Dream of swimming and football / Papa John's Pizza Dipping Sauces
I had a weird dream which featured Sean in a blue sweater and black pants - he was sitting in a church service, but we couldn't talk to him for some reason. Odd! Then there was the part where my mom was going to draft a long letter to Save-On Foods for me since they mistreated me while I was out shopping with my grandma, and the part where I was going to spend at least a month home alone with Grandma because everyone else was going on vacation. My brother was watching football, and encountered the expression "drinking him like a martini": that apparently explained someone making slurping noises near another player, which was a foul. Then he watched swimming warnings, with various monsters and mature content on the TV. Very interesting, but I don't know what that means! Now I just called the family, and my mom's decided to be "too sensitive" and everything else that goes along with it! I don't think my day is going to start out that well, but it'll END on a positive note if Chinese Eric and I can get it together! (but if she's like that tomorrow, all bets are off :P)
On a different note, Corey decided to tell me about Japanese obstacle courses last night:
[01:28:58] Corey: I should sleep too, but Ninja Warrior is still on :P
[01:29:04] Corey: almost done though, I think...
[01:29:11] Corey: kick ass Japanese obstacle course show
[01:29:30] Corey: G4 (a video game TV channel) has a marathon of it today :P
[01:29:48] Corey: people that can even pass the first stage of it are pretty damned impressive :P
[01:31:13] Flami: Being bloodthirsty amuses me: what happens?
[01:31:42] Corey: uh.. people just go through obstacle courses :P I think only a couple people have ever completed it all...
[01:32:02] Corey: it's like a real life video game :P I may have sent you a link to a video of someone winning the whole thing a while back
[01:36:01] Flami: well, you said it was Japanese - people do crazy things there :P
[01:37:52] Corey: this isn't really crazy... there are some colorful contestants sometimes, but the people that are really good are just amazing athletes :P they have Olympic gold medalists on here that fail immediately :P
[01:39:43] Corey: they had a bunch of women's course shows earlier... which is WAY easier than the normal one... women can enter the regular one, but they never get past more than the first 2-3 things, in the first level, if that
[01:40:19] Flami: just how crazy are the obstacle course designs? :P
[01:42:16] Corey: here's the guy winning the whole thing :P the course changes a bit each time, but most of the staples should be in there :P
[01:43:31] Corey: levels 2 and 3 in the women's one were WAY easier than this.. mostly balance stuff, less hanging and upper body strength.... but they only had three things in the 3rd round for them.. and two weren't that hard :P levels 2 and 3 in the normal one are insanity
[01:43:58] Corey: hardly anyone even passes the first stage
Papa John's Pizza Dipping Sauces
John Schnatter was only 23 years old when he used 1600 dollars of start-up money to buy a pizza oven and have it installed in the broom closet of an Indiana tavern. John started delivering his hot fresh pizzas, and in 1984, the first year of his business, he sold 300 to 400 pizzas a week. One year later, he opened the first Papa John's restaurant, and has become an American success story. Today the company has expanded to over 2600 locations in 49 states and has revenues of 1.7 billion dollars a year. That puts John's business in the top three of all restaurant chains in overall sales growth, and the country's fastest-growing pizza chain.
John has kept the Papa John's menu simple. You won't find salads or subs or chicken wings on his menu. The company just sells pizza, with side orders of breadsticks and cheese sticks made from the same pizza dough recipe. With each order of breadsticks or cheese sticks comes your choice of dipping sauces.
I've got clones here for all three of those tasty sauces. You can use these easy clones as dips for a variety of products, or you can simply make your own breadsticks by baking your favorite pizza dough, then slicing it into sticks. If you want cheese sticks, just brush some of the Garlic Sauce on the dough, then sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and bake. Slice the baked dough into sticks and use the dipping sauce of your choice. It's a cinch.
Special Garlic Sauce
1/2 cup margarine spread
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1. Combine ingredients in a small bowl.
2. Microwave on 1/2 power for 20 seconds. Stir. Makes 1/2 cup.
Cheese Sauce
1/2 cup milk
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/4 cup Cheez Whiz
2 teaspoon juice from canned jalapeños (nacho slices)
1. Combine cornstarch with milk in a small bowl and stir until cornstarch has dissolved.
2. Add Cheez Whiz and stir to combine. Microwave on high for 1 minute, then stir until smooth.
3. Add juice from jalapeño slices, and stir. Makes 1/2 cup.
Pizza Sauce
1 10 3/4-ounce can of tomato puree
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon oregano
1/8 teaspoon basil
1/8 teaspoon thyme
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1. Combine ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil.
2. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Makes 1 cup.
On a different note, Corey decided to tell me about Japanese obstacle courses last night:
[01:28:58] Corey: I should sleep too, but Ninja Warrior is still on :P
[01:29:04] Corey: almost done though, I think...
[01:29:11] Corey: kick ass Japanese obstacle course show
[01:29:30] Corey: G4 (a video game TV channel) has a marathon of it today :P
[01:29:48] Corey: people that can even pass the first stage of it are pretty damned impressive :P
[01:31:13] Flami: Being bloodthirsty amuses me: what happens?
[01:31:42] Corey: uh.. people just go through obstacle courses :P I think only a couple people have ever completed it all...
[01:32:02] Corey: it's like a real life video game :P I may have sent you a link to a video of someone winning the whole thing a while back
[01:36:01] Flami: well, you said it was Japanese - people do crazy things there :P
[01:37:52] Corey: this isn't really crazy... there are some colorful contestants sometimes, but the people that are really good are just amazing athletes :P they have Olympic gold medalists on here that fail immediately :P
[01:39:43] Corey: they had a bunch of women's course shows earlier... which is WAY easier than the normal one... women can enter the regular one, but they never get past more than the first 2-3 things, in the first level, if that
[01:40:19] Flami: just how crazy are the obstacle course designs? :P
[01:42:16] Corey: here's the guy winning the whole thing :P the course changes a bit each time, but most of the staples should be in there :P
[01:43:31] Corey: levels 2 and 3 in the women's one were WAY easier than this.. mostly balance stuff, less hanging and upper body strength.... but they only had three things in the 3rd round for them.. and two weren't that hard :P levels 2 and 3 in the normal one are insanity
[01:43:58] Corey: hardly anyone even passes the first stage
Papa John's Pizza Dipping Sauces
John Schnatter was only 23 years old when he used 1600 dollars of start-up money to buy a pizza oven and have it installed in the broom closet of an Indiana tavern. John started delivering his hot fresh pizzas, and in 1984, the first year of his business, he sold 300 to 400 pizzas a week. One year later, he opened the first Papa John's restaurant, and has become an American success story. Today the company has expanded to over 2600 locations in 49 states and has revenues of 1.7 billion dollars a year. That puts John's business in the top three of all restaurant chains in overall sales growth, and the country's fastest-growing pizza chain.
John has kept the Papa John's menu simple. You won't find salads or subs or chicken wings on his menu. The company just sells pizza, with side orders of breadsticks and cheese sticks made from the same pizza dough recipe. With each order of breadsticks or cheese sticks comes your choice of dipping sauces.
I've got clones here for all three of those tasty sauces. You can use these easy clones as dips for a variety of products, or you can simply make your own breadsticks by baking your favorite pizza dough, then slicing it into sticks. If you want cheese sticks, just brush some of the Garlic Sauce on the dough, then sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and bake. Slice the baked dough into sticks and use the dipping sauce of your choice. It's a cinch.
Special Garlic Sauce
1/2 cup margarine spread
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1. Combine ingredients in a small bowl.
2. Microwave on 1/2 power for 20 seconds. Stir. Makes 1/2 cup.
Cheese Sauce
1/2 cup milk
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/4 cup Cheez Whiz
2 teaspoon juice from canned jalapeños (nacho slices)
1. Combine cornstarch with milk in a small bowl and stir until cornstarch has dissolved.
2. Add Cheez Whiz and stir to combine. Microwave on high for 1 minute, then stir until smooth.
3. Add juice from jalapeño slices, and stir. Makes 1/2 cup.
Pizza Sauce
1 10 3/4-ounce can of tomato puree
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon oregano
1/8 teaspoon basil
1/8 teaspoon thyme
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1. Combine ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil.
2. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Makes 1 cup.
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