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Have You Met Lady Alice?
Most of us have heard of--and enjoyed--Red Delicious and Golden Delicious apples, as well as other tried and true varieties such as Granny Smith, Gala and Honeycrisp. But you may not have tried one of ...
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JELL-O Attempts to Prevent World's End
This week JELL-O will try to save the world from the Mayan-predicted December 21 apocalypse by appeasing the Mayan gods with a large sacrificial offering of pudding.
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Pike Place: Farmers Market, Tourist Must-See
There seems to be no stopping the continuing expansion of farmers markets in cities large and small across the country. But how many of them can be called a top-tier tourist attraction?
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Vegan Cooking Class Teacher Wins Trip to Napa
Andrea Lambert is not only a practicing vegan, but also teaches a food processor class in vegan raw foods. Her winning recipe for Walnut Paté was chosen as the best among many great submissions by ...
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FREEBIE ALERT: Free BK Fries on Friday
To introduce everyone to its new, thicker-cut crispy french fries, Burger King is giving them away on Friday, December 16.
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All My Children Replaced by Something New to Chew On
After more than forty years on the air, ABC’s All My Children series ended its run last week. The classic soap opera has been replaced in the afternoon time slot by, what else, another ...
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Conservative Moms’ Group Calls for Boycott of Ben & Jerry’s ‘Schweddy Balls’
The newest ice cream flavor from Ben & Jerry’s—“Schweddy Balls”—is not going over well at all with the national conservative group known as One Million Moms.
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New Beer Targets Chicks
Beer has, forever it seems, been man’s domain. Marketed to and consumed by manly men. Guys who, if you go by the ads, watch football, travel in packs, and try to pick up chicks ...
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Creating Your Own Custom-Made Liqueur
A company in the UK has now made it possible for consumers to create liqueurs blended to suit their own personal tastes. The firm, Alchemist Dreams, believes it is the first in the world to ...
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Slow Food Issues $5 Value Meal Challenge
Slow Food USA has laid down a challenge to Americans: Create a “slow food” meal for 5 bucks or less. A slow food meal, for those not familiar with the movement, is one that’s ...
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Wine Aged in the Depths of the Sea
Piero Lugano is an Italian artist-turned-wine-merchant who’s discovered an unusual way to let a fine wine mature—he sinks the bottles deep into the Mediterranean Sea.
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Lab-Grown Meat May Be on the Table Soon
Scientists in Europe appear to be on the verge of growing artificial meat in laboratories, which could eventually eliminate the need for animal slaughter. One expert predicts a stem cell sausage grown in the lab ...
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L.A. Pizza Joint Sells Pies Cold and a Day Old
It's a college student's dream deal. Downtown LA-based Pizzanista! is selling multi-slice packages of last night’s leftover pizza for a dollar. Three chilled slices are sealed in plastic wrap the same way ...
