August 7, 2014/3:30pm, Washington, D.C.
Spaghetti Tacos? Chocolate Fried Chicken? Monstrous mash-ups like these are often referred to as \"FrankenFood\": the mixing of unexpected ingredients to create surprisingly delicious new food combinations.
Best Selling Author Jean LeGrand focuses his new book, \"FrankenFood Recipes\" on this exciting food trend of pairing dishes that, at first glance, don\'t belong together but, when combined, make a new and unique flavor food experience.
\"FrankenFood has been around for a while,\" says LeGrand. \"Without this adventurous culinary creativity, we wouldn\'t have such great dishes as the Rueben sandwich or the chili/cheese hot dog.\"
Another example of an unexpected pairing of foods -- or FrankenFood -- made headlines a few years ago, when New York City baker Dominique Ansel decided to make a donut with croissant dough. His invention, the \"Cronut\" became so popular that, according to Wikipedia, \"Due to its limited production and exclusivity, the Cronut spawned a black market with scalpers selling them for up to $100 each. The original pastry price is $5.\"
The full title of the new book is \"FrankenFood Recipes - Unexpected Food Combinations that Sound Bad but Taste Great\". It features 21 full recipes -- plus 2 bonus recipes, 5 \"Frankenfood Quickies\", and a link for a free 18 recipe cookbook -- for marvelous food mash-ups like Macaroni and Cheese Pizza, Chocolate Fried Chicken, Slim Jim Meatballs, and Spaghetti Tacos.
Here is one of the recipes you find in \"FrankenFood Recipes\":
Chocolate Covered Bacon
Ingredients:
12 strips good-quality bacon
1 pound semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions:
1. Cook the bacon until it is crispy (prepare according to the package directions, either on the stovetop or in the oven)
2. Once the bacon is crisp, drain the fat and set the strips on paper towels to cool and to remove surface fat
3. Put the chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl (or in the top of a double boiler over simmering water) and cook the chocolate until melted. Keep an eye on this and stir occasionally until chocolate is smooth (you don\'t want to burn the chocolate)
4. Holding a strip of bacon at the top, carefully dip most of it (all but the top inch) into the melted chocolate to coat both sides
5. Gently lay the chocolate-dipped bacon strip on a cutting board (that fits in your refrigerator) covered with waxed paper
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until all 12 strips have been dipped
7. Put the cutting board with the chocolate dipped bacon in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to set the chocolate
8. Once the chocolate has set, take the cutting board out of the fridge and arrange the bacon on a serving plate
9. Allow the chocolate covered bacon to come to room temperature before serving
The book, published by FastForward Publishing, is available on Amazon.com, formatted for the Kindle e-reader: http://www.amazon.com/FRANKENFOOD-RECIPES-Unexpected-Combinations-Creative-ebook/dp/B00MG4YOUU/
LeGrand says that he writes recipe books because \"I like the fact that I can take all the enjoyment I get from cooking and extend it beyond my circle of family and friends. It makes me happy that I\'m helping people enjoy both the cooking and eating sides of great food.“
Along with \"FrankenFood Recipes\", LeGrand\'s books include: \"Romantic Treats\" - \"Top Paleo Diet Recipes\" - \"Fruit Infused Water Recipes\" - \"Delicious & Healthy Paleo Recipes\" - \"Easter Brunch\" - \"Easter Dinner\" - \"Mother\'s Day Recipes\" - \"Irish Treats\" - \"Irish Dinner\" - \"Irish Drinks\"
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