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Pirate Radio

posted November 15, 2009 in Things You Should Do

I’ll give it 5 stars! Get to the movies this weekend and see Pirate Radio with it’s fun story and FANTASTIC soundtrack. Our movie party had an age span of 40 years and we all loved it. Amazon has the Pirate Radio Pirate Radio soundtrack (read full article)

Celebration of Beer Week (Part 1 of 2) - Karl Strauss

posted November 15, 2009 in lick-a-plate

Leave it to beer week, to have an event titled as such, but that actually goes for 10 days long!  Hey, I'm not complaining :)  This was the 1st annual beer week for San Diego, and it was a HUGE success.  Kudos are in order for those f (read full article)

Pico de Gallo BSU Style

posted November 12, 2009 in Boise Foodie Guild

Ah yes! The infamous weekend arrives. The traditional in-state rivalry between the Boise State Broncos and the University of Idaho Vandals. Too bad the ESPN major stations don't want to carry it and most of the 60000 fans (combined total of BSU and U (read full article)

giving thanks (and some seriously delicious ribs)

posted November 12, 2009 in In Jennie\'s Kitchen

I'm not supposed to be writing this post right now. I have a ton of work to finish and so desperately want to make time for a walk in this beautiful town tomorrow morning. I'm in Healdsburg, CA with a group of amazing food bloggers and journalists le (read full article)

Restaurants on a Roll

posted November 09, 2009 in eKusinero

It might not be good for America’s waistline, but froufrou dining off petite plates is out. The recession has made us hungry for family-size piles of comfort food, skyscraping burgers, and all-you-can-eat fries. Like other segments of the reta (read full article)

Second to Last Editing Session

posted November 09, 2009 in Creative Lizzie

What a Sunday! I just wrapped up a five hour editing, formatting, and uploading session for Inside Glass Jar Goodies, the book I'm co-authoring with my mom. While I've published with Lulu before, never have I had to format a manuscript to such an ext (read full article)

A Visit from Dear Ole Dad

posted November 05, 2009 in Creative Lizzie

I've most likely mentioned it a hundred times, but I'm a Yankee living in West Texas. There are good and bad points to this, of course. There are things I prefer about New England over Texas and vice-versa. For instance, after living in West Virginia (read full article)

Halloween 2009!

posted November 03, 2009 in Curious Notions

I’ve dressed up and gone to Sixth St for Halloween every year since 2005. I think my favorite costume though was before my Sixth St outings when I was a devil back in college in 2003. My two roommates went as an angel and God. Hee. Anyway, I r (read full article)

Just Grilled – Nibble Me This

posted October 29, 2009 in Mangos Chili and Z

Welcome to the 2nd issue of “Just Grilled”. The purpose of this series is to introduce to you to some blogger folks out there that I’ve run across that have inspired me, are incredibly interesting, informational and so entertaining that (read full article)

Ten Food Facts about Me & an Awesome Cookie Recipe

posted October 29, 2009 in Curious Notions

Ten Random Food Facts about Me 1. As a baby, my mom used to feed me and coax me to eat by cooing, “mum mum mum,” probably while doing the airplane spoon thing. My first word ended up being “mum” usually said over and over (read full article)

Lera Auerbach

posted October 29, 2009 in The Eton Mess

Pianist Lera Auerbach, who defected from the Soviet Union at 17, makes her New Orleans debut Friday, writes Chris Waddington @ nola.com: She was just 17. She had no money, no contacts, and couldn’t speak English. She knew that she might never see (read full article)

"Meat" Loaf and Autumn-y Things

posted October 26, 2009 in Creative Lizzie

Those individuals with high metabolisms will be able to sympathize with my love of hearty foods. Adding vegetarianism to that equation can sometimes make things difficult. For instance, many, many vegetarian cookbooks are directed toward dieters. The (read full article)

An Apple A Day-Is One Way to Say Turkey Pot Pie

posted October 20, 2009 in SippitySup- Serious Fun Food

I know it been nothing but apples hand over fist this week at SippitySup. But it's An Apple A Day here, the bitter end is nowhere and in sight, because I am craving something warm and hearty (read full article)

Ben’s Chili Bowl

posted October 18, 2009 in Taste of Paris

la devanture, sur U street Attention, monument protégé. Nous parlons ici d’un endroit mythique à DC, une institution. Ouvert en 1958 par Ben Ali, le petit resto a connu les grandes heures du jazz local ainsi que les émeutes raciales de 1968 (read full article)

Who Says Tagalog Songs Are Just for Filipinos?

posted October 17, 2009 in je\'s anatomy

I saw the first video on Facebook and my jaw dropped on the floor when I heard this foreigner guy singing Parokya ni Edgar’s Buloy. It took forever to buff in FB so I searched it on youtube instead. I was so surprised to see that there are actually (read full article)

Who Says Tagalog Songs Are Just for Filipinos?

posted October 17, 2009 in je\'s anatomy

I saw the first video on Facebook and my jaw dropped on the floor when I heard this foreigner guy singing Parokya ni Edgar’s Buloy. It took forever to buff in FB so I searched it on youtube instead. I was so surprised to see that there are actually (read full article)

This Isn't Right At All

posted October 13, 2009 in The Indoor Garden(er)

"Drop the weapon, sir," the Secret Service agent ordered, gun in hand pointed at Chris Themum. Chris frantically waved his pruning shears around, squeezing and relaxing them threateningly to keep the approaching agent at a distance. How in hell did (read full article)

Women Entreprenuer Conference 2009 Update -Day 2

posted October 11, 2009 in Second Time Parenthood

Hi folks,Here is my Day 2 post on Women Entreprenuer Conference 2009. Check out my previous post on this event on Part 1,Part 2 and Day 1. For Day 2, we started off with another CEO Forum- Marketing through Social Web Media. And the panelist are t (read full article)

WWE Live Stream Hell in a Cell

posted October 05, 2009 in Cooking and lifestyle trends

Wrestling fan what are you waiting for go see the live stream of hell in a cell made possible by WWE. Click here for the live streaming of the match:  Live stream of hell in a cell Here is the hell in a cell lineup: • Kofi Kingston vs. Jack Swag (read full article)

Recipe Snoop Blog Carnival…

posted September 30, 2009 in Chef Tom Cooks

Here are some recipes that were submitted to my blog carnival many months ago. I apologize for the delay, but here they are. Hope you enjoy some of these. Chris presents Try these 7 incredible Indian dishes for your instant OM! moment posted at (read full article)

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