Tag: food
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New game show idea
New game show idea: Cooking/dance competition Contestants must cook a meal (think Iron Chef) while their favorite music is playing. Music must be danceable, and contestants are expected to dance while cooking. A panel of judges scores the contestants based on their dancing as well as the quality of the food. Contestants lose points if…
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Easy-peasy Curry Sauce
We had some leftover basmati rice from Indian food the other night. My daughter didn’t want it, so I decided to whip up a quick curry sauce and serve it over the rice with some tofu. Having had a small breakfast, this recipe scores points for being fast and simple enough that a geek like me…
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Awesome, simple and fast stir fry
I just made a really awesome stir fry with some ingredients we just had lying around the house. I don’t consider myself a good cook (or, really, much of a cook at all), so I was surprised at how good this came out, considering it was sort of a “well, this sounds good” process of…
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(via Weighthacker These foods will make you more productive and…
(via Weighthacker These foods will make you more productive and boost your morale)
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if the tallest had a website instead of an intergalactic armada of impending doom
this came to my attention today. there is a website that reviews…wait for it… snacks. apparently there are over 4,500 snacks reviewed for your, um, snacking pleasure with information on where to get them. from pizza balls to octopus-flavored chips, and everything in between. so. i’m thinking…if the Almighty Tallest (pictured above) from Invader Zim had…
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fondue season
the wheel of gruyere that i found in the produce section during our last trip to whole foods reminds me that it’s fondue season, which reminds me that once upon a time i had resolved to write more about food on this blog, and reminds me of the number of times people asked me what…
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mandarin america
i get a lot of crap email. i spend a portion of my day hitting the delete key and filtering through to the stuff that is even remotely relevant to me. occasionally i get a few forwards from family, and occasionally it saddens me to see how ignorant and racist they are. rather than think too…
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she’s easy
so, i went to the corner store near our house the other day because we were out of juice. this is a tragic occurance in our household, one that results in much angst and screaming if we are not able to supply gavin with his beverage-of-choice. so, gavin and i took a field trip. having…
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caffe ibis
we took a field trip to logan, utah, to visit caffe ibis. i was seriously impressed by their commitment to sustainability, fair trade, and making a positive difference on the environment. seriously. took a tour around the roasting facilities and then had a mini cupping. the cupping was interesting, kinda obviously done for our benefit,…