Weighing the American Dream

I would pay 6 dollars for an apple if I had to but for that price it had better be phenomenal in taste.  I expect organic and higher priced fruit to feel like I’m eating from the Garden of Eden.  I can’t find that kind of good fruit anymore unless it’s off a tree in my yard.  [...]

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Not ANOTHER Cookbook!

I’ve noticed whenever I don’t tell my husband what I want for Christmas, I end up with a cookbook.  You know, after reading about the semen ”natural harvest” cookbook, I think I’m going to have to make a list this year.
 
Thanks Marc.  My husband doesn’t need anymore natural ideas.  He’s got a head full of ‘em. [...]

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Living: Bad for your health

Pardon my sarcasm but if I had to adjust my life to every study which says x, y or z does this or that to my brain I’d go mad.  Scientists have now discovered that vegans and vegetarians may be at higher risk of brain shrinkage than meat eaters. (good thing I’m a meat eater)
Let’s [...]

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Erotically Sensual Spice Salad

This summer, let me introduce you to the hot and sensually spicy chili pepper, and the one food where size matters! 
The shorter the chili pepper the hotter it is, as the world’s hottest peppers are less than three inches (hehehe). Chili peppers are cholesterol free, low in sodium and calories, rich in Vitamins A and C, and [...]

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Mmmm…I’ll have the cloned steak please

… medium rare.
Wow, the United States of America never ceases to amaze me.
The FDA ruled that cloned animal meat is safe to eat! Did you read correctly? Yep. You did.
Just to be sure, read it for yourself here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080115/ap_on_go_ot/cloned_meatThe best part? The FDA ruled that no labels are necessary to tell YOU that you [...]

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An American Waste

Monday I purchased $50 worth of food on the German economy. I bought about 37 items. My family of three and a half (half being my step-son who visits on weekends) consumed everything except the lemons, two nectarines, the onions, the “butter cheese” that my husband didn’t know was in the fridge for him and [...]

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Crema e Gusto

By far the BEST espresso coffee have found access to outside of Italy. (and I’ve owned a coffee house so I know my beans!) I’m enjoying a cup now. My expat friend would like one too but first she has to convince her husband to buy her a reasonably priced cappuccino machine. We’re meeting for [...]

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Oh, Mandy, "How happy you made me…"*

Germany is great. Not only do I deal with drivers who don’t know the meaning of the word “merge” (though otherwise I can’t complain too much), if I get homesick for the American way of life all I have to do is head toward Heidelberg.
If you get the French toast, they don’t serve it with [...]

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