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Monthly Archives: February 2008

$2.50 Poag Mahone’s burgers

Monday, February 25, 2008

They made GQ’s list of 20 hamburgers you must eat before you die. Oprah’s BFF Gayle King loves them. And they’re only $2.50 every Monday night until April 14, so go out and get a Poag Mahone’s burger already! Poag Mahone’s: 333 S. Wells, 312-566-9100

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Gumbo

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Hearty, spicy, tasty, and easy to cook, gumbo just might be the perfect meal — especially if you have a crowd to feed. Here’s a recipe courtesy of Fox & Obel. Fox & Obel’s Chicken and Shrimp Gumbo Makes about one gallon 2 large yellow onions 2 red bell peppers 2 green bell Peppers 1/2 [...]

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Kshocolât’s chocolate-covered something or other

Friday, February 22, 2008

In another example of the package looking better than the product tastes, Scotland’s Kshocolât offers a duo of beautiful, sleek cardboard tubes filled with chocolate-covered strawberry pieces and orange peel — or so they say. The Mini Strawberrettes are described as “tiny pieces of dried strawberry enrobed in luxurious milk chocolate and glazed with a [...]

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Tejava iced tea – works every time

Thursday, February 21, 2008

The other day my husband was carrying a bottle of Tejava iced tea up to the house, and some folks mistook it for a forty. What do you think?

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wasabigelatine’s very own tea blend

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

In my Holiday Gift Guide, I mentioned a company in the UK that creates custom tea blends. Visit the Blends for Friends website, fill out a form with a bit of information about the recipient including tea preferences and personal characteristics, and receive 125 grams of bespoke loose leaf tea packed in an elegant tin [...]

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