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Do cookbooks threaten blue fin tuna?
in Sox First, on March 21, 2010
...t tuna or sharks or salmon." But a new report in New Scientist suggests we might also blame cookbooks. According to this report, conservation biologists Phillip Levin and Aaron Dufault, looke...
Seen that? - Review: Cuisinart Stainless Steel Cookware
in Do you like to cook?, on February 17, 2010
...e and snap up some great bargains! Sur la Table is offering 20-50% off selected items such as cookbooks, coffee makers and [...] Read More Staub: 50% off at Amazon Do you ...
Take the Bus and Leave the Steam to Us
in Classical Drives, on January 4, 2010
...d my enthusiasm. On the other hand, if you're a bit skeptical, I highly recommend reading this amusing tale by Mike Dole , who bought himself a position as acting fireman on the world's only ...
Seen that? - Wikipedia As Correct As Brittanica?
in The Social Networking Weblog, on December 22, 2009
...#39;ve taken time to make this a wiki entry. Yes, it was a challenge, but one that was particularly amusing for me. Note that while they touched on this year's controversy, they didn't touch ...
Top Gear build electric car - How hard can it be?
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 26, 2009
...this episode over in the USA, via the internet or some other means, please try to, it is very, very amusing!...
Seen that? - A new red gem: Lava lump
in WebKinzBlog, on November 10, 2009
...ry Meets Hippery at The Gadgets Weblog The lava lamp: amusing, hypnotizing, colorful...USB? Yes, that's right, Lava World International, the company t...
Seen that? - DEPP BUYS ISLAND!
in The Celebrities Weblog, on October 2, 2009
...oche and johnny depp? Well, the author of these beautifully spun tales, Joanne Harris, also has two cookbooks, The French Kitchen and The French Market. Both contain stunning photographs and a variety...
Lessons in Cooking From Julia Child, Timeless
in Do you like to cook?, on August 31, 2009
... of our industrialized food producers. Given the health issues we face, we should be clamoring for cookbooks that are as instructive and thoughtful as Julia Child's. Rather than demonize butter, ...
Washington's Best Wine
in Celebrate Wine, on May 30, 2009
...ourse in Washington State wine. No, this didn't involve repeatedly dunking me in a vat of wine, amusing though that would have been. Rather, it involved attending the annual Taste Washington wine ...
Amazon 推出新款 9.7-inch 显示屏的 Kindle DX
in Wangtam, on 2009-05-07
如传言所预告,Amazon 今天推出了新款的 9.7 英寸大显示屏的 Kindle DX 电子阅读器 ,内置 PDF 阅读器,具有自动旋转功能,最多可存储 3500 本图书,售价仅为 489 美元。目前 Kindle 网店共有 27.5 万本图书,其中包括当下 112 部《纽约时报》畅销书中的 107 部,该类图书及新推出的图书以每本 9.99 美元的价格出售。 主要配置参数: • Slim: Just over 1/3 of an inch, as thin as most magazines • Lightweight: At 10.2 ounces, lighter than...
Presidents and Golf
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 21, 2009
...ncayetano.com In keeping with yesterday's theme of presidents who play golf, I came across an amusing and enlightening story about President Bill Clinton's golf game. Clinton apparently...
Nicholas Cage's Hemi Cuda vs.Twiggy in the Passenger's Seat
in Classical Drives, on December 14, 2008
... Collectors will pay huge premiums for cars once owned by celebrities. Rather amusing when you think about it! Imagine, for example, if there were two identical 1970 Hemi ' CUDA hardtops up f...
What's HOT on the Cookbook Shelf
in Do you like to cook?, on October 19, 2008
...The list of new cookbooks released every month is seemingly endless. Here a few of October's highlights. Cook's Illustrated magazine has compiled more than 250 slow cooker recipes in their ne...
Las Vegas Excalibur Casino Automates Poker Tables
in Play Las Vegas, on September 21, 2008
...board just seem right, but money is what its all about so goodbye tradition, and jobs. What I find amusing is the comment by an Excalibur boss that since people like playing internet poker they c...
New Titles For The Kitchen
in Do you like to cook?, on August 31, 2008
Fresh, seasonal farmer's markets are a popular theme of mine. In Season: Cooking With Vegetables and Fruits by Sarah Raven, Dan Barber and Jonathan Buckley looks like a gorgeous new release! Taking us through the year in six seasonal chunks of two months each, she highlights the best vegetab...
Golf And Other Weird Stuff In Las Vegas
in Play Las Vegas, on August 6, 2008
...he game of golf , or just plain funny or interesting stories, they make for some interesting and amusing reading. Check out this article about golf and Las Vegas for some laughs. Source:www.fr...
Win £500 holiday credit with Isango
in Wandalust, on July 14, 2008
...hinking caps and get writing. Now I think that you'll have to come up with something original, amusing and even Zany to stand a chance of winning. I'm thinking of entering but I'm not ...
How to Have Fun While Getting Lost
in The Flyaway Weblog, on July 14, 2008
...alled "adult life" as a professional traveler. He weaves together tales both poignant and amusing in this memoir of a travel-obsessed geek. If you're an aspiring travel scribe, you mig...
Want Some More Battery Life With Your Corporate Email?
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on July 10, 2008
... the version 2.0 firmware is available. I suppose that's news in and of itself, but what I find amusing is that they recognize that push email is going to have a huge impact on the iPhone's ba...
The Trailer Grows Up (But We Still Love Those Vintage Illustrations)
in Classical Drives, on July 7, 2008
...hanks to Leslie at the AntiqueCarsClub blogsite I've just discovered ModernMechanix.com , an amusing Web site devoted to yesterday's mechanical marvels. Among them a bicycle that replaced t...
Hurray! A Sports Game Worth Playing on your DS!
in House of Nintendo, on June 24, 2008
...dating, and studying for classes. It was all presented through a delightful interface and light but amusing dialogue. Let's hope that the DS version brings more of the same, but shrunk down for ...
What's New In Cookbooks
in Do you like to cook?, on June 13, 2008
Some new titles worth checking out; Screen Doors and Sweet Tea: Recipes and Tales From a Southern Cook by Martha Hall Foose is not only packed with over 150 recipes but has the appearance of being a heartfelt and very inviting cookbook. A trio of barbecue books to celebrate summer have recen...
That Bag will Cost You
in Latina Viva, on May 23, 2008
...ness changes that list. Suddenly a pair of convertible pants may not be space worthy. I find it amusing that both casual and formal dress lists often include duct tape. I would also consider wh...
Do you know what your enterprise is running on?
in The CIO Weblog, on April 14, 2008
Amusing anecdote from Sun's Jonathan Schwartz today with a cautionary lesson for CIOs everywhere buried in it. The upshot is that, not long after Sun acquired MySQL, Schwartz and his team were visiting with a customer's senior IT staff and Schwartz asked if they wanted an update on My...
Twenty Ways to Explore Paris Like a Local
in The Flyaway Weblog, on April 11, 2008
...tions include dinner for 2, 4 or take out. 11. Cookbook browse through more than 8,000 cookbooks, mostly in French but some in English, at Librairie Gourmande (4 rue Dante, 5th arr.). 12. For the li...
April Fools Roundup
in The CIO Weblog, on April 1, 2008
... try. Nor am I creative enough to come up with my own joke, so I'll just link to others I found amusing. Infoworld gets the top nod for their announcement that Microsoft and Yahoo have reached a...
Homemade Crème Fraîche
in Do you like to cook?, on March 31, 2008
...brownies, and is spectacular when swirled into creamy soups. I often find recipes in my French cookbooks that call for crème fraîche and before we moved to France it was impossible to find. So I made...
Whose Mustang is on First? Abbott and Costello Would Love This
in Classical Drives, on March 29, 2008
... Ted's Garage Blog on ClassicCar.com has an amusing commentary on the "first Mustang." Apparently the owner of number 212 is convinced it was the first production Mustang and is as...
Reading the Berkshire-Hathaway Annual Report
in Bizinformer, on March 20, 2008
I've reluctantly discarded the notion of my continuing to manage the portfolio after my death - abandoning my hope to give new meaning to the term "thinking outside the box." - Warren Buffet The Berkshire-Hathaway Annual Report is something of a classic in business lore . ...
A Buffet of New Cookbooks
in Do you like to cook?, on March 12, 2008
The month of March offers plenty of cold, rainy days that require some serious comfort food. Pick up Bake Until Bubbly , the new cookbook by Clifford A. Wright, for hearty casseroles from around the world. Flavors from Paris, France to Paris, Texas, this book offers a great mix of main dish recipes...
Braised Lamb with White Beans
in Do you like to cook?, on March 10, 2008
...and johnny depp ? Well, the author of these beautifully spun tales, Joanne Harris, also has two cookbooks, The French Kitchen and The French Market . Both contain stunning photographs and a var...
Las Vegas Bachelor Parties
in Play Las Vegas, on March 3, 2008
...s, retirement parties, and others, and of course, bachelor parties. Here's an informative and amusing story about Las Vegas bachelor parties and how best to have a Las Vegas party . Hey, I h...
Gilagolf and the World Golf Championships Online
in Eagle Par Birdie, on February 22, 2008
Monty: Back to Back Wins Courtesy: Reuters Gilagolf. In the Malay language, it apparently means "golf crazy". Gilagolf is also a new golf blog. It's the work of Stevie Heong and his playing buddies who were sick of course reviews that didn't offer much in the way of rea...
Tag...I'm It!
in Do you like to cook?, on February 16, 2008
...tination Five Things You Like Doing? 1) reading 2) cooking and baking 3) tasting wine 4) reading cookbooks 5) walking on the beach Five Things You Would Never Wear Again? 1) any neon color 2) a ...
Spyware Needed to Snoop Skype
in The VoIP Weblog, on February 12, 2008
... Phil Wolff at Skype Journal points out a rather amusing fact: in order for authorities to snoop on Skype calls, spyware has to be installed on the Skype PC. The scary thing? There's a legiti...
New Orleans Recipes to Celebrate Mardi Gras
in Do you like to cook?, on February 5, 2008
... When I crave the food from New Orleans (which is often) I either crack open one of my New Orleans cookbooks or have a look at one of numerous, mouthwatering New Orleans and Louisiana food blogs and ...
iPhone Apps: iGet Mobile
in Wangtam, on 2008-02-02
... memos, shaky handheld video clips of leaked builds, equally shaky tentative release schedules - is amusing. I don't have any inside information to offer, only a perspective drawn from 17 years of...
How to be Fashionable and a Safer Driver at the Same Time
in Classical Drives, on January 28, 2008
...azine, features a colorful history of shoes worn by race drivers over the years, most of them quite amusing. Larry Edsall's tale focuses on the work of Ken Beard, who founded the Piloti brand afte...
Quilted Bags
in Pretty Things, on January 17, 2008
...ories. I never thought it was a fashion statement but something that people where. I always find it amusing when I see people carrying quilted weekenders when I am heading to Penn Station . That be...
On Sale!
in Do you like to cook?, on January 3, 2008
... and snap up some great bargains! Sur la Table is offering 20-50% off selected items such as cookbooks, coffee makers and tableware during their Winter Clearance sale and a whopping 50-75% off ...
Why incompetence creeps up the corporate ladder
in The CIO Weblog, on December 31, 2007
...is, in a nutshell, describes Dunning-Kruger. And here I had always thought it was just one of those amusing ironies we only pick up on when true, like Murphy's Law. This is especially dangerous i...
Who Needs Robert Parker...
in Celebrate Wine, on December 18, 2007
...of thirsty sommelier robots invading your favorite liquor store. (Although I find that image rather amusing.) The robot was designed by a team from Mie University and NEC System Technologies Ltd. A Y...
Italian Farro
in Do you like to cook?, on December 15, 2007
...thwest France fame, has a lovely looking recipe for Creamy Farro and Chickpea Soup Heidi at 101 Cookbooks has a superb sounding recipe for Farro and Roasted Butternut Squash . The Minimalist, Ma...
A Visit to One of the Ends of the Earth
in Hidden Travel Gems, on December 12, 2007
...nnel. And of course there are the penguins. Many tourists find the way these flightless birds move amusing. They are found on the coastline near the city of Ushuaia. Cruises around the islands are ...
Best Cookbooks Of 2007
in Do you like to cook?, on December 10, 2007
...It's that time of year again! Time for the Best Cookbooks of 2007 lists. Culinate recommends 8 cookbooks that they think would be great gifts for food lovers. Food & Wine magazine ha...
How Two Crazy Canucks Survived the Crap Car Rally to Mongolia
in Classical Drives, on November 28, 2007
...ed attempt at owning a classic car. The cover article is an account of an adventure by auto that is amusing and even a bit scary. It's entitled Road Trip: Mongol Warriors , an account of two brav...
Trumped All Over
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 26, 2007
...rbes is not David; he is Don Quixote, tilting at windmills. While finding his stand admirable in an amusing kind of way, Trump's people have simply re-designed their plans slightly and bypassed Mr...
New(ish) Vegetarian Cookbooks
in Do you like to cook?, on November 26, 2007
...Although I'm not a vegetarian anymore, I still love vegetarian cookbooks. Deborah Madison's 10th Anniversary edition of Vegetarian Cooking For Everyone has recently been released, in add...
Wii Fit Video Action
in House of Nintendo, on November 17, 2007
...crazy multiple hula hooping and yes, some girly yoga. It actually looks like Wii Fit might be quite amusing after all. And that's before you check out the snowboarding game coming out that mak...
Wine Country Cookbooks
in Do you like to cook?, on November 14, 2007
...Last week a friend gave me some old cookbooks that her aunt and uncle had sent to her from the States. She browsed through them and passed them on to me, thinking I might find some useful recipes in...
Great Looking Recipes
in Do you like to cook?, on November 14, 2007
... Acorn Squash with Red Onion and Currants . Here's another beautiful side dish..Heidi at 101 Cookbooks proposes this recipe for Golden-Crusted Brussels Sprouts that she has included in her b...
Wheels: What Goes Around, Comes Around
in Classical Drives, on November 13, 2007
...ical Drives with frequent comments and helpful encouragement. He's just e-mailed me a short but amusing piece on the evolution of the wheel that I think you'll enjoy reading. Incidentally, I&#...
Cassoulet
in Do you like to cook?, on November 11, 2007
Cassoulet A dish immersed in history, surrounded by controversy and seemingly insurmountable. But if you get right down to it, all it is is a slow cooked stew of plump, white beans and several kinds of meat, usually duck or goose, some sausages and pork or lamb. (If you're a vegetarian, this ...
Gascony Cookbooks
in Do you like to cook?, on November 7, 2007
The next few days will be focused on the food and drink of Gascony. To further my education on the specialties of this region, I need some new reading material. The obvious first choice would have to be A Culinary Journey in Gascony: Recipes and Stories From My French Canal Boat by Kate Hill...
Truth and Consequences
in Eagle Par Birdie, on October 30, 2007
...ul Azinger and Nick Faldo have a little history between them, which they were careful to couch in amusing terms at their press conference. But I have a growing feeling that, given Nick's still ...
New To My Blog Reading List
in Do you like to cook?, on October 24, 2007
...ous photography that accompanies mouth watering recipes. Pickled Garlic is an engaging blog with amusing (and not always sober) writing that is just plain fun to read...there are some good looking ...
Trials and Tribulations of Business Travel and A Bar of Soap!
in Cool Picking, on October 23, 2007
... events trump the best screenwriters. This was a funny story and I felt like sharing Sheryl L's amusing story- along with her own blog at Gather.com because she has a fun sense of humor. So e...
The Sweet Potato Queens
in Do you like to cook?, on October 23, 2007
...eens' Big-Ass Cookbook (and Financial Planner) , is one of the most entertaining and hilarious cookbooks you're likely to ever read. Included in the cookbook are quirky financial tips, m...
WHB 2nd Year Celebration
in Do you like to cook?, on October 13, 2007
...ion and will just know it when you find it? That kind of Search. I found a couple of recipes in cookbooks and a couple online. The goal was to use what I already had in the cupboards so I didn'...
How to make drives accessible from DOS in Linux
in HackITLinux, on October 12, 2007
.... You wouldn't believe it but there is one such application in my university and I find it more amusing than crazy. :) So, if you still have some of those apps and you feel nostalgic , here&#...
Kim Kardashian Shakes Her Booty In Las Vegas
in The Celebrities Weblog, on October 11, 2007
...gment of " Keeping Up with the Kardashians " , yet another Reality TV show. What I find amusing about this show is that the guy responsible for the family's name, fame, and wealth, hig...
Showdown at the "Press Zero for assistance" Corral
in The CIO Weblog, on October 8, 2007
... He calls it "...probably the worst telephone I'd ever seen in my life" which I found amusing because I had a friend on that team at the time and had an opportunity to reminisce about it...
Weekend Herb Blogging - Green Tomatoes
in Do you like to cook?, on October 6, 2007
...would say. But they said it with a look on their faces that read, crazy foreigner . It was pretty amusing! I adore Fried Green Tomatoes. Admittedly, I had never heard of them before I saw the ...
Recipes of the Week
in Do you like to cook?, on October 3, 2007
... love squash, have look at robyn 's Autumnal Stuffed Squash recipe over at one of the most amusing named blogs out there, Lick Your Own Bowl . I especially love that Camembert chunk on top! ...
More Cookbooks
in Do you like to cook?, on September 23, 2007
...southern Italy, looks like a must have! The author, Nancy Harmon Jenkins, has written several other cookbooks celebrating the foods of the Mediterranean. Chez Panisse founder and American food re...
Protect Your Camera From The Elements With Popabrella
in The Gadgets Weblog, on September 20, 2007
...phers and videographers not perturbed by a bit of bad weather might well have use for this somewhat amusing looking gadget - the Popabrella (and its fancy cousin the Probrella). The concept is si...
ImCooked.com Gets You Creative in the Kitchen With Tasty -and Easy- Video Instruction!
in Cool Picking, on September 18, 2007
... presentation. Not only can this teach you cooking, some of the different videos feature a really amusing and fun way of cooking. Check out AVERAGE BETTY who has a funny video on Chinese Chic...
Raving Rabbids Back For More On The Wii
in House of Nintendo, on September 13, 2007
...The original Rayman Raving Rabbids title brought great mini-games together with some grotesquely amusing characters in the form of the Rabbids. The game had us swingin the Wii Nunchuk overhead to ...
A Vegetarian Greek Stew
in Do you like to cook?, on September 11, 2007
...bers are responsible for running the company that has produced eleven award winning and influential cookbooks. I've had Moosewood Restaurant Low-Fat Favorites for about 10 years and my favori...
Clear your desk to get more done
in Tech Without Wires, on September 10, 2007
...l serve you up as the first result three image results - the pictures shown in this article. amusing as this may seem, that Google will serve up images of messy desks, a messy desk can be qui...
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