Mushroom-Shaped Chocolate-Orange Meringues

Whimsical party food to impress.

Froot Loop Cupcakes (USA)

Fancy dressing up your vanilla cupcakes?

Creamy Chicken Tetrazzini

Savory and creamy comfort food!

I-Disgust-Me BBQ Burgers

A burger for when you've stopped caring about fat content. The only thing missing is bacon!

Crab-Topped Deviled Eggs

Eggcelent. Yeah, I went there.

Chicken-Fried Chicken with Country Gravy Dipping Sauce

Double-coated for extra CRUNCH.

Red-Bottom Cake

Imagine if a black-bottom cupcake had a baby with a red velvet cake. Now imagine a red-bottom cake. Simply another excuse to eat cream cheese frosting.

A Rather Traditional Pavlova

Dreaming of a sunny summer day in food format?

Orange Beef Burgers

A chinese takeaway in burger form.

Mexican-Inspired: Cheesy Refried Bean Quesadillas

I beat Taco Bell to their own crushed-Dorito food hell with these babies.

Marsala Chicken Dumplings

Dumplings get a makeover.

Mochacinno Fudge

Premium coffee drink fudge!

Parmesan Chicken Risotto

Risotto for picky eaters!

Whimsical Cookery is a site for adults who prefer to eat like children, or perhaps just need to cook for some children. This site contains an aversion to vegetables, a love of fried food and cupcakes, lazy shortcuts, some disturbing creations, and an ignorance of proper culinary practices...

Tuesday 23 August 2011

Orange Beef Burger

To be honest, this burger was a bit of a joke when I made it.  The carbs on carbs is probably vaguely amusing to anyone who knows anything about cooking.  AS IT TURNED OUT....... I couldn't believe how successful it was!  I had modified my orange chicken sauce to marinade and cook the burger in.  Additionally, I recommend saving any extra sauce and dip the burger in it.  It is fantastically savory and sweet.

For 1 Orange Beef Burger you will need:
1 Bun
1 Burger patty
1/2 Cup cooked sticky white rice
4 Tbsp Soy Sauce
1 Tbsp Sesame Oil
3 Tbsp Orange Marmalade (skins removed)
1 tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
1 Tbsp Brown Sugar




1. In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, sesame oil, orange marmalade, pepper flakes, and brown sugar.  Set aside.

2. Prepare rice and set aside, keeping warm.

3. Sear burger patty, either in a pan or on the grill.

4. Reduce heat and add orange soy sauce mixture to a frying pan and cook burger on low heat.  I would recommend poking a few holes in the burger to allow sauce inside when flipping burger.

5. Serve on a bun topped with a mound of cooked rice with excess sauce on the side.

Saturday 13 August 2011

Saucy Fried Chicken Wraps


Saucy Fried Chicken Wraps are simples packed lunch food that doesn't get boring as fast if you change up the sauces...  I also recommend sweet thai chili sauce, but really you could put anything from ketchup,  mayo, brown sauce, mustard, pickle, ranch dressing... Whatever floats your boat. :)

You will need:
Flour Tortillas/Wraps
Prepared chicken patties or strips
Mayo
Sauce of choice



1. Simply make the chicken the night before and then slice into thin strips.

2. Spread wrap with mayo.

3. Layer chicken.

4. Drizzle sauce!  Etc.  

I'm not sure why I bothered writing that up, as it's quite self-explanatory.  But there you go.  Just in-case.

 Mango Chili sauce and BBQ Fried Chicken Wraps

Monday 1 August 2011

Trashy Chocolate Pavlova


This is a rather trashy takeoff on my rather traditional pavlova...  it is a meringue filled with Jello-O chocolate fudge pudding and topped with whipped cream peaks.

You will need:
3 large Egg Whites
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
1/4 tsp salt
8oz. Cool Whip lite or fat free OR make your own whipped cream using heavy cream/whipping cream, sugar, and a bit of clear vanilla or almond extract.
1 package chocolate fudge pudding

1. Separate egg yolks from whites, adding whites to a mixing bowl.

2. Mix egg whites with an electric mixer until frothy (medium speed).

3. Once frothy, mix in sugar, cream of tartar, and salt, adding just a bit at a time.

4. Continue to beat, this time on high, until mixture becomes stiff and peaks of egg white stand up on their own.

5. Spread into a 9 inch circle on parchment paper (or an equivalent), leaving an indent in the top for cream/fruit later.

6. Bake at 225F for approx 70 minutes.  At this point, the pavlova should be dried/firm. Quickly close oven door.

7. Prepare pudding mixture (this generally calls for you to mix 2 cups milk with powder and allow to sit, I recommend chilling this in the refrigerator while pavlova finishes baking).
 
8. Turn off heat on the oven and leave the pavlova in the oven for an additional 90 minutes.

8. While it cools, spread pudding mixture in the indent and either cover with whipped cream or place whipped cream in a pastry bag (or plastic bag with the corner snipped off) and pipe whipped cream to make peaks/patterns.