Slop Grinder
Half a baguette sliced lengthwise
4 oz of precooked chicken breast strips
1 oz of chopped ham or bacon
2 ozs of shredded cheese
3 oz Open Pit BBQ Sauce
Well me and my buddy Matt D. at work today saw a fresh bottle of Open Pit barbeque sauce which instantly had us looking to one another then grabbing it off the shelf and cracking it open to take delight in the most awesome spicey sauce. Normally we get this... JUG brand but Open Pit will always be my top favorite next to Sweet Baby Ray's. I like my bbq spicey and flavorful.. not dainty and sweet with a faint hint of kick. Our stomachs went into immediate hunger making us desire slop grinders. Slop for the sheer decadent amount of sauce we slather over the chicken and pork products until it resembles something not quite appealing to the eye but irresistable to the palate. It's heaven on a plate and I'm purring right now in contentment even though I've only conquered a third of it thus far.
Anyways, to make your own at home merely cut a baguette into two and save one half for later. Slice it lengthwise and open the puppy up onto some tinfoil and slather on the Open Pit on both sides. Chicken goes on the bottom, bacon or ham on the top. Both meats get another thick coat of sauce before topping both with cheese. Matt uses just cheddar but I use motz and cheddar because I'm just.... cool like that. Yea. Put the tinfoil on a baking pan and broil it on low either in your oven range or toaster oven. This isn't a microwave experience. Let the cheese go bubbly goo and the precooked meats get hot while the bread crust toasts. Mmm good grinders.
Jell-O Shots
Everyone and their mom can make jell-o shots but it just requires a bit of effort and gathering of supplies. AKA spending some money on things for others but hey, I enjoy making them and even more having others enjoy eating them. You can basically use any kind of liquor or liquer with the jello of your choice but I tend to stay away from Tequila and Vodka. Too strong of an alcohol content will make the jello take longer to set and most people prefer a sweet or tart flavor. Not the kick of alcohol. People make jello shots to get wasted on fruity flavors. Dur. Anyways, here are some of my combinations. It's quite easy and I save money by buying Mr. Boston brand schnapps and liquers.
Melon Schnapps
Melon Fusion Jello (Watermelon, cantalope, honeydew)
Black Raspberry Liquer (Man this stuff smells like heaven or boysenberry syrup/jam)
Berry Fusion Jello (Blackberry, raspberry, black raspberry)
Peach Schnapps
Peach Jello
Sour Green Apple Schnapps
Tropical Fusion Jello (Strawberry, banana, pineapple)
Amaretto
Black Cherry Jello
Vanilla Vodka (For Jill likes the vanilla, but no one else liked em)
Cranberry Jello
Blue Curaco
Blue Raspberry Jello
Creme De Cacao
Chocolate Pudding
Everything is a one to one ratio. So if you make just one box of regular size jello it's one cup of boiling water to dissolve the gelatin then let it cool a bit before adding one cup of cold liquor/liquer. I keep mine in the freezer for such. If you don't let it cool, most of the alcohol will evaporate as soon as it hits the hot water. I pour my mix back into my big glass liquid measuring cups for easy pouring into two ounce souffle cups. They are obtained at Costco and you have to buy the lids and cups seperate for around fifteen bucks each but eh.. they last you quite a while and are good to use if you're taking a salad to work for you can just put your dressing in them and toss em out when you're done.
Hoorah!