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Monday, May 17, 2004
People Persons

People.com recently polled online subscribers. They asked "Who is the Orneriest Reality-TV Villain?"  Here are the results from 2,617 votes.

Omarosa                                        60%
The Apprentice

Trish                                              11%
The Bachelor

Puck                                                9%   
The Real World: San Francisco

Simon Cowell                                    7%
American Idol

John "Fairplay" Dalton                        5%
Survivor: Pearl Islands

Camille                                            2%
America's Next Top Model

Richard Hatch                                    2% 
Survivor: Borneo

Will "Dr. Evil" Kirby                             1%
Big Brother 2

Zach                                                1%
Average Joe

Team Guido (Joe and Bill)                  0%
The Amazing Race

Posted at 10:47 am by ChefGrace
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Sunday, May 16, 2004
Magicicada Brood X Cicada Update


So far? Nothing.

It's almost too quiet.

Stay Tuned.

Photo courtesy of Andrew Guilani.

Posted at 03:01 pm by ChefGrace
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Saturday, May 15, 2004
I Bet TVJunkie Thought of This First


     Casa Moda's S'more Maker. 

For a mere $30.00, you too can make s'mores in the comfort of your own home.  
What's next?  A special appliance to make toast?  Oh wait.  Nevermind.

This product is out just in time for Father's Day.  Something that Dad will
shove in the cabinet
next to the fondue pot and the sandwich maker.  
Right after he burns the roof of his mouth on a
flaming marshmallow, that is.

Posted at 10:20 am by ChefGrace
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Friday, May 14, 2004
Starkist.com

Charlie the Tuna has some great recipes at his site.  This salad sounded particularly good. 
The picture of it kinda scared me, though.


Hawaiian Albacore Salad
1 (7-oz.) pouch or 2 (3-oz.) pouches or 2 Cans (6-oz.) StarKist Albacore Tuna (if using cans, drained and chunked)
1 cup Celery, chopped
1/2 cup Walnuts, cashews, or macadamias
9 cups Mixed salad greens, torn and shredded
1 (20-oz) can Pineapple chunks, drained
1 cup Red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup No-fat Honey Dijon salad dressing

In a large bowl, combine tuna, pineapple, celery, onion, and nuts. Add dressing and lightly toss to coat ingredients. Arrange greens on plates; divide and mound mixture over greens.

Serves: 6


Posted at 11:53 am by ChefGrace
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Tuna Melt

This is one of my lunch staples.  Everyone has their own idea of the perfect tuna salad*, so make your favorite recipe for tuna salad before assembling these open-faced sandwiches..

For each Tuna Melt, broil pita bread on one side until golden brown, turn pita over and broil the other side for slightly less time.

Spread tuna salad on the lesser-crisp side of the pita, then top with your favorite cheese.  I usually use colby, co-jack, or swiss.   Place under broiler until cheese is melted and bubbly.  Cut into quarters.  These are also delicious with the addition of sliced, ripe tomatoes and/or avocado between the tuna salad and cheese.  I also love to top this with fresh sprouts after it comes out of the oven.

You can also make little pizzas this way by using some pizza sauce instead of tuna salad, and using mozzarella cheese on top.

*I like fairly plain Tuna salad.  I used drained tuna, a big spoon full of mayo, a squirt of yellow mustard, two pinches of sugar and one pinch of salt.  If I'm feeling adventurous, I'll add a bit of chopped celery or some celery salt.


Posted at 11:40 am by ChefGrace
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