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  1. chubbyalaskagriz

    My Book: Bad News/Good News :)

    For any interested... just to keep you in the loop... This morning I sent a follow-up note to the second publisher that I submitted my cookbook to many weeks back. (You may recall my first attempt went ka-plooey!) At that time the spokesman I was in touch with told me not to worry about having...
  2. chubbyalaskagriz

    Any Cookbooks That You Think Would Make Wonderful Christmas Gifts?

    Was looking through a cookbook yesterday that I hadn't opened in a while. "Recipes From a Very Small Island"was written by Linda Greenlaw along w/ her mother Martha. LG wrote "The Lobster Chronicals" a few years back- plus she's a swordfish captain who was written about and portrayed in the...
  3. chubbyalaskagriz

    OMG! Anyone Seen the Blythe Beck Naughty Kitchen on the Oxygen Network?

    Dang- I ain't even gonna comment. Ya gotta get a load of this chick on her show online at Hulu...
  4. chubbyalaskagriz

    Are There Any Foodie-Items on Your Christmas-List This Year?

    My family always ask for ideas of things they can get me- this year I've mentioned that I'd love having Ina Garten's latest cookbook- also a new butter dish. I bought my sister one of Rachel Ray's cobalt blue extra-deep lasagna dishes- and it's beautiful! My Dad wants a waffle iron... Are...
  5. chubbyalaskagriz

    "A Feast at Midnight" on Hulu...

    Hey friends/family... if you get a chance watch a movie online at hulu.com called "A Feast at Midnight". It was recommended by another good friend... It's a foodie movie about a group of bullied young boys at a boy's school in England that start a gourmet cooking club- kinda a cross between a...
  6. chubbyalaskagriz

    "Newman's Own" Food Products?

    What Paul Newman "Newman's Own" food products do you all like and use? Saw a nice piece on NBS Nightly News w/ Bryan William that highlighted the fact that Newman's almost 30 yr. old company has donated nearly $300 Million in profits to various charities over the years. They reported that...
  7. chubbyalaskagriz

    It's almost the 17th...

    Let's get our party-hats on! It's JANIE'S BIRTHDAY! Have a HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY one dear friend! smiles & hugz to ya, sweety! :):):) Okay- who's up for a game of musical chairs or 'pin the tail on the donkey'?
  8. chubbyalaskagriz

    Not Food Related!: Illinois Daughter

    First Illinois had Abe Lincoln, then U.S. Grant, then Adlai Stevenson, Everett Dirkson, Ronald Reagan and Borack Obama...but our FAV daughter has always been OPRAH! Today was the premiere of her 25th and FINAL Season- and it was a purty good show! She's taking all 300 of today's audience...
  9. chubbyalaskagriz

    TOTALLY UN-FOOD-RELATED... 09/11 Tribute: First Ladies Speak

    If you want to experience a really proud moment log-on to CNN.com and watch both Michelle Obama and Laura Bush speak at a memorial service at Shanksville, PA in honor of the 44 heroes of Flight #93.
  10. chubbyalaskagriz

    Bundt Pan Roasted Chicken

    I thought this was a wonderfully inventive idea! (Make sure to place cookie sheet under bundt pan when doing this!) The Naughty Way to Roast a Chicken | Apartment Therapy The Kitchn
  11. chubbyalaskagriz

    Sunday Favs

    Three of my fav things in this world are good food, good music and Sundays.Give this a watch/listen. I guarantee you'll smile- and maybe even lick your chops! :) (And if you like Lyle's style his SHE'S NO LADY is another FAV of mine!) YouTube - Lyle Lovett: Church YouTube - Lyle Lovett...
  12. chubbyalaskagriz

    Especially In Light of the Tragic Events Down in the Gulf...

    ...Southern Living Magazine's newest annual "Top Ten Southern Seafood Dives" article w/ fantastic pics, menus and recipes is really worth a looksie! :) Top 10 Southern Seafood Dives - Photos - SouthernLiving.com
  13. chubbyalaskagriz

    Lily Tomlin- ya gotta love her!

    Now this is one yummy-sounding sammie! Edith-Ann's recipe... YouTube - Classic Sesame Street - Edith Ann's sandwich
  14. chubbyalaskagriz

    On Friendship...

    On Friendship... A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world. -Leo Buscaglia Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. -Aristotle Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to...
  15. chubbyalaskagriz

    I absolutely resent...

    Very Respectfully To All Here... AS AN ADULT CONTRIBUTOR HERE, I ABSOLUTELY RESENT the involvement and comments made by Matt- the Spice Place Administrator at Cathy's Chatter Thread: "Please ... call the White House". June 15th would have been my 2 year anniversary at Spice Place and in that...
  16. chubbyalaskagriz

    Southern Living Mag Summer Salads

    Southern Living Magazine's website has a summer salad page with some mighty fine looking ideas. The Grilled Peach & Mozzarella Salad and Cornbread & Turkey Layer Salads particularly look lovely, yummy & appealing to me...
  17. chubbyalaskagriz

    A Fellow Lover of Cheesecake has Passed...

    Rue McClanahan is gone. Wow. I'd lose my card-carryin' elite privileges to GAY-dom if I didn't remark on the passing of this Hollywood legend. Though I'm not necessarily the cutesy sparkly fairy-dust thrower some are... I'm much more likely to be clad in November woolens and camos trudgin' the...
  18. chubbyalaskagriz

    When Meryl Streep was making "Julie & Julia"...

    She was also making "It's Complicated" a romantic comedy w/ Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin. And it's SO GOOD! And believe it or not- loaded w/ as many wonderful kitchen scenes as J&J!
  19. chubbyalaskagriz

    Hey Cathy! I've been trying to send you a PM...

    ...I'm trying to reply to your reply of my original message, but I'm getting a message back that says you cannot receive PM's. I wonder if your mailbox is full or some such, dear? :)
  20. chubbyalaskagriz

    Three Easy Summer Salads I Enjoy...

    1.) I like to make a large "White Tie" Ceasar Salad and fortify by adding cooked, chilled bow-tie pasta and grilled chicken breast and split grape tomatoes. 2.) Love shrimp-fennel salad: toss together chilled poached shrimp (poached in fruity white zinfandel) julienne of red onion and red bell...
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