Notyours: Fries Are the New Nachos

Here at Live it, Don't Diet, we love combining favorite items to make them even better. Poor old French fries (or freedom fries, if you dare) were just sitting up in their room (with or without Brandy, allegedly), and boom someone decided to throw some Buffalo chicken all up in the mix. What do you get? Buffalo Chicken Iron Fries.

Now, I will give credit to Barleymash in San Diego for doing the honors on this one. They have quite a few different mash ups of fry dishes that are then baked in the oven. Hands down, this Buffalo chicken concoction is the best. With a whiskey wing sauce, chopped celery and tomatoes, and mandatory ranch dressing, you will be overloaded with flavor.

Fries are the new tortilla chips, treat them as such and you'll be well on your way to creating awesome "nachos" or "notyours" in no time.

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S'less is S'more

Fire. It is what separates men with fire from men without fire. Fire can be overrated though, I mean it is hot and can hurt your eyes if you stare at it. Plus, it's a lot of work: you have to go and buy an aim n' flame from the Dollar Store, get a little pit to put said fire in, obtain wood dry enough to burn, and then start the damn fire. This takes at least 20 minutes. Who has time for that? Terrorists. That's who.


For a S'more that is S'less, use the microwave. The microwave is what separates healthy people from fat and lazy people. Well, that and type 2 diabetes.

To bypass the fire and the requisite bums that are bound to assemble, hobo style as they do, around the fire, follow the simple steps below for a melty, delicious s'more.  

Step 1: Cut a hole in the box (of graham crackers).
Step 2: Put your d.... oops wrong list. Get a paper plate, put one cracker on it.
Step 3: Put some chocolate on top of said cracker and nuke for 30 seconds. Remove and set aside.
Step 4: Place a marshmallow on the other cracker on the plate and microwave for 10 seconds.
Step 5: Combine halves. Enjoy.

S'less is s'more. Live it, don't diet.

Soup: Put A Fork In It!

Soups are often dainty, delicate, and downright drab. Alliterations aside (except for that right there...see what I did?), soup is great! No one doesn't like soup--it's so varied even Nazis like it.

You can have hot soup, cold soup, cream soup, broth soup, noodles, grains, real meat, fake meat, whatever.

For a live it, don't diet soup, you'll need a fork. And a spoon. We'll forgo the Rachel Ray 'stoup' comments (a stewy soup) and just get straight into this amazing amalgamation of awesomeness (oops, alliteration is a sickness, itgetsbetterdotorg).

You have to find the right pairings, but finding the toppers is easy, just go to your nearest salad bar. Tomato-based soups are the easiest to mix in, but feel free to experiment (although you're no longer in college, this phrase can still apply to food).

Load up your soup with staples like peas, peppers, onions, cheese, and olives. Don't stop there, now is not the time for moderation!

If you can't use a fork to eat your soup, then you're not doing it right.

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The New Crouton: Yes, Salad Innovation Can Happen

Wait a second, I thought this blog was about being a gluttonous pig? About eschewing healthy eating and embracing all things indulgent? Why do I see salad greens?

Well, here at Live It, Don't Diet, we're fans of most food. We just like to take food up a notch (or down depending on your prerogative...and not Bobby Brown's).

For today's submission, I present you the new crouton: a bag of kettle chips. Jalapeno flavor to be exact. Just crumble a bag of your favorite chips over a salad. The thicker and crunchier the chip the better.

Not only does this improve your street cred (trust me, you'll get looks; you'll get stares), but it is mind-blowingly delicious. The extreme crunch in your mouth will make that salad go down much easier. It's actually not that bad health-wise either, just ditch the ranch in favor of a vinaigrette.

Depending on the chip flavor you choose, you can really elevate (or demote) your meal. For a cool-as-California mood, go with Cool Ranch Doritos. For a spicy, urban flair go with some Hot Cheetos. For an east coast vibe, go with Salt & Vinegar. For a total trash person aesthetic, hold the salad, eat the chips from a split open bag (with the bag acting as plate) and lick your fingers after each bite. Then lick the bag. Then cry in the shower. Wait, trash people don't shower.

It's your life, it's 2012. Live it, don't diet.  

Stay Hungry

What's better than a Snicker's bar? Well, besides two Snicker's bars?

You'll be hard pressed to find a better candy bar, but I submit to you the Snicker's ice cream bar. It's the best of both worlds. It's like there are two different universes and they just collided in your mouth.

Outside of potentially dying in a cataclysmic super massive black hole event, you're in for a special dessert piece of heaven.

So, after you had your regular Snicker's bar, have a Snicker's ice cream bar for dessert. You deserve it.

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Get up close and personal, Robert Redford and Michelle Pfeiffer style with Snickers.

Between Bread

Bread, mayo, turkey, tomato, mayo, cheddar, pepperoni, mayo, turkey, bread.
In that order.

Mayonnaise is required on both sides of the bread. If not, that's casually racist. I won't stand or sit for that.

Oh, and mayo in the middle, too. And licked off the knife. If Miracle Whip is even mentioned, you are dead to me.




A couple ground rules for a livable sandwich:
1. It better be Hellmann's.
2. Sharpest cheddar possible.
3. Don't forget to salt and pepper it.
4. Dorito's will be added inside the sandwich, but not before you are ready to bite.

Chocolate Wasted: Waffles

...because waffles without chocolate chips make dolphins get cancer.
Crunchy, gooey, and I'm not even talking about the waffle yet. Add butter and syrup for an earlier death.
Editor's Note: These are chocolate chip waffles with chocolate chips on top. Because we can.
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