March 28, 2013 Well, just watched the Travel Channels “Truck Stop Paradise” and yes they did visit Dysart’s just of I-95 in Bangor, Maine. Overall, not bad, they did not go out of their way to make Mainers look like hicks. (So many travel shows do that for some reason) And the food looked great..BUT, I do have a bone to pick with the Travel Channel.
Here's a helpful video, if you were wondering how many carrots you could eat without going over 2,000 calories. If that sounds like something you definitely do not need to know, 2,000 calories is also quantified in Big Macs, pizza, Chipotle burritos and delicious, delicious avocados
A food specialty store in Australia is sick of folks "just looking" at their merchandise without buying anything. So, starting last month, Celiac Supplies instituted a policy in which shoppers pay a five dollar door fee, which will then be deducted from any purchase.
March 26, 2013 Fenway Park is a baseball landmark. Every season the small ballpark is packed to capacity and the team has a home sellout streak of 793 games. All of that is in danger this season, after a 69-93 record in 2012. In a move to lure fans to Fenway, the team is offering deals on food and beer in April.
March 23, 2013 Montana is considering a road kill for meat bill that would allow permits to be issued to people so they can pick-up dead animals that are on the side of the road.
March 22, 2013 It's been a while since I've done a 'cooking for guys'. Frankly, I thought I've made everything I knew how to cook! This one could be the easiest cooking for guys I've done yet. It's an easy version and twist on chicken and rice.
March 21, 2013 We had a Brainbuster on March 20 asking "The record for eating this is 3 lbs 6 oz in 60 seconds. What is it?" The answer was ice cream.
I told Randy on the air I would take him on in an eating contest involving Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies
March 20, 2013 Last Thursday, President Obama attended a luncheon put on by the GOP and Maine Senator Susan Collins. It was a Maine feast with Lobster salad from the University of Maine and a Maine specialty, Blueberry Pie plus ice cream and chips, but the President didn’t have a bite to eat…why? His official taste tester didn’t make the luncheon with him so he didn’t eat. He did compliment Senator Collins on the spread but declined to eat.
How does a minor league baseball team plan to get all the guys to the yard this summer? Milkshakes, made with beer. You said baseball? Don't be dumb.
March 19, 2013 Potato Chip day was held March 14 to celebrate the chip that got its start as the Saratoga Chip. The name comes from Saratoga, New York, where at a lodge there the first chips were made. As the story goes, Native American chef, George Crum, made the first chips after a customer sent back his potatoes complaining they were too thick. The chef being temperamental was angry at the customer and decided to slice the potatoes extremely thin and fry them to teach the customer a lesson.
