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Love It or Hate It: Unusual Uses For Kool-Aid

YumSugar — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:50:40 -0700

While watching television the other day, I saw a commercial for Kool-Aid that got me thinking. Kraft Foods, the food giant that makes the fruity punch powder of my youth, has embarked on a campaign to encourage different uses for the mix. Creative ideas include using Kool-Aid as a flavoring agent for plain yogurt or cupcake frosting, a color boost for cake, and even to turn tamales into dessert. Olé!

While I think it's great that Kool-Aid is trying to reinvent itself, a few of the ideas, such as the tamale, struck me as less than appealing. Would you ever experiment with any of the suggestions? If you have already, please share your Kool-Aid experience with us below!

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Yummy Link: Koolickles

YumSugar — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 02:01:38 -0700

If you love pickles and Kool-Aid, you may just love these Koolickles. You can make them yourself, or wait for them to show up in stores near you. - Junk Food Blog

Now You Can Feast on Asphalt Anytime You Want To

YumSugar — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:01:33 -0700

Alton Brown fans will be pleased to hear that last year's popular Feasting on Asphalt 2: The River Run is now available on DVD. As a fan of Alton, I thought this was a really fun series. It chronicled his and his crew's journey along the Mississippi River on motorcycle, but most importantly it chronicled everything they ate. While I'm well versed on foreign foods, it was great to learn about some of these homegrown treats.

If you're interested, the DVD set runs $29.95 - if you're one of the first 1000 to order you get a free map charting the journey - but from now until April 30, you can get 10 percent off by using the code: C93837 when you check out.

And if you'd rather read about his journey, they've just released a companion book ($16.50, the discount code probably won't work on this). Alton was recently on NPR talking about it. It's part memoir and part cookbook. Kool-Aid pickles anyone?