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Mama- I was forwarded this funny today and I immediately thought- 'what a great idea for SPAMMERS!' What'cha think? :):):) A motorcycle patrolman was rushed to the hospital with an inflamed appendix. The doctors operated and advised him that all was well. However, the patrolman kept...

...the contents of a box of chocolates. But what about a box of donuts? Took a box to my sister's yesterday and oh-the-battling that took place! Young nephew wanted all the sprinkles- niece wanted the lemon-filled, sis wanted the nut-covered, Dad wanted the maple long john. Me? I was happy w/...

Alrighty folks, Fridays are Salad Bar Day on 1st shift at my job. Since I work 3rd shift I seldom take part- but I'm working a long shift tomorrow and I'll be taking a White Tie Spinach Caesar w/ Chicken which is simply a huge Ceasar salad using spinach leaves in place of Romaine, and bow tie...

...been announced. We have 30++ folks and most bring at least one pie to be judged. Some amazing pies have won the coveted first prize ribbon (I have never gotten that ribbon). Last year's winner was "Orange Tang Chiffon Pie" made with- you guessed it- the instant orange drink mix! Other...

Yummy served atop a mound of shredded greens or chilled leftover cous-cous. Pretty, too! Mango/Avocado/Shrimp Salad 3 T. fresh lime juice 2 T. grapeseed oil 2 T. honey 2 T. orange juice concentrate dash salt 2 ripe mangoes, diced 2 medium-ripe avocados, chopped 1/3 c. red bell pepper julienned...

These need absolutely NO explanation! :) YouTube - Men Know Beauty (Doritos Commercial) YouTube - Told You So - 2011 Doritos Superbowl Commercial Ad YouTube - The Sauna - 2011 Doritos Superbowl Commercial Ad YouTube - Crunsh or Bust - 2011 Doritos Superbowl Commercial Ad

My friends up in Wasilla (home of Sarah Palin) have a new restaurant and they are BUSY these days! I'm putting together a play-list for them to hook-up to the dining room speakers for the coming romantic holiday. Top on my list for them are: "My Funny Valentine" by Frank Sinatra, "No Ordinary...

So last night I made the bestest-ever beer-battered shrimp, sweet tater fries, onion rings and fry-bread. Tonight I made crispy chicken tenders using the rest of the beer batter- along w/ rice pudding... I won't be able to use it frequently because I'm supposed to be losing more weight... but...

...Warm Rice Pudding w/ Raisins. Milk, sugar, egg, butter, salt, vanilla, a pinch of cinnamon- and even a few dried apricots chopped-up and tossed in. Absolutely comforting and heavenly! Since these deep-freeze temps are likely to continue (minus-6 last night), Bread Pudding w/ Vanilla-Raisin...

...though it may not be new to you since I see there are two seasons available for watching at hulu.com. Have you seen "Avec Eric"? It's shef Eric Rippert's food/travel show and I'm enjoying the heck out of it! So far he's taken us hunting for wild boar in Tuscany, touring an oyster bed in...

Did ya'll see that poor Martha had to get stitches in her lip recently? Evidently she bent down to one of her little French Bulldogs to whisper sweet-nuthin's in her ear when she was leaving the mansion and spooked the dog who reared-up quite fast and forcefully and collided w/ her mouth and...

...about her new book: "Around My French Table". Has anyone by chance had this book in their hands yet?

Chef Suvir Saran shares in a CNN interview the heart-wrenching story of having a dear restauranteur friend who died of AIDS. He shares that the man who died had many dear friends who were denied interaction with him during his final months- and he was denied theirs'- due to deeply private and...

Most of you know that these days I work at Corporate State Farm here in Bloomington. I work 3rd shift in the basement of this Fortune 25 company at "CMS" or Central Monitoring Services. We are similar to a 911 emergency call center- we monitor and receive burglary and fire alarms, which we...

...SIMPLEST food pleasure? I have a few: a garden tomato & a salt shaker... a warm boiled egg w/ black pepper... a brick of cream cheese and a sleeve of saltines... peanut butter on rye toast... or (this one's slightly more complicated!) pan-fried smoked sausage on toast w/ grape jelly.

Years ago when I was a l'il tyke we went to an A&W Rootbeer Stand. This was back in the day when they had curb-service. You just drove-up to a speaker and placed your order by speaking into it and left your window almost all the way down- but not quite all the way down... and soon the car-hop...

I'm not able to get my hands on a damned decent orange here lately I've shopped at Aldi's, Kroger's, Jewel and Walmart and every orange I get is completely devoid of flavor and aroma. Is anyone else having the same misfortune? (White grapes I recently purchased, however, have the BEST flavor...

My very FAV #1 go-to dessert cookbook of all time is Lee Bailey's "Country Desserts". I've kept a copy in every commercial kitchen I've ever worked in and I've given it to several dear friends over the years. It's loaded w/ traditional and not-so-traditional recipes for wonderful sweets-from...

Everyone's probably seen this- but I still laugh out loud everytime someone e-mails it my way... A chuckle for all my SP friends at Christmas time... Hollywood Squares These great questions and answers are from the days when ' Hollywood Squares' game show responses were spontaneous, not...

What will be your contribution? I'd like to start-off by breaking the rules right off the bat! My contribution will be old fashioned Walnut Fudge using the famous Mamie Eisenhower method... Her recipe makes a whopping 5 lbs.! Mamie Eisenhower's Million Dollar Fudge 4-1/2 c. sugar 2 T. butter...