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7 Classic Summer Picnic Foods You Need in Your Basket

Posted by Kiri Blakeley
on May 23, 2012 at 6:31 PM

The weather is getting warmer, and when it comes to food, that means one thing: Picnics! And, let's face it, there are certain foods that a picnic is just not a picnic without. Would you do a pizza without cheese? Of course not. And no picnic is complete, at least in my world, without certain staples.

Add these items into a wicker basket, unfurl your red-and-white checkered tablecloth, pick a prime grassy spot, and gorge! Here are the 7 classic picnic ingredients and some good recipes for them.

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Shake Up Lunchtime With These Fun, Easy Packed Lunches for Moms

Posted by Adriana Velez
on May 22, 2012 at 5:58 PM

bento lunchOh office lunch. Why aren't you more delicious? I try to bring my lunch to work every day. That's because buying lunch in Midtown Manhattan can run you around 10 dollars. I did the math on what that would cost me per month and then I had my memory erased because the number was so horrific. (No, not really, but it's way too much.)

So what to pack for lunch that's not boring? I'll often just pack leftovers from dinner, but on days when there are no leftovers, I draw a blank. And a blank mind first thing in the morning is not going to get you fed a lunchtime. That's why I came up with this handy list of packed lunch ideas.

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Food & Party That's Criminal

2 Men Accused of Throwing Bricks at McDonald’s Because Burgers Didn’t Have Enough Onions

Posted by Emily Abbate
on May 22, 2012 at 2:25 PM

burgersIn today's hilarious "Yes, this actually happened" news -- two hungry men in their early 20s were arrested Sunday after allegedly throwing bricks and concrete at a McDonald's window. The reason for the weighty rebellion? The cheeseburgers they ordered to satisfy their drunken munchies lacked a sufficient amount of onions

The funniest part? It was a delayed reaction. Supposedly the guys picked up their noms, headed home, and "continued to drink beer and get worked up about the cheeseburgers," according to a police report. THEN they went back.

Right, because when your burger's missing that extra crunch -- it's only natural to go back to its source, tear shit up, and injure two employees in the process.

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7 Easy Grilled Cheese Sandwiches That Are Deliciously Different (PHOTOS)

Posted by Maressa Brown
on May 17, 2012 at 4:42 PM

grilled cheese sandwichNational Grilled Cheese Day came and went last month, but who needs a holiday to indulge in the all-time fave sandwich? In some households, every day is National Grilled Cheese Day. What can you do? It's just so easy and the little ones can't get enough!

But sometimes, you want ... okay, you need to mix it up. Have no fear, because here are seven easy, speedy variations on the classic grilled cheese sandwich that you're bound to salivate over.

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Food & Party Health Check

The Secret to Eating by the '5 Second Rule' Without Getting Sick

Posted by Jacqueline Burt
on May 16, 2012 at 2:33 PM

spaghetti floorFor some reason I've always been skeptical of the 5-second-rule. Maybe it's because I don't mop my floors often enough or maybe I'm a teensy bit of a germophobe sometimes, but gross!

Why would I want to eat something that fell on the very same surface I just walked across in my tattered old Converse? Why not just eat off the bottoms of my sneakers as if they were plates? Hell, why not just eat my shoe?!

Anyway, turns out I was right to doubt the whole still-sanitary-if-under-5-seconds myth: According to a recent study, more bacteria sticks to food faster than most people think. (And not the "good" sort of immune system-strengthening bacteria, either.)

In just 3 seconds (less than 5!), some of the foods test-dropped on a dirty floor showed signs of klebsiella, a bacteria capable of causing a "wide range of diseases such as pneumonia, urinary tract infections, septicaemia, and soft tissue conditions."

Mmm, tasty!

There is, however, a silver lining to this gray culinary cloud ...

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Food & Party Rant

Waitressing Can Run You Ragged & Make You Depressed

Posted by Kiri Blakeley
on May 15, 2012 at 7:00 PM

Imagine a job that is physically demanding, low-wage, usually doesn't offer health insurance or benefits, and more likely to make you depressed than other jobs. If you thought, "Hey, that sounds just like MY job," then there's a good chance you're in the food service industry, according to a round-up by Health.com.

Ah, memories! My first job, while I was still in high school, was at a pizza parlor. Talk about physically taxing, low-earning, and depressing. I have a theory: When people are hungry, they become rabid, frothing-at-the-mouth jackholes. Something about pizza especially makes ... people ... craaaazy.

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5 Foods That Quench Your Thirst Are a Godsend for Busy Moms

Posted by Kiri Blakeley
on May 9, 2012 at 4:30 PM

Summer is just around the corner (Please?? Hurry!!) and you know what that means. Yep. Lots of sweat. Lots of running around, carrying the groceries in one arm, the kid in the other, with the dog tied around your ankle. It's important to keep yourself hydrated during the soaring temps.

Here's are 5 quick, easy, and quenchable recipes from FitSugar and others that will have your skin glowing, your insides sloshing, and your energy level raging like a white-capped river.

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5 Easy Ways to Use Lettuce Before It Goes Bad

Posted by Kiri Blakeley
on May 8, 2012 at 5:00 PM

Lettuce is one of those food staples you always buy and then a few days later, it sits there beginning to brown and wither in the fridge, and you're like, "Why did I buy that?"

Still, you hate to  throw away a perfectly good bag or head of lettuce. That would be wasteful. So here find 5 ways of using up that lettuce!

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Koala Burgers Are Now Off the Menu (VIDEO)

Posted by Adriana Velez
on May 1, 2012 at 5:27 PM

koalaNo more koala burgers for you, Australia! We know koalas as those sweet, teddy bear-looking creatures who nibble eucalyptus leaves while their little baby koalas cling onto their fur. Cuuute! But for eaters Down Under, koala is lunch. Believe it or not, koala meat is an Australian delicacy.

But not for long. The Australian parliament has just voted to put the koala on the threatened species list. Did the Australians eat too many koala steaks?

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Food & Party Yum!

Amazing Veggie Burgers With Avocado Will Make Your Mouth Water

Posted by Jacqueline Burt
on Apr 26, 2012 at 11:29 AM
Recipe A Day

veggie burgerSo maybe the latest Mad Cow Disease scare has got you re-thinking your burger of choice. Hey, switching to a veggie burger can't hurt -- it's not like you can ever be in danger of eating too many vegetables -- and so far, no cases of Mad Carrots have been reported. 

Of course, if your veggie burger experiences are limited to the pre-made frozen patties (hmm, maybe MORE ketchup will disguise that cardboard-esque taste!), Mad Cow might seem worth the risk.

Never fear! Sweet potatoes and avocados are here!

Vegetarian burgers can be absolutely incredible when you make them from scratch, and this recipe is super easy, too.

Where's the beef? Who cares?

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