Our love of the internet has taught us many things.  Some learnings are more practical than others but almost all knowledge we gain we are happy to have consumed it.  Sadly the same cannot be said for food products procured from said learnings.

Generally, we are willing to try out something new no matter how ridiculous.  I personally am also partial to all-inclusive food experiences.  I loved those mini cereal boxes as a kid.  Rediscovering them as a college student taught me that the box itself can also serve as the vessel from which to consume the cereal.  Genius!  Now obviously there are lots of options for consumable packaging in our disposable society.  However, what's more interesting is "hacking" existing products to allow for this all-in-one packaging-as-dish experience.

That brings us to today's misadventure, Frito Pie.  Not everyone has had the opportunity to experience such a pie -- an alarmingly good concoction of chili, cheese, sour cream and America's favorite corn chip at it's core.  Even fewer have tried to make their own pie using just a microwave and no dishes.  The only thing we missed in our attempt at this "Road Trip" version of this southern treat was heating the chili on the hot engine block on the side of the road.

The internet has told us that some have successfully used the packaging for the fritos as their chili bowl.  Right, right, I know what you are thinking.. "Why didn't I think of that?, " we asked ourselves that too, but decided to do something about it.  We all agreed the first few bites were pure awesomeness.  After that, things went downhill a bit. We definitely recommend that if you try this at home -- either get a smaller bag of chips, or make like us and throw the last half away with the bowl.