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| On College Football 2022: Week 6 Recap and Week 7 Pre... Ken said: |
| Yeah, we've both had our share of hope and disappointment in this game. Let's just hope for a good b... |
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| I'm not sure how I feel about this game. On one hand, I feel pretty optimistic that we have the tale... |
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| Glad to see you'll be back writing football again, Ken! Congrats on the easy win today. You didn't ... |
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Articles: 2010 May
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| Panera Bread Now Selling Asian Sesame Dressing in Bottles | Sunday, 2010 May 30 - 2:11 pm |
| Thanks to my high ranking in search engine results for "panera asian sesame dressing recipe", I'm up on all the latest developments in America's never-ending quest to duplicate Panera Bread's Asian Sesame Chicken Salad dressing at home. Recently, commenter Mellannie noted that she found the dressing, bottled, at SuperTarget. So I went to our local SuperTarget and checked for myself, and sure enough, there was the bottle, right in the bagged salad section as Mellannie had said. Price: $4.49.  Read more... |
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| Skirt Chaser 2010 | Sunday, 2010 May 30 - 1:20 pm |
| Remember the Skirt Chaser race I ran last year? Well, I ran it again this year, and this time, my official time was 28:09. I was 395th out of 715, but the women had a three minute head start. If not for that, I would have been 285th. Among all men, I was 172nd out of 276. I need to improve my time by about another minute to climb above the median. But I'm happy with my effort. Here's me running, near the end of the race.  |
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| CPK Small Cravings Menu | Sunday, 2010 May 30 - 12:58 pm |
A few weeks ago I got an email from the director of "Social Media and Grassroots Marketing" for a marketing company: My name is Jon and I’m working with California Pizza Kitchen to help promote their new Small Cravings menu. I noticed on your blog that you’re a fan of CPK and I wanted to share this video we created that documents CPK diners’ first impression of the new Small Cravings menu. I’d like to invite you to visit CPK in hopes that you’d document your experience and write about your own reaction.. I can offer you $50 in CPK Dough so that you can head out to your local CPK on us.Well, hey: a paying gig. I imagine this came about because of this review I did earlier. So, I took Jon up on the offer; sure enough, after a couple of weeks, $50 in "CPK dough" arrived in the mail. Last weekend Amy and I went to CPK, and we ordered one of each item on the Small Cravings menu. That, coupled with the fact that I was photographing everything, probably had the waitstaff thinking I was some kind of Actual Journalist or something. Anyway, here are the results. Read more... |
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| American Idol Week 11: Finale | Tuesday, 2010 May 25 - 9:11 pm |
| It's the final competition, between Lee and Crystal. They each sing their favorite song from the season, then one chosen by the producer, then the always-bad pre-written single that the winner will record. Read more... |
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| The LOST Finale | Tuesday, 2010 May 25 - 10:22 am |
| If you haven't watched it yet, don't click through... there are spoilers within. Read more... |
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| Today's Frozen Meal: Healthy Choice Chicken Alfredo Florentine | Monday, 2010 May 24 - 2:14 pm |
"Chicken Tenderloins in Alfredo Sauce with Spinach and Tomatoes over Whole Grain Penne". Read more... |
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| Thursday's Frozen Meal: Healthy Choice Lemon Garlic Chicken and Shrimp | Monday, 2010 May 24 - 2:09 pm |
From the "Café Steamers" Mediterranean-inspired collection: "Chicken Tenderloins and Shrimp, with Whole Grain Pasta, Spinach, Onions, Tomatoes and Olive Oil, in a Lemon Garlic Sauce". Read more... |
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| Tuesday's Frozen Meal: Smart Option Supreme Pizza | Monday, 2010 May 24 - 2:02 pm |
"Crispy thin crust SUPREME sausage, pepperoni, red & green peppers and onions PIZZA". Read more... |
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| Yesterday's Frozen Meal: Lean Cuisine Meatloaf with Gravy and Whipped Potatoes | Tuesday, 2010 May 18 - 9:59 pm |
It's meatloaf. No other description necessary, I guess. Read more... |
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| Sous Vide | Tuesday, 2010 May 18 - 9:43 pm |
| Yeah. Until recently I didn't even know about sous vide cooking. My foodie friend Eileen gave me some well-deserved crap about it. But now I get my revenge: I am doing my own sous vide cooking at home, using my $80 home-built contraption. How many people can say that? So I already had a vacuum sealer. That's half of this technique ("sous vide" means "under vacuum"). Here are a couple of steaks I vacuumed-sealed with a basic marinade (just lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, and pepper).  The other half is a temperature controlled water bath for precision cooking. I took a $20 crock pot, a $50 temperature controller, and a $10 thermistor, and made this thing:  132°F for a little over an hour, and then seasoned and marked on the grill. Here's the amazing result.  It's a perfect medium-rare, juicy and tender. It's fantastic and foolproof. I am a happy happy man. |
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| Apple Watch: New Macbooks | Tuesday, 2010 May 18 - 9:03 pm |
| Briefly: better battery life (10 hours), slightly faster CPU (2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo), better graphics (NVidia GeForce 320M). Still $999; still a good value. If you get it, get the 4GB upgrade for $100. |
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| American Idol Week 10: Top 3 | Tuesday, 2010 May 18 - 8:56 pm |
| Michael went home last week, as expected. Tonight: two songs from each contestant, one of their own choosing and one judges' choice. Read more... |
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| Today's Frozen Meal: Smart Ones Pasta Primavera | Friday, 2010 May 14 - 3:15 pm |
"Tender bow tie pasta with broccoli florets and julienne-cut carrots in a creamy parmesan sauce." Read more... |
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| Yesterday's Frozen Meal: Healthy Choice Slow Roasted Turkey Medallions | Friday, 2010 May 14 - 3:02 pm |
"Turkey Medallions in Savory Gravy with Red Skinned Potatoes, Butternut Squash, Apples & Cranberries."  Read more... |
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| Monday's Frozen Meal: Michelina's Lean Gourmet Creamy Rigatoni with Broccoli and Chicken | Wednesday, 2010 May 12 - 4:04 pm |
"Creamy sauce and pasta with broccoli and WHITE chicken."  Read more... |
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| American Idol Week 9: Top 4 | Tuesday, 2010 May 11 - 8:56 pm |
| Aaron finally went home last week. Tonight: Jamie Foxx mentors the singers through movie songs. Also: duets. Read more... |
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| Today's Frozen Meal: Lean Cuisine Roasted Honey Chicken | Friday, 2010 May 7 - 5:59 pm |
"Roasted white meat chicken in a sweet honey sauce with snap peas, yellow beans & whole wheat pilaf." Yes, a sweet honey, as opposed to that other kind. Read more... |
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| Health Note | Friday, 2010 May 7 - 12:10 pm |
| So, remember back in the day, when I was running frequently and posting my two-mile times? And then I stopped running for a while, and ate poorly a lot, and my blood pressure skyrocketed? Yeah, that was scary. I haven't talked about it much, but I'm running regularly again. I've got the Nike+ thing for my iPhone now, which is a lot of fun. There's a decent route for running near where I work. So I'm running 5 kilometers two or three times a week. I've broken the 30-minute mark twice. And all those frozen lunches I've been eating... yeah, you can decry all the preservatives, but there's no denying that they're significantly lower in calories, fat, and sodium than just about any fast food or restaurant meal I can get. I used to eat out for lunch a lot. Replacing all those burgers and subs with these little frozen meals has made a difference. How much of a difference? Since the start of the year, I've lost eight pounds. My blood pressure this morning: 113 over 77. And no, I'm not planning on eating those frozen lunches forever; this is just an experiment. The next phase will involve cooking healthy low-calorie meals from scratch. I'm even planning to make my own cheese. I have a lot of motivation to stay healthy... the main one is that I want to be around a long time to take care of my lovely wife. That's the thought that keeps my legs moving when I'm out there on a long uphill stretch. I think I'm doing okay. |
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| Yesterday's Frozen Meal: Healthy Choice Chicken Pad Thai | Friday, 2010 May 7 - 11:23 am |
From the "Café Steamers" collection: "Chicken Tenderloin with Whole Grain Pasta and Vegetables in a Sweet and Mild Curry Sauce". Read more... |
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| Yesterday's Frozen Meal: Lean Cuisine Thai-Style Chicken with Noodles | Thursday, 2010 May 6 - 11:45 am |
"Roasted white meat chicken, whole wheat noodles, green beans & carrots in a creamy chili peanut sauce." Read more... |
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| Tuesday's Frozen Meal: Michelina's Lean Gourmet Chicken Alfredo Florentine | Thursday, 2010 May 6 - 11:34 am |
Is this new? I didn't know Michelina had "lean" meals. "Creamy alfredo sauce with white chicken & spinach with fettuccine". Note the emphasis on WHITE chicken. Damn chicken racists. Read more... |
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| American Idol Week 8: Top 5 | Tuesday, 2010 May 4 - 9:05 pm |
| Siobhan went out last week; a small upset but not a shocker given her performance. This week's theme is Frank Sinatra, also known as "an invitation to butcher classics once again". Harry Connick Jr. is the mentor; he's even helping to write arrangements and playing along during the performances. Read more... |
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| So, This Happened | Sunday, 2010 May 2 - 10:19 pm |
Okay, let me be clear: I wasn't actually part of this; it just happened right in front of me. Read more... |
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