A guy at work all but offered me a new job working for him. As I am a bloodsucking mercenary, my main interest in it is the kind of $$$ he's going to pay me, but it's also a better team and different work. I haven't decided if it's more interesting or not, but it puts on a more lucrative career path. If Plan A doesn't take shape, that's it - I'm going to work for him. He plays corporate politics well and is someone I'd want to work for.
One of my Regrettable Cooking Interests lately has been seeing what I can do with gelatin. Marshmallows, specifically, are what I am thinking about today.
-normal marshmallows are vanilla tasting, so certain "darker" flavors seem to make the most sense to me - like root beer or whiskey. Balsamic vinegar.
-Rice Krispie (Krispy?) treats are made with marshmallows. What if you just made marshmallows with Rice Krispies inside of them? Crunchy marshmallows.
-Browned butter. I think this could be magnificent. Get rid of the vanilla.
-Salty stuff. Peanut butter. Do it with the crunchy marshmallows, cover it in chocolate - Reese's Marshmallows.
-I'm less interested in the sweet stuff, but bubble gum and pine-appley juicy fruit seem like they could be okay. I could also imagine puking up a stomach full of grape or orange-creamsicle marshmallows.
-I think I've seen peppermint marshmallows, but that seems wrong to me - again, too sweet. I think the more interesting route is a fresher mint flavor, like evergreen, not quite toothpaste, but close.
-Non-white sugar sweeteners: Honey, molasses, brown sugar, graham cracker-y.
-I think anything hot would be completely disgusting. Squishy + hot = gross.
