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Two postings in the “Test Kitchen Secrets” section of cookinglight.com caught my attention today:

• Two Steps to Perfect Bacon – I’ve never really succeeded in cooking good bacon, so these two simple steps might be exactly what I need.
• Homemade Nut Butters – I probably eat peanut butter and toast for 4 of 7 breakfasts a week. Making my own without any of the preservatives sounds like an awesome alternative.

Tag(s): bacon | cooking | Cooking Light | nut butter

Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris

My review

rating: 2 of 5 stars
Charlaine Harris’ writing improved a little from the first book in the Sookie Stackhouse series, but I still only rate the book as ‘ok’. There was very little mystery in the plot — most questions were answered almost immediately after they were presented. It also seems like this book was yet another attempt to introduce some characters for later usage in the series, without providing any real hints as to why they needed to be a part of this book.



On the plus side, this is a pretty darn quick read, and it gives me some hope about the 2nd season of True Blood.


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Tag(s): Books | Charlaine Harris | Sookie Stackhouse

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I learned about this via BrooklynVegan link to the AntiLabelBlog story.

Today, we are especially happy to bring you “People Got A Lotta Nerve,” the first single from Neko Case’s forthcoming album Middle Cyclone (out March 3), because for every blog that reposts the song and/or iLike user who adds it to their profile, Neko Case and ANTI- will make a cash donation to Best Friends Animal Society.

People Got A Lotta Nerve – Neko Case

Tag(s): charity | Music | Neko Case

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was definitely an entertaining read. I really liked Junot Diaz’ style. The story develops from the perspective of multiple different characters, and the writing is in a mix of English and Spanish (which I simply inferred the meanings of) that pulls you a little further into the world of the Dominican main characters. The biggest surprise and maybe even the overall point of the book, though, is that the book serves as a bit of history lesson about the Dominican Republic. I can certainly say that none of the historical elements discussed in this book were ever taught in my History classes.

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Tag(s): Books | goodreads | Junot Diaz

Dan is out of town again, so I took a stab at another column on the SportsBubbler’s daily blog. This one was the Afternoon Delight/Weekend Six Pack feature.

Check it out

Tag(s): daily drink | sportsbubbler