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Soooeee! National Bacon Day is Here!

Chile Doctor — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:00:24 +0000

Bacon has seen an explosion of interest in the past few years. Naturallyl, it never went completely out of favor. After all, anything that’s used to make filet mignon taste better can’t disappear! Recently, though, there’s even been shome spot shortages of the tasty strips of heavenly flavor.

Well, that’s all behind us now. We’ve [...] Related posts:

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Friday Follies: Fried Beer, the New Breakfast of Champions

Chile Doctor — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:39 +0000

What’s better than deep-fried Twinkies? Deep-fried butter. What’s better than fried butter? Deep-fried beer. And what’s better than fried beer? Deep-fried Guinness, of course!

The Texas State Fair has a contest each year to determine the best new fried food. (Can we really say “best” and “fried food” in one sentence? Especially when we’re talking [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Fish 4 Friday: Roasted Red Pepper and Crab Bisque

Chile Doctor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:00:17 +0000

There are a lot of definitions attached to the word “bisque.” One that certainly doesn’t make any sense for this article is “unfired earthenware.” Sure, you could go get some slipware and paint it red, put little pink crabs all over it and get “red pepper and crab bisque” that way. It’s not good [...] Related posts:

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Welcome to September! Too Bad It’s Not Really Fall Yet…

Chile Doctor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:00:06 +0000

September has snuck up on us, it seems. “Time sneaks up on you like a windshield on a bug,” John Lithgow once stated. Seems he was right, at least this once…

Of course, the start of September (or any other month) is a man-made delineation, and the seasons usually ignore such artificial markers and go [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

A Sandwich That Delivers a Blast of Asian Zest

Chile Doctor — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:54:24 +0000

School’s moving right along now. We’re not quite to the “same ol’ grind” stage, but just thinking about the grind made me hungry. For a grinder. Also known as a sub sandwich or a hoagie. (I can hear the purists loading up their slingshots with gobstoppers for ammo. Okay, they’re not exactly the same [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Got Modern Kids? Then Give Them the Ketchup They Crave

Chile Doctor — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:51:29 +0000

Kids these days. I’ll tell you. They are not only the same picky eaters that your parents accused you of being, they want stuff you never considered. Like spicy food. Thai, Vietnamese, Mexican, all with plenty of zing on the tongue. Even school lunchrooms are paying attention to the trends in spicy and zesty. [...] Related posts:

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Da Dawgs are Back! Time to Herd Some Ducks…

Chile Doctor — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:39:45 +0000

Classes started today. I’ll list that as the excuse for the paucity of daily postings hereabouts. After all, as “new” faculty hereabouts, there have been more meetings than the BP disaster glee club. HR, committees, welcome this and signing that; the amount of stuff to do was frankly surprising, and I can’t really be [...] Related posts:

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Summer’s Over, School is Here: Let the Games Begin!

Chile Doctor — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:29:03 +0000

Classes haven’t officially started yet, but we’re ramping up here at the University for Yet Another Semester. It’s my first as full-time faculty, and I’m already about a month behind. Or so. Teaching a full load of chemistry classes and labs at a liberal-arts school isn’t for the faint of heart! I’ll be leading [...] Related posts:

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Hot Bytes for 2010-08-15

Jeeves — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 08:00:00 +0000

Spice Usage Soars: http://bit.ly/bxyY05. Over three pounds of flavor per person each year! This part of the economy's doing well… # Tyler Florence Talks 'The Great Food Truck Race'; let's hope it's not a train wreck in progress… http://bit.ly/aDyBIL # The 50 best cookbooks: recipes from our top 10 | The Observer: http://bit.ly/b0lbBz # The 50 best [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Hot Bytes for 2010-08-14

Jeeves — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 08:00:00 +0000

Sir, You Have a Pea Plant in Your Lungs: http://bit.ly/cZOSsr. # Iowa Chef Fined for Licking Toads. Now that's just gross! (Although, there WAS this girl in college…) http://bit.ly/a3LwP6 # Down The Hatch! – The Chiles are Coming… http://bit.ly/cadARQ # Miriam's Garden: Cherry tomato recipes. What to do with some of summer's tasty abundance! http://bit.ly/dv8TdS # Food: We All [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.