Sunday, August 8, 2010

BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS: The advent of Pop-Tarts World (replacing the ESPN Zone in Times Square on Tuesday) leads to many questions. Do any of the Pop-Tart related dishes being served there sound appetizing (including the utterly inexplicable "Pop-Tarts Sushi")? What sort of Pop-Tart would you make with the "make your own" capacity they will offer? Do you have a preferred Pop-Tart variety in the standard flavors (and how was I unaware of the seasonal pumpkin and gingerbread Pop-Tarts?)?

16 comments:

  1. Adam C.9:55 PM

    My favorite: Smores, followed by Brown Sugar Cinnamon. Do not like the fruit flavors.

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  2. The Pathetic Earthling10:07 PM

    <span>I do like Brown Sugar Cinnamon and Chocolate Fudge.  I think the last time I ate a pop-tart was when, still working for a big firm, I realized I could not deal with the quiet indignity of a SUBWAY sandwich for a 10pm dinner and wandered into a 7-Eleven and bought a pop-tart and a liter of diet coke.  I quit that gig shortly thereafter.</span>

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  3. The Pathetic Earthling10:09 PM

    "Instead of bread, use pop-tarts.  If in doubt, rub it against a piece of paper.  If it's clear, that's your window to weight gain!"

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  4. J. Bowman10:17 PM

    Frosted: Brown Sugar Cinnamon, un-toasted.
    Unfrosted: Strawberry, toasted.

    As a kid, I would eat the sides around the frosting, then remove the frosted top, and eat the halves separately.
    I occasionally ask Mother why they never tested me for any number of disorders beginning with the letter "A."

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  5. J. Bowman10:19 PM

    Also: Can Toaster Strudelburg be far behind?

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  6. The Other Kate11:26 PM

    Another vote for brown sugar cinnamon, untoasted. They are an embarrassing, partially hydrogenated weak spot in my sanctimonious whole-food armor. Nutter-Butters too.

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  7. Mmm. Brown Sugar Cinnamon. Unfrosted. So unhealthy and yet, so tasty.  

    TPE - Sad to say, but the Strawberry (frosted) Pop-Tarts in the vending machine at my office have been my dinner too many times. 

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  8. Anonymous2:12 AM

    I LOVE me some brown sugar cinnamon, but I really love the pop tart for grownups involving marscapone at Southport Grocers here in Chicago.  Now that is what I call some brunch.

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  9. calliekl5:57 AM

    PT's were a special honeymoon treat for us when we went to Hawaii... we knew we were having a poptarts vacation before we knew where we were going. :)

    I've been meaning to attempt these (I've had the page bookmarked for ages), but I think I'll wait until I have a larger kitchen with more counter space, right now I can't really roll out the dough properly... but these homemade poptarts sound delicious:
    http://smittenkitchen.com/2010/04/homemade-pop-tarts/

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  10. J. Bowman9:00 AM

    Shut the Front Door. These will be made this week.

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  11. patricia9:42 AM

    The savory alternatives she suggests sound crazy good.

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  12. D'Arcy10:30 AM

    I've seen some good stuff on that Smitten Kitchen site (and I just love the name) but that one... wow. It has been bookmarked. My kids will praise your name, Callie, for pointing me to that recipe. They love pop tarts but I rarely buy them.

    Where were you in Hawaii? My husband and I just went there for our tenth anniversary.

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  13. The Other Kate11:17 AM

    Hey! Another big fan of the Smitten Kitchen here. This one's bookmarked for me too.

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  14. Yet another reason for me to 1. avoid Times Square and 2. be scared for humanity.

    DC residents who love Pop Tarts- go to Ted's Bulletin on Cap Hill.  You'll thank me later, even if you don't get the Pop Tart.

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  15. calliekl5:16 PM

    If you do check this back, we were there in October of last year- right before rainy season. It was fabulous! We'll definitely go back at some point! Where did you go?

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  16. D'Arcy7:43 PM

    We were just there, in July, on the Big Island. What an amazing place. I'd love to go to the other islands sometime.

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