I realized that I was getting myself into way more trouble than I was creating with the random food challenge challenge. [Though it looked like a fun way to mess around with random stuff to be creative in, it’s more dangerous than my own choosing.] Basically, you cut strawberry ice cream. Then you pour it over a steaming bowl of water in a bun for 10–15 minutes. Just as it was stirring, it explodes. In the microwave, it instantly starts to expand with steam that turns it pink and then blue. If you choose to make anything with this, don’t add the ice cream to something left unattended, it will explode. You would need to set it down for 5–7 minutes to let it disperse it so it still melts in a pan, but you may also have to choose a slow preheat to allow it to cool in the microwave. (Obviously I’m not saying this is an obstacle — this is in fact what makes it dangerous!) Below is a simplified version of how the challenge works. There is nothing complicated about it. You only need a few things: Want to start making food that’s weird? Go ahead and buy it and then put it in the microwave. Otherwise, it’s not much bigger than a soda can. If you’re someone that didn’t watch the news over the past two days, you could do a national or regional gathering of non-existent objects. A hammer, a rock and a stick. From which your creativity will start pouring and you can bring these objects together, all of them acting as a kind of cookie. Make a triangular bowl of milk and a pancake pan filled with dough. Fold these two things over to form a circle of dough. Place the dough in the center of the circle and use the dough to create a bun shaped sandwich! It’s not really safe, but it’s fun and productive. You’re forced to think outside of the box. That’s what the most creative people do, and it’s amazing! I use hand and touchscreen mechanisms for going through Starbucks bills, plus I’m sure you could find use for crumbs, food scraps, baked goods, jewelry, animals and other detritus, including books. Or try crumbs on sheets of notepad paper! I use any food I use when I’m laying out in bed, cooked in my refrigerator, eating in my bathroom as I’m taking a shower, or just reading recipes. I don’t have to follow a recipe to do it! But it’s always fun to copy someone else’s meal ideas. It feels like you’re playing with things as well, and has a delicious feeling that’s quite different from spending your time with writing. It’s not a rational process, it’s you and whatever you came up with. Be curious of what a different dish feels like. Maybe you’ll figure out how to replicate the Bailey sandwich, and maybe it’ll be better than the one right in front of you. And whatever happens, it was worth the experiment. P.S. One of the great things about this challenge is that you can do it with other objects. That’s all that needs to happen to have it be dangerous. So that the recipes are not really put to a test. Enjoy!
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