Cooking
Snopes tells this tale of a 100-pound woman eating 6 pounds of meat (plus 5 pounds of extras) in just under three hours. A restaurant in Pennsylvania offered the challenge, and no one had risen to it. I know gluttony contests aren't limited to America, but sheesh, doesn't this just seem like the most egregious example of our country's wretched approach to food? I hope the young woman's T-shirt was worth the discomfort she no doubt felt. (If you don't know what snopes is, they're a site dedicated to tracking down urban legends and finding out the truth, if any, behind them. They're considered pretty reliable.)
- The Ungarnished Truth, A Cooking Contest Memoir: Book Review
I'll admit it, even though I find most of the recipes atrocious, I am fascinated by the Pillsbury Bake-Off. Every two years the contest is held with much fanfare and prizes, including a million dollar grand prize. The judges are generally food editors...
- Contest Winners
Congratulations to my chicken-smart readers. The first three to answer correctly, Sarah, Debbie and Ed have won a copy of 150 Things to Make with Roast Chicken (And 50 Ways to Roast It) courtesy of Taunton Press. 1. A four pound chicken is typically raised...
- Weight Loss Tips
News flash! Americans eat too much and that's why they're fatter than the French. I was just reading a news article about a study that was done where portion sizes were compared in restaurants in the US and in France and it turns out that portions...
- It's Not That I'm Hoarding Or Anything...
That's about 15 pounds of blueberries. I've also given away a little over 3 pounds and have probably eaten that much myself. Oh, and I made blueberry jam today. I've got a bumper crop... and that's with no bird net... yay!!...
- Pardon Me, Turkeys
Want a safe topic for the family’s Thanksgiving dinner chatter? Snopes tracked down the history of the presidential pardon for turkeys. Who was the first president to issue a pardon for birds headed to the slaughterhouse? It may not be who you think. And...
Cooking
Dubious Achievement
Snopes tells this tale of a 100-pound woman eating 6 pounds of meat (plus 5 pounds of extras) in just under three hours. A restaurant in Pennsylvania offered the challenge, and no one had risen to it. I know gluttony contests aren't limited to America, but sheesh, doesn't this just seem like the most egregious example of our country's wretched approach to food? I hope the young woman's T-shirt was worth the discomfort she no doubt felt. (If you don't know what snopes is, they're a site dedicated to tracking down urban legends and finding out the truth, if any, behind them. They're considered pretty reliable.)
- The Ungarnished Truth, A Cooking Contest Memoir: Book Review
I'll admit it, even though I find most of the recipes atrocious, I am fascinated by the Pillsbury Bake-Off. Every two years the contest is held with much fanfare and prizes, including a million dollar grand prize. The judges are generally food editors...
- Contest Winners
Congratulations to my chicken-smart readers. The first three to answer correctly, Sarah, Debbie and Ed have won a copy of 150 Things to Make with Roast Chicken (And 50 Ways to Roast It) courtesy of Taunton Press. 1. A four pound chicken is typically raised...
- Weight Loss Tips
News flash! Americans eat too much and that's why they're fatter than the French. I was just reading a news article about a study that was done where portion sizes were compared in restaurants in the US and in France and it turns out that portions...
- It's Not That I'm Hoarding Or Anything...
That's about 15 pounds of blueberries. I've also given away a little over 3 pounds and have probably eaten that much myself. Oh, and I made blueberry jam today. I've got a bumper crop... and that's with no bird net... yay!!...
- Pardon Me, Turkeys
Want a safe topic for the family’s Thanksgiving dinner chatter? Snopes tracked down the history of the presidential pardon for turkeys. Who was the first president to issue a pardon for birds headed to the slaughterhouse? It may not be who you think. And...