popular by Max Hurrel’s Zol. A song inspired by the cigarette prohibition that plagued SA citizens earlier this year with the onset of lockdown in the country.

    Mayonnaise

    Mayonnaise is a thick, cold sauce commonly used as is, or as a base for other sauces and dressings made with eggs and oil. A widely used condiment that has a bunch of uses; from tenderising meat to replacing eggs in baked goods! The proteins and lecithin in the egg yolk serve as the emulsifiers when making a traditional mayonnaise recipe. There are many mayonnaise brands around the globe like Hellman’s or Heinz, each with their own recipes and ideas about the best ingredients and techniques.

    Lady in a black dress enjoying the taste of Hellmann's Real Mayo

    The exact history of mayonnaise is not clear, however it is believed to have been created in some variation somewhere between Spain and France. The first documented recipe of a sauce close to the modern idea of mayonnaise dates back to 1742. The etymology of the word is uncertain, with a few different stories ranging from the name being derived from ancient French words for ‘egg yolk’ or ‘stir’ to tales of a celebratory dinner prepared for the Duke of Richelieu at the port town of Mahon, Minorca in 1756. Mayonnaise was attested in English in 1815.

    Zolonnaise

    Making your own mayonnaise at home is really simple. With a few ingredients and a determined whisking arm you will have delicious homemade mayonnaise in no time. We prefer making mayonnaise with a neutral oil like canola oil. Which is a great option when making cannabis oils. Canola oil is a vegetable oil made from a variety of rapeseed. Canola oil has a relatively low saturated fat content and has been known to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases, bone fractures and type-2 diabetes.

    Cannabis-infused Oil

    Make a cannabis canola oil by infusing equal parts decarboxylated cannabis and canola oil in a slow cooker or crockpot for at least four hours, straining out the solids once it has cooled down.

    Use your homemade Zolonnaise in salads, sauces, dips or as a condiment! It is a delicious way to medicate your meals and snacks!

  • Make and Bake The Best Red Velvet Dagga Brownies In The World

    Make and Bake The Best Red Velvet Dagga Brownies In The World

    Red velvet isn’t just for cakes and cupcakes. This dope recipe makes red velvet brownies that are rich, delectable, and absolutely sinful. In search of South Africa’s best dagga brownie, we took this viral recipe using basic supermarket ingredients and added some cannabis to the mix.

    How much weed should you add?

    Gone are the days where you take a bunch of dagga and simply mix it into the batter. Cooking with cannabis has evolved over the years with cannabutter and cannabis-infused oils becoming a staple in every stoners pantry.

    There are many factors that come into play when it comes to potency. Be sure to try a small amount before you infuse the entire batch of brownies. Even confidant stoners must be cautious, especially if you are going to share your baked goods with friends.

    Labelled as “the best red velvet brownies ever”, we present our version of the famous recipe that comes with a warning: highly addictive!

  • Getting Baked On Cannabis Cookies

    Getting Baked On Cannabis Cookies

    Gone are the days where making a pot brownie meant crushing some herb into your cookie batter. That slowboat has sailed even long before Martha and Snoop showed viewers the rope on how to get baked.

    Today’s marijuana edibles are much more potent than the weed brownies of yesteryear and available in every form imaginable. Decades ago, a typical bud of marijuana might contain 2 or 3 % THC. Today, the THC in a raw bud of weed sits anywhere between 12 and 25 %, according to experts in the field. The standard dose is considered to be 10 milligrams, but newbies should start with 5 milligrams for the best chance at a good time.

    Because the THC is digested instead of inhaled, it can take up to two hours for the edible to kick in. Impatient users might be tempted to eat another one to start feeling the psychoactive effects, but this is a really bad idea. From intense hallucinations to hyperventilation and violent illness, overindulging is dangerous. Cannabis edibles CAN totally mess you up and you don’t want to go there!

    If you are chasing an instant and more predictable high, rather smoking a joint or better yet, carve your own bong out of fruit and vegetables.

    There’s a reason behind the saying “get ready for the ride”, so a good rule of thumb is to start small, be patient and enjoy the trip!

    Keen to get high on your own supply, give this dope dagga brownie recipe a try.

  • Celebrate Colonel Sanders with your own homemade Kush Fried Chicken

    Celebrate Colonel Sanders with your own homemade Kush Fried Chicken

    Stoners unite to celebrate for today in 1890 a true legend was born; Colonel Harland Sanders, founder and face of Kentucky Fried Chicken. Before he became the chicken colonel in his 60’s he did a whole range of other jobs including delivering babies, practising law and operating a steamboat ferry. Although Sanders falsified his date of birth to enlist in the U.S. Army in 1906, he only did a short stint in Cuba before being discharged. His honorary colonel status was awarded to him by the governor of Kentucky in 1935 and again in 1949, after which he started looking the part with his signature white suit, black string tie and bleached moustache and goatee to match his hair. The Colonel passed in December 1980 at the age of 90.

    Colonel Sanders

    Kentucky Fried Chicken has more than 24 000 stores in over 145 countries! The recipe, said to consist of eleven secrets herbs and spices, was perfected in 1939 at the Sanders Cafe, which was located right across the road from the original gas station where the Colonel started serving country ham and steak dinners in 1930. The very first KFC franchise was opened in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1952.

    In 1955, Colonel Sanders filed for a copyright on the name Kentucky Fried Chicken as well as patented his special cooking method to serve up perfectly crispy and fall-off-the-bone chicken. The Colonel sold KFC corporate in 1964 for $2 million but decided to stay on as the official face of the company, which went public in 1966 and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1969. There have been a few changes of ownership, with the last being PepsiCo, Inc. who acquired KFC global at a staggering $ 840 million in 1986.

    Kind for Cures, also also-known-as KFC, is a medical marijuana dispensary that took over a building that housed a Kentucky Fried Chicken previously. The owner, who opened the shop in 2009, decided to keep the front of house shop fittings that were left behind as well as fashioned decor items from scrap metal from the kitchen equipment. The roof was left red initially with the acronym KFC lambasted on the shopfront windows in green paint, which changed when the owner was threatened with a lawsuit for trademark infringement. The new chickenless KFC managed to drum up nationwide attention receiving an award by the LA Times in October 2009 for the Best Reappropriation of a fast-food restaurant. The following year, the creators of South Park brought the world; Medicinal Fried Chicken, an episode dedicated to the Kind for Cures’ story. Unfortunately, KFC closed its doors for good in 2015.

    Make your own fried chicken inspired by both the original fried chicken recipe by Colonel Sanders and the medical marijuana turned KFC store in Los Angeles. The eleven herbs and spices in our recipe are from the what’s believed to be the original recipe! In August 2016, the Chicago Tribunal shared a handwritten version of the Colonel’s secret recipe. It was willingly surrendered by Sander’s nephew; Joe Ledington, during an interview with reporter Jay Jones.