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I live in West Virginia and what you have on your hot dog is completely defined by geography. In the northern portion of the state, people have chili dogs but they call it sauce. When you get to Charleston and move further south, everyone has slaw dogs which, as an expat from Pittsburgh, was very strange indeed! It's interesting to know other places also have slaw dogs because they way it is reverently discussed here, they are a completely West Virginia phenomenon!!

I left another foodie website because of this same exact topic. There are things that are taboo and there are things that just shouldn't even cross your mind. In many places in which it is a common practice to torture dogs because it is believed to make them taste better. There are laws to prevent this however they are not enforced. So, I don't buy anything from these countries even though there are times it is difficult because the almighty dollar speaks louder than anything.

I want to be the culturally enlightened person but when it comes to this topic but I'm not. I can't stand the thought of it. And yeah, I know, I shouldn't judge because I've not grown up in a nation where food is scarce. And before I get the whole we eat other animals thing so don't be a hypocrite, I don't. I've been veg for six years now. I miss meat, sometimes a lot. But I'm not willing to kill for it. Not dogs, cats, pigs, cows, fish, snakes or any other creature. I've always been the accommodating vegetarian, who doesn't put my agenda out there, who nicely explains-and probably in an almost apologetic way-that it's a personal choice and it was the right one for me. But screw it. If you don't slaughter it yourself, don't freaking eat it. So don't talk about eating my kids (four dogs, four cats) either.

Peace out.

At first I thought that she was wearing a**less chaps for undies as well, but I'm thinking that they were Spanx, or some other girdle type thing. And now I'm done thinking about this.....

Cottage cheese and applesauce, mixed together, was a childhood staple and something I still adore, although I now throw in some walnuts for crunch.

My old high school is a few blocks away from a Nabisco factory in Pittsburgh. We used to drool on ourselves when we were outside for gym class.....Now in Huntington, West Virginia, I'm only a few blocks from a commercial bread bakery and when the wind blows just so, I can sit on my back porch with the smell of fresh bread. Seems I'm destined to live near bakeries?

Recipes anyone?