Chocolate in the Time of Recession: The Most Orgasmic Toast

Hear ye, hear ye.

I have discovered the food of the gods. Or at least what they would eat if they only had bananas, Nutella, and bread.

What you need:

• bananas
• bread
• Nutella

1. Toast the bread. Pardon the gross appearance of my bread -- it's been living in the freezer because when it says it'll go bad on 25 FEB, it means business. Oh yea, my flat's toaster is retarded on one side and doesn't spring the bread up when it's done.
2. Select a banana. One banana is enough for two sandwiches.
3. Start spreading Nutella on one slice of bread. It is better to do it when the slice is still warm since it allows the Nutella to spread more easily.
4. Peel a banana and cut off slices about 5mm (0.25in) thick. Deposit onto Nutella'd toast evenly. This may require rearrangement periodically to maximize slice coverage.
5. Once the surface of the toast is covered, feel free to do what you please to the rest of the banana (should have about half of it left). Or take a break. I like to draw faces in my food. :)
6. Place the other slice of toast on top to create the sandwich.
7. Enjoy!
   

Chocolate in the Time of Recession: The Impromptu Fondue

I'm not eating as much chocolate this week (although I do have a few NEW bars I still need to try), so I decided to do something different and explore chocolate options in case the recession worsens and damages my chocolate budget.

I make it a point to eat fruit everyday. Occasionally I accompany it with Nutella. Thus far, I have only tried spreading Nutella on apple slices and making banana slices + Nutella toast (the latter being the most orgasmic toast I've ever consumed. More about this another time.).

Last night I had grapes.

And I decided to dip them into the jar of nutella. Thus, creating an impromptu fondue party for one.

Verdict: Nutella (at room temperature) isn't as great as melted chocolate as far as covering things go. The consistency is too thick so dipping was difficult (I had to fish a few runaway grapes out of the jar) and getting an even coat on the grape was impossible. Also, the nutella would separate from the grape in the mouth after a very little chewing. The grape+nutella taste combination was alright, though their individual flavors remained intact instead of integrating to become fruity chocolate deliciousness. In short, decent taste, but suboptimal texture.