It’s time for my first Foodies Read book! Foodies Read (hosted by Heather at Based on a True Story) is all about the food centric
books, reviewing them, and sharing.
Being me, I decided to add an extra challenge and cook something
inspired by each book, too. My goal is to read at least 12 foodie books this year!
In a sentence: Gaffigan loves food! The book goes through his favorite foods, his
guilty pleasures, and his not so favorite foods (we are like minded as far as
seafood – or “seabugs” according to Gaffigan – goes), with amusing anecdotes
along the way.
The book begins almost like a case study for overweight
Americans, but then quickly eases into the comedy! Don’t read this book on an empty stomach!
Now for the inspiration!
There were so many foods I wanted to make! But the calorie count on many of the recipes
(like poutine) was just too high! So I
went for BBQ. Depending on where you
live, BBQ might be something you eat, something you do, or a sauce. Where I live, BBQ is a sauce.
I’ve always wanted to make a good BBQ pulled pork, but I get
weirdly hung up on adding an entire bottle of BBQ sauce to a recipe. I don’t actively avoid high fructose corn syrup
(a common ingredient in commercial BBQ sauce) or added sugars, but using an
entire bottle of the stuff in one meal freaks me out (yet I’m ok with Coca Cola Pulled Pork or Dr. Pepper Pulled Pork – I know, it makes no sense. I faced a similar conundrum with the canned chili vs. Velveeta debacle).
Anyhow, I came across a no sugar added BBQ sauce that sounded
like a winner! It’s paleo friendly, if
you’re into that kind of thing (I’m not), and uses pineapple as the
sweetener. It adds nice tang for the
BBQ!