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Thanks to Anneberly for this tag;—-START HERE — Eaters: kathyrazzi kathycot buhaymisis whenmomspeaks kathycotcooks my precious niche just me.. eds edsmommylife Me,Myself+2 Le bric à brac de Cherie Chez Francine La Place de Cherie Beyond The Rave Reality Embracing Health For Life ADD YOUR BLOG HERE!1. Chicken sa McDo, Jollibee, or KFC?- Jollibee, Unfortunately we dont have it here in Toronto2.

A tag from Eds as always. Thanks!!!Thanks sis!players: kathyrazzi| kathycot| buhaymisis | whenmomspeaks | kathycotcooks | my precious niche | just me.. eds | edsmommylife| A Tsinay Blog | berry blog | your site!1. Chicken sa McDo, Jollibee, or KFC? :: After I get pregnant, I hate chicken until now!!! ::: 2. Pepsi, Coke, or rootbeer? :: rootbeer ::: 3. Greenwich, Pizza Hut, or Yellow Cab?

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I went onto Blogger today, with the intention of writing a post, and saw a link to Picassa - where all my blogger photos are now displayed in one album. I thought it was quite cool, so here is the link to my recipe photos.

Photo from AP, as hosted on Haute concept Haute concept called it "a study in symmetry." In a move that shook passive watchers our of their visual lethargy, the Spring/Summer 2008 Marc by Marc line for men paired half a blazer with half a motorcycle jacket. In other pieces in the line two different tones of the same material came together as two halves of the same blazer. Fashion class

~WE'RE MARRIED~Obviously, Lon and I are obsessed with food. At our wedding, we named each table with an herb or spice and the appropriate sign was made:Then each guest would find their seating card, which was actually attached to a pouch filled with the herb or spice of their table.Ooh, it smelled so good, a table filled with red pepper flakes, different colored peppercorns, parsley, ginger, turme

I had been dreaming of authentic Jolada Rotti Oota ever since I left Dharwad after graduation. And then comes my dear friend Arun who not only shares delicious picture of Jolada Rotti Oota at Kamat’s but also with a description that almost made me chase him and commit murder!!! What a show off!!! Well, I would have done so If I had missed eating it to my heart’s content this time when we visit

Many have been an inspiration to start this event. When I threw myself into this blogosphere, I found so many great cooks who are unselfishly sharing their recipes with us. I can see their dedication and passion towards cooking by looking at the pictures they take. Wow! They truly inspire me to contribute more. Who are 'they'? I am very proud to mention about my blog friends (Though I have never s

This is yet another food blogroll which every food blogger must enroll. There are a lot of food blogs, focusing on different cuisines. We can learn and share a lot from this blogroll. There is also a forum where we can share our thoughts. Do not hesitate! here is the link to the blogroll. Join and become a part of foodie blogroll soon. Without a doubt it is a great way to increase your traffic. I

This is yet another food blogroll which every food blogger must enroll. There are a lot of food blogs, focusing on different cuisines. We can learn and share a lot from this blogroll. There is also a forum where we can share our thoughts. Do not hesitate! here is the link to the blogroll. Join and become a part of foodie blogroll soon. Without a doubt it is a great way to increase your traffic. I

So one of the nurses I work with asks me:"So do you EVER eat at home, Joanne?"Of course I do. If I am ever there. I spend most of my time outside of the home, so I have to resort to eating out a lot. But when I am home, I do try to make a meal there. I do consider myself a "foodie," but I do eat frozen lasagna and chicken nuggets, 3 for a $1 packets of Lucky Me! Pancit Canton from the Oriental

ballad of a foodieThis is my foodie collection on flickr. Mouse over to see Set title. Click on any of the links to View that Set on flickr. I took these shots over a span of 2 years. There is allot of emotional attachment to them. It is about food. It isn't about people who were captured - their poses frozen in time. No, it is about the way I captured these images. I was a newly amateur photographer who was obsessed at getting enough pictures to fill my memory card at the end of the night. I have heard people say "you can't take decent pictures with a digital point and shoot, or anything under 8mp", that opinion is ridiculous.When I first started taking pictures, I had this little point and shoot digital camera, it had only 3 mp. I got to know the limits of my camera by experime

BellaSugar recently rented a cute Smart Fortwo car — be sure to check out her adventures. Hearing about the car’s tiny size made me think of the scene in that old Mentos commercial. You know, the one where the girl’s teeny tiny car gets wedged into a parking spot and she needs four burly [...] Related Entries: Foodie Flashback Brad Pitt Has the FeverI was trolling around YouTube looking for a fun foodie flashback, when I struck gold. In a before he was ...Foodie Flashback: Space Food SticksFor some reason I assumed energy bars were an invention of the 90s. However, I just discovered that back in ...Foodie Flashback: Kirsten Dunst Loved Her PillsburyThe other day, when I was looking for vintage Pillsbury Doughboy commercials, I came across one for Pillsbury Mi

...and willing to splurge for amazing dining experiences at places like the French Laundry and Manresa, but it would be terribly hard to justify ever spending $5K a person to attend a food event (unless I were to hit the Mega Millions jackpot, I suppose) like the attendees at the Pebble Beach Food and Wine Festival paid this past weekend. I'm amazed that over 3000 people shelled out that kind of change for the four-day event. I guess that there are a lot of wealthy foodies out there.

Photo by Eddie SongWe recently sent out invitations for our upcoming wedding. Like others before us, we included a phrase that we thought best represented our feelings. The original quote was from Harriet Van Horne; however, we flipped around the first line to fit our needs. Our saying was:Love is like cooking. It should beentered into with abandon or not at all.Jessica and I love each other and we love cooking -- we see many parallels between the two affinities. In both, the basis for starting is instinctual and the result is a special treat. Like food preferences, everyone has their special taste in a significant other. To achieve a great result in either it takes a little luck and a lot of understanding.And as anyone who has been in a relationship or in the kitchen knows, there can

What are you? A foodie, or the gourmet, or the gourmand? gour•met noun - A connoisseur of fine food and drink; epicure adjective - Of or characteristic of a gourmet, esp. in involving or purporting to involve high-quality or exotic ingredients and skilled preparation: gourmet meals; gourmet cooking. - Elaborately equipped for the preparation of fancy, specialized, or exotic meals: a gourmet

Remember my entry for the Royal Foodie Joust, but on by the Leftover Queen? It was the Ginger-Lime Tofu with Citrus Marmalade Glaze. Well, the voting begins today! I would love it if you could take a few moments to go to the forum (if you're registered) and vote for me. The winner receives a Royal Foodie Joust Apron. If I win, I promise I'll post pictures of me modeling it! :DYou do have to be member in the forum for at least a week to vote, so if you're not a member yet, you can't vote for me this month. It's a really fun forum though, so I encourage you to join and vote for me next month! Vote for me!

Around these parts, when work gets busy, blogging gets slow. Unfortunately, it's been quite busy at work lately. However, now that a long weekend is here (a three day weekend of my own creation as Presidents' Day isn't a work holiday for me), I thought that I would take the opportunity to catch up on my backlog of posts.As you may recall, I paid a visit to Sweden late last year. For the most part, the trip was packed with work, but I was able to break free one day to do some sightseeing around Stockholm. Despite the less than perfect weather, my colleague Dan and I roamed around the city center, taking in a number of historic sites in the Gamla Stan (Old Town), including the Royal Palace, the 700-year-old Riddarholmen Church (which, unfortunately, was closed), and the famous statue of

Red Currant Mini Cakes, originally uploaded by La tartine gourmande.Wow. What a beautiful picture, I found this while browsing the flickr group I manage : Artisan Artistry , a group for photographs that feature handmade breads/confections/desserts. SO far there are 122 members. Here are the most recent group stats:La Tartine Gourmande has a tantalizing photo stream.Visit the food blog for luscious Recipes --- Red Currant Mini Cakes can be found here .Flickr has over 4,500 groups which are food related. Yikes...foodie heaven or hell ? You be the judge... Blogs That Flickr La Tartine Gourmande Artisan ArtistryRenaissance Culinaire currant recipe internet cake dessert food blog photoblog flickr

What I think I love best about my fellow Chicagoans, is that we are a hearty people. We are also unusually friendly for folks in a big city; but even that, I think, stems ultimately from our heartiness. We are a people who willingly endure punishing cold and prodigious mounds of snow, which means that when we get out in the middle of all that traumatic weather, the triumph of the exodus adds a

Lot's of controversy below, if that's your thing, but in the meantime, thought I'd take the Thursday Thirteen opportunity to share some great links and draw your attention to some worthy sites, thirteen even!1) First of all for those of you who were fan's of Ali's Something So Clever - she's back - bigger and better than ever and with an adorable munchkin in tow! Ali was my inspiration to start this blog. I love her unpretentious approach to food and the photography is wonderful. Her new lair is at the beautifully designed Divine Domesticity. Check it out!2) Beccy shares a hilarious foodie joke / cartoon here!3) Barbara is making Challah - one of my favourites, but especially depressing to look at on Day 4 of the South Beach diet. MUST HAVE CARBS!!!!! This is a wonderful egg bread and

Lon does not like presents that are not edible. I made the mistake of buying him a sweater once. The Brooks Bothers sweater is still sitting in our bedroom with tags on it. I noticed that his family really just buys him food, for every holiday and birthday. So, what's a good present for a foodie?1. Vinegars - They come in an amazing array of awesome flavors like fig or pomegranate balsamic, strawberry champagne, ginger rice, etc. They are available in all price ranges too, starting from around $3 to around $45 for a good bottle of aged balsamic.2. Olive Oil - Olive oil also varies greatly in price. For a present, you want to get an Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Some come in gorgeous bottles too.3. Gourmet Sea Salts - I don't use iodized salt(table salt) for cooking generally and a good salt makes a big difference. One of my favorite presents is when Lon's sister brought us some Red Alaea Sea Salt from Hawaii.4. Distinctive Meats - Lon's mom once bought him ostrich meat and I love buffal

I was able to meet up with Ben and Suanne from Chowtimes, as I had mentioned before on Friday, November 23rd, at Cascade Pizza in Bellingham. We had a great time talking about how we came into the great big blogosphere, about our lives and more about where we were from. They both came down from Canada that day on Black Friday to do some shopping. I am hoping next time I will be able to get up north to Canada to visit them!I have been to Cascade Pizza many times before and absolutely love this place. It was the first restaurant we ate at when we first moved to Washington State, it has always been a favorite of my husband's from when he was a kid. I ordered the Baked Rigatoni, Suanne ordered a specialty pizza, and Ben ordered the Lasagna and Ribs plate. Overall we were very pleased with our

I get to meet the writers behind Chowtimes on Friday. We will be going out to dinner at a local restaurant and I'm sure we'll be sharing stories! Now let's hope that I do not forget my camera this time!I am looking forward to the meet! More to come, later!

I used to think Cordy was quite the eater. I had no idea that my second daughter would be the real foodie. She can't get enough of it, and spends most of the day wanting only to eat, eat, eat.I'd call her our little food critic, but that title doesn't exactly fit. Her report so far:Breastmilk: Tasty, although quickly becoming passéOatmeal: Yum! Mixed with some of that milk is best.Sweet potatoes: Yum! And the orange stains left behind when I spit up give mommy a headache.Carrots: Yum! Tastes great, and is another great orange color for staining my clothes.Apples: Yum! Great to eat cold when teething pain strikes. More, please!Squash: Yum! Like sweet potatoes, only not quite as orange. Not as much stain power as the other veggies, but still delicious.Bananas: Yum! What's next?See? If she was a critic, everyone would want her at their restaurants, and every dish would get a glowing review.And she's not content with the selection provided so far. She also eyes anything I eat, trying

Toddlers + food = parental stress. Nathan + food = Me pulling out my hair. Amy isn't hard to feed. Admittedly she does need a steady stream of food that she only picks at, but she isn't fussy generally. I have given up preparing Amy involved meals, she gets quick and easy food that she can nibble on. This reduces my stress levels lots. Nathan on the other hand is so very hard to feed. He

Ever since I got my first iPod I have been downloading books on CD so that I have something to take the sting out of mundane activities like peeling 8 pounds of butternut squash, or cleaning grout with a toothbrush. In the past 6 months, I have discovered the wealth of food-related podcasts available on iTunes, and they have revolutionized my life. In addition to reading recipe books and food magazines and watching nothing but cooking shows on TV (except for “The Office,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “Friday Night Lights”) I can now listen to podcasts about cooking, food and restaurants to complete The Circle of Obsession. After starting with a relatively large selection, I have narrowed it down to the following podcasts which I love, all of which are available FOR FREE on iTunes. I encourage you to check them out. “The Splendid Table” with Lynne Rosetto Kasper is my favorite. I heart Lynne, and I used to be elated when I happened to catch

I should tell you a little something about me: in addition to being a frugal writer committed to Biblical finance who PF blogs and sometimes runs and also likes to travel, I am head over heels for one more thing: quality cuisine. I am a big-time, no-denying-it, long-time foodie. Though I don’t get to spend as [...]

What is Greasemonkey you might ask? Greasemonkey is a plugin for the Firefox web browser. Note: If you use Internet Explorer, you can use the IE7 Pro Compatibility add-in to permit some Greasemonkey scripts. If you use Safari, you may be able to run some scripts using the Creammonkey plugin. Opera is also known for being able to run a few scripts on their own.Greasemonkey allows you to change how your favorite pages behave and look.There are many scripts that have already been written, and if you know javascript you caneasily create your own!The Greasemonkey install on firefox is very easy . You can find the Greasemonkey console,which shows all your scripts, under the "Tools" link on the browser menu bar. The scripts areeditable. All you need to do is click on a script from the list and cl

En als je de tijd neemt om over het net te gaan kom je werkelijk van alles tegen over foodbloggers en de keus aan blogs is net zo groot. Ik zag bij de Leftover Queen een leuk initiatief om allerlei foodblogs bij elkaar te zetten en op je blog te plaatsen. Zo kunnen anderen en ik zelf natuurlijk ook, zo eens een kijkje nemen bij een andere foodblogger, zonder het hele net af te surfen. En ik weet je kunt meer dan de hele dag hiermee bezig zijn en daar heb ik -natuurlijk- geen tijd voor, maar zo nu en dan denk ik "ach waarom niet", da's leuk.Ze heeft ook nog een maandelijkse wedstrijd, een forum en een shop... maar laten we hier maar eens beginnen. En dus staat er aan de rechterkant (ergens beneden) een 'foodie blogroll', waar je door kunt klikken naar allerlei andere blogs... wie weet zit er wat leuks voor je tussen.

Dear Readers: RVA Foodie is the coworker with whom I discuss all things foodie! He has graciously agreed to write a guest blog about last night's Restaurant Part II Epidsode. Here goes.Bad News Bears rise to the challenge while the all-star team suffered from over-confidence. Could this be a theme for this season? Personally, I have to wonder about matching relatively raw salmon with pesto. I mean, I could eat pounds of those things separately, but together in my mouth... no. Like those two ingredients, the talented members of the Restaurant April just didn't compliment each other, and their leader underwhelmed while serving up two flops. Sorry Tre. Playing it smart and conservative can sometimes leave you in the dust if imagination is what is called for. A little more creativity and I saw you in the finals. Now, how about that cameo.Part of me really wanted to eavesdrop on Stephen's didactic and verbose tableside seminars, but he's not part of the competition this time around, so

Q: What did the lonely banana say to the other?A: I'm a"kela".Q: What did the green peas say?A: Nothing...They just "mutter"ed.Q: What did the potato say when it answered the phone ?A: "Aaloo?"Q: Where do cauliflowers hang out?A: In the "Gobi" desert.Q: What did the flower say to its girl-friend?A: Why do "phools" fall in love?Q: What did the fat car say?A: I`m a "mota"car.Q: What did the confused egg say?A: I don't "unda"-stand.Q: What did the half eaten naan say?A: I wish I was "puri"Q: What did the lonely potato sing?A: "Aaloo lonesome tonight?"Q: What language do carrots speak?A: Gajar-atiQ: What do you call an almost bald poet?A: Ik-bal.Q: What did the first pizza slice say to the other pizza slice so it would move?A: Pizza - "HUT"

I have swung between both extremes in the diet world. There was a time when I ate deep fried tacos from Jack in the Box (3 for 99¢) several times a week, and another time when I didn’t go out without a bag of nuts and dried fruit in my pocket to sustain my vegan diet (between periods of fasting of course). The one thing I’ve noticed in my travels between the worlds of fast food and whole food is that both ends love their substitutes. Country Crock and Velveeta (no that’s not cheese) on one hand, and soy burgers and facon on the other. At one time I was dining with some vegetarian friends and ended up at a restaurant that served mock meats - tofu or seitan shaped into things like shredded pork, shrimp, ribs and meat balls. I remember asking the question why would a vegetarian want meat shaped veggie foods, but no one answered. What made me run away from bad food (things like margarine, msg, Miracle Whip, and Velveeta) was the desire for the real thing. The desir

While I haven’t been so good with deadlines lately (witness 2 missed Wine Blogging Wednesday assignments), I want to share a contest with you, readers and drinkers. I know many of you out there are foodies, as well. Therefore, give this a go… My friend Gillian over at Food History is looking for your own food histories, with recipes. If I weren’t a judge, I’d share the one about how my Nana was making her amazingly simple and delicious salad for the family one time and accidentally picked up a container that held poison instead of vinegar, leading to an afternoon outing to the hospital for some stomach pumping. It’s still one of my favorite salads… food contests, recipes, Food History

Photo : Egg Washing oat loaves on a proofing board.June is :Candy Month (National), Dairy Month (National), Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month (National), Iced Tea Month (National), Turkey Lovers Month, and Papaya Month (National) . First week of the month is National Fishing Week.June 1: National Doughnut Day (always the first Friday in June)June 2: National Rocky Road Ice Cream DayJune 4: Applesauce Cake DayJune 5: National Gingerbread DayJune 6: Hunger Awareness Day (US National)June 7: First day ice cream was sold in the US, June 7, 1786; National Chocolate Ice Cream DayJune 10: Iced Tea DayJune 13: Kitchen Klutzes Of America DayJune 16: Fudge Day; Fresh Veggies DayJune 17: Father's Day; Eat Your Vegetables DayJune 18: Go Fishing DayJune 20: Ice Cream Soda DayJune 21: Summer

For special occasions or even as gifts to give to a Host or Hostess, I like to fill a Food Hamper full of Gourmet food products – exciting and exotic fare which I know may be rare indulgences for the recipient. If time is at a premium, you needn’t make these items from scratch. Thoughtfully chosen collections of gift items, perhaps with a theme in mind (i.e. sweet or savory) can be purchased from purveyors of fine products.An impressive array of gourmet food and British food delicacies can be found via Forman and Field’s online shop. Their “Fishmonger” section, features the perenially popular Smoked Salmon. Choose from among an abdundance of offerings including Wild Smoked Scottish, London Cure Smoked Scottish, Vintage Russian Royal Fillet, or the H.Forman range of Smoke-Roasted Peppered, Double-Smoke Roasted Flaky Salmon, Pate’, Potted Wild Salmon and so much more. Bakery, Cheeses, Deli selections and a Larder filled with Chutneys, Preserves, Spirits and Liqueurs –

I am not even sure I know exactly what a Meme is - but Sognatrice asked all of her foodie buddies to join her in this. I guess I qualify, so here it goes! 1. Can you cook? If yes do you like to cook? I can and I absolutely LOVE it! 2. When does [...]

Because I have a small window of time where I’m waiting for someone else to finish their work before I can do more of mine, I thought I would share two things with you.  One of them is WAY more exciting than the other, but my life is not ALL glamour, you know. The first thing is that I learned from Zoot that today is Stop Cyberbullying Day.  I have mixed feelings about this.  As someone who was entrenched in a horrible and childish online “feud” (and GOD, was it stupid), I’m a fan of stopping it.  At the same time, I think people cannot be left to their own devices to stop it, and more tools should be made available to ease cyberbullying.  “Spam” filters are great about blocking obscene or unwelcome commenters, and I love the IP Block feature afforded by my server host.  But the truth of it is.. it becomes an addiction.  It takes an immense amount of support and self-restraint to stop. (Or, in some cases, a great bout of Lent.) So I guess th

You know I cook lah. Not that I can cook very well. Just can do lah. It's part of the job-scope of a SAHM without maid or an elderly at home.I was having this headache how to get all my recipes in a standard format. I don't want to redo them in MS Word. I don't have the energy and time to do it. So they all all in blogger now. I tried printing and it took me 6 pieces of paper just to print 1 recipe. Then I stumble a upon Group Recipes.Not only can I post/store/print/share my recipes there, I can view recipes from other members. We can leave each other comments on our recipes. It's just like foodie's forum cum blog. I'm sure there are other site that offers similar services but this is the first I have encountered and I love it.Oh, it can even hooked up with Blogger. See the little 'fork' with the word 'BITE THIS' right below every post? Click it and it will send my recipe to their Food Blogosphere so it get noticed. So if you like the recipe, have a bite at it! hahahahaWanna

  RED & WHITE - Foodie Photography Contest  (A collaboration of three foodie bloggers  Dhi-Fitri-Dwi ) August is closing in now. Most of us are pretty familiar with the warm feelings that August brings. August means mid summer for some........ vacations to others.... or sitting on a beach watching sunset with a glass ...

Now, we're getting to the most interesting part. Door prizes and the guest jury for this event. Since this is a FUN event with capital letters, which  is why I hate to call it a "competition", we are going to raffle the prizes to four participants showing the most talented, ...