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Would You Rather Eat Peeps or Cadbury Creme Eggs?

partysugar — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:30:48 -0700

Yummy Links: From Peep Straws to Sour Cream

partysugar — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:50:10 -0700

This Easter, sip your cocktail from a Peeps straw! - Alcademics
Make shredded red chicken curry with rice noodles for dinner tonight. - Serious Eats
For perfect buttermilk fried chicken, follow these eight simple steps. - Chow
What do you think of the new Sir Mix-a-Lot/SpongeBob SquarePants-themed Burger King ad? - Eat Me Daily
Is vegetarianism in teens really an eating disorder? - The Epi-Log
Five things to do with leftover sour cream. - The Kitchn

Unique Uses For Peeps: Love It or Hate It?

YumSugar — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:50:55 -0700

It wouldn't be Spring without seasonal hallmarks such as pastel-colored jelly beans and Cadbury Creme Eggs - and, of course, Peeps. Fans of America's favorite marshmallow delight may want to pick up Peeps: Recipes and Crafts to Make With Your Favorite Marshmallow Treat.

DIY projects range from cute and edible (s'more Peeps, Peeps meringue tartlets) to far-fetched (Peeps checkers, Peeps Christmas wreath). How do you feel about the concept?

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Yummy Links: From Homemade Peeps to Easter Centerpieces

partysugar — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:30:19 -0700

Learn how to make your own adorable marshmallow Peeps! - Twig and Thistle
Speaking of Peeps, would you use Peeps-scented lip balm? - Serious Eats
A guide to which sauces go best with which noodles. - Chow
Salads can be deliciously satisfying even if they don't have lettuce. - Self
What wines work with the hard-to-pair asparagus. - The Epi-Log
Must make: bacon-wrapped potato bites with sour cream dipping sauce. - The Kitchn
Stylish and modern centerpieces are perfect for the Easter table. - Hostess With the Mostess

Delilicious: Chocolate-Covered Peeps on Sticks

LilSugar — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Inspired by the book Peeps: Recipes and Crafts to Make With Your Favorite Marshmallow Treat, my bakers-in-training and I set out to dress up the colorful Easter staple. I heated chocolate chips in a double boiler, scooped the chocolate into a bowl, and helped my lil ones spread it on Peeps, which we had impaled with Popsicle sticks. The result was a semihomemade treat that would be perfect for a family garden party, play date, or preschool celebration.

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To see what you will need to replicate the project, read more.

Ingredients:
Semisweet chocolate chips
Peeps
Popsicle sticks
Sprinkles
I also suggest a double boiler and cookie tray covered in wax paper to place the Peeps on once you've covered them in chocolate.

Directions:

Open your Peep packages and stick your Popsicle sticks 3/4 of the way into the Peep.
Heat chocolate on the stove using a double boiler method, then transfer the melted chocolate into a bowl. The chocolate will begin to dry up after about 10 minutes, so you need to act fast once it is melted. If your children are young, you may prefer to do the chocolate dipping and spreading yourself and let them decorate the bunnies.
Spread chocolate-covered Peeps on a cookie sheet covered in wax paper.
Decorate Peeps with sprinkles.

The Washington Post's 2nd Annual Peep Show

YumSugar — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:48:12 -0700

This year the folks at the Washington Post put together their second annual Peeps Show. It's a contest they run in which they invite their readers to put together Peeps dioramas. This year they received over 800 entries, and narrowed that down to 31 semi-finalists and one winner. The winner is Laura Sillers, who whipped up a diorama called "The Tomb of King Peepankhamun." It includes Peeps hieroglyphics, a mummified Peep and more.

I've put a few of my favorites below, but be sure to check out all 32 winning entries.

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Yummy Link: Peep Garland

partysugar — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:01:31 -0700

If blowing up peeps in the microwave isn't your style, why not turn the marshmallow chicks into a pretty Easter decoration? They make a fun garland that's sure to provoke conversation at an Easter brunch! - Thrift Shop Romantic

Microwaved Peeps Revisited

YumSugar — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:28:15 -0700

This time last year, I let you in on the microwaved Peeps secret. OK, it really wasn't much of a secret, but some of you were surprised by how much they expand. The microwave we tested them in didn't have a see-through screen, so the results weren't that easy to document. Luckily for everyone who's interested, I've found a group of folks who have a camera inside their microwave. If you want to see what happens when you put three little peeps in the microwave - it's tragic! - then watch the video, just read more.

Yummy Links: Peeps Style

YumSugar — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 00:14:21 -0700

Originally we had only intended to write one Peep-related post this Easter. Just one. A little guy that you could read and hang on to and chuckle about. However one turned to two, and two turned to three, and three could actually turn to four, five, six and seven. But instead of inundating you with Peeps posts, I've decided to round a bunch of my favorites into one list. Here we go!

A brilliant yellow dress made from Peeps.
You have to love the Peep-igiri Bento box. You can use the Peeps marshmallow maker molds to make your own! Thanks to Candyblog for this one.
Speaking of Candyblog, check out these Peeps Mash Ups like Peep Rocks (Peeps and Pop Rocks).
Even ABC News is into Peeps. Take a Peep at this video they've put together (sorry, that was their pun, not mine). Thanks to natalie for this link!
Chef Jason Wilson of Crush in Seattle has created a menu with Peeps. Menu items include Peep fondue, green "eggs" and ham, Peep-crusted foie gras, Peep macaroni and cheese, and Peep-otatoes.
Peeps could be considered a miracle of science, check out this Peep research facility to learn more.
Fun moments of Rock N Roll History reenacted by Peeps.
And finally this one is for all of my Peeps in Sacramento, enjoy your tenth annual Peep Off - how have I still never been? For those of you who don't know, the folks have an as many as you can eat without puking contest - I believe the current record was set by Dennis Gross in 1999 with 81 Peeps.

TV Dinners: South Park - Microwaved Peeps

YumSugar — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 11:51:42 -0700

Last night the bf was flipping through the channels and landed on a new episode of South Park. The episode itself poked fun at Easter in a Da Vinci Code style. The weirdest thing is I was actually writing a post about how we microwaved Peeps when, what? What is that? They are microwaving Peeps on South Park?!?

Sometimes the universe is wild like that.

So, for today's TV Dinner, I present microwaved Peeps. However, unlike the ones on South Park, ours did not expand to the point where they took over the building and burst out all the windows - but they did expand. We ran three tests and then tried a Peep joust (we didn't have toothpicks so we improvised). Unfortunately, the microwave in our office has a weird screen in front of the window, so we really couldn't see in. This meant no fun video for us (we tried, it looked terrible), so we'll have to show you what happened with still photographs instead.

We put the first Peep in for 15 seconds, it puffed up a tiny bit and deflated into a pile of sticky goo. I preferred the 15 second taste to the 0 second taste. It was warm and a tiny bit more flavorful. I was also surprised because it somehow still managed to look like a bird.

Our tests also ran at 30 seconds, 45 seconds and then a jousting event:

To see the rest of our microwaved Peep adventure (Peep jousting!), and a clip from South Park (while it lasts), read more

Next we tried upping the time to 30. It puffed up in the middle, got crispy on the sides, and then became golden in the back (note: our microwave's rotating tray thing, doesn't actually rotate). The taste reminded us a bit of roasted marshmallows, which surprised me since where was the roasting?

After seeing a slight burn and only a small puff (it was hard to see through the grate, but we tried our best), we upped the time to 45 seconds. At 45 seconds our Peep more than doubled in size (they deflate immediately after you open the door), became charred on the edges and made the office smell like burnt toast.

We were going to go for 1 minute, but decided that the last two Peeps would be better spent jousting. Unfortunately we didn't have any toothpicks in the office, so we broke off some tines off of a plastic fork and set them up that way. I was expecting one of the tines to pop the other (I think that's the point of Peep jousting), however instead of hating each other, they just merged into one big giant lovefest Peep. I guess our Peeps were lovers, not fighters...

Check out a larger image by clicking on one below, or scroll down for the South Park clip (the exploding Peeps are at the end - and I'm not sure how long til the clip gets yanked from YouTube).

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