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Thursday, May 13, 2004
Yes, it's almost that time again. Almost time for another Food Friday!
You thought I forgot, didn't you?
Well, thanks to the input one of my favorite "T" words, TVJunkie, I decided to change tomorrow's Food Friday~ T is for Tomato to...
Food Friday~ T is for TUNA!
(Sorry, Charlie!)
This blog is dolphin friendly.
Posted at 05:09 pm by ChefGrace
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It has been raining here all morning, which means that the cicadas will now crawl out of the ground and take over the city. I've armed myself with umbrellas and garden hoses, and if you listen very closely, you'll probably hear me screeching as I run for cover.
In other news that bugs me....
American Idol? What a joke. I'm not worried about LaToya. She's got a great career ahead of her. What really bugged me was the annoying smirk on Jasmine's face. Now I'm kind of wanting her to win, just so we can NOT go buy her album. Fantasia was on my nerves with the crying act, but seeing Paula weepy made the whole show worth watching. Such drama. Expect the Unexpected, people.
The Bachelor? Why did Trash get the opportunity to return and try to win Jesse back? It's called ratings, folks. No one else got this opportunity, because no one else is as watchable in that trainwreck sort of way. It's now down to the battle of the blondes at Jesse's parents home next week. Meh.
Inside the Actor's Studio? I just happened to flip to Bravo last night, and Mike Meyers was on. For a Canadian, that guy is hella funny. James Lipton spent time "interviewing" some of Mike's characters, too. Linda Richman was like buttah.
Tonight is the bonus episode of Survivor. You know, the one where Rupert wins a million dollars. Oh wait, America is voting on this one, too. Don't be surprised if Shii Ann wins it, then.
Posted at 10:51 am by ChefGrace
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Wednesday, May 12, 2004
Okay, here's the thing. Burger King is the only fast food that my daughter will eat, and although I prefer my children to eat at home, I treat both kids to Burger King every Tuesday and Thursday for lunch on their way home from school. The employees there know us, and have come to anticipate our arrival. We always get the same thing~ two 5- piece chicken tenders, one small, (grr), order of fries to share and ice water. This has been our ritual for two years, and though many times I am hungry, once I pull up to the window at BK, I lose my appetite. The smell of BK alone is enough to do that to me now. I feed my children home-cooked meals most of the time, and encourage them to eat healthy snacks, and rarely ever give them beverages with sugar in them, so I don't feel bad about these two meals a week.
As for me, I am also choosey about the fast food that I'll eat. I think Wendy's has great burgers and salads, but their fries are grody. I don't like McDonalds, unless I'm in the mood for a sausage biscuit, although I think their fries are still some of the best. Steak and Shake has awesome burgers and fries, but they are more pricey and can take forever at the drive-through. Hardee's is much improved with their addition of Angus beef hamburgers, but nearly everything else there is gross, and they always get the order wrong. Arby's is one of my very favorites, though I don't like their fries I do love their jalapeno bites, and usually get those with one of their yummy sandwiches. My favorite fast food restaurant does not offer fries or burgers, though. Taco Bell, anyone?
Posted at 01:41 pm by ChefGrace
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Well, it's a couple of weeks earlier than I expected, but the cicadas have begun to emerge.
Here's an excerpt from story from National Geographic:
Brood X has arrived. Are you ready?
Billions of black, shrimp-size bugs with transparent wings and beady red eyes are beginning to carpet trees, buildings, poles, and just about anything else vertical in a wide region of the U.S. The invasion zone stretches from the eastern seaboard west through Indiana and south to Tennessee.
The message board on the Cicada Mania Web site, managed by Dan Century in Metuchen, New Jersey, was abuzz Tuesday with news of cicada sightings.
Dan from Silver Spring, Maryland, wrote: "Our 60 year old house and the surrounding yard are now covered with them. It was quite amusing watching my wife (who has never experienced the cicada before) sprint to her car with an umbrella over her head."
Amusing? Not to me. These buggers are icky. However, it is a very interesting phenomenon. What is believed to be the first cicada to emerge was found in Bloomington, Indiana, (home of Indiana University!), which is considered the epicenter of this event.
Some things to remember:
~ Cicadas will not eat plants or trees. They only eat the sap from the tree roots when underground. They can damage trees and plants, however, just by the sheer number of them that climb onto leaves and branches. I will be armed with garden hoses to keep the pests off of my stuff. There is an entire section of woods behind my house where they are welcome to hang out.
~ Cicadas are sometimes referred to as locusts, but they really aren't. Early settlers mistakenly identified the cicadas as locusts when they sited them in large groups.
~Cicadas are considered a delicacy by many people world-wide. They are low in fat and high in protein. Many of the early settlers witnessed the Native Americans eating them. You won't be finding any cicada recipes on any Food Friday menu, that's for sure.
I'll leave them for the birds, snakes and spiders in my yard. And cats.
~The 17-year cicadas are actually three species which emerge at the same time. Each species look and sound different. Only the male cicadas sing, as a way to attract the females, (much better than cheesy pickup lines). The three species sing at different times of day. Morning, mid afternoon, and late afternoon. In China, the males are kept in cages as housepets, so that people can listen to their songs. Whatever happened to canaries?
~ The males die shortly after they mate, leaving the females to do all the hard work. They will lay around 500 eggs in dozens of nests before they die, leaving their hard shells crusted all over trees and the ground.
I have not found any cicadas in my area yet, but I'm going to stock up on windshield wiper fluid today, and then spend the next few weeks indoors.
Posted at 01:09 pm by ChefGrace
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Tuesday, May 11, 2004
This is just odd. I was thinking about posting a little rant about Burger King, but decided to read some news items first. After skimming through the usual muck, I came upon not one, but two articles involving Burger King.
Those stories are here and here. The first story has to do with a homeless man who was asked to leave a Burger King, then proceeded to tear up some cash registers. Big deal. The second story has to do with Burger King's Subservient Chicken website. Basically, Burger King wants the chicken to enjoy a cult-like following, and keep out of the mainstream. Yeah, right.
Anyhoo~ my issue with Burger King is that for some insane reason, they've taken french fries off of the value menu. So, you can go there and get 5 chicken tenders for a dollar, and a coke for a dollar, but it's going to cost you $1.20 for medium fries. That's right~ going against the new trend to downsize Americans, Burger King does not offer a small order of french fries any longer.
I guess they need to come up with the money for some new cash registers and a lame chicken suit.
Posted at 01:38 pm by ChefGrace
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