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Friday Follies: SPAM to the Rescue

Chile Doctor — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:51:22 +0000

Forging ahead into the teeth of the worsening economic situation, Hormel has launched an ad campaign that promises not only to help you with your food budget, but practically guarantees that mealtimes will be smiles all ’round. Called “Break the Monotony,” Homel has so much faith in this new SPAM initiative that they’ve trademarked the slogan! [...] Related posts:

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Fish 4 Friday: Spicy Prosciutto Scallops and Summer Squash

Chile Doctor — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:12:20 +0000

My wife rediscovered scallops on our recent Ireland trip, and now she’s craving them pretty much all the time. I looked, I don’t have any recipes for scallops! Amazing. However, not to worry! My new Chile Pepper Cooking Magazine arrived just in the nick of time. There’s a nice scallops recipe in this issue, in the [...] Related posts:

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Road Trip Alert: Southeast China This Month

Chile Doctor — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:00:07 +0000

I just found out I’m on my way to China again! I’ll be spending the end of July (and maybe into August) in southeast China, in Guangdong (Canton) Province. First stop: Hong Kong, one of my all-time favorite cities. Yes, it’s summertime there too, and quite muggy if memory serves. But heck, it can’t be [...] Related posts:

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Follies Extra: Free Chick-fil-A This Friday!

Chile Doctor — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:20:15 +0000

This very important news, just in to the Chile Underground Bovine Festival Watch Desk: The 5th Annual Cow Appreciation Day will be held on July 10, 2009. Chick-fil-A will give free food to anybody idiot enough who dresses up in a cow costume and shows up at their restaurant during business hours on Friday. (No, [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Book of the Month: Irish Traditional Cooking

Chile Doctor — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:00:00 +0000

The Grand Irish Cross-Country Expedition and Pub (Grub) Crawl is over, but not forgotten. I’ve already shared the Irish Pub Cookbook with you, and I continue to enjoy its contents (and the food it presents). There’s another side to Irish cooking, though, and I’m learning to appreciate it as well: the common or ordinary dishes, [...] Related posts:

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Here’s a Neat Hurricane Season Tool

Chile Doctor — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:00:56 +0000

With the Atlantic hurricane season well under way, most of us will begin to check regularly for any activity along the East Coast or in the Gulf of Mexico. Next month we’ll begin to look further east, out near Africa, for any suspicious blobs on the satellite pics. And don’t let the slow start to [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Hot Hot Hot Fourth!

Chile Doctor — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:00:09 +0000

Yessir, folks, it was hot… (How hot was it?) The cows and goats were taking turns waterboarding each other. The chickens were laying hard-boiled eggs. We discovered that asphalt has a liquid state. The trees were whistling for the dogs. All the water spigots were giving boiling water. We had to put sunscreen on the front porch. We cooked our steaks mediuim-rare [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

John Carey, Tour Guide Extraordinaire

Chile Doctor — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:00:52 +0000

I’ve mentioned John Carey, our driver in Ireland, quite a bit the last few posts. Time to pay him his due in writing. The short version: He did a phenomenal job for us, and we’re grateful for his active assistance in forging strong memories during our trek. I’ve known John for a few years now. I [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Home Again, Resting and Remembering

Chile Doctor — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:58 +0000

Today was very hard. Just getting out of bed, after yesterday’s mad dash (and six extra hours due to time-zone relocations), is Very Hard. Realizing we’re not in Ireland anymore, well, that’s the Hardest of All… It was fun, though. Grand, glorious fun! All the tasty pub grub; touring around Dublin, then travelling most of the [...] Related posts:

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No Time to Talk, Only One More Day Before Ireland

Chile Doctor — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:00:30 +0000

Sorry I can’t stay and chat, but we’re busy. (That’s a policy statement, don’t worry if there’s not much to actually see.) PJ had a shopping list that will, all by itself, fill at least two large checkable travel bags. And that’s just her stuff. A little more than a week ago, PJ and I went [...] Related posts:

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