December 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment
I looked it over, and the recipe definitely needed some revising, so as not to taste bland, or like a soggy green bean stew. The addition of two ingredients guaranteed to clog the arteries (bacon and cheese), and a reapportioning of the size of other ingredients and an adjustment of temperature and cooking time and, voila…a tasty wintertime harvest dish for a table full of hungry revellers.
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Tags: food
Over the ensuing twleve months, that post has been seen enough times through Google searches and the like that it is the #9 most-viewed page on this labyrinthine website. And every single person who has seen it has moved on without having that secret yellow cake mix cookie recipe to put to use.
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Tags: family · food
November 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment
By the time I pulled this video from YouTube, it had been viewed over a million times. And that’s not including the multipe versions of it that have probably been viewed as many times each. But, in case you haven’t seen it yet, this is an inteview that Governor Palin just gave at a turkey farm.
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Tags: food · politics
Chili in a bowl
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Tags: food · music · politics
Speaking of No Depression, I was really sad when they “folded” late last year. Not only was their bi-monthly publication consistently interesting and well-written and filled with good humor and enthusiasm, but the small staff was a joy to deal with, from a retailer’s viewpoint.
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Tags: books · food · music · TV
Also on the menu at El Mexicano on 20th Street South in Birmingham:
“Fish filets available individually – only $350!”
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Tags: food · signs
September 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment
At [our company], we pride our selves on prompt responses to customer service issues both in the restaurants and at our corporate office. It appears that we have failed you at both locations.
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Tags: food · language
September 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Popping up seemingly overnight, as if from earth’s oven, was this blossom of mushrooms in my backyard, looking invitingly like a generous cluster of Nilla Wafers.
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Tags: house
August 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment
I read with interest your recipe for blueberry glace pie, and was wondering if you have ever tried that recipe with any other fruits as the main ingredient?
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Tags: Ask the Spitball · family · food
“Proudly, Dons, how we bathe…!”
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Tags: food · music