'Foodie Gift Ideas'


Book Review-Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession

I wanted to like this book because I loved Julie & Julia by…

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Some chicken, pork and corn in the barbeque
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BBQ 25 may be the most perfect grill related book on the planet.

On the plus side, it’s shaped like a…

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I have always been a fan of the TV show Sex & the City. I mean, after all, at this stage of my life, a woman has got to live vicariously.

I have always wondered why Carrie settled for…

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The people at Vino de Milo wanted to know if I would review their product. So that’s my first disclosure — I did not pay for this product. My second disclosure — I would buy this product  in the…

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Commercial sodium hypochlorite bleach
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I was in Half Price Books the other day and was having a good time browsing through…

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The Internet and all it’s various uses mean that those on your gifting list may not always been in the same town (or even country) as you. While it’d be great to share a holiday cocktail with friends far…

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What’s a cholive? It’s like what it sounds…a chocolate olive. Not a chocolate covered olive but a chocolate olive, a cocktail chocolate that pairs well with cocktails or coffee laced with liquors and spirits. Cholives are a bit decadent…

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While every other article is telling you to eat in moderation on Thanksgiving, this is the advice you’ve been waiting for.

It’s common sense. If you’re going to make all that food — just eat it!

Finally, there’s an…

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I received a press release with some really beautiful and yummy photos for National Chocolate Cupcake Day.  Here’s the store in New Jersey that is happy to celebrate the holiday.

It got me thinking about all these different…

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Maraschino cherries are odd. What strikes me about their oddness is the screaming colors of fire engine red and emerald green. We know that cherries do not look like that distorted in real life. It’s okay to dye your hair…

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