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The Nasty Bits: Pork Cheeks

People might think this is a nasty bit, but they are wrong. Pork cheeks are awesome.

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Drinking the Bottom Shelf: Manischewitz Concord Grape Wine

Concord grapes do have that quintessential grape juice flavor. Which makes them a great grape for eating, but not so great for making wine, IMO. And I don't know a thing about kosher wine, sorry.

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Snapshots from Israel: Rugelach from Marzipan Bakery in Jerusalem

My very Protestant grandmother used to make chocolate rolls, and they're almost indistinguishable from good chocolate rugelach. These look divine.

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A Sandwich a Day: Smoked Meat at Schwartz's Montreal Hebrew Delicatessen

The first (and so far) only time I went to Schwartz's I tried ordering lean meat, but the server told me I wouldn't like it and should get the medium instead, with fries, pickle, and cherry soda. I said, who am I to argue with the expert? It was fantastic, and not at all fatty.

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The Nasty Bits: Pork Cheeks

People might think this is a nasty bit, but they are wrong. Pork cheeks are awesome.

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Drinking the Bottom Shelf: Manischewitz Concord Grape Wine

Concord grapes do have that quintessential grape juice flavor. Which makes them a great grape for eating, but not so great for making wine, IMO. And I don't know a thing about kosher wine, sorry.

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Snapshots from Israel: Rugelach from Marzipan Bakery in Jerusalem

My very Protestant grandmother used to make chocolate rolls, and they're almost indistinguishable from good chocolate rugelach. These look divine.

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A Sandwich a Day: Smoked Meat at Schwartz's Montreal Hebrew Delicatessen

The first (and so far) only time I went to Schwartz's I tried ordering lean meat, but the server told me I wouldn't like it and should get the medium instead, with fries, pickle, and cherry soda. I said, who am I to argue with the expert? It was fantastic, and not at all fatty.

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Revisiting Tennessee Whiskey

I'm a fan of Gentleman Jack. Not so much regular Jack Daniel's, I think it's very plain and a little harsh.

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Name Change for HFCS: 'Corn Sugar'?

I saw that it in an ad the other day. It was one of those where a guy is walking through a corn field talking about how he'd never want to give his daughter something bad for her, so after research, yadda yadda yadda, corn sugar is the same as cane sugar. Hurray!

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Chain Reaction: Pizza Hut's Big Italy Pizza

This looks like the Bigfoot pizza that Pizza Hut had 15-20 years ago. It was also a big rectangular pizza with a thick outer crust and thin soggy inner crust (we always fought over the corner pieces).

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The Macadamia: The Toughest Nut to Crack

I like them chopped up and mixed with yogurt and fruit or oatmeal for breakfast. They do take a while to go through a container though because they're so rich you don't need more than a small handful for snacks or single-serving meals.

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Happy National Peach Month

With yogurt. With ice cream. With whipped cream. In a smoothie. In sangria. On waffles. On pancakes. Peach pie, peach cobbler, peach crumble.

I prefer nectarines, something about the smooth skin, but delicious ripe peaches are good too.

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Anatomy of a Dish: Pollo Al Horno at Sol Food in San Rafael, California

I went there once by accident. I was with some friends in San Rafael, and it was lunch time, so I pulled up Yelp on my phone to see what's good in the area. We wanted to try a Thai place, but it was tiny and all the tables were full, so the next recommendation was Sol Food. We waited in line for maybe 15 minutes before we got seats sharing a table with another group. It was very good, I will agree with you on that!

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The United States of Pizza: Arkansas

I used to live in Fayetteville, and now I'm wondering, why did I never have Dave's Favorite??

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Time for a Drink: Buck's Fizz

I don't think I want to wait for brunch to have one of these.

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Chow Mein Chocolates

I'm from Arkansas and we called them Haystacks too. And I've seen them with both chocolate and butterscotch. Delish.

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Cakespy: Turn Leftover Christmas Cookies Into Croutons

Could you also process them into crumbs and use for pie crusts?

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How Do You Eat Messy Foods?

Well, I didn't think much of Guy Fieri before, and now that he says fried food is his least favorite? He's dead to me.

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Pumpkin Pie Alternatives for Thanksgiving

My husband is French Canadian, so around this time every year I make Tarte au Sucre, or Sugar Pie. It's made with butter, evaporated milk, and brown sugar, and it's delicious warm with vanilla ice cream. Unlike just about everyone else on this thread, I really do like pumpkin pie, but sugar pie is a nice alternative that's really easy to make.

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McDonald's Big Mac, The AHT Review

I haven't had a McDonalds burger in a really long time. I prefer BK for my fast food fix. The McD fries really are good, though, as long as you eat them while they're hot.

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Cook the Book: Mascarpone-Stuffed French Toast

I've seen this on tv, made with ricotta, but mascarpone sounds a lot better. Yum.

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'This Is Why You're Fat'

It's just silly. I clicked through the first 3 pages, and everything I saw except for the Chicago deep-dish pizza is a novelty. Nobody eats deep fried twinkies dipped in hot fudge on a regular basis (unless you make them for a living, possibly). You don't get fat because you once ate a Baskin Robbins oreo shake, all 2600 calories of it, or because you once tried a taco made out of bacon. The problem is a lot more about "normal" food that has more calories that you realize, or getting too many empty calories from things like regular sodas and alcohol.

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Blogwatch: Tofu Stir-Fry with Spinach and Okra

This looks similar to something I've had a Malaysian restaurant. It had okra and tofu, with Thai-like flavors (although not Thai-like heat). Good food is good food, I guess.

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Serious Grape: Sweet Wines for Your Sweetie

I've got a real fondness for Inniskillin ice wine. I can often find it at Costco for around $40 for the 375ml bottle, and it makes a treat to end any meal.

But I wouldn't mind trying any of these either. Thanks.

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An Ode to Whipped Cream at Café Borrone in Menlo Park, California

We went for lunch today. We stood in line for maybe 15 minutes before ordering, and waited another 15 minutes to get our food. I had a frosted mocha and the pastrami melt, he had the hot italian sausage melt. Good stuff! Then we walked down to Penzeys and bought more good stuff. It was a nice day, thanks for giving me an idea for something new.

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An Ode to Whipped Cream at Café Borrone in Menlo Park, California

One of my New Years resolutions is to try new things, and this sounds perfect. I plan to go by for lunch this weekend, I love pastrami and I love whipped cream!

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