| Cheer on the Pats Sunday with these super treats
The po-boy sandwich isn't all we have up our sleeve for Super Bowl Sunday. I have a friend who cut a recipe out of The Journal food section a hundred years ago. Okay, maybe more like 25 or 30 years ago but she's made so many Truck Stop Reese Pies that she feels like she's been making them for a century. It's a blend of chocolate and peanut butter and a favorite among her kids and her nephews who all want one of their own for holiday and birthday gifts. She makes three at a time with prepared graham cracker crusts for ease. It sounds perfect for a dessert for Super Bowl Sunday as does a recipe from Martha Stewart for Spicy Citrus Caramel Chicken Wings. SPICY CITRUS CARAMEL CHICKEN WINGS 3 pounds chicken wings, wing tips removed and cut at the joint, if necessary 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 teaspoons coarse salt Zest of 1 lime Zest of 1 lemon 3 blood oranges 1/3 cup sugar 1/2 cup freshly squeezed blood orange juice 3 tablespoons corn syrup 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh ginger 1 to 2 teaspoons Sriracha (hot sauce) Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Hip-Hop Rumors: Did Wayne Really Get Boo'd? No New Girl For Scrappy!
There is an interesting rumor going on. They are saying that Charli Baltimore has mended her riff with Murder Inc and gotten back with Ja, Irv and the crew. I cannot verify this information, but I can say that Charli has a new song with Scott Storch and it is rumored to be the first song to set her back up. If you remember, Charli was down with The Game's Black Wall Street. I guess that wasn't poppin off right so she went back to the house that Irv and Ja build. Get Ashanti back and it's a full house again…and Tah Murder and the Black dude. Click here to to get her new song. http://download.yousendit.com/60F2FF3D5782F684 ILLSEED'S QUICKIES Mia X is not going into Gospel Rap…trust me on that one. Rumor has it Eddie and Tracey's relationship went left once it got a lil' too physical.
Iraq turns corner on reconciliation
The unstated political purpose was to kick the can down the road & dump it on someone else. While noting the drop in violence, the editorial does not mention reasons for the drop in violence; Sadr militia ceasefire, Sunni-cleansed neighborhoods, paying awakening councils & arming Sunnis. Crucial points to overlook when talking about violence levels. First Sgt. Richard Meiers of the Army's 3rd Infantry Division: "We're paying them not to blow us up. It looks good right now, but what happens when the money stops?" Hell, we shoulda paid them a long time ago not to blow us up. The editorial heralds the re-Baath law as the sign of political progress but fails to mention the problems Baathists have with the law. And its now being reported that law has yet to be approved.
New England Ekes One Out
Players are getting bigger and stronger all the time, and every fan knows why: anabolic steroids. These illicit drugs promote greater mass and strength, allowing the athletes to transform themselves into replicas of the Incredible Hulk. Sports Illustrated quotes players who estimate that between 40 percent and 90 percent of their colleagues use steroids. The public is growing disenchanted, and the integrity of the sport is in doubt. Eventually, everyone agrees, the obvious solution has to be adopted: banning steroids and requiring players to submit to random drug tests. Major League Baseball, 2002? No—the National Football League in 1986. Back then, the NFL had a steroid problem just as bad as baseball does today, and it did what everyone says baseball should do. But 15 years later it's hard to find evidence that testing for steroids has accomplished anything at all in pro football.
New cookbooks make mad dash to bookstores before the holidays arrive
As fall sets in, the pace of new cookbooks being published in time for the holiday season is picking up. My desk gets piled high this time of year with review copies of the latest releases of ethnic, American regional and single-topic volumes penned by chefs (these often are too involved and with ingredients too difficult to find), diet books, whimsical topics and heavy books containing hundreds of recipes with detailed instructions. .
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