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Chewing the Fat: Batali and Bourdain on Sex

"It reminds me of camp in a bad way." Bwahahahahahahaha! I was rolling on the floor (what's with the zoom in the camera though, gave me a headache).

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Blogwatch: Cheese-Grits Chile Rellenos

Oh my lord. Two of my favorite things, together. (drool drool drool)

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How Organic Are You Going This Thanksgiving?

And I actually meant to call Sandra a "kook" as in a FREAK, kooky, crazy, strange, weird ;)

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How Organic Are You Going This Thanksgiving?

My husband and I joined a CSA for the first time this year - and we're never going back! The veggies are so yummy as to be criminal. And as CSA members we get to enjoy a truly free-range, farm-raised organic turkey for the first time. I seriously cannot wait. Feel like Barbara Kingsolver on Christmas Day, lol!

The price for the turkey was a tad high - about $70 for a 15 pounder, but worth every penny in my book. We'll save money on sides by just throwing all those extra root veggies from the CSA under the bird (sweet potatoes, turnips, etc).

And oddly enough I'm using a Sandra Lee recipe (herb butter turkey). Best of both worlds ;) Hey, Sandra's a cook, but she makes a damn fine bird, lolol!

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Chewing the Fat: Batali and Bourdain on Sex

"It reminds me of camp in a bad way." Bwahahahahahahaha! I was rolling on the floor (what's with the zoom in the camera though, gave me a headache).

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Blogwatch: Cheese-Grits Chile Rellenos

Oh my lord. Two of my favorite things, together. (drool drool drool)

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How Organic Are You Going This Thanksgiving?

And I actually meant to call Sandra a "kook" as in a FREAK, kooky, crazy, strange, weird ;)

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How Organic Are You Going This Thanksgiving?

My husband and I joined a CSA for the first time this year - and we're never going back! The veggies are so yummy as to be criminal. And as CSA members we get to enjoy a truly free-range, farm-raised organic turkey for the first time. I seriously cannot wait. Feel like Barbara Kingsolver on Christmas Day, lol!

The price for the turkey was a tad high - about $70 for a 15 pounder, but worth every penny in my book. We'll save money on sides by just throwing all those extra root veggies from the CSA under the bird (sweet potatoes, turnips, etc).

And oddly enough I'm using a Sandra Lee recipe (herb butter turkey). Best of both worlds ;) Hey, Sandra's a cook, but she makes a damn fine bird, lolol!

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Best Food-Inspired Halloween Costumes

What, I'm a woman and I can't be a Pez. Discrimination!!!!! ;)

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Was Paul Newman's Greatest Contribution Organic Snack Foods?

Oh, I'm sorry. I was UTTERLY distracted by that middle picture. Holy crap was he a gorgeous man. :)

Seriously though, his sesame ginger dressing is frikkin awesome. And his light lime vinaigrette is scrumptious. It doesn't taste light, and is great for marinating. I love that his foods not only go to good causes, but they're not poor quality. The stuff tastes great!

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Chewing the Fat: Batali and Bourdain on Sex

@JerseyJeff: Not quite sure I understand your question? What do you mean "Was the video killed...?"?

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Chewing the Fat: Batali and Bourdain on Sex

OK, what happened? Was the video killed by any of (SE's parent company, the participants' respective networks) ?

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Chewing the Fat: Batali and Bourdain on Sex

Who would consider ever having sex with either of these guys? Eeeeww!

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Chewing the Fat: Batali and Bourdain on Sex

@BananaMonkey- I have the same problem...on almost any other site I play a video I can hear just fine but on this one I have to literally put my ear on the speaker. Can ANYONE explain this to me?

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Chewing the Fat: Batali and Bourdain on Sex

i just lost two minutes of my life that i will never get back again.

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Chewing the Fat: Batali and Bourdain on Sex

Not sure if I'm ok with hearing Batalli talking about using an eggplant for sex? WRONG. Oh so much wrong.

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Was Paul Newman's Greatest Contribution Organic Snack Foods?

I'm all about those dark chocolate peanut butter cups. And the lemonade is fabulous.

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How Organic Are You Going This Thanksgiving?

Organic wines drive me insane. You're drinking something with ALCOHOL in it (12% to 16% roughly, depending on the wine), do you really think that a few ppm of pesticide are going to make that much of a difference. Also, if you really want to get organic wine, look for something that's not factory wine. Most foreign producers technically produce organic wines, but in their countries people already know the stuff is organic, so they don't bother getting the products certified or labeled. If you want good organic American wines, go with Honig or Frog's Leap. Both are world class producers are out of California and 100% organic despite not having big green ORGANIC logos on their labels, and Honig is biodynamic and they use 100% solar power.

As far as sulfites go, again steer clear of factory wine (anything made by gallo or any huge conglomerate that produces 80 billion bottles of the same wine and packages it under 50 different brand names). Anything that's not poorly made doesn't need extra sulfites, and yes they are in the wine regardless of whether the winemaker adds them or not. Allo of the no sulfite added wines that I have tried have been dodgy at best. White wines usually have more sulfites added to them than reds. Whites are less shelf stable, hence the need for more sulfites as preservatives. Most people who say they are allergic to sulfites aren't actually having a reaction to the sulfites, they are having a reaction to either the tannins in the wine or the ethers and esthers that were pulled out of the oak barrels during aging (same reason some people get more hungover on brown liquor than clear liquor).

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Blogwatch: Cheese-Grits Chile Rellenos

I love chili relenos. But shouldn't it be battered and fried.

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Blogwatch: Cheese-Grits Chile Rellenos

I think the World Capsicum Consortium should hire you as a spokesperson. This is...elegiac.

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Blogwatch: Cheese-Grits Chile Rellenos

damn, that is a great combo of two great dishes. why didn't i think of that? can't wait to try it.

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Blogwatch: Cheese-Grits Chile Rellenos

Good Lord that looks wonderful. I would imagine that shrimp n' grits would be great in this roasted pepper as well...would be wonderful for a lunch!!! Oh great, now I have to go BACK to the market...:o)

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Blogwatch: Cheese-Grits Chile Rellenos

@b0tn0t - You're right! Bacon in the grits would probably go insanely well with this.

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Blogwatch: Cheese-Grits Chile Rellenos

This looks delish! It's been too long since I've had some cheese grits.

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Blogwatch: Cheese-Grits Chile Rellenos

I don't like grits, but I really don't like turkey! Thank you for the diversion this morning. I am so over Thanksgiving and it's not even here yet!!

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Blogwatch: Cheese-Grits Chile Rellenos

Looks delicious, and its always good to see a variation of the chile relleno. Here in NYC a good relleno is as elusive as a tap-dancing unicorn.....

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Blogwatch: Cheese-Grits Chile Rellenos

Wow. Something got my mind off of turkey. This looks AWESOME.

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How Organic Are You Going This Thanksgiving?

Price and availability was definitely an issue for my family. I did buy yams from the farmers market and we get a turkey from a local farm, not the grocery store. I did notice that Safeway last night had 16 pound turkeys for $9.99 each.

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How Organic Are You Going This Thanksgiving?

We bought all our thanksgiving fixings at Whole Foods and only spent $30 more than we usually do on groceries. It's not much more. I think the flaw with this comparison is the focus on the turkey. Side dishes are where you can stretch a dollar. Veggies aren't that expensive and too much meat isn't healthy.

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Website: http://www.ediblecville.blogspot.com

Location: Charlottesville, VA

About: I eat. I love food. I write about food.

Favorite foods: Vietnamese pho.

Last bite on earth: I actually wrote about this here: http://epizoodiks.blogspot.com/2008/03/fantasy-meal.html