Nothing Says Easter Like The Speed Channel

I made creme brulee and for once, I didn't broil it too long.  It came out very well.  I made a pork loin and marinated it in Tuscan Garden salad dressing and it came out very well.  I made bacon and cheese scalloped potatoes which really are low fat and calorie conscious, being as they are made with bacon grease and lots of melted cheddar.

But nothing quite put me in the mood for Easter like watching the Speed Channel. 

Oh, as a special note, my friend Val and her husband Andy stopped by with their new baby, Cassie.  (NOTE:  SHE IS SO DARN CUTE!)  Val brought Mia some Peeps.  We gave Mia a Peep.  She put it in her mouth, gave us the look of disgust, them promptly spit it out. 

I used to live in Bethlehem, PA, the same town where Peeps are manufactured.  When they made the Peeps, you could tell because there was this cloud of burned sugar hanging over the entire Lehigh Valley that stunk.  That's saying something in Bethlehem, PA, home of Bethlehem Steele.

But the Speed Channel is what really got me in the mood for Easter, since it represents so much of what Easter is really about, you know.

Thanks to the Hamstress for inspiring this entry.

Oh and as a special note, I wasn't trying to generate sympathy in my post about comments on my mom.  I was being sarcastic and that was apparently lost in blog translation.  Thanks for all the love, though.  That was nice.

Comments

[Rob]

As a native Pennsylvanian, I enjoyed reading your note about Bethlehem. I had no idea!

[Barbara V.]

Sorry to show myself ignorant, but what is the Speed channel? Don't watch TV as a rule and only get two channels.

Your Easter feast sounded especially yummy.

Lisa, did you happen to see the Peeps' website? It is hysterical, and adding to it your comment about the cloud hanging over the valley, well; I just don't think life is long enough for me to pay Peeps country a visit.
So glad to hear that Mia has a discerning palate!

[Sain't Christopher]

I'm here to help. Go to the hardware store, buy a propane kit. Put two tablespoons of white sugar in, turn your wrist in a funky way to get it spread out. Go a little slowly at first, about a quarter at a time, and you will get a lovely crust you can control. Also, you can do this two hours before service, let it sit out. Creme Brulee is not really a cold, cold dessert.

Bonus tips:

Put about six raspberries in each one.

If you use brown sugar instead of white sugar when you make the custard, you get butterscotch.

sain't