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Top Chef-Kids
(but not in the phallic shaped peice of bread turn off kind of way). I have young kids – love 'em to death – but Wednesday nights are a....put the kids to bed, pour myself a extremly large Vodka Gimlet, and escape...
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TESCO Fresh and Easy
-marinated and sauced meats (carne asada, fajita kits, etc), which sounds like the sort of nearly-expired crap you’d find at a supermarket meat counter, but fresh&easy’s actually looks, well, fresh. There’s the...
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Favorite Halloween Candy
Just saw an article somewhere about someone who put circus peanuts in vodka to flavor it. Think he was unhappy with the results and still experimenting.
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How to tactfully avoid inviting others.
I dipped into a book a few months ago “Toxic Parents” because my husband has one. It DOES say that there’s nothing wrong with a letter. And it could be beneficial to you and the other. You get a chance to...
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Top Chef Aug 15th.
This was one of the worst episodes yet – and it had nothing to do with the contestants. The organization and execution by the producers seemed to be the culprit. First the quick fire challange seemed to lack focus. They...
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What are your staples?
Staples include... 4 or 5 different kinds of cheese Artichokes Salad makings...grape tomatoes, romaine lettuce Boneless organic chicken breasts Roasted red peppers, Italian sweet cherry peppers, and poblanos Chicken drummettes...We...
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Dinner Party Wine Etiquette
and wine are not what you might serve yourself). I once went to a dinner party and the host was a horrible cook. They served vodka and that was how I got through my dinner . . . the company was still great.
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"White Trash"-themed barbecue: your suggestions?
This particular event was also in Illinois, outside of Peoria to be exact. It was a social event host by a large (and understandably nameless) organization of motorcycle enthusiasts. When I read the title "White Trash Party", this...
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How Did You "Deal" With Being Poor (and Young) Before You Could Afford to Dine Out (or eat well dining in)?
: Wolfschmidt Vodka. Even I can’t handle that anymore, though. Volunteer at soup kitchens on the weekends. Cut way down on my portion size. I was never a huge eater, but I do need to make the food stretch sometimes. I was...
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Summerlicious 2007
table had both the Organic Tomato and Roast Watermelon Salad with Goat Cheese and Basil and the Fish Cake with Fennel Sauce and Pickled Mustard Sauce. The salad was a generous size and both were tasty. For mains, I had the Kerr...
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The Next Food Network Star
Flay liked her food. Paul is just funny and attractive for TV viewing. Adrien seems a bit stressed and too serious. I kind of am impressed by Amy because she really seemed organized in the wedding challenge. I definitely...
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I never eat _______ out because nobody makes it right but me.
Nothing. I’ll eat pretty anything out, including stuff I take pride in making as well as anyone else. Many things that I don’t eat out are because they aren’t served in restaurants—dishes with organs and...
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Asheville's Best Restaurants
Japanese, with organic ingredients. —Zambra. Marvelous tapas & wine selection, unbeatable atmosphere. —Moose Cafe. First-rate country cooking.
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Heh, which sucks worse: Jewel or Dominick's?
the Ravenswood Trader Joe’s a lot. Great prices on soy milk, various coffees/teas. Cheap wines to experiment with. All sorts of snacks and chips. Also greek style and organic yogurt, cottage cheese, etc. Decent bread, both...
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Another bbq thread: Is parboiling really acceptable?
to the people who are going to eat it. And although we have eaten and loved shoulder, ribs and brisket from a friend’s iron-roofed backyard pit, as well as from some more formally organized commercial facilities, we prefer...
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