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  • Last Minute Party Planning!

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    Ok two hours and 15 minutes before people start arriving and there’s so much left to do! Why am I posting on my blog?Here’s what’s up. I have to go make homemade guacamole and sun-dried tomato dip, scarf down dinner, vacuum, shower and dress myself. Will it happen? Will this party be a flop or…

  • The Thursday Night Dinner Song: “The Burrito Song II”

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    Hahahahaha.Me + Burrito + Apple’s new Garageband software = Disturbing Latin Rap Song. Enjoy!Download file

  • The Ew Department: Yogurt Covered Pretzels

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    Surprise, surprise: today the thought of touching food repulsed me. I rolled out of bed, put my stockings on and began fretting over what I would consume before class.Our refrigerator offered no help: left over sour cream, year old cartons of red pepper hummus. Yes: time to clean the fridge.So I went to Smoothie King…

  • Blais Restaurant (Atlanta)

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    Let me spill the beans right away: after tonight’s 26th course a man with spiky hair and a white soccer jersey came over to our table.”How was everything?” he asked.”Wonderful,” I said.”Amazing,” said Lauren.”Good good. Well,” he continued, “I’m Richard Blais.” He shook our hands.For a sense of how accomplished Chef Blais is, check out…

  • The Birthday Is Here: 25 Years of Eating

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    Oh, I remember it like it was yesterday: floating in my amniotic sac, sipping through my giant umbilical straw that delicious pre-natal slurpee. The rich glowing red ambiance and everything free.And then poof! Birth!The Early Years: Born To EatAccording to my mother, I used to cry when she stopped feeding me. I would sniffle and…

  • Hand of Buddha

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    So the other day at the Farmer’s Market (see Farmer’s Market entry) Josh made a Fruit Find that would startle the love child of Salvador Dali and Courtney Love. It was labelled “Hand of Buddha” and it came with its own mystical soundtrack. When I lifted it up a gong rang out and an ancient…

  • Birthweek 2004: Hot Damn!

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    Can’t write much because I’m scrambling to write a 3-page paper for my Negotiations class, but my birthday gift from mom and dad just arrived. The story goes that my mother, the other day, said: “I want to get you a really nice pen for your birthday.” I replied: “WHAT?! Mom, if you’re going to…

  • What Famous Eater (I mean, Leader) Are You?

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    Remember that skit with Phil Hartman where he’s Bill Clinton in the McDonald’s and he’s charming everyone but he’s really stealing the food off their trays? That’s why I felt this was relavent here. What Famous Leader Are You?

  • Ask The Amateur Gourmet: Capers!

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    [This was posted several weeks ago, and I’ve been slack in answering it, so here we go! Oh, and PLEASE post more questions in the comments section!]Dear Amateur Gourmet,What, in the name of all that is holy, are capers? Are they animal, vegetable, or mineral? All I know is, anything I order in a restaurant…

  • Birthweek 2004: Indian Celebration Dinner

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    As you are probably well aware, this week marks the beginning of Adam and Lauren’s Birthweek. No, this is not some strange feminist mating ritual: it is the beginning of the celebration that is the Quarter Century Anniversary of Adam and Lauren’s birth.Here’s a brief synposis of the story: Adam and Lauren met in college.…