Mapril Dim Sum Sunday

Susan of 29 Black Street thinks it's time for a little Mapril Dim Sum Sunday. I would have to agree because while it's an explosion of spring color here in the Midwest, up in Canada there's still ice and grayness. She could use some Mapril goodness. It's a quickie since we're going to do it this Sunday but hey...you could incorporate Peeps into your Mapril dish. Actually I was hoping for a special Angry Birds version of Peeps but looks like it's not happening for 2012. So make a dish with maple syrup, Canadian if you're trying to suck to Susan or good ole American maple syrup if you want to make me happy. Take a picture, post what you made and come back here on Sunday and leave a comment in the post I'll have up. We'll all come visit all your lovely Mapril creations.

But no cheating by ordering these awesome maple peeps from the Pieces of Vermont online store.

Peeps Freakage Continues

The response to Dim Sum Peeps has been amazing. I know I've been stymied how best to utilize this incredibly sugary concoction. I decided to balance out the sugar with a massive shot of salt and wrap that baby up with nori wrapper topped off with some crushed washabi peas.

Now if I could just work up the nerve to actually taste it.

Oh my!

The Peep Madness Continues

The Winner of the Washington Post's Peep Show

My personal favorite.

I want to party with the person who built this tribute to Mad Men's incredible lawn tractor episode.

Love the details on this one especially the bunny butt.

I'm guessing the recession has left a lot of creative people with a lot of time on their hands.

Dim Sum Sunday - Peeps

What is it about Peeps? What drives perfectly normal human beings to Peep extremism? Is it the color? The texture? The fact that it looks more like a slug than an actual chick? Color Jabba yellow and he could be a Peep.

(Which came first, Jabba or the Peep?)

Not satisfied with throwing a few Peeps in the kids Easter baskets, Peeps contests started popping up everywhere utilizing the long lost grade school exercise of Diorama Creations. From the Last Supper to the March of the Penguin Peeps, hopefuls spend countless hours carefully crafting their small scale Peep worlds. It wasn't long before the madness spread outside the cramped confines of the diorama box. There was art to be made.

But really, it's marketing genius. Because when it comes down to it, when you cut into a Peep, it's still just a marshmallow.


Just how many uses can you think of for the lowly marshmallow? Toasted on a stick while camping, melted into a s'more, plopped down into a steamy cup of hot chocolate, used as the sticky glue that holds Rice Krispy Treats together and the hideous topping to a sweet potato dish that seems to arise only at the winter holidays. How to get more people to purchase more Peeps? Offer some cheap prize and 15 minutes of fame and watch your Peep Profit grow. God Bless America!

There is some hope though. Peeps, while popular, have not reached the level of fame that has their fans tattooing their image into their skin. When you reach The Golden Girls tattoo level of fame, then you are more than Golden.

Dim Sum Sunday - PEEPS

It's PEEP season so Dim Sum Sunday for the next TWO Sundays is exploring your Peepiness.

Make use of your Peeps in your own "unique" way.
However.... ...if you're stir frying them with green peppers and garlic, you're dining without Shamy.
Have fun, go CSI on your Peeps and we'll see you on Sunday.

Spring My Ass!

How did we celebrate the first day of Spring? Another Snowgasm, of course.

A 7 seven inch blanket of heavy wet snow. Sooooo happy.

Thanks Snow Peep, just what I needed, more Yellow Snow.