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Oh my word. Did they really cry like that? All the time? It make for uncomfortable TV watching.

First and foremost, I love you, Serious Eats.com. HOWEVER. Crunchie bars are the greatest candy bars on the planet. Mass-produced Fairy Food? That I can readily buy at an import store? Since my beloved G-ma can't make it for me anymore, as she is deceased? Love, love, love it. Yes, I'd MARRY it if I could.

Perhaps you should write a retraction. As you are completely wrong with your comparisson to Butterfingers. Sorry! Still love you! Albeit, a bit less today...

Fireside! As a kid from Richfield, I have very fond memories of that place. I should get back there...

I love the PBS cooking shows, going all the way back to The Frugal Gormet. Yep, I'm old.

Now, when I do have access to cable TV, I enjoy Nigella for ideas and DDD for restaurant tips. And I eschew the cake-making shows. I'd rather eat cake than watch someone decorate it.

I used to eat a jar of Tostitos-brand black bean dip a week. Fat free! Spicy (sort of, for the Midwest)! Nutritious, with the protein and fiber!

And, like that, it was gone. All other jarred bb dips are way too vinegary for me.

Granted, I love Chicago's food. But I loathe the Bears with every fiber of my being. I'd much rather this be Vikings vs. Packers. But enough of what could have been:

Go Pack!!!!

PBR in a can! It is still my favorite. And my favorite hamburger joint (Casper and Runyon's, MN) serves it in a pitcher. Word.

Also, does anyone else now have the "Schlitz Malt Liquor Beer" jingle stuck in their head?

Although I haven't watched that episode (I don't have cable), I agree that it sounds really unpleasant and unwatchable.

However, I do want to put in a good word about Andrew Zimmern. I've met and spoken with him a few times (we work for the same local news station), and every time he's been polite, generous, sweet-natured and funny. I'm sorry if he rubs people the wrong way on air, but in person, he's really a great guy.

I'll admit it, I stole this one from that 90's show, Roswell. Tabasco and maple syrup on pancakes = YUM.

Plain old Wheat Chex. And the Multi-Grain Chex, for variety. And yes! Cracklin' Oat Bran! When did it get so flippin' expensive????

@jwalz - I tried the SHE Royal Food Truck today outside of 1st Ave by the Target Center. YUM. Amazing Ethiopian food, clean as a whistle truck, and decent prices. Two thumbs up! Even though it's not in the skyway...

Have fun at jury duty! Stay sane!

I'm a big proponent of checking in with your doctor and discussing proper diet with a registered dietician. When in doubt, turn to the professionals! And I hope you feel better soon.

I needed a gmail account to go with my original blog - Cheap But Not Easy. 'The Cheap Chick' was available, 'Cheap But Not Easy' was not. Now it's my new blog's name and what I'm called on air (I have a minor local TV gig).

By the way - Cheap Chick (no 'the') is an all-girl cover band for Cheap Trick. Strangely enough, we've never met.