IN THE NEWS: "Believe it or not: A list of the top lies of 2008." Read what they are here.I made this yesterday for dinner, and it is FANTASTIC. I didn't even have all the ingredients. No green bell pepper, only a half of red bell pepper, and no mushrooms. But it was still awesome.Here's the recipe, which I got from Taste of Home magazine. New Orleans-Style Chicken Taste of Home - try a FREE ISS
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sylvester... und bundes - angi hat zum dinner for twelve geladen... hier ein schnappschuss des letztjährigen events... (klick=größer)
Susie8888 asked us to join her for dinner tonight. We suggested Hidden treasures and said we would walk over to meet her at Changes in Latitude so we could all go over together.Sometimes there is not a cab to be found when you need one - lucky for us Kilpatrick and his girl were driving by and brought us right there.Susie8888 and I both ordered ribs. She chose the coconut rice and I had mine with
Today, everybody went over to my cousin's house for our annual family Christmas dinner. I got a chance to see many of my aunts, uncles, and cousins but, what I liked the most was playing with all of my "little" cousins... Janiah, Jaden, Laila, Nailah, Miles, Jaden (2), and Samaya. I also saw my newest "baby" cousin for the first time, Nia Rose Ellis, and she is 2 months old. Here are some pics tha
Tonight I whipped up some chicken that was cooked in a white wine, rosemary, and butter sauce. I topped it with a couple of dried orange essence infused cranberries. It was very tender, juicy and flavorful. On the side I fixed a baby carrot risotto cooked down in beef stock. Everything turned out pretty good.
Tomorrow is Christmas! Happy Christmas everyone! I don't really celebrate any
As an example of the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe, a UK newspaper reported starving families feeding on the skin of a cow slaughtered six years ago. (Full)In the Vatican, the pope likes his take of Lebkuchen (honey and spice biscuits), Stollen (German Christmas cake), Bavarian sausage and chocolate. (Full)The poor in North-Italy will be savouring beluga caviar this Christmas. 88 pounds of
A couple of days ago, my other half and I were trying to decide what to make for our annual Christmas Eve dinner. The thing is, we are staying home - and nobody is coming over. We actually love it that way. We always do a small ham and a small turkey. We actually make [...]
I have been suffering over possible Christmas dinner menus. Somehow the thought of basting a turkey and stuffing myself with dressing so soon on the heels of Thanksgiving is not appealing. I have polled the kin who will be attending to see if they will be sad without a traditional Christmas dinner. You might be wondering what a traditional, southern holiday meal might include. At our house tha
Almost all our Christmas dinner preparations are done. This is our ham, which is the main thing on the Swedish Christmas table. No Christmas without the ham.
Nowadays we cheat a bit and buy ham that already is cooked, but we have to make the frying with eggs, mustard and bread crumbs on the top. We [...]
In my last post I told you that I was planning to cook a typical Czech meal for my family. I did and I am pleased to say it was a great success. At the meal were my parents, my sister Anneliese, my sister Jane (pictured above eating another memorable Czech meal) and her husband and teenage daughters and of course my husband and son. Of those around the table only my parents had been unable to visi
The aesthetics of a camera should be a long way down any intending buyer's checklist. Unfortunately, for someone like myself to agree to such a statement would be a little contradictory. After all, I did set a "colour requirement" during my camera hunt a couple of weeks ago.
That said many have implied that the Canon Digital IXUS 870 IS appeals to them as a "pretty piece of technology", especially
Most of us are harried and don’t have enough time in the day. So, when dinner time rolls around, we scramble to come up with something edible or, worse yet, we run off to the nearest restaurant or fast-food place to eat. This doesn’t increase our wallet size, it only increases our waist size!
The Frumps [...]
Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Dinner”
Everyone knows that famed writer Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol, one of the enduring tales for the Christmas holiday. However, fewer know that at age 22 he wrote a piece about an ideal Yuletide gathering called “A Christmas Dinner,” with suggestions on lively ideas about a family Christmas, including preparing [...]
Okay, once and for all, let me make this absolutely clear: I am a carnivore!!! I eat meat! Thank you very much for the salad you brought me. I enjoyed it. It was very nice. Now when's dinner?
Alla fine il titolo dice tutto, no? Cerchiamo però di essere un pò più chiari.
È da un pò di tempo che il solito gruppetto di blogger che tratta a2 Voti
I've been invited to the Portuguese tourist board Christmas dinner - on the strength of the articles on the Alentejo (see last September). Being rather a Scrooge character, I rarely go out of my way to attend festive corporate events, but this sounds like fun. Here's another picture. It is a hilltop church and everything was very quiet up there in the little plaza, with enormous views out over
7 December 2008Eunos CC MPHThe big day for Eunos CC YEC is finally here, after working hard from dawns to dusks. Even on the eve of the year end dinner, some of us were at MacDonald's fine-tuning all our videos and presentations. We adjourned to rest at about 6 am.Hock Rong was first to arrive at Eunos CC to arrange the backdrop arrangement, slightly before noon. While walking towards the CC, I me
A look at Harry Potter standing up to greet Ginny Weasley when she comes to Professor Slughorn's dinner party through a brand new 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' photo. Another brand new "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" image has been uncovered. This time, it came from BonnieWrightOnline, offering a sneak peek into Pr
Rendezvous With Murder, the company murder mystery dinner theatre company of Lenore and Brian Cambria, is opening the dress rehearsal of “Deja Zeus” to the public. A special showing Thursday, Dec. 4, will give the cast an opportunity to run through the play before a series of private parties this month.“It’s fun, and it will help our actors get the butterflies out,” said Brian Cambria.Th
A very nice tradition at Wetag is our big get together at the end of the year where we all meet for a great dinner and some fun beside of the daily business. For the dinner we always try to find the best places where you can eat if it comes to quality. This year we went to Bellinzona, the “Canton’s” capital and also UNESCO world heritage site where we booked our table at the “Castel Grande
These are a tradition in our home and my three teens all say they fully intend on carrying on the tradition to their own families as they grow up and get married. As a matter of fact we've spread this tradition far and wide as many (many!) friends from all around the country now make these for their families as well!This Thanksgiving was a busy one for us. My new job kept me working right up unt
So I made a list and checked it twice, and it looks like I can feed us pretty well within the iron-clad budget this week. Nothing fancy, no culinary exotica, but certainly not a drab and soul-killing rotation of variations on the same two or three ideas. [A side note: interestingly, the same sort of [...]
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What Do You Need to Set Up a Dinner Party?
Decide how big you want the party to be. My suggestion? Try 6-10 guests for your first outing.
Decide who you want to have over. Don’t just invite your same circle of friends. Introduce different people and personalities.
Plan out a basic meal. Try to get a really easy [...]
Kim Kardashian at the "Empowerment for Africa" dinner on December 1st in NewYork. I still don't understand what they achieve by having dinner for Africa. Anyway Kim Kardashian looks a bit different in this photos.
How many times have you been at a loss when it comes time to fix dinner? Are you tired of serving the same meals over and over and over again? Are your children bored with chicken nuggets and spaghetti? Is your spouse craving a good old fashioned homecooked meal?
Thanks to an offer on the popular Craigslist web site a woman by the name of Monique White was able to host a Thanksgiving dinner for more than 30 strangers.
White, a dental receptionist was feeling lonely for the holidays so decided to post an ad, inviting people to dinner.
Monique was hoping that 4 to 5 [...]
Many people spent Thanksgiving with their families and to serve others. T.I., the american rapper joined other volunteers at Atlanta's largest Thanksgiving dinner at Turner Field on Thursday and dished out steaming spoonfuls of corn.
I’m still undecided as to whether I think these finger forks are cool or just a big waste of time and money. I’m sure kids would like them … but kids like pretty much anything. Give them a metal bucket and a wooden spoon and they’ll pound that for hours. For the [...]
For weeks I hear people moaning about how bad the Thanksgiving Day Dinner is. I say – Hogwash!
When the foods are prepared fresh, this is a power packed meal filled with nutrients!
You’ll find - ALA, antioxidants, vitamins A, C, D, E, K, B vitamins, beta-carotene, calcium, carotenoids, fiber, folic acid, folate, ferulic acid, iron, magnesium, [...]
As often as I extol the virtues of sparkling wine’s place at the table, it’s far from often that I have the opportunity to sit down to a five course dinner paired exclusively with Champagne. That’s just what I did last night, though, courtesy of an invite from Tom Hudson, owner of Wilmington, Delaware’s Domaine Hudson (and a semi-frequent commenter on this blog).The evening's lineup.In ad
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Council on American-Islamic Relations:Anyone CAIR for an After-Dinner Summons?Racketeering? Fraud? Sound's like CAIR's been having a grand ole time over the past few years.The guy speaking at the time of the serving of the summons is MN congressman Keith Ellison. This is the press release by SANE (Society of Americans for National Existence), a multi faith, anti-terror advocacy group (video follow
Ever wonder how you can possibly lose weight when the average dinner out contains over 1,000 calories? Well, don’t fret! Keeping yourself in shape when dining out is simply a matter of ordering the right menu.Below are 6 tips for having a healthy dinner out (while still enjoying your meal like normal!):- Watch Your Drinks – By not ordering an alcoholic beverage, you've saved yourself a conside
Ok so while you're having Thanksgiving dinner in a couple days gather up some food stuffs and have some like this guy. The King of Food tricks is at again! ROFL
21 November 2008YWCA BallroomAt 10.30am, reached YWCA (for the first time in my life) for the District Exco Meeting. The meeting was only open to Presidents and Vice-Presidents (Education). The meeting was encouraging in that there is much progress in the various divisions of District 80.We adjourned for lunch and I was glad to make new friends from Hong Kong as we lunched together in the round ta
Hey guys! I didn’t disappear intentionally. Actually I had something kind of interesting happen. About a week or so ago, I had two of my children voice their opinion on my food blog. And what they had to say might surprise you. They told me they really liked it, but they wished I would remake [...]
we had our early, mini thanksgiving last night. & although i was only cooking for the four of us (2 of whom, or should it be 2 of which? either way... two of them are 3 & under). anyway, there were so many delicious sounding recipes, we ended up with a quite a feast. on the menu?1981 holiday bacon appetizersbrown sugar smokiescraisin apple saladeasy, breezy, no fuss turkeycreamed cornbrown
Talking to a friend of mine today, made me realize, that I should share some of my ideas for creating a successful traditional Thanksgiving dinner in an article.
To take the sting out of the overwhelming arrangements for a grande family Thanksgiving get together, I’ve come up with a fool-proof plan for a successful Thanksgiving [...]
Great! I just received a bottle of Kimchi from my colleague... and ooohhhhlaaalaaa~ it smells really really great! Something different from the Kimchi that we had in the restaurants...my colleague's wife made it and she's a Korean lol. So I can enjoy dinner tonight with my long-waited-Korean-made Kimchi~ Yippie~~And guess what, I'll be learning how to make Kimchi soon. I've tried before, by follow
I often like to take dishes and put a latin spin on them.My mom's turkey stuffing, which is delectable and I try to make it the same way, includes chayote and sazon. This Thanksgiving I found some fantastic recipes to help spread this idea and I'd like to share those with you:Adobo Turkey with Red-Chile Gravy via EpicuriousPumpkin-Coconut Pie via LatinaTurkey with Southwest Stuffing (*Not my mom's
Washington generally clears out for the Thanksgiving holiday. Blame it on the younger people returning home and Congress returning to the district. There are still some of us, though, who enjoy celebrating America's holiday in America's capital.
If you're planning on hosting a big Thanksgiving meal at your place this year, why not try buying locally grown vegetables and locally raised turkeys.
Some good tips from KVAL journalist Denae D'Arcy on hosting a dinner party during the recession.Fooducate also has some tips on shopping during a recession, and many apply to boom tips also.
As I told in my yesterday's post, here is the Spaghetti and vegetable balls recipe. Actually, whenever I hear the word Spaghetti I automatically think of meat balls. Assuming that the recipe would taste awesome, I wanted to make a vegetarian version of it. I do remember Cham of Spiceclub making Spaghetti and Soy balls sometime before. The thing is, my husband is not a great fan of soy products. Le
Lately, I have been getting home really late from work ( after midnight ) and my dear sweet husband has made me dinner every single night. I would come home and setting on the coffee table were the great little notes telling me where the dinner would be. I just have to share - they make me smile.
Want to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving dinner but don't know where to find that in Paris? For the second year Le Saint-Martin makes it possible to indulge in Savory Carrot Soup, Roasted Turkey, Old-Fashioned Stuffing/Mashed Potatoes, Sauteed Green Beans/Butternut Squash, Pumpkin Bread, Homemade Pumpkin and Apple Pies, for just 30 eurosThursday 27, Friday 28 and Saturday 29 November.reservations:
Aphrodisiac Dinner DateDinner dates with new companions can make or break a budding romance. First dates can be nerve racking. Planning the date can be particularly difficult. Where should you go, what should you do and what would be enjoyable? You might worry that your date will not like the restaurant, the food or worse yet, the company. Once the date begins you may sometimes struggle with conve
Year End Dinner & Launch of WebsiteIn Conjunction with the PAYM's 37th Anniversary7 December 20087.30pm your tickets with me (97545337) to avoid disappointment!It is an indescribable feeling when the ideas that you mooted gets into fruition. That is how I felt when I saw the standing display boards being secured to the ground. During the first meeting, a random idea popped out of my mind and t
I am delighted beyond reason to be cooking again these days, and I have expanded my duties to include cooking dinner for my parents three nights a week. Those meals must be un-spicy and easily transported. In the mean time, I am adjusting my menu planning for nights when Mr. Annie is on the road [...]
Those better be organic lunch meats, Mr. President
One of the best things about a good meal is that people of all kinds: ages, genders, races, and (yes) political philosophies can sit down and enjoy it together - savoring and appreciating it and, for a while, forgetting their differences. A meal is the ultimate kind [...]
An elegant Cheryl Cole stepped out for dinner with her fellow Girls Aloud bandmates Nadine Coyle, Kimberly Walsh, Nicola Roberts and Sarah Harding at trendy London eaterie Nobu.
With her role as a judge on X Factor keeping her busy, the petite Newcastle-born singer took time out to catch up on the gossip with the girls.
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Churchill China Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner/Buffet Plates, Set of 4
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This set of four 10-inch dinner plates from Churchill China is made of English earthenware and decorated with a traditional Thanksgiving motif that creates a vintage holiday atmosphere suitable for casual or fine dining. The pattern features [...]
Tonight was a special occasion and I decided to celebrate by cooking a fairly fancy dinner. I made sirloin steaks that were pan-seared and then roasted in the oven with lots of butter, garlic, caramelized onions and sauteed mushrooms. On the side was a simple bell pepper salad, which consisted of sliced bell peppers dressed with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper, and some sugar. I
Turkey Day is just around the corner, so I decided to post some of my favorite Thanksgiving money-saving tips. It’s a short list, but great practical advice from yours truly.
1. Shop early: Make sure to scan the sales flyers every week for the best deals on items you know that you’re going to need – [...]
This dude is back with another funny dinner trick for you to do. This time it involves lemons, so if you happen to have some lemons roasting with your turkey on Thanksgiving then pull one out and do it!
Well I know how difficult it can be to come up with the right food for any holiday party or event. I have received emails from many of my readers about them not knowing how to cooking
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The last few weeks have been a blur. Working full time at a new job, knocking on doors for Obama, calling people in swing states, reading 538, Huff, and RCP with an obsessive zeal and all the while trying to avoid the hype. The 2000 and 2004 elections were sore spots on my psyche [...]
What an absolute crazy week here in DC.First, Obama rocks the house and sends Caribou Barbie packing. I gotta tell ya if the GOP came calling, gave me 150k and said get yourself some new digs, the first call I...
I have planned menus throughout my recently concluded career as a campaign press person, but actual execution was pretty spotty. Sometimes I came home at 4:00, slept until 6:00 and had to order a pizza or make soup and grilled cheese because people were starving and couldn’t make it until I finished cooking the planned [...]
Sorry, no epic fail today, maybe I'll post one tomorrow. I just watched this video and couldn't help but post it. Everyone should try to do this with a straight face none the less around your Thanksgiving dinner table. Major Lulz will ensue.
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Did you know that yesterday was National Men Cook Dinner Day? Yes, it’s true. All across the land, men cooked dinner for their wives. Really. All of them. I’m sure of it.
If you read Elastic Waist then you already know how well Weetabix ate last night. Until I get an invite over to enjoy [...]
What do you get for dinner when you're late getting home from work on Awana Wednesday and will only have 10 minutes once you get there to change and throw everything together before heading back out the door again so you call your husband and tell him he's in charge and needs to have the kid fed and cleaned of all food debris by the time you get home?Chicken nuggets wrapped in bacon.I'm guessing t
What do you get for dinner when you're late getting home from work on Awana Wednesday and will only have 10 minutes once you get there to change and throw everything together before heading back out the door again so you call your husband and tell him he's in charge and needs to have the kid fed and cleaned of all food debris by the time you get home?Chicken nuggets wrapped in bacon.I'm guessing t
By Nerida Murray
Here’s a week-by-week, and day-by-day countdown of things you can do in the lead up to Thanksgiving. You may not need to do all of them, or you may have extra you need to add in! If you can do a little every week or day, you’ll have very little to do on [...]
NY Times columnist, Frank Rich, has a really interesting take on Obama and why he's such a powerful candidate in this tumultuous election. Obama doesn’t transcend race. He isn’t post-race. He is the latest chapter in the ever-unfurling American racial saga. It is an astonishing chapter. For most Americans, it seems as if Obama first came to dinner only yesterday. Should he win the White House
This is what I said when Mummy asked me what I wanted for dinner tonight. What's the problem? What doesn't she get?I'm just like Nemo- he likes Anemone's too!You know, those little colorful chocolate sweeties that come in brown wrappers made by Hersheys. I think I saw lots of them on Friday night. Where did they all go?
Busy Girl: "Cubed meat scares me."
(Note: she was bitching about nothing in the house to cook for dinner, so Busy Dad told her to do something with some ham or beef or whatever it was that was in the fridge for soup or stew)
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Me: "Eat your peas."
Busy Boy: "And, if I don't?" (he was being silly)
Me: "Eat your peas, or I'll take your phone."
Busy Boy: "OK. You may have won the
It is already time to start planning for Thanksgiving. Turkey, potatoes, pie, family, friends and football. Sounds like a great day! There can be a lot of details to manage. To help limit potential stress, we’ve put together a time line to help you organize what you’ll need ahead of time.
Two [...]
It is already time to start planning for Thanksgiving. Turkey, potatoes, pie, family, friends and football. Sounds like a great day! There can be a lot of details to manage. To help limit potential stress, we’ve put together a time line to help you organize what you’ll need ahead of time.
Two Weeks Before Thanksgiving:
Getting started.
Make [...]
Hold the press! Foreclosure work-outs by the big bank? If you are a homeowner and in serious trouble with your lender, Chase, and even about to get foreclosed on, news just came out for JP Morgan Chase Bank will stop any new homes being put into foreclosure status. This J P Chase Bank moratorium [...]
Tonight we're going to a Halloween block party (or road party as the case may be since we don't live on a block!) so I'm not sure what we're having. It's a covered dish deal. I'm taking a gluten free lasagna so Jamison will have something to eat and Alexis and I are going to make some cupcakes to take as well after she takes her nap. I'm told there will be a hay ride and all sorts of fun! Al
Now that the temperatures have finally cooled off here is southwestern Florida, I figured it was the perfect time for chili and hot cocoa. My all-time favorite chili is the Cincinnati Skyline chili — but I am a vegetarian, so my son, the family chef, put together this vegetarian version for supper last night:
Vegetarian Cincinnati [...]
Desserts are the best part of a Halloween party for me- after all, it’s a holiday that is essentially based around sugar, isn’t it? Aside from the desserts, I usually stick with “real” foods and make burgers or something else that is easy to cook and serve, especially if there is a crowd. I do [...]
Jamison has class this evening and my sister and the boys are coming over this afternoon. (Baby cuddles!) We'll most likely have some sort of soup and I'm going to make some whole grain yeast rolls and test out a theory I have baking in my head...Yes that was the worst pun EVER! ;oP
What are you having?
First off before we get to dinner stop by Napa Farmhouse 1885 and see my guest blog entry about Thanksgiving memories. I wrote about Thanksgivings of the past and shared my cranberry sauce recipe. Diane is doing a month long feature on Thanksgiving memories and recipes so be sure and leave a comment if you stop over and say hi to Diane with one n who kindly let me share my memories and tell he
Hot hollywood babe, Elizabeth Hurley, and Anil Kapoor's daughter, Sonam Kapoor, were both seen together at Charity Dinner. You may have seen Elizabeth Hurley in bikini several times but this time she is wearing a tradition Indian pink dress. Sonam Kapoor, on the other hand, looks hot and glamorous in a revealing dress.
Sad little attention whore Tara Reid is suddenly all over the old interweb. For the last few days there have been oodles of candid bikini pics floating around (none of which were published here because, well, she looked gross and saggy... and gross) and now we have these sweet fripple / pokie pics. I wonder what project she has coming up... or is it that's she's desperately trying to get one? Eith
Vyke - Free $50 Diwali Calls & Dinner Date With Sourav GangulyEvery one of us wants to stay near to our family and friends on festive sessions. To do this many calls their near & dear ones. If you are one of them here some good news for you.Vyke, one of the leading Voip provider on internet gives you chance to make free calls, and win a dinner with Saurav Ganguly, a great Indian cricket p
NYT’s top cultural chronicler Bill Cunningham ran the lead photo above for his “Evening Hours” page this Sunday. From left: Cardinal Edward M. Egan, Alfred E. Smith IV (great grandson of Smith), Nan Smith, and Senator Barack Obama at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation dinner held on October 16th at the Waldorf-Astoria in New [...]
The film! The film!
Herve Villechaize will be portrayed in a movie called My Dinner With Herve!
“My Dinner With Herve” will be about Herve Villechaize from Fantasy Island. The film is from Mandate Pictures and Steve Zaillian, and written / directed by Sacha Gervasi.
Sacha says of the movie:
“Steve read the script as a [...]
Most of you may have already seen, but if you missed it you must watch. John McCain’s performance here was off the hook!
I don’t know who wrote his material but it was hilarious.
I did not post Obama’s performance because frankly it was just ok. He was unable to use a teleprompter and he looked lost. [...]
Last night, John McCain and Barack Obama appeared together at the Alfred E Smith Memorial Foundation dinner. They poked fun at each other, and themselves, in a night filled with political celebrities raising money for charity.
Their speeches highlight a great tradition of competitive friendliness as they laugh at, and with, each other. It is hard [...]
Take a plunge in the waters of the hot springs in Turkey’s Sivas Province and you’ll be providing a feast for the Garra rufa obtusa and Cyprinion macrostomus macrostomus - with your skin. Both types of fish, also known as the doctor fish, enjoy pecking and licking away at dead and diseased skin. But don’t [...]
Presidential Candidates Barack Obama and John McCain were invited to speak/ roast each other at the Alfred E. Smith Charity Dinner in NYC.I have to admit it was cool seeing both opponents extend the Olive branch to one another in this relaxed environment.Kind of funny, check out the clips below.(Three more weeks 'til Nov. 4Th!)Senator Obama roasts Senator McCain.Obama's even funnier on this clip.S
By JEFF CAPELLINI, WCBSTV.comNEW YORK (CBS) ― The Republican presidential hopeful walked into the 63rd annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan as a clear underdog, not just in the polls, but also in a room filled with an overwhelming number of powerful New York Democrats. This is a 4 part video, it includes both candidates speeches.
