Burger invasion hits Las Vegas

Filed under: Restaurants, Beef, Raves & Reviews, America, Comfort Food

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MealBaby lets you coordinate those new baby meals easily

Filed under: On the Blogs

Back at the end of August, my cousin and his wife had their second child. In the face of this happy news, I did what any loving relative would do. I pulled down a casserole pan and started cooking. I put together a baked pasta dish with browned organic sausage, lots of wilted spinach, ricotta cheese, homemade marinara sauce and whole wheat elbows.

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Copycat Jack In The Box Oreo Cookie Shake
Finding a Jack In The Box on the east coast is not an easy task!  That’s why I make these sweet shakes at home… 3 cups vanilla ice cream 1 1/2 cups milk 8 Oreo cookies Combine the ice cream and milk in a blender and mix on low speed until smooth. Break Oreo cookies into pieces while adding them […]

Finding a Jack In The Box on the east coast is not an easy task!  That’s why I make these sweet shakes at home…
3 cups vanilla ice cream
1 1/2 cups milk
8 Oreo cookies
Combine the ice cream and milk in a blender and mix on low speed until smooth.
Break Oreo cookies into pieces while adding them to the blender. Mix on low speed for 5 to 10 seconds or until the cookies are mostly pureed into the shake, but a few larger pieces remain. Use a spoon to break up any larger chunks.
Pour shake into two glasses.

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Copycat Sonic Drive-In Ocean Water
Beware of the blue tongue side effect from this delicious drink! 3 tablespoons water 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon coconut extract 2 drops blue food coloring 2 12-ounce cans cold Sprite ice, to fill 2 glasses 1. Combine the water and the sugar in a small bowl. Microwave for 30-45 seconds, then stir to dissolve all of the sugar.  Allow this syrup […]

Beware of the blue tongue side effect from this delicious drink!

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Meat art: The perfect advertisement for vegetarianism!
Last night, caught in a fit of nostalgia, I re-watched David Cronenberg’s Videodrome. Basically the tale of a man’s psychotic attachment to his television, the movie features some of the most disturbingly meaty special effects I’ve ever seen, including a VCR built into a character’s abdomen, a gun made out of raw meat, and other grotesqueries that halve the distance between flesh and manufactured items. After the movie was over, I turned off the computer and went to bed, comfortable in the knowledge that the line between meat and machine is pretty clearly drawn and David Cronenberg is more or less insane.

Today, unfortunately, I happened to discover Meat After Meat Joy, a show that is currently on display at Daneyal Mahmood Gallery in New York City. Featuring art that is inspired by and often constructed from meat, the show is designed to “investigate the paradoxical relationship meat has to the body.” In the service of this goal, it has exhibits including meat-based sneakers, a cup and saucer constructed from bacon, and a Betty Hirst piece titled “American Flag” that is made from rotting, maggot-ridden animal products.

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Copycat Sonic Drive-In Ocean Water
Beware of the blue tongue side effect from this delicious drink! 3 tablespoons water 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon coconut extract 2 drops blue food coloring 2 12-ounce cans cold Sprite ice, to fill 2 glasses 1. Combine the water and the sugar in a small bowl. Microwave for 30-45 seconds, then stir to dissolve all of the sugar.  Allow this syrup […]

Beware of the blue tongue side effect from this delicious drink!

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The Toronto Star in 60 seconds: From Halloween treats to yellow peppers

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Spotted Dick and other foods that sound dirty but aren’t

Filed under: British Isles, Food Porn, Celebrations, Guilty Pleasures

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Cocktail Hour: Green Devil

Filed under: Cocktail Hour

Tales of the Cocktail in July 2008, sipping many finely stirred and shaken libations; I said to myself, “These special cocktails need to be shared with the world.” So I bring you Cocktail Hour, a finer way to celebrate the end of the day; with these recipes. They have either been created specifically for Tales of the Cocktail, or re-designed for a new approach on the traditional version by some of the top Mixologists in the world. Many are being presented to the public here for the first time. Enjoy!

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Diary of a Distiller: Chapter 23 - Boiling & Foaming

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Diary of a Distiller: Chapter 23 - Boiling & Foaming

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My favorite Depression joke

Filed under: Southern States

Yesterday, I posted about curing the recession blues by daydreaming of sumptuous feasts à la Alice B. Toklas. As I wrote, I was reminded of an old southern joke my father told me years ago that is now among my favorites. So, if fantasy isn’t your bag, how about a little humor to lighten the mood? The joke goes something like this:

Old Man Clackett was getting pretty long in the tooth. Sensing that his dying day was near, he figured it was time to confess his wrongdoings to those he’d sinned against.

“Maw Clackett, you come on in here,” he called to his beloved wife of 61 years. “I got to talk to you.”

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Feast Your Eyes: Autumn gourds

Filed under: Feast Your Eyes

This picture was featured yesterday as Endless Simmer’s ‘Artsy Picture of the Day.’ Looking at it, you can almost taste the mulled cider and smell the crisp fall air. Such a perfect autumn image. If you haven’t had a chance to get out to an apple orchard or pumpkin patch yet this season, this weekend might just be the perfect time to go.

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Mmm … meaty Mona Lisa

Filed under: Asia, Hacking Food, Food Oddities, Meat

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Pot Pies: Perfect for leftovers and cleaning out the fridge!

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