Diner's Journal: A Fast Route to Preserved Lemon

Posted on Friday Oct 15, 2010 at 03:52PM

With some salt, sugar and lemon, you can make a quick version of preserved lemon that will last a week in the refrigerator.

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Diner's Journal: Can Happy Meal Meme Stand Up to the Scientific Method?

Posted on Friday Oct 15, 2010 at 01:38PM

J. Kenji Lopez-Alt is conducting a controlled experiment to verify a series of photos appearing to show that McDonald's burgers and fries can survive for weeks without visible change.

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Best Practices: How to Shop at Rainbow Grocery

Posted on Friday Oct 15, 2010 at 11:00AM

Wait -- do you really want to do this? Trader Joes, Safeway, and Whole Foods are all within a mile. Heck, Costco is around the block. So is Foods Co. We shopped Safeway for years before we ...

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In Tech: Apple iPad at Walmart, New York Times app, Texting on rise, Netflix PS3

Posted on Friday Oct 15, 2010 at 09:31AM

Apple iPad is now available at Walmart. That plus New York Times iPad app gets a makeover, teens texting like there's no tomorrow, and Netflix streaming for the PS3 just got even better. A Friday round-up of tech headlines to get you caught up and ease your way into the weekend.
Distribution seems to be key operative for Apple these days when it comes to its hot tablet. With over 3,000 stores across the U.S., Walmart has begun to sell the iPad. However, the standard Walmart discounting does not apply: $499 for 16GB Wi-Fi to $829 for the 64GB Wi-Fi + 3G edition. Keep it simple must be thinking, and avoid channel conflict; just make it available in more places for more people must be the thinking out of Cupertino. According to some reports, the Apple iPad, with 8.5 million units sold,now the fastest selling gadget in history. The device can also be purchased at Target retailers. Will tablets be the big holiday gift idea?
The New York Times today r...

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The Burger Lab: The Myth of The 12-Year-Old McDonald's Hamburger

Posted on Friday Oct 15, 2010 at 07:58AM

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[Photographs: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt]

If you've recently gone for a couple of 88mph spins in a souped-up DeLorean outfitted with a flux capacitor running at 1.21 jigawatts and have somehow ended up in an alternate universe in which internet memes don't exist, then you may not yet have read about the 12-year old McDonald's Hamburger that still looks just like a McDonald's Hamburger. For the rest of you who are already with me, you'll have to indulge me for a moment while I fill-in the time travelers as to what's been going on.

Back in 2008, Karen Hanrahan, of the blog Best of Mother Earth posted a picture of a hamburger that she uses as a prop for a class she teaches on how to help parents keep their children away from junk food. A noble goal, and one I fully approve of.

The thing is, the ha...

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Pam Anderson's Perfect One-Dish Dinners: Giving Away 3 Cookbooks!

Posted on Friday Oct 15, 2010 at 05:00AM

Have you seen this gorgeous, new cookbook from Pam Anderson... Perfect One-Dish Dinners: All You Need for Easy Get-Togethers? No, no... it's not THAT Pamela but rather Pam, cookbook author icon and mother to Maggy and Sharon- who work together to write the popular Three Many Cooks blog. I'd think [...]

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Commit to Fit Friday - Fitness Gear from Lulu Lemon Giveaway

Posted on Friday Oct 15, 2010 at 04:00AM

It's Commit to Fit Friday. Time for a fitness update and a giveaway!
This past week as been a bit strange for me on the fitness front. On Sunday morning, I woke up wicked early and ran 8.5 miles, as part of my half marathon training. I felt great during and after the run. I had a bit of soreness on Monday and Tuesday, but nothing horrible or debilitating.
I went to the gym on Monday morning to work out some of the soreness on the elliptical machine. We had 2 occupational therapy appointments on Tuesday and Wednesday morning, so I couldn't get to the gym. I had planned to go to the gym yesterday, but decided not to because it seems I have fallen victim to the nasty respiratory yuck that my children seem to have brought home from school. I decided to take it easy and go for a brisk walk instead.
I'm hoping to run 4 or 5 miles this weekend, if I'm feeling up for it.
So...you're jumping back on the fitness bandwagon. We've got tunes...but what about some workout clothes! As ...

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Chocolate-Figgy Bliss--Not a Lot of Words Needed...

Posted on Friday Oct 15, 2010 at 03:01AM

Four beautiful figs from the farmers market...The last four figs at the booth, picked from the farmer's mother's tree that morning...Dipped in melted local Waialua Estate Extra Dark 70% Cacao and placed in the fridge to set...Crisp chocolate shell on the outside; soft, creamy fig inside... Move over chocolate-covered strawberries!'Nough said...

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Fresh, Fragrant, FREE TRUFFLES. Wanna Win Some?

Posted on Thursday Oct 14, 2010 at 04:04PM

Ok folks, this is the real deal. Grab a chair, take a seat and a deep breath.
Fresh European Truffles.
Sound good? Sound great? Sound like you've gotta have 'em right now? You're in luck, 'cause we're giving away 4oz of fresh Burgundy black truffles!
TO ENTER, all you have to dois leave a comment below telling us what you would do if a quarter pound of fresh, fragrant, free truffles arrived on your doorstep.We'll randomly select the winner using the random integer generator at random.org.
Contest ends Friday, Oct 22nd, at noon PST. Enter now or forever wonder if these babies could have been yours.
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Give the contest a shout out on Facebook and leave an additional comment below indicating that you have done so ... and that will constitute a second entry. Do the same on Twitter for a third entry.

Weekly Giveaways til the New Year!
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Chantel Teakettle Giveaway

Posted on Thursday Oct 14, 2010 at 01:20PM

Today I'm giving away a brand new Chili Red Classic Teakettle from Chantal. I have an exact 'replica' of this tea kettle in my kitchen; it is gorgeous and functional, adding a bright spot of color to my favorite room in the house. We use it throughout the day and well into the night for [...]

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