The Horror Humor Hunger TV Dinner of Your Dreams

Horror Humor Hunger

When I think canned laughter, I think sitcoms and TV dinners. Join me and recipe genius Becky Parr as we reinterpret the classic TV dinner in a healthier, more nutritious, and--dare I say--more delicious way! Recipe below.

Links:

• You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81133260
• “Ultra-Processed People” by Chris van Tulleken: https://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Processed-People-Science-Behind-Food/dp/1324036729

Horror Humor Hunger TV Dinner

Walnut Brownie

Adapted from Elana’s Pantry: https://elanaspantry.com/easy-black-and-white-cake/

Ingredients

• 1 cup dark chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup full fat canned coconut milk
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups almond flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup + 1/4 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 350F. Butter a 9x9 brownie pan.
2. Melt dark chocolate chips and coconut milk in a saucepan over very low heat. When mixture is melted, remove from heat and stir in the eggs and vanilla.
3. Stir in almond flour, salt, and baking soda.
4. Fold in the semisweet chocolate chips and 1/2 cup of the chopped walnuts.
5. Pour your batter into the greased 9x9 pan and top with remaining 1/4 cup of chopped walnuts.
6. Bake at 350F for 20-21 minutes.

Secret Ingredient Mac n Cheese

Adapted from Minimalist Baker: https://minimalistbaker.com/20-minute-mac-and-cheese-vegan/#wprm-recipe-container-78078

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups raw cashews, soaked in water for at least 8 hours (or cover with boiling water and soak for 15-20 minutes to soften)
• 1 box Banza elbow macaroni pasta
• Juice of one whole lemon
• 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled
• 1/4 tsp ground turmeric
• 1/4 tsp ground chipotle pepper
• 1 tsp salt
• A few twists freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1. Drain cashews, then pour into a high-speed blender.
2. Cook pasta according to package instructions; reserve 1/2 cup pasta cooking water.
3. To the blender with the cashews, add lemon juice, nutritional yeast, garlic, turmeric, chipotle, salt, pepper, and 1/2 cup of the reserved pasta water. Blend until very smooth.
4. If the sauce is too thick for your liking, add more water.
5. Pour the sauce into the pot with the drained pasta and stir to combine!

Peas

Defrost a bag of frozen peas as your fabulous veggie side! You can also stir your peas directly into the mac n cheese.

Put it all together and you’ve got yourself a delicious Horror Humor Hunger TV Dinner--perfect for enjoying while you listen to this podcast!
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