Nerd Food : A Silly Event

Talking to Nikki is always fun, half because there’s no telling when one of us is gonna say something that proves we got no good sense. Today it was me, and in a conversation about dulce de leche  I called it a nerd. There’s a very good reason for this, but I have no idea what it is so after pointing out that it’s very bad at dodge ball I had an idea! (That should frighten y’all) Got to wondering what “nerd food” was and if it even made any sense, so I decided to host an event to find out what y’all think about it!

 Is nerd food pizza and mountain dew at the LAN party? Is it a cupcake made with Bawls? Is it one of those neat science meets food trends? Be it a nerdy cafeteria lunch or a meal based on a video game it counts. By April 5th (it’s my B-Day), come up with something that means nerd food to you and a reason why and write it up! Send me an email to let me know if any of y’all were really silly enough to try it, and give me a link to your nerdy creations. Bonus points if it’s wearing glasses.

Master Baker And The Crumble, A Love Story

Last week, D came home from a doc’s visit and put some papers in front of me. The doctor had put him on a restricted fat and calorie diet, 2000 calories and 40 g of fat a day. Y’all will forgive me if I ain’t doing the happy dance, but there’s no sense in whining about what is and to be honest I could stand to lose a few pounds. Right, there’s baking to be done and I ain’t gonna let this stand in the way of tasty food! Master Baker has declared cinnamon is the thing to use, and I give you the Cinnamon Pear Crumble. Its really simple, the crumble recipe is from Ellie Krieger (which shouldn’t surprise anybody) and the chocolate and cinnamon is my addition. Y’all would not believe the difference the chocolate makes. It turned it from a regular crumble to something I’ve been eating non stop.

Pear Cinnamon Crumble With Dark Chocolate

The topping
1/4 c. oat flour or whole wheat flour
2/3 c. old fashioned rolled oats
1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp. salt
1/4 c. canola oil
6 oz. bittersweet chocolate

For the filling
3 lbs. firm but ripe pears, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/4 inch thick slices
1 tbls. fresh lemon juice
1 tbls. cinnamon
2 tbls. granulated sugar

Preheat the oven to 375 F.
Combine the topping ingredients is a medium bowl and work them together with a fork or your fingertips until uniformly moistened.
To make the filling, combine the pear slices, lemon juice, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Add the granulated sugar and toss to blend.
To assemble, coat an 8 inch square baking dish with cooking spray. Transfer the pear mixture to the dish. Sprinkle the topping evenly over the pears. Bake the crumble until the pears are fork tender and the topping is golden brown, about 40 minutes. Let cool while you melt the dark chocolate, and pour the chocolate into a small pastry bag or sandwich bag with a clipped tip. Pipe the chocolate over the crumble.