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 Pump up the Jam

August 21st, 2009 No Comments

Trying to clear out my kitchen before I move home I made the following the other night… excellent stuff.
 
Cherry Peach Jam

This is a really tasty sweet jam recipe that I adapted from a crazily overdone one I found elsewhere on the net. The cherry juice turns the peaches a beautiful ruby colour and the aroma [...]

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 Summer Recipe Time

June 9th, 2009 No Comments

The warm summer months are here for most of us  (apologies to my 2.5 million southern hemisphere readers) and I feel inspired to share a fantastic looking recipe from our sister site GoonsWithSpoons.com
This was an entry from Sirrobin for the 5th Iron Chef Something Awful competition (Battle: Cookies)
Chocolate Chip Raspberry Ripple Ice Cream Sandwich Cookies

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 The trade show of the gods…

May 25th, 2009 No Comments

I’m a huge fan of The Onion’s AVClub site. One might even call me a die-hard fan. Yet sometimes I hate their living, breathing guts.
Once a year the writers take a break from practicing blood rites to whatever dark god has given them their dream jobs. This much needed break from the drudgery of watching [...]

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  A Kwazy Kwanzaa… and a solemn and dignified Ramadan to you.

March 20th, 2009 No Comments

Sandra Lee… In my American foodie brethren her very name evokes the kind of disgust usually reserved for Rachel Ray’s spouting EVOO (followed by an explanation) or by College_Student_04029812 asking for CHEEP FOOD IDEAZ 4 DORM PLZ for the millionth time! Those of us lucky enough to live north of the 49th have thankfully avoided [...]

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  Goons With Spoons Wiki Sticker Contest

July 9th, 2008 No Comments

Hot Fun in the Summertime (or something)
GoonsWithSpoons.com
It’s summertime, we’re featuring our new chili page on the front of the wiki and barbecue season is in full swing. Given the recent anniversary and the fact that I haven’t done it in a while I figured it was time for a giveaway.

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 The fries are only $65…

June 19th, 2008 No Comments

From ABC News.
Burger King in London has apparently introduced what they call the world’s most expensive hamburger (which it isn’t, but that’s another story.
The burger is made of Wagyu beef and sits atop an Iranian saffron bun with organic mayonnaise, white truffles and pink Himalayan rock salt. It’s garnished with onion straws fried in Cristal [...]

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  The dark hunger of the soul…

June 16th, 2008 No Comments

Hot Pocket Passive Aggressive Notes

I noticed this at my old government job as well, anything hotpocket-ish (be it HP’s, Pizza Pops or whatever) is stolen far more frequently than anything else I kept in the fridge. There was really little excuse in my building as well since there was so often free food kicking around.
Is [...]

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