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The Comfort Food Mash-Up Cookbook: 80 Delicious Recipes for Reimagining Your Favorite Dishes
Crush all your guilty pleasures right with these crazy good combos, such as Cheeseburger Onion Rings and Lasagna Tacos. This exciting cookbook features 80 recipes that merge two classic recipes into a unique mouthwatering dish. Each recipe breaks down the ingredients of the two sources and then shows you how to merge them together with delicious results. Kick off your day with Breakfast Ramen or a Crispy Rice Sticky Bun. Snack on Breadstick Calzones, Corn Dog Jalapeño Poppers, or Reuben Tots. Devour Buffalo Chicken Pad Thai or Chili Risotto. Then treat yourself to a Blueberry Pie Milkshake or White Russian Cheesecake. The intro reveals the surprising history of mash-ups and gives you the blueprint, which explains the deceptively simple philosophy behind the concept and provides everything you need to create your own amazing creations. Comfort food never tasted so good!
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208 pages, Hardcover
Published October 23, 2018
About the author
Dan Whalen
11 books5 followersDan Whalen is the culinary mad-genius creator of the popular recipe blog The Food in my Beard and the author of Stuffed: The Ultimate Comfort Food Cookbook and the forthcoming The Comfort Food Mash-Up. Since starting his website in 2008, he has published more than 1,000 recipes that have been viewed over 6 million times, and has produced numerous viral videos including a Quesadilla-Bun Burger video that has racked up 24 million views. His work has been featured in Saveur, Bon Appétit, Serious Eats, Fine Cooking, Boston.com, MSNBC, and Huffington Post, among others. He lives in Boston, MA.
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December 25, 2020
Well they do mention crazy on the back cover
so you have been warned
This was one of those books i saw cheap, and i think i once accidently found the food in my beard blog a while back, and it took a while for me to do a judgement call whether to get the book
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What's in the book?
Appetizers and Snacks
Dips
Soup and Sandwich
Tacos, Nachos, Burritos
Burgers
Main Dishes
Side Dishes
Breakfast
Sweet Stuff
---
Interesting Crap inside?
Appetizers and Snacks
- Breadstick Calzones
-Buffalo Cauliflower Korean Pancakes
- Cheeseburger Onion Rings
- Cheesesteak Cheesecakes
- Fesenjoon Chicken Wings
- Reuben Tots
- Nashville Hot Chicken Pierogi
Dips
- BLT Guacamole
- Lamb Gyro Dip
- Lemon Asparagus Risotto Dip
- Chicken Piccata Dip
Soup and Sandwich
- Lamb Vindaloo French Onion Soup
- Thai Coconut Clam Chowder [bacon and coconut milk and lemongrass do complement each other]
- Italian Wedding Panini
- Chana Gobi Masala Falafel Sandwiches [think curried chickpea+cauliflower]
- Lobster Roll Banh Mi [where lobster will work with celery]
- Thai Sloppy Joes [pork/turkey/green beans/nam pla/soy/chili paste/basil]
Tacos, Nachos, Burritos
- Lasagna Tacos [fried lasagna pasta/tomatoes/italian sausage/basil/ricotta]
- Chicken Panang Tacos [contains no tofu]
- Gnocchos [Gnocchi Nachos]
- Tostone Nachos [plantain/citrus pork shoulder/Monterey Jack/Cheddar/Banana Haberno Hot Sauce]
- Phorito [Pho Tacos]
Burgers
- Burgerito [not a lousy ground beef burrito, but a whole broiled hamburger inside and carmelized onions to contrast the romaine lettuce and basmati rice]
- Spring Roll Bun Burger
- Smokehouse Pakora Burger
- Potato Skin Burger [when hamburgers with french fries inside were too disappointing]
- Stroganoff Burger [a mushroom cream sauce hamburger, but hell add the noodles]
Main Dishes
- Buffalo Chicken Pad Thai [he calls it a tasty abomination]
- Crab Rangoon Macaroni and Cheese
- Chicken Parmesan Tikka Masala
- Cubano Mac and Cheese Lasagna [cuban sandwich/macaroni and cheese and lasagna in one]
- Everything Bagel Mac and Cheese
- Loaded gnocchi [gnocchi and chili]
- General Tso's Chicken and Pork Fried Rice Waffles
- Barbecue Chicken Pizza Cake [i remember this abortion [looks like a 7 layer cake bbq pizza]
Side Dishes
- Isaan Steak Pasta Salad
- Loaded Potato Mofongo (think baked potato, think mashed potato, now think plantain)
- Big Mac Stove Top Stuffing [he calls it Fast Food Burger Stuffing]
[why not buy eight big macs chop them up, add chicken stock and bake it into stuffing, well if you were sober why spend $40 on Big Macs when you can use the finest lean ground beef and cheddar?]
Breakfast
- Carbonara Eggs Benedict [screw bacon and eggs]
- Breakfast Poutine [with a fried egg on top! faints]
- Breakfast Ramen
Sweet Stuff
- Thai Massaman Cookies [coconut cream/brown sugar/peanut butter/lime zest]
- Boston Creme Fried Dough [like a Danish from Outer Space]
[think of it like a Boston Cream Pie Doughnut for lazy people
- White Russian Cheesecake
- Caprese Sundae [tomato jam/mozzarella ice cream/basil whipped cream]
[well LIKE ice cream]
- Cereal Bowl Panna Cotta
- Ice Cream Tacos
- Peanut Butter and Jelly Ice Cream Sandwich
- Blueberry Pie Milkshakes
- Horchata and Mexican Chocolate Dacquoise [sounds like Almond Coffee Buttercream for a Viennese Coffee Shop]
---
recipe sampler
Breadstick Calzones
pizza dough - diced red pepper - diced yellow onion
hot italian sausage - olive oil - mozzarella
dusted with parmesan, marina dipping sauce
marina dipping sauce
[olive oil - garlic - onion]
[crushed tomatoes - oregano - salt - pepper]
---
Buffalo Cauliflower Korean Pancakes
[sounds nasty but it's actually interesting]
chopped collie flour - chopped carrots - chopped celery
[yes made from chopped up Collies]
hot sauce - butter - salt
pepper - flour - oil
blue cheese dressing
[it is Asian scallion pancakes, but less chunky and less spicy
and probably less crisp, with zero kimchi]
---
Cheeseburger Onion Rings
[beef stuffed onion rings dipped in mutated Velveeta]
[does not seem like my fave, but it is the bearded guys fave bizarro recipe in the whole book]
[and this is what i think i discovered on the web and thought wacky, strange, completely nuts, not totally sold on it]
white onions - ground beef - peanut oil [for frying]
flour - paprika - egg
light beer - salt - pepper
sauce
processed easy melting cheese [velveeta]
chopped pickles - pickle juice - ketchup
---
Cheesesteak Cheesecakes
butter - yellow onions - red wine vinegar
pinch of sugar - breadcrumbs - olive oil
eggs - milk
half a pound of rib-eye steak - quarter of a cup of banana peppers
cream cheese - provolone cheese - American cheese
[topped with caramelized onion jam]
---
Fesenjoon Chicken Wings
24 chicken wings - yoghurt - salt
pepper - turmeric - cinnamon
sauce and toppings
diced white onion - olive oil - chicken stock
pomegranate juice - honey - walnuts
rice flour - parsley - pomegranate seeds
Tzatziki dip
yoghurt - cucumber - parsley
garlic - lemon - honey - salt
---
Reuben Tots
[a grilled reuben sandwich done as a cheese fries invention]
[screw poutine this one is really messed up!]
60 tots [for six people] - olive oil - salt
corned beef - sauerkraut - gruyere cheese
russian dressing
mayonnaise - ketchup - sriacha hot sauce
finely chopped pickles - 1 tablespoon horseradish
worcestershire sauce - paprika
---
Nashville Hot Chicken Pierogi
[chicken + pickles + and almost bacon /sour cream/cheddar]
[wack-a-doodle]
hot chicken tenders
1 lb chicken tenders - salt - pepper
frying oil - eggs - hot sauce - flour
cayenne pepper - brown sugar - paprika
garlic powder - 20 dill pickle slices
pierogi dough
flour - butter - egg - sour cream
coleslaw dish dish
cabbage - carrot - three red Fresno Chili Peppers
sour cream - lime - salt - pepper
---
BLT Guacamole
[very nice]
5 slices thick bacon - avocado (three) - salt
pepper - lime - diced yellow onion
1 diced jalepeno - 1 grated garlic clove
2 diced vine-ripened tomatoes (half for garnish half for the dip)
1 cup chopped arugala - 8 slices sourdough bread
[reminiscent of swamp bread with spinach and sourdough without the water chestnuts]
[and better with bacon]
---
Italian Wedding Panini
[brilliant!]
meatballs
2 slices crustless bread - milk - garlic
ground beef - ground pork
half a cup of parmesan cheese
chopped fresh parsley - egg - olive oil
escarole
2 cups chicken stock
1 cup parmesan cheese
1 lb escarole or spinach
sandwich
8 slices sourdough
4 thick slices mozzarella
8 thick slices provolone
butter
---
Gnocchos [Gnocchi Nachos]
[no tortillas to poke through your cheek]
40 gnocchi for four - butter - olive oil
1.5 cups shredded cheddar
half a cup of pico de gallo
[vine-ripened tomatoes - red onion - cilantro - jalapenos - garlic - lime - salt]
15 slices jalepenos
1/2 cup cooked taco meat filling
guacamole - sour cream
---
Phosphorescent Phorito [Pho Tacos]
rice noodles - beef stock - grated ginger
fish sauce - five-spice powder - sriracha hot sauce
hoisin sauce - rib-eye steak - tortillas
thai basil - bean sprouts - lime juice
---
Burgerito [not a lousy ground beef burrito, but a whole broiled hamburger inside]
butter - carmelized yellow onion - basmati rice
black beans - avocados
pico de gallo
[vine-ripened tomatoes - red onion - cilantro - jalapenos - garlic - lime - salt]
small heart romaine - ground beef - cumin
chihuahua cheese
salt - pepper - tortilla
---
Spring Roll Bun Burger
burger
1 lb ground beef (three hamburgers) - 3 slices Processed Cheddar Cheese
[imagine a spring rolls the size of a hamburger bun]
[spring roll - burger - tomato - spinach - sweet and sour sauce - second spring roll on top]
spring roll bun
1/2 lb ground chicken [for three 3 burgers]
oil - salt - pepper
shredded carrot and cabbage
green onions - sambal sauce - barbeque sauce
spring roll wrappers - peanut oil for frying
sweet and sour saucehoney - rice vinegar - chili flakes
soy sauce - sriracha
---
Stroganoff Burger
[a mushroom cream sauce hamburger, but hell add the noodles in the right way]
[or perhaps the wrong way!]
egg noodles - eggs - sliced yellow onions
butter - sliced mushrooms - salt - pepper
2 parts cream to 1 part sour cream
ground beef
[oh crap no hamburger bun!]
---
Chicken Parmesan Tikka Masala
flour - salt - pepper
eggs - breadcrumbs
crumbled paneer cheese [yikes - styrofoam cheese]
chicken breast cutlets
browned in olive oil- basmati rice - cilantro garnish
sauce
yellow onion - butter - salt
pepper - garlic - ginger
curry powder [his own or store bought] - chili flakes
crushed tomatoes - honey - cream
---
Cubano Mac and Cheese Lasagna
[cuban sandwich/macaroni and cheese and lasagna in one]
FOUR CHEESES AND DILL PICKLES IN A LASAGNAE
THEN ADD PORK RIBS
1 lb boneless pork ribs - olive oil - salt
pepper - butter - yellow onion
flour - milk
cheddar - gruyere - monterey jack - swiss cheese
one third of a cup of yellow mustard
4 or 5 medium dill pickles thinly sliced
1 cup of pickle juice
1 lb lasagna noodles
half a pound of rosemary ham
wonderfully insane, i love it
mustard and dill pickles in a four cheese lasagna
---
Loaded gnocchi [gnocchi and chili]
gnocchi - butter - sour cream
green onions - cheddar
chili
ground beef - onion - jalepenos
olive oil - salt - pepper
garlic - cumin - smoked paprika
chili powder - oregano - coriander
cinnamon - petite diced tomatoes in juice - touch of sugar
---
Barbecue Chicken Pizza Cake
chicken thighs - red onion - oil
rice vinegar - barbecue sauce - pizza dough
mozzarella - cheddar - cilantro
---
Carbonara Eggs Benedict
[screw bacon and eggs - and probably since i don't like bacon and eggs, this recipe tilted me to buy the book]
spaghetti rounds
[a plank of 1 to 12 hour set Spaghetti in the fridge]
bacon - egg yolks - eggs
pecorino romano - black pepper - spaghetti
the assemblage
english muffins - eggs - parmesan - pepper
hollandaise
egg yolks - lemon - butter
---
so you have been warned
This was one of those books i saw cheap, and i think i once accidently found the food in my beard blog a while back, and it took a while for me to do a judgement call whether to get the book
---
What's in the book?
Appetizers and Snacks
Dips
Soup and Sandwich
Tacos, Nachos, Burritos
Burgers
Main Dishes
Side Dishes
Breakfast
Sweet Stuff
---
Interesting Crap inside?
Appetizers and Snacks
- Breadstick Calzones
-Buffalo Cauliflower Korean Pancakes
- Cheeseburger Onion Rings
- Cheesesteak Cheesecakes
- Fesenjoon Chicken Wings
- Reuben Tots
- Nashville Hot Chicken Pierogi
Dips
- BLT Guacamole
- Lamb Gyro Dip
- Lemon Asparagus Risotto Dip
- Chicken Piccata Dip
Soup and Sandwich
- Lamb Vindaloo French Onion Soup
- Thai Coconut Clam Chowder [bacon and coconut milk and lemongrass do complement each other]
- Italian Wedding Panini
- Chana Gobi Masala Falafel Sandwiches [think curried chickpea+cauliflower]
- Lobster Roll Banh Mi [where lobster will work with celery]
- Thai Sloppy Joes [pork/turkey/green beans/nam pla/soy/chili paste/basil]
Tacos, Nachos, Burritos
- Lasagna Tacos [fried lasagna pasta/tomatoes/italian sausage/basil/ricotta]
- Chicken Panang Tacos [contains no tofu]
- Gnocchos [Gnocchi Nachos]
- Tostone Nachos [plantain/citrus pork shoulder/Monterey Jack/Cheddar/Banana Haberno Hot Sauce]
- Phorito [Pho Tacos]
Burgers
- Burgerito [not a lousy ground beef burrito, but a whole broiled hamburger inside and carmelized onions to contrast the romaine lettuce and basmati rice]
- Spring Roll Bun Burger
- Smokehouse Pakora Burger
- Potato Skin Burger [when hamburgers with french fries inside were too disappointing]
- Stroganoff Burger [a mushroom cream sauce hamburger, but hell add the noodles]
Main Dishes
- Buffalo Chicken Pad Thai [he calls it a tasty abomination]
- Crab Rangoon Macaroni and Cheese
- Chicken Parmesan Tikka Masala
- Cubano Mac and Cheese Lasagna [cuban sandwich/macaroni and cheese and lasagna in one]
- Everything Bagel Mac and Cheese
- Loaded gnocchi [gnocchi and chili]
- General Tso's Chicken and Pork Fried Rice Waffles
- Barbecue Chicken Pizza Cake [i remember this abortion [looks like a 7 layer cake bbq pizza]
Side Dishes
- Isaan Steak Pasta Salad
- Loaded Potato Mofongo (think baked potato, think mashed potato, now think plantain)
- Big Mac Stove Top Stuffing [he calls it Fast Food Burger Stuffing]
[why not buy eight big macs chop them up, add chicken stock and bake it into stuffing, well if you were sober why spend $40 on Big Macs when you can use the finest lean ground beef and cheddar?]
Breakfast
- Carbonara Eggs Benedict [screw bacon and eggs]
- Breakfast Poutine [with a fried egg on top! faints]
- Breakfast Ramen
Sweet Stuff
- Thai Massaman Cookies [coconut cream/brown sugar/peanut butter/lime zest]
- Boston Creme Fried Dough [like a Danish from Outer Space]
[think of it like a Boston Cream Pie Doughnut for lazy people
- White Russian Cheesecake
- Caprese Sundae [tomato jam/mozzarella ice cream/basil whipped cream]
[well LIKE ice cream]
- Cereal Bowl Panna Cotta
- Ice Cream Tacos
- Peanut Butter and Jelly Ice Cream Sandwich
- Blueberry Pie Milkshakes
- Horchata and Mexican Chocolate Dacquoise [sounds like Almond Coffee Buttercream for a Viennese Coffee Shop]
---
recipe sampler
Breadstick Calzones
pizza dough - diced red pepper - diced yellow onion
hot italian sausage - olive oil - mozzarella
dusted with parmesan, marina dipping sauce
marina dipping sauce
[olive oil - garlic - onion]
[crushed tomatoes - oregano - salt - pepper]
---
Buffalo Cauliflower Korean Pancakes
[sounds nasty but it's actually interesting]
chopped collie flour - chopped carrots - chopped celery
[yes made from chopped up Collies]
hot sauce - butter - salt
pepper - flour - oil
blue cheese dressing
[it is Asian scallion pancakes, but less chunky and less spicy
and probably less crisp, with zero kimchi]
---
Cheeseburger Onion Rings
[beef stuffed onion rings dipped in mutated Velveeta]
[does not seem like my fave, but it is the bearded guys fave bizarro recipe in the whole book]
[and this is what i think i discovered on the web and thought wacky, strange, completely nuts, not totally sold on it]
white onions - ground beef - peanut oil [for frying]
flour - paprika - egg
light beer - salt - pepper
sauce
processed easy melting cheese [velveeta]
chopped pickles - pickle juice - ketchup
---
Cheesesteak Cheesecakes
butter - yellow onions - red wine vinegar
pinch of sugar - breadcrumbs - olive oil
eggs - milk
half a pound of rib-eye steak - quarter of a cup of banana peppers
cream cheese - provolone cheese - American cheese
[topped with caramelized onion jam]
---
Fesenjoon Chicken Wings
24 chicken wings - yoghurt - salt
pepper - turmeric - cinnamon
sauce and toppings
diced white onion - olive oil - chicken stock
pomegranate juice - honey - walnuts
rice flour - parsley - pomegranate seeds
Tzatziki dip
yoghurt - cucumber - parsley
garlic - lemon - honey - salt
---
Reuben Tots
[a grilled reuben sandwich done as a cheese fries invention]
[screw poutine this one is really messed up!]
60 tots [for six people] - olive oil - salt
corned beef - sauerkraut - gruyere cheese
russian dressing
mayonnaise - ketchup - sriacha hot sauce
finely chopped pickles - 1 tablespoon horseradish
worcestershire sauce - paprika
---
Nashville Hot Chicken Pierogi
[chicken + pickles + and almost bacon /sour cream/cheddar]
[wack-a-doodle]
hot chicken tenders
1 lb chicken tenders - salt - pepper
frying oil - eggs - hot sauce - flour
cayenne pepper - brown sugar - paprika
garlic powder - 20 dill pickle slices
pierogi dough
flour - butter - egg - sour cream
coleslaw dish dish
cabbage - carrot - three red Fresno Chili Peppers
sour cream - lime - salt - pepper
---
BLT Guacamole
[very nice]
5 slices thick bacon - avocado (three) - salt
pepper - lime - diced yellow onion
1 diced jalepeno - 1 grated garlic clove
2 diced vine-ripened tomatoes (half for garnish half for the dip)
1 cup chopped arugala - 8 slices sourdough bread
[reminiscent of swamp bread with spinach and sourdough without the water chestnuts]
[and better with bacon]
---
Italian Wedding Panini
[brilliant!]
meatballs
2 slices crustless bread - milk - garlic
ground beef - ground pork
half a cup of parmesan cheese
chopped fresh parsley - egg - olive oil
escarole
2 cups chicken stock
1 cup parmesan cheese
1 lb escarole or spinach
sandwich
8 slices sourdough
4 thick slices mozzarella
8 thick slices provolone
butter
---
Gnocchos [Gnocchi Nachos]
[no tortillas to poke through your cheek]
40 gnocchi for four - butter - olive oil
1.5 cups shredded cheddar
half a cup of pico de gallo
[vine-ripened tomatoes - red onion - cilantro - jalapenos - garlic - lime - salt]
15 slices jalepenos
1/2 cup cooked taco meat filling
guacamole - sour cream
---
Phosphorescent Phorito [Pho Tacos]
rice noodles - beef stock - grated ginger
fish sauce - five-spice powder - sriracha hot sauce
hoisin sauce - rib-eye steak - tortillas
thai basil - bean sprouts - lime juice
---
Burgerito [not a lousy ground beef burrito, but a whole broiled hamburger inside]
butter - carmelized yellow onion - basmati rice
black beans - avocados
pico de gallo
[vine-ripened tomatoes - red onion - cilantro - jalapenos - garlic - lime - salt]
small heart romaine - ground beef - cumin
chihuahua cheese
salt - pepper - tortilla
---
Spring Roll Bun Burger
burger
1 lb ground beef (three hamburgers) - 3 slices Processed Cheddar Cheese
[imagine a spring rolls the size of a hamburger bun]
[spring roll - burger - tomato - spinach - sweet and sour sauce - second spring roll on top]
spring roll bun
1/2 lb ground chicken [for three 3 burgers]
oil - salt - pepper
shredded carrot and cabbage
green onions - sambal sauce - barbeque sauce
spring roll wrappers - peanut oil for frying
sweet and sour saucehoney - rice vinegar - chili flakes
soy sauce - sriracha
---
Stroganoff Burger
[a mushroom cream sauce hamburger, but hell add the noodles in the right way]
[or perhaps the wrong way!]
egg noodles - eggs - sliced yellow onions
butter - sliced mushrooms - salt - pepper
2 parts cream to 1 part sour cream
ground beef
[oh crap no hamburger bun!]
---
Chicken Parmesan Tikka Masala
flour - salt - pepper
eggs - breadcrumbs
crumbled paneer cheese [yikes - styrofoam cheese]
chicken breast cutlets
browned in olive oil- basmati rice - cilantro garnish
sauce
yellow onion - butter - salt
pepper - garlic - ginger
curry powder [his own or store bought] - chili flakes
crushed tomatoes - honey - cream
---
Cubano Mac and Cheese Lasagna
[cuban sandwich/macaroni and cheese and lasagna in one]
FOUR CHEESES AND DILL PICKLES IN A LASAGNAE
THEN ADD PORK RIBS
1 lb boneless pork ribs - olive oil - salt
pepper - butter - yellow onion
flour - milk
cheddar - gruyere - monterey jack - swiss cheese
one third of a cup of yellow mustard
4 or 5 medium dill pickles thinly sliced
1 cup of pickle juice
1 lb lasagna noodles
half a pound of rosemary ham
wonderfully insane, i love it
mustard and dill pickles in a four cheese lasagna
---
Loaded gnocchi [gnocchi and chili]
gnocchi - butter - sour cream
green onions - cheddar
chili
ground beef - onion - jalepenos
olive oil - salt - pepper
garlic - cumin - smoked paprika
chili powder - oregano - coriander
cinnamon - petite diced tomatoes in juice - touch of sugar
---
Barbecue Chicken Pizza Cake
chicken thighs - red onion - oil
rice vinegar - barbecue sauce - pizza dough
mozzarella - cheddar - cilantro
---
Carbonara Eggs Benedict
[screw bacon and eggs - and probably since i don't like bacon and eggs, this recipe tilted me to buy the book]
spaghetti rounds
[a plank of 1 to 12 hour set Spaghetti in the fridge]
bacon - egg yolks - eggs
pecorino romano - black pepper - spaghetti
the assemblage
english muffins - eggs - parmesan - pepper
hollandaise
egg yolks - lemon - butter
---
November 6, 2018
Really well thought out mash-ups that sound delicious. Innovative!
February 14, 2019
I wanted to like this book and some of the ideas were interesting but ultimately it did not make me want to make many of the recipes
November 14, 2019
Some of the mashups are a bit strange. I might try a few of the easier recipes.
May 26, 2022
Nice collection of mash up recipes !
August 7, 2024
If you have never mashed-up different cuisines this will be an excellent book for you. If you already have, then it will likely be a lot of similar ideas to what you already know.
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