The timing of this is near perfect. On May 6, the local paper announced that scientists at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge had a breakthrough in stem cell research in which fat cells were converted into bone tissue.
The humanitarian aspect of this will not go unheeded in a sensitive American society so attuned to the sufferings of mankind.
As I said, the timing is good, because the Atkins diet has about reached its peak and any day now, we're going to start seeing stories in the media about people who're suffering adverse reactions from long-term exposure to Dieticia Atkinsia.
Just watching some of these poor folks exhibiting their carbophobia (in a public place!) made me think of an iconic recipe to be included as the centerpiece of the Manifesto Carbophilia™:
The Carb PoBoy (Hoagus Carbohydratus Maximus)1 loaf unsliced bread, any ethnic variety - approx. 12"x4"
1C mashed potatoes (instant varieties not recommended), seasoned to taste
2C cooked pasta, any variety
1C cooked white rice, long or short grain
Butter
Cheese(what was I thinking?)
Seasonings
Sprig parsleyMix warm pasta and rice in a bowl with 2T butter
and cheese, fold in mashed potatoes and set aside.
Core the loaf with a bread knife without puncturing the far end. Butter and eat core.
Fill a disposable pastry anointment pouch 1/2 full with pasta-rice-potato mix and cut opening slightly smaller than opening in loaf.
Roll pastry anointment pouch in a cylindrical fashion to permit the filling to easily reach the bottom/end of the hollow loaf. Refill pouch as necessary to stuff loaf to just overflowing.
Place sprig of parsley in protruding stuffing.Serves 1
There are many ways to tweak this recipe for regional, ethnic or eclectic tastes. For example, a loaf of Italian bread could set a theme for garlic mashed potatoes, mozzarella or ricotta cheese and a dash of oregano.
Before long we'll be assured of a bountiful harvest of fat cells which can be used to fully satisfy domestical markets and exported to stem-cell deficient countries, possibly including spines to Frantz.
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