Some artist’s choose  paint as their medium, others prefer clay but for a select few, hot glue and marshmallow critters fit the bill nicely. The popularity of Peep themed dioramas around this time of year has skyrocketed. More and more contests seem to pop up annually as folks incorporate these brightly colored sugar bombs into [...]

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If  Veggie Tales has taught me anything, it’s that most produce are pun loving,  Bible thumping zealots whose idea of getting randy would be trying to woo their better half with Bazooka Joe comic level play on words. Of course,  pickling would take this to an entirely different level of cucumber on artichoke debauchery. What [...]

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While any credible HR Department would frown on employees taking a sick day to celebrate a favorite food, especially if not recognized by Church and/ or State,  it would be downright brilliant to live in a world where unbridled devotion to something delicious nabbed you a free day of  R&R. If Halloween isn’t a paid [...]

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I’m not an easy person to buy Christmas gifts for. During my teen years, I could instantly transform any joy my Mother hoped to receive by watching me open a thoughtfully selected gift, into absolute horror, as I conveyed disgust and contempt for said present  via an array of over the top, disgruntled facial contortions. [...]

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Nothing says the holidays more than smashing a candy cane or drowning yourself in egg nog – all in super slow-mo. Check out the video from last week’s Conan. Also, take a look at the top food-related videos from 2012 c/o Eater. I previously wrote about two of them here and here.

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Regardless if their new homes were muddy trenches during WWI, mosquito netted barracks in Vietnam or a battleship in the South Pacific, thousands of miles away from home at Christmas, soldiers still celebrated the Holidays as best they could, with whatever food they could procure or were supplied. Here are just a few pictures taken [...]

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Visions of sugar plums dancing in ones head is passe. It’s fitting, that during a Holiday known for excessive carb loading, we as a society would want to celebrate the season by adorning our balsams and firs with sparkly, hand blown glass nods to tacos, or plush, cotton ball stuffed salutes to bacon. I wouldn’t [...]

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Hey guys it’s Monday, which means it’s time for another Eating Styles poll. The holidays are coming up and it’s getting to be that time of year when Christmas cake, cookies and whatnot start to appear on front door steps and in mailboxes. One holiday snacking item that never fails to end up around our [...]

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Guess who put on their baking hat over the holidays? Thanks to long-time friend of So Good, The Bitten Word, I was inspired to make something that was right up my alley. Sweet? Yes! Pie? Yes! Maple? Heck yes! Prior to last Thursday, I had been eyeing a recipe for a Maple Walnut Tart on [...]

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The  last time someone tried to make Thanksgiving Dinner exciting again was when  Joey got that gigantic turkey stuck on his head on an episode of “Friends“. BTW, Mr. Bean is still looking for his royalty check from that blatantly obvious lift. There’s nothing wrong with sitting down to a sumptuous banquet of carbs with [...]

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