Category: Food

Kool Aid Man Gets a 2013 Makeover and NEW Personality!

| April 13, 2013 | Comments
Kool Aid Man Gets a 2013 Makeover and NEW Personality!

Kool Aid Man Gets a 2013 Makeover and NEW Personality! No more foamy red guy crashing through walls, the big guy is getting a new look and personality!   NEW YORK — Kool-Aid is unveiling a new look for its big red mascot Monday, as the powdered drink brand looks to refresh its image and [...]

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10 New Ways to Eat a Grilled Cheese Sandwich (#10ThingsOnATuesday)

| April 9, 2013 | Comments
10 New Ways to Eat a Grilled Cheese Sandwich (#10ThingsOnATuesday)

10 New Ways to Eat a Grilled Cheese Sandwich (#10ThingsOnATuesday) Y U M M I E One of man’s greatest creations is . . . the Grilled Cheese Sandwich. The cozy feeling of warm toasted bread oozing with the gooey goodness of melted cheese. Childhood memories are filled with them, bowls of soup would be [...]

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DIY SATURDAYS – BBQ POTATO CHIPS!!!! YUM!!!

| April 6, 2013 | Comments
DIY SATURDAYS – BBQ POTATO CHIPS!!!! YUM!!!

DIY SATURDAYS – BBQ POTATO CHIPS!!!! YUM!!! Love BBQ Chips?? Well what better way to indulge your snack craving than to make your own. Just like you pride yourself making that perfect BBQ sauce for those summertime grill excursions, follow this simple and easy tutorial to create your own BBQ Chips!! Thanks to ForeFront.TV for [...]

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#SUNDAYDINNER – Guinness Beef Stew

| March 17, 2013 | Comments
#SUNDAYDINNER – Guinness Beef Stew

#SUNDAYDINNER – Guinness Beef Stew As an ode to St. Patrick’s Day, we decided to make a hearty Irish meal today by way of Guinness. So enjoy . . . GUINNESS BEEF STEW.   Ingredients 2 pounds stewing beef 3 tablespoons oil 2 tablespoons flour Salt and freshly ground black pepper Pinch of cayenne 2 [...]

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FOODIES – Luxury Food Hamper (Basket) Makes For The Perfect Spring Gift

| March 11, 2013 | Comments
FOODIES – Luxury Food Hamper (Basket) Makes For The Perfect Spring Gift

FOODIES – Luxury Food Hamper (Basket) Makes For The Perfect Spring Gift For our UK Foodies!!  The weather has begun to turn after a few truly terrible months, and the UK can finally say that spring is on the way. Temperatures are starting to rise, flowers are beginning to bloom, and springtime brings a whole [...]

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SUNDAY DINNER – Southwest Seafood Chowder

| March 10, 2013 | Comments
SUNDAY DINNER – Southwest Seafood Chowder

SUNDAY DINNER – Southwest Seafood Chowder A few weeks ago the Sunday Dinner featured a recipe for (simple) Chicken & Mushrooms, last week (simple) Garlic Shrimp was posted. Well armed with my new wine pairing knowledge, I said let’s get out of “simple” and try something a tad bit more mature. So here is “Southwest Seafood Chowder” [...]

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Do You Know What Wine Goes W/ Your Meal? How To Pair Wines W/ Food!! (Chart & Tips)

| March 10, 2013 | Comments
Do You Know What Wine Goes W/ Your Meal? How To Pair Wines W/ Food!! (Chart & Tips)

Do You Know What Wine Goes W/ Your Meal? How To Pair Wines W/ Food!! (Chart & Tips) I’ll be completely honest, I don’t. It wasn’t even until I was well into my 20s I realized that CHAMPAGNE was actually a form of  WINE. As my palate has matured now, and I’ve begun to infuse wines into my cooking, [...]

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SUNDAY DINNER – SIMPLE GARLIC SHRIMP

| March 3, 2013 | Comments
SUNDAY DINNER – SIMPLE GARLIC SHRIMP

SUNDAY DINNER – SIMPLE GARLIC SHRIMP Serve over your choice of sides like white rice, egg noodles, grits, potatoes, linguine and white sauce, possibilities are endless, this is a simple recipe for Garlic Shrimp: INGREDIENTS: 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined salt to taste 6 cloves garlic, finely minced 1/4 [...]

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Girl Scout Cookie Recipes: Thin Mints, Samoas And More (DIY SATURDAYS SPECIAL!!!)

| March 2, 2013 | Comments
Girl Scout Cookie Recipes: Thin Mints, Samoas And More (DIY SATURDAYS SPECIAL!!!)

Girl Scout Cookie Recipes: Thin Mints, Samoas And More (DIY SATURDAYS SPECIAL!!!) Ahhhh . . . it’s not just us, we can all agree . . . GIRL SCOUT COOKIES ARE #THATISH, and yearly we rush for those few weeks to purchase, store, and consume every box of cookies we can. Well thanks to the [...]

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Green Talk – Can My Food Choices Affect Water Availability?

| March 2, 2013 | Comments
Green Talk – Can My Food Choices Affect Water Availability?

Green Talk – Can My Food Choices Affect Fresh Water Availability?  Question: I heard that my food choices can affect the use and therefore availability of fresh water around the world. How so?                                           – Denise Beck, Washington, DC Answer:  Our food choices and the availability of fresh water are inextricably linked. The crux of the [...]

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#SUNDAYDINNER | Chef John’s Chicken and Mushrooms

| February 17, 2013 | Comments
#SUNDAYDINNER | Chef John’s Chicken and Mushrooms

#SUNDAYDINNER | Chef John’s Chicken and Mushrooms With the complexity last week’s Sunday Dinner left with some of our viewers discriminating palates, we’re going with a very, very simple and easy recipe this week, Chef John’s Chicken and Mushrooms, which includes only 2 spices and mushrooms, along with chicken. INGREDIENTS: 2 chicken breast halves, boneless, [...]

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SUNDAY DINNER – SIMPLE & EASY CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP (VIDEO RECIPE)

| January 20, 2013 | Comments
SUNDAY DINNER – SIMPLE & EASY CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP (VIDEO RECIPE)

SUNDAY DINNER – SIMPLE & EASY CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP Ohhh we found out about AllRecipe.com’s Video Recipes Here is a simple & easy chicken tortilla soup shared by one of our facebook friends (Simon Lee). FYI . . . this is a SIMPLE AND EASY CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP, it’s not an authentic recipe with all [...]

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DIY SATURDAYS – JOLLY RANCHER INFUSED VODKA!!!

| January 19, 2013 | Comments
DIY SATURDAYS – JOLLY RANCHER INFUSED VODKA!!!

DIY SATURDAYS – JOLLY RANCHER INFUSED VODKA!!! For our drinkers . . . this post is just for you!!! Jolly Rancher Vodka!! Reposted from MixThatDrink.com Materials: A regular 750 milliliter bottle of vodka. A liter of vodka (see comment here). You may have to buy a 1.75 liter bottle to get it. No need to spend [...]

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20 Uses for Leftover Fruit and Vegetable Peels

| January 12, 2013 | Comments
20 Uses for Leftover Fruit and Vegetable Peels

20 Uses for Leftover Fruit and Vegetable Peels   Don’t throw your kitchen scraps away; put them to work. The outer skins of fruit and vegetables are filled with flavor and vitamins, and most often have enough matter left in them for another go-round. Some people are peelers, some people aren’t. Some people swear by [...]

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FOOD :: JAMAICAN CURRY SHRIMP RECIPE

| January 10, 2013 | Comments
FOOD :: JAMAICAN CURRY SHRIMP RECIPE

FOOD :: JAMAICAN CURRY SHRIMP RECIPE We usually reserve something like this for our SUNDAY DINNER post but, the picture looked sooooo good when we saw it on Boneyaad.com site, we had to repost!!! Ingredients: 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 tablespoons curry powder 1 medium onion, chopped 1 whole scallion, chopped 1 garlic clove, minced [...]

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SUNDAY DINNER :: SALISBURY STEAK WITH MUSHROOMS & EGG NOODLES!!

| January 6, 2013 | Comments
SUNDAY DINNER :: SALISBURY STEAK WITH MUSHROOMS & EGG NOODLES!!

SUNDAY DINNER :: SALISBURY STEAK WITH MUSHROOMS & EGG NOODLES!! The holidays are over and the new year is in. Sure many of us resolve to eat healthier, loose weight and a whole bunch of other “resolutions” we won’t keep, but today’s Sunday Dinner isn’t about any of that. It’s about having a NICE GOOD [...]

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SUNDAY DINNER :: CHRISTMAS COOKIES EDITION!!!

| December 23, 2012 | Comments
SUNDAY DINNER :: CHRISTMAS COOKIES EDITION!!!

CHRISTMAS TREATS!!!! (The Sunday Dinner Edition) IT’S COOKIE BAKING TIME!!!!! Every year, I’m given the daunting task of . . . baking cookies. While most of the year, I’m a semi homemade cook (meaning my cake batter comes out of a box, my cookies out of the freezer), at Christmas, I go back to basics. [...]

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SUNDAY DINNER :: EASY PEPPER STEAK

| December 16, 2012 | Comments
SUNDAY DINNER :: EASY PEPPER STEAK

SUNDAY DINNER :: EASY PEPPER STEAK  As many of us start to make menu preparations for Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Years . . . . we still have to eat now lol. So here’s a simple and quick recipe for Pepper Steak. What’s better than meat & veggies in one dish!! ENJOY!! And grab some [...]

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SUNDAY DINNER :: Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey . . . and what to do with it!!

| November 25, 2012 | Comments
SUNDAY DINNER :: Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey . . .  and what to do with it!!

SUNDAY DINNER :: Thanksgiving Day Leftovers!! And what to do with them lol So you already re-invited everyone over for dinner? And you already had turkey sandwiches? Thanksgiving Day leftovers can last for a day and sometimes days. Which is a good thing if your favorite part of the meal if leftover in abundance BUT [...]

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A Vegan’s Thanksgiving Meal & Thoughts (Recipes Inside!!)

| November 22, 2012 | Comments
A Vegan’s Thanksgiving Meal & Thoughts (Recipes Inside!!)

A Vegan’s Thanksgiving Meal & Thoughts (Recipes Inside!!) Contributed by Kwa, a biology teacher and a vegan Although Thanksgiving is a day, I don’t connect with due to its basis on genocide, I do appreciate the family, food and fun aspect of the day. Family and fun is the easy part, but for a vegan/vegetarian [...]

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SUNDAY DINNER :: How To Cook The Perfect Thanksgiving Day Turkey

| November 18, 2012 | Comments
SUNDAY DINNER :: How To Cook The Perfect Thanksgiving Day Turkey

SUNDAY DINNER :: How To Cook The Perfect Thanksgiving Day Turkey As America’s biggest stuff your face day comes about, there is one thing you should be prepping for now (and we don’t mean your Black Friday shopping list lol), that would be your lovely dinner centerpiece, a nice brown turkey. Here is this week’s Sunday Dinner: [...]

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#SUNDAYDINNER :: HOMEMADE SHRIMP FRIED RICE + CHINESE ORANGE DONUTS

| September 9, 2012 | Comments
#SUNDAYDINNER :: HOMEMADE SHRIMP FRIED RICE + CHINESE ORANGE DONUTS

“There’s a party in my tummy, so yummy, so yummy” (Yo Gabba Gabba!) Yes that’s right, there is a party in your tummy cuz it’s SUNDAY DINNER time!!! Sorry #thatishers we ate some noodles last week, lol too busy getting the kiddies back to school, so we missed a dinner post but no fear . [...]

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SUNDAY DINNER: Grilled Teriyaki Salmon…YUMMM!!

| August 26, 2012 | Comments
SUNDAY DINNER: Grilled Teriyaki Salmon…YUMMM!!

Ok so last Sunday Kia cooked chicken, did you check out her yummy recipe? If not, you need too! But this weekend i’m taking over in the kitchen. You see, I don’t eat chicken, and I know some of our readers do not as well, so i’m hoping y’all at least eat salmon This week’s [...]

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SUNDAY DINNER :: CHICKEN CACCIATORE

| August 19, 2012 | Comments
SUNDAY DINNER :: CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Aww Sunday Dinner . . . the one meal most of us look forward too. Spending time with family or the day were we dash away fast food & junk, and dawn Chef hats. This week’s Sunday Dinner is Chicken Cacciatore w/ a side of salad, and Strawberry Shortcakes as dessert. The recipe we’re using [...]

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SNAKE or CAKE? Baker creates a yummy but terribly realistic snake cake . . .

| August 11, 2012 | Comments
SNAKE or CAKE? Baker creates a yummy but terribly realistic snake cake . . .

What do you do when your daughter wants a Burmese Python snake cake? Well if you are cake designer Francesca Pitcher of North Star Cakes (UK), you make her one, and you make it well: THIS IS A CAKE FOLKS!! and this is #THATISH

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FROZEN GRAPES & WINE, a CHILLIN idea!!! (#ThatIsh Tips)

| August 10, 2012 | Comments
FROZEN GRAPES & WINE, a CHILLIN idea!!! (#ThatIsh Tips)

Love drinking your wine chilled? Don’t have time to chill it? Or maybe looking for a different way to spark up your wine glass? ADD FROZEN GRAPES!! It’s quite that simple, grapes freeze pretty easily into little balls of ice, and unlike ice, they won’t melt watering down your glass of wine. After you’ve enjoyed [...]

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IT’S NATIONAL FRIED CHICKEN DAY!!!!!! So fry some chicken . . .

| July 6, 2012 | Comments
IT’S NATIONAL FRIED CHICKEN DAY!!!!!! So fry some chicken . . .

Who comes up with these days? Can we have a NATIONAL THAT ISH day too? “American fried chicken has its roots in the Southern United States, but Europeans have been eating fried chicken since the Middle Ages! During that time period, cooks discovered that covering meat in flour and spices before cooking it helped seal [...]

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#thatish . . . use a MacBook Air as a Kitchen Utensil (Knife to be Exact!)

| June 3, 2012 | Comments
#thatish . . . use a MacBook Air as a Kitchen Utensil (Knife to be Exact!)

Ummmm . . . . as many things are, it’s cool for someone else to try it lol, here is an APPLE vs an APPLE And just in case you need to see how thin a MacBook Air is:

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#thatish . . . MAKE YOUR OWN VITAMIN WATER

| June 2, 2012 | Comments
#thatish . . . MAKE YOUR OWN VITAMIN WATER

We found this as a post on facebook, searched “make your own vitamin water” in google images, and traced this image through 3 blogs, the same caption under the FB pic is featured on all sites, sooooooo . . . someone try this and let us know if it works. It just looked liked #thatish, [...]

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