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Hot Dog Of The Week: Zweigle's

YAY! Thanks for thinking of Buffalo and Rochester! Both cities definitely know their hot dogs! My sister works at Ted's - famous for their hot sauce and Sahlen's on a charcoal grill. Garbage plates look so gross but are excellent, especially after a night of partying. ;-)

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Sunday Brunch: The Best Blueberry Muffins

I can't stand how coffee shops, grocery marts, bakeries always sell blueberry muffins with that horrible thick crystal sugar completely covering the muffin. It ruins the taste for me. All the more reason I need to make my own!

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Meat Lite: Rancheros Hash Stacks

There are actually some fake chorizos that are really authentic. I've heard Soyrizo is good. I had Field Roast's "Mexican Chipotle" vegetarian sausage - while it is not the exact ingredients of chorizo I find it has a very similar flavor.

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In Videos: 'Target: Women,' Carl's Jr. Edition

@bobows: she is simply reflecting on popular culture and commercials, it has nothing to do with whom she hangs around. And learn to spell check!!!

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Hot Dog Of The Week: Zweigle's

YAY! Thanks for thinking of Buffalo and Rochester! Both cities definitely know their hot dogs! My sister works at Ted's - famous for their hot sauce and Sahlen's on a charcoal grill. Garbage plates look so gross but are excellent, especially after a night of partying. ;-)

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Sunday Brunch: The Best Blueberry Muffins

I can't stand how coffee shops, grocery marts, bakeries always sell blueberry muffins with that horrible thick crystal sugar completely covering the muffin. It ruins the taste for me. All the more reason I need to make my own!

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Meat Lite: Rancheros Hash Stacks

There are actually some fake chorizos that are really authentic. I've heard Soyrizo is good. I had Field Roast's "Mexican Chipotle" vegetarian sausage - while it is not the exact ingredients of chorizo I find it has a very similar flavor.

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In Videos: 'Target: Women,' Carl's Jr. Edition

@bobows: she is simply reflecting on popular culture and commercials, it has nothing to do with whom she hangs around. And learn to spell check!!!

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In Videos: Au Revoir Simone's Sad Song

I used to watch this video over and over, not only because I love the song but the video is cute!

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A Comic About Junk Food and Flintstones Vitamins

OMG, that was so me as a kid. I was not allowed stuff like Twinkies, sugar cereals, etc. Only candy for Halloween, Christmas and Easter. I tried to get as much as I could from my childhood best friend who got all the good stuff - but guess what she wanted to eat all the time? Fruit. ugh.

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Healthy & Delicious: Avocado Chicken Salad

I think that most people who hate mayo is because they've only had like Miracle Whip (which is NOT mayo, just some fake stuff saying it is) or some other cheap mayo. I mean have you had aoili, especially the garlic kind? That is the stuff of heaven.

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Served: Why Tipping Makes Everyone Uncomfortable

I just hate how America has become a based-on-tips country. I just want us to go back in time and eliminate the whole idea of tipping in the first place and just pay the servers a decent wage.

I always tip, even if the service is bad and I will tip more if it was great. I know about the dependency on it for the servers.

However I feel this country has blown tipping out of proportion. People putting tip jars every chance they get. I have to tip the hairdresser, the taxi driver, the bellhop, and I'm sure I am forgetting many others. And sometimes the argument is why should I tip you for something that is already your job? I feel differently about those who work in restaurants because they are doing something much more to accommodate a diner and bring them what they need. Whenever I travel to a foreign country its more stressful because it is done differently anywhere but what if they expect it now, and what I read about the customs there is out of date?

It just has become so overwhelming that I sometimes feel like I've been scammed or walked on because I feel guilty not giving something. And then it builds up and becomes this stressful thing to figure out "should I tip this person? how much? Why didn't they bring the itemized receipt back so I could see what the tax was? Was it really worth is much?" It just becomes a stressful event and people probably get fed up.

But I will never stop tipping in this country, until some magic law passes giving everyone decent money and saying you don't have to tip anymore! But even then people will probably still expect tips.

And you can probably tell I think too much...

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'F*** Yeah, Cilantro'

I LOVE cilantro, I lost respect for Barefoot Contessa because she expressed her distaste for it. WTF?! This blog rules.

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In Videos: Hammy the Hamster Goes Organic

Yes I was just going to say the same thing as absentmindedprof. I wish he switched it up a bit more. But still cute!

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Our Own Robyn Lee on 'No Reservations'

YESSSS thank goodness he said good things about Buffalo. I love my city but I was a little worried about what he was seeing and where he was eating and his reaction (not that I should care but we are the butt of so many jokes, we don't need anymore). Didn't get a chance to catch him in the action, though I tried. They filmed here about 3-4 weeks ago... Anyways, haven't seen the "Food Porn" program yet but yeah I agree he should have spoken with someone from Serious Eats!

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Hello Kitty Zombie Birthday Cake

Yeah, how the hell can you hate Hello Kitty? What did she ever do to you?

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In Videos: Barack Obama Doesn't Know What a Half-Smoke Is

Nobody outside of DC knows what the heck a "half-smoke" is. I never heard of it until this was posted. Now Anthony Bourdain is finding out what it is too! Every city has their specialties that no one outside knows about or gets it.

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In Videos: 'Ramen Girl' Looks Like 'Tampopo' Meets 'Lost in Translation'

Yes Brittany Murphy is cute. But this movie actually looks like one of those fake trailers - like in "The Holiday" how Cameron Diaz's character made those trailers, it looks like something she made!

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New Year's Champagne Cocktail: The Kir Royale du Bois

I totally agree - I LOVE Kir Royale. After my father introduced me to this drink several years ago on Christmas I've put it on my shelf of only those really special occasion drinks but maybe my new year's resolution should be to drink Kir Royale anytime (not all the time of course)! I would love to try your version someday!

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Jonas Trampedach's Tea Bag Coffin

I totally need this!!! I hate having to use my saucer to hold the bag and not able to put down the cup on it because of the water that flows out of the bag all over the saucer. Maybe the designer is American or some other country but going to RAC.

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Cook the Book: 'Margaritas, Mojitos & More'

While I love mint, my new favorite garnish is cucumbers! I had a wonderful drink at the "Blue Smoke" in New York City called the "porch swing" (I believe that's the name) that had cucumbers in it and it just made it SO refreshing! Perfect summer drink!

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About sweetdiesel

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

Location: Buffalo, NY

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Favorite foods: 1. Mexican (Tex-Mex & authentic Mexican), 2. Mediterrian (Greek, Middle-Eastern, Lebanese, Israeli), 3. Thai, 4. Italian, 5. Chinese-American

Last bite on earth: My dad's pizza