Doggy Bag: Fast Food That Takes All Day

Local Lemons

Local Lemons' slow Mac.

Local Lemons blogger Allison moved from Brooklyn to Berkeley and loved the smell ― of the flora wafting through the air, that is, not of the crust-caked bud aficionados camped out in People's Park. She especially liked the aroma of the neighborhood lemon trees. Hence the tag for her fine blog.

Last week, Allison embarked on a new series: Fast Food Slow, which involves remaking tasty but toxic junk foods at home, with prime ingredients. Like ― prime. Her first try was ambitious: the Big Mac. But she rocked it, judging by photo evidence, with a Special Sauce of olive oil aïoli mashed up with homemade French dressing and organic shallots. Genius.

On Monday, she took on chicken nuggets with honey mustard sauce, and again ― she killed. Mooch the recipe here. You can even let Allison know what factory favorite you want her to tackle next.

Any other votes for Arby's potato cakes with horsey sauce?