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Monday, July 19, 2010
Big Monday For NASCAR TV Shows
It was supposed to be a quiet Monday in NASCAR TV land. After an off-week for the Sprint Cup Series, both ESPN2's NASCAR Now and SPEED's Race Hub were planning a brief review of the Nationwide and Truck Series races before zooming-in on the big weekend approaching in Indianapolis. Saturday night changed those plans.
The final lap of the Nationwide Series race opened a debate that started in Daytona and has grown in volume with every racing weekend. NASCAR opened the door to aggressive driving and now they may have created a monster.
Up first is the anchor show for ESPN at 5PM ET with no re-air. The one-hour Monday version of NASCAR Now has grown in popularity over the last two years. This is in no small part due to the hard work of Allen Bestwick. He took this show over and gave it the credibility it had been lacking.
This week, the versatile Mike Massaro is hosting. Massaro was actually at Gateway on Saturday night working as a pit reporter. He has some first-hand observations about the aftermath of the Nationwide Series race.
This is a reporter roundtable edition of NASCAR Now. Nate Ryan from USA Today, Bob Pockrass from Scene Daily and David Newton from ESPN will be on the panel.
Click here to read the Pockrass story suggesting Edwards should get fined for his actions. Click here to read Ryan's story about the same incident in which he offers no opinion but his readers certainly do.
Newton has been an interesting presence on the NASCAR scene. His Twitter comments after the Saturday night race offered two good points. One, Edwards should remember that Keselowski has nothing to lose in the Sprint Cup Series this season in terms of paybacks. Two, that NASCAR continuing to let this build could have serious consequences once The Chase is underway.
This promises to be a fast-paced hour full of good conversation. ESPN continues to be very formal on the air, with no viewer feedback except for a contrived poll with sometimes hilarious questions. No social media contingent to this program at all.
SPEED has been trying to get up and rolling with a one-hour 7PM version of Race Hub. Things have been uneven to say the least. From "More than a mouthful Mondays' to Miss Sprint Cup reading driver tweets on the air, this show needs a lot more real content and a lot less fluff.
Thankfully, one of SPEED's top studio hosts Krista Voda is back on Monday. Reporter Danielle Trotta returns with a JGR visit and fresh off his Legends Million experience driver David Ragan stops by the studio.
Voda needs some support in terms of dealing with the clash on Saturday night and the larger issue of letting violence in NASCAR escalate. This is one of those days where NASCAR should provide an executive to answer fan questions in the studio and deal with the issues head-on. So far, the sanctioning body has failed to answer this call.
Fans have seen the race highlights many times by Monday night and the new Race Hub has been slowly falling back into the old trap of repeating them again. The content of this show needs to come from fresh interviews, fan feedback and in-studio experts.
The challenge for SPEED is to step-away from their reputation in-studio as NASCAR's unofficial marketing and public relations arm and develop an identity for the network and this series. This show is not produced by The NASCAR Media Group and is an opportunity for the network to create it's own brand.
It should be interesting to watch two TV networks cover much of the same ground in very different ways. The suits and ties of ESPN vs. the casual look and feel of SPEED always makes for an interesting comparison.
We will use this post to offer comments before, during and after the two Monday TV shows. To add your opinion, just click on the comments button below. This is a family-friendly website, please keep that in mind when posting. Thanks for taking the time to stop by The Daly Planet.
29 comments:
- Anonymous said...
The Monday version of NN has always been my favorite show for a thorough review of the weekend's racing. Veteran drivers,crew chiefs and car owners give me a perspective I value. For that reason, I don't plan to watch tonight's panel of reporters. In the past, they just parrot the many interviews we've all seen and rarely add anything of substance. Often,it becomes a rhetorical conversation.Last year the new Chrysler engine experienced a number of failures where the crankshafts broke. It was widely reported. Yet on a NN with just the reporters, an ESPN writer who shall remain anonymous,twice stated that the failure was due to broken camshafts. This may seem trivial, but I question the credibility of a Nascar reporter that doesn't the difference between the two or doesn't listen closely enough to report accurately. I wanted to give the expanded Race Hub a chance,but my fears have been realized. There's just no structure or predicatability to the show. The interviews have all been heard a half dozen times and an hour is a long time slot to fill four nights in a row. I've always questioned who designs the set thinking that it will improve. It has changed---they added a pinball machine!
- July 19, 2010 at 6:51 AM
- Donna in FL said...
This NN panel will be widely watched because of the hot topic. However, I've already read the reporters' opinions and would have preferred the panel to be Ray, Ricky, and a reporter. I'm not sure who RaceHub will have today on the same topic, I'd like Hammond or McReynolds' opinion. I agree a NASCAR official should pay a visit and have a chat.
I haven't been too happy with 1-hr RaceHub all week, they seem to be struggling with content as they have been using some old Raceday segments for filler. I had only supported 1-hr for Mondays, 1/2 hr rest of week. Definitely want their interview segments to continue, and I like on-site interview segments.
- July 19, 2010 at 10:04 AM
- Vince said...
JD, quick question. I don't have cable anymore and can't watch either of these shows. Do you know if either of them are available online after they are aired on tv? Thanks.
- July 19, 2010 at 10:53 AM
- GinaV24 said...
Unfortunately I won't get home in time to watch NN since it starts at 5 p.m. and with no re-air scheduled, I'll have to read about it instead. Speaking of reading about it, I went to read Ryan McGee's column on espn.com and find that in order to read All of it, I need to subscribe to ESPN now. I am going to think about whether or not I like ESPN's writers well enough to spend money on it.
Absolutely a NASCAR official should be available, but if all he says is what the dummy Balash did -- "its just hard racing" that will not be acceptable for me.
I like AB very well, but the whole round table thing with the writers doesn't make me that excited. I'm with the Anon, RaceHub just hasn't hooked me with their program yet. Too much rehash, not enough substance and they still tend to come off as apologists for NASCAR. I DVR the program and FF'd through it.
- July 19, 2010 at 11:06 AM
- JohnP said...
Donna, I could not agree with you more. Race Hub 1hr Monday's, 1/2 the rest of the week. And since there in the middle of Nascar County they need to pick up their content. Overall it's a Boring show and has been everytime I've watched it.
The Edwards/Keslowski issue. Well now, didn't watch the Nationwide race so I have no clue what to think. Don't know what happened. But I do hope Keslowski whooped up on Edwards.
- July 19, 2010 at 12:52 PM
- 77KJAX said...
The NN Panel with all reporters did a good job a few weeks back ,but this week they will not have the credibility to analyze the subject of BK & CE (opinions, but NOT credibility) It was obvious that Carl went OVER the line as a driver to me( a former racer)& I don't think the writers possess the proper perspective to evaluate the situation . Add in Mike Massaro instead of Bestwick & I am skeptical that NN will be a good show . Although I like most of the folks, Racehub will probably ( I hope I'm wrong)tow the nascar line as usual. I believe NASCAR should draw a line in the sand with this situation ,by removing the win from Edwards (which they will never do)& suspending him(1 race?).... Agree?
- July 19, 2010 at 1:14 PM
- GinaV24 said...
@77, NASCAR will probably put Edwards on double-secret probation which will be meaningless. It wasn't that long ago that NASCAR parked Harvick in the Cup series for an incident in the trucks -- that's what I think they should do to Edwards. the problem is that NASCAR painted themselves into a corner with their "have at it, boys" comments and face it, NASCAR likes the publicity it gets, bad or good, people are talking about the entertainment since I can't call it a sport any longer. WWE on wheels, yes indeed.
I don't have any expectations that ESPN or Speed will do anything other than bumble around on this issue. There isn't a spine among them.
- July 19, 2010 at 2:07 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
Tonight's NASCAR Now is where L'EESPN needs to have some real experts (ex-drivers) on to discuss the Carl - Brad incidents. Sure would seem to be a super time to have Ned and DJ on to discuss the issue.
- July 19, 2010 at 2:25 PM
- Anonymous said...
JD and all ... well, we'll know for sure Tuesday. Tonight is speculation. Tomorrow is Penalty Day. Will be fun!
...and, though I'm for Carl in this (minority opinion, apparently) is this not why we love this sport?
- July 19, 2010 at 2:55 PM
- Vicky D said...
Did ya'll listen to Kevin Harvick's comments on Kez & Edwards on Wintunnel last night. It was very telling and he didn't like the way Carl hooked Brad. I still feel bad for Bob Keselowski and liked his passionate comment after Brad's altercation with Carl. I'm looking forward to NN tonight although hopefully it'll be recorded on our dvr.
- July 19, 2010 at 3:08 PM
- Anonymous said...
NASCAR Fan Council member here-no questions asked this week in regards to the last lap of the Nationwide race. Simply asked how much of the race I watched (0-100%), did I enjoy it (on scale of 1-10), how was the TV coverage (on scale of 1-10), and was the time from green to checker flag too short, long, or just right.
- July 19, 2010 at 3:32 PM
- Sophia said...
Anon 6:51
Agree with all your points.
That STINKS ESPN wants to charge money with their cluttered muck of a website. SHARK JUMP.
They're all over our freaking digital tv & need more revenue. Most disappointing.
All NASCAR shows are on the side of NASCAR all the time. Just sad.
I swear we got more honest opinion or sarcastic agreements (wink, wink) or humor of Schrader, about NASCAR rules on TWIN....sigh
P.S. For me the loss of that show was a MAJOR SHARK JUMP & affected my NASCAR viewing or lack thereof...course the rotten camera work didn't help but the final finger to the fans was taking away that show. IMHO
Word Veri
FULESS. Ha! Yes they did so I watch less NASCAR.
- July 19, 2010 at 3:32 PM
- Anonymous said...
I think both shows will use their media skills to spin it the way Nascar wants them to. I will not choose to watch either as they won't be totally correct in reference to what really happened this past weekend.They will be tactful, yet very skillfully not really place blame on anyone and talk about HAIB's really letting the drivers be themselves. If one cannot look at the incident objectively and if one does not really know what goes on in racing and only gets a biased media picture of it, then those people will take whatever they hear as the truth and continue to argue with others about what really went on. All media, including NN and RH will do it Nascar's way. Most of the shows on these days are simply time consuming spins and enticements to get people to watch or go to the races. Very little in any of them really reflect auto racing.
GA Red
- July 19, 2010 at 4:03 PM
- GinaV24 said...
@Sophia - yes, for me, that's the nose of the camel under the proverbial tent. I know a lot of news media, etc. are talking about going to "paid access" for content, but for me to make that affirmative decision, I will have to WANT to read it really bad and since I agree with you about ESPN's website being a dog's breakfast, along with NASCAR.com, I won't do it right now.
Yeah, there's already 3 or 4 ESPN branded channels on my cable system that I only watch for the racing shows and once a week when the Nationwide race is on and for part of a season when Cup is on. Unfortunately, I have to pay for them, watch or not.
- July 19, 2010 at 4:04 PM
- hotaru-hockeymaiden87 said...
I've been non-opinionated on the whole 'rivalry' topic, really on all the so-called 'feud of the weeks' that have been hyped by the media. I have in the past kept track of how long they 'drag the feud out' (mentions on NN during the week). Every time they go past Wednesday with a mention, I'm like, 'okay,can we move on?' It has occured in the past (ironically with Carl/Brad)
I stopped watching RH. It isn't a must watch show (except for tonight, as I hear David Ragan is on! :) And even if I choose to watch the re-air, that's 2AM where I live.
- July 19, 2010 at 4:41 PM
- Tracy D said...
It's a good show so far. I just wish they'd held Nascar's feet metaphoricallyto the fire a bit longer on possible penalties Carl deserves.
- July 19, 2010 at 5:15 PM
- boyd said...
The opening debate showed that Pockrass and Newton like racing and Nate is there for the wrecks.
By the way, how many of these guys were at Gateway?
Also how much to put Bob K. in another car?
- July 19, 2010 at 5:19 PM
- hotaru-hockeymaiden87 said...
Does a show like this (on a Monday after a Cup off-weekend) really need to be an hour long? I mean, look what's been mentioned since the 'incident', a bunch of filler.
- July 19, 2010 at 5:24 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
They have done a reporter roundtable in this break before the Chase for the last couple of years. The format of the Monday show is one hour.
- July 19, 2010 at 5:36 PM
- glenc1 said...
I liked what Randy had to say on RH...I pretty much agree. I don't know about a suspension (he may have the inside track...) but I like that he brought up the money it cost the other, innocent teams. Instead of fining them points, maybe they ought to make them pay out the cash to those teams....Krista's interviews are a little off today; her forgetting that Carl & Brad are running for a championship...and the Legends winner interview didn't come across as polished. If anything, though, I would say Racehub is uneven--last week I saw one really well done show (the one with Steve Park.) They need to work on that consistency. They do some things well some of the time.
- July 19, 2010 at 7:34 PM
- Anonymous said...
Carl Edwards should be fined???? How does a fine matter to a multi-millionaire? They should take POINTS, since Carl cares more about winning a stupid Nationwide title than money.
- July 19, 2010 at 7:40 PM
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- July 19, 2010 at 7:42 PM
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- July 19, 2010 at 7:44 PM
- glenc1 said...
you know, I was afraid Danielle was there to be eye candy, but that JGR piece was pretty good. Nothing 'sensational', just calm, logical reporting talking to the right people.
- July 19, 2010 at 7:56 PM
- FloridaMatt said...
Just watched my recording of NN. I was terribly disappointed with the panel, and wish they had stayed with the regulars.
- July 19, 2010 at 7:57 PM
- hotaru-hockeymaiden87 said...
To be honest, I shut NN off after they started the segment on the 'rivalries'. I'd had enough by then.
Missed RH, as something else came on.
- July 20, 2010 at 12:17 AM
- Orrymain said...
You know what? I stopped watching all of the race shows this year. I was so frustrated with the same things being said last year, that I just stopped.
Now in the last couple of weeks, I tuned in Race Hub and a couple of others, but I'm put off. It's the same old stuff.
Everything is so smooth and rehearsed. Where's the realism? They need to just sit down and talk without knowing what is about to be spoken.
I love Krista Voda, but I'm still turning it off because it feels like Access Hollywood.
I wish the commentators would just talk. I like Michael Waltrip. I like Kenny Wallace. I like, oh geez, I've forgotten his name -- the guy on Speed who is gray this year and does so much of the NASCAR Live shows. Anyway, they all talk like they're on pills, doing something for announcer's school. I want them to breathe, to slow down, and to just talk to me and not make me feel like it's hype city.
I'm just tired of it, on all the shows, and that's why I'm not watching. It's fake. I want discussion that isn't planned but which just happens.
- July 20, 2010 at 2:50 AM
- Anonymous said...
I did not care for the panel AT ALL on Monday. I use to watch all the time. but had gotten away from it. Now I remember Why.Felt sorry for the Moderator(can't remember his name right now) He couldn't get a decent answer out of any of the panel.Maybe not all anti-Carl might have have helped. I doubt I will watch again.Will stick with THE HUB,do have some interesting interviews.
- July 20, 2010 at 9:58 AM
- Anonymous said...
I'm not a Carl fan but, BK is a whining baby when things dont go his way. Its ok for him to be over aggressive and run into people as long as noone touches him. I have heard other drivers complain about both drivers and I think Brad needs to learn that he is not the little rich kid that gets his way all the time. The only reason he even has fans is because he drove from Dale Jr. Let them RACE! If nascar does anything then they are 2 faced for telling us they want personalities to come through and let them boys race. Nascar Fans need to stop criticising Carl for doing what 30 other drivers wanted to do. Brad....Go back hime to Mama and Daddy they will protect you.
- July 20, 2010 at 3:22 PM


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Sunday, September 27, 2009
Tigress with a lion cub....
I also tried and failed to attach the lengthy column I'd written for The Asian Age yesterday. Shall give it another go once I'm done at the Pujo Badi (Tejpal) and Maa Durga has blessed me. This is an annual ritual I hate to miss. It brings out the Bong in me!
I was referred to as "the female Al Quaida'' by Mohan Pai ( Infosys wizard ). This was right after my address at the India Leadership Conclave in Delhi. I assure you , he meant it as a huge compliment! After listening to half a dozen uninspiring and politically correct speeches delivered by assorted 'captains of industry', I felt obliged to shake things up a bit! The newly awakened tigress in me did the rest! I was glad to be there, Delhi being such a stuffy place, a bit of Mumbai fireworks didn't harm anybody! Besides.... topic ko dekho!! - " Has the Indian woman finally come of age?" Would you agree anything less than a 'female Al Quaida' approach would have been a let down???
37 comments:
- Pratima Chaudhuri said...
The picuture is amazing...I am wondering how big and old is th Cub...it already looks so huge by your side.
BTW, ek bangalee'r aarek bangalee'e Durga pujo'r shubhechcha roilo.
- September 27, 2009 at 10:39 AM
- neeraj said...
OMG! Is that a cub or a lion for real! There is something fuzzy about this pic for sure! Doesn't look like a real image!
BTW nice picture!
- September 27, 2009 at 11:02 AM
- ஷஃபிக்ஸ்/Suffix said...
Nice cub, looks so calm and friendly.
- September 27, 2009 at 11:24 AM
- Pratap said...
Thats an impressive picture!
If it doesnt violate any copyrights, would you please post your India Leadership Conclave speech here?
- September 27, 2009 at 11:34 AM
- kala said...
The cub is cute and huge. And also very cuddly.
- September 27, 2009 at 12:08 PM
- kala said...
Is it stuffed?
- September 27, 2009 at 12:09 PM
- funkyrave said...
yup!!.. Cub is really huge!!!..
And I totally agree with "Female Al-quaida", and please carry on the fireworks and you may come up with some bombardments too. Indian society needs those badly, as we are fed up with actual blasts.
keep Posting
Cheerio :)
- September 27, 2009 at 12:42 PM
- manjiT said...
- September 27, 2009 at 1:06 PM
- Latha said...
Waiting for the Delhi speech.
Hi Suffix,
That was 'Shuffix' in Tamil, not Suffix !
- September 27, 2009 at 3:03 PM
- narendra shenoy said...
The Female Al-Quaida! That's clever but not an accurate label. You might inspire terror in a few hearts but very few. To most of your readers, you are someone who is 'one of us' and who says things we might be saying ourselves, except of course we didn't think of them and even if we did, we'd never get away with.
The main reason I read your columns is your almost supernatural ability to say something true and unpleasant and yet not be offensive. You never pull your punches. And yet you're never the abusive troglodyte.
If that makes you a female al quaida, keep going!
And loved the title of this post!
- September 27, 2009 at 3:11 PM
- Kitten said...
I've read your column in a magazine while spending the summer in India, your style of writing satisfied my stubborn taste and I had to copy off your blog link.
- September 27, 2009 at 4:44 PM
- cmpershad said...
"...please be impressed!"
Impressed... with whom, the tigress or the cub:)
May MAA DURGA bestow her grace on you and yours.
- September 27, 2009 at 5:05 PM
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- September 27, 2009 at 6:18 PM
- maglomaniac said...
"India Leadership Conclave"
-I wish one day I too would be a part of such intellect.
Cub k baap k paas you surely look even bigger than the female Al Qaida.
And you surely would have not shaked but rocked the place.
- September 27, 2009 at 7:39 PM
- Another Kiran In NYC said...
Oh my! Now thats a picture!
- September 27, 2009 at 10:16 PM
- Roshni said...
Really liked the blog!
- September 27, 2009 at 11:49 PM
- abdul hai said...
Nice cub
- September 28, 2009 at 12:27 AM
- Madhu said...
My My My! Weerent you afraid? Beautiful picture. Depicts your soul/writing's in a way.
- September 28, 2009 at 1:51 AM
- Sameer said...
Nice pic. Pl. post the speech at the India Leadership Conclave.
- September 28, 2009 at 1:58 AM
- Sunil Krishnani said...
Excellent Image. But something which I expect from you in spirit and your being.
- September 28, 2009 at 4:10 AM
- ms said...
mz de, great pic. wonder what the cub told its mother later! and please let us read some of your speech. just want to know what does it really take to wake up these slumbering delhiites. i am particularly irritated by the condescending "finally" in the topic. suggestions for more topics - "has the indian male finally been toilet trained?" or "have our politicians finally learned how to be austere?" and another one, "has our media finally realised the folly of airing ads which wish women a happy period?"
- September 28, 2009 at 7:57 AM
- *Aham* said...
Is this real???U are not making an ullo of us no???
AAI SHAPATH, the 4 legged sherni ke gutts ka daat deneka.
Female al-quida O thats quite a title. And ye ye, he must have mentioned it to compliment you.
neta log ka faltu ka muhavaras, udhaharans and sher-o-shayari cannot match our desi sherni...
And one more thing... I should say you look damn sexy in this black outfit (its most genuine and lustless-a compliment, when it comes from a pure gay guy na.... )
Why be shy to compliment and agree... WHat the heck... everyone loves a sexy friend... dont we?
sexy in thoughts, action and daredevil giri!
- September 28, 2009 at 11:22 AM
- aniketh_375 said...
Shobha,will you please write a topic of your early days.Your college days in Xavier's.How Bombay was back in the 70's and 80's.Basically,to see the old Bombay through your eyes.waits eargerly.Thank you.
- September 28, 2009 at 12:43 PM
- The unsure ascetic said...
The beauty with the beast!!!!
- September 28, 2009 at 12:56 PM
- Gulshan said...
Good pic wow.... wats ur rashee ??? r u Leo :)
- September 28, 2009 at 3:50 PM
- Theyoginme said...
Great picture...Can you post your address?
- September 28, 2009 at 6:07 PM
- pooja raathore said...
The picture is good u too look good apt title .More on your speech please madam AL Quaida!
- September 28, 2009 at 8:31 PM
- BONDbandar said...
Roger dat!!..i agree...
- September 28, 2009 at 10:32 PM
- Varsha said...
Shubho Bijoya to you.....
that pic is real?!? unbelievable
waiting to know more about the madam al quaida.......
- September 28, 2009 at 11:07 PM
- Theyoginme said...
oops I meant your speech at India Leadership Conclave. And I second the comment of aniketh_375. Bombay through your eyes. I have been re-reading your superstar book again. Most interesting are parts where you interweave your stories from the past. I noticed Big B giving you a kind reference in his last to last blog "day???"... when is the next spat? I hope we all get the first exclusive.
- September 28, 2009 at 11:29 PM
- The Panorama said...
Love the pic! great!
- September 29, 2009 at 12:20 AM
- ஷஃபிக்ஸ்/Suffix said...
//Latha said...
Hi Suffix,
That was 'Shuffix' in Tamil, not Suffix !//
Thanks Latha, I know it, intentionally left the word 'Suffix' intact.
- September 29, 2009 at 11:20 AM
- Gajendra said...
you should have climbed onto it...tehehe ;)
- September 30, 2009 at 2:08 PM
- Sidhusaaheb said...
That cub is super-cute.
Lucky you!
- October 1, 2009 at 1:38 AM
Has it ever occurred to you that you are an overrated silly woman?
- October 2, 2009 at 12:19 AM
- maha said...
really the picture is amazing...
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A new task force that will explore ways to boost marketing efforts of Crookston Sports Center took another step closer to becoming a reality Monday when the Park Board endorsed a list of 10 or so people who have volunteered their services, or have been referred as potentially valuable members of the task force.
In addition to including representatives from entities such as the Blue Line Club, Chamber of Commerce/Convention & Visitors Bureau and Figure Skating Club, others who will be asked via letter to serve on the task force include Mitch Bakken, Brent Melsa, Bo Brorby, Kristi Thorfinnson, Nell DeBoer and Eric Morgan. Scott Riopelle and/or Scott Butt, from Parks & Recreation, will also be involved with the group that Park Board member Michelle Christopherson last month suggested be formed. It's likely that Christopherson will serve on the task force as well.
City Administrator Tony Chladek suggested that one of the first things the new task force do is touch base with Chamber/CVB and Crookston InMotion leaders who have already been discussing ways to maximize the use and economic impact of the CSC. "You'd want to identify the group's role and its expectations and any policies you'd want to develop," Chladek said. "Then you'd want to identify strategies to achieve measurable outcomes."
Chamber President/CEO Shannon Stassen said a goal from the CVB perspective would be to increase "heads on beds" in local lodging facilities during months of lower activity, such as December through March. "We would continue to focus on our strengths, obviously, while also looking to bolster heads on beds where we have plenty of room for growth," Stassen said.
Christopherson said it's very likely that at some point task force members are going to wonder if any financial resources will be available for new and/or enhanced marketing efforts. Chladek said he expects that issue to arise, too, at some point, and said once some CSC marketing strategies are identified and action plans are developed, financial resources will be addressed. "You'll have some partners sitting right there around the table," he said. "Maybe there will be some resources available that no one has any idea about right now."
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Friday, July 4, 2008
...Hi Ho the Dairy-O...
Posted by Dawn at 11:42 PM
39 comments:
Wow, so am I correct in assuming that you also live 3 hours away from the Brookfield Zoo? And you went twice in like a week? That's crazy! haha!
- July 5, 2008 at 12:16 AM
- Kalynne Pudner said...
From what I recall of central Illinois, you can just about see the ones shot off in Peoria from any point between Chicago and St. Louis. Am I right?
- July 5, 2008 at 12:27 AM
- Kristy said...
Great Firework Pictures! I hope Everyone had a great Happy 4th of July! We didn't get to see any fireworks besides the ones on TV. But we are thankful for that. :)
- July 5, 2008 at 2:16 AM
SSO question: where do you get the internet connection if you are camping??? some sort of satellite connection because life without being online is...well, just not the same?
- July 5, 2008 at 4:13 AM
LOL about the 'butt sweat'!
I used to live in Springfield, IL (about a good 12 years ago now) and I remember that there was a pretty decent fireworks display down there.
- July 5, 2008 at 4:46 AM
- Kool Aid said...
speaking on salt-water pools, apparently it's the new "thing" for pools. Supposedly they're easier to maintain and healthier than all those chemicals in the old-fashioned pools. We had a similar experience with one at a hotel, only we didn't suppose it was butt-sweat, but something much worse... and yellow.
- July 5, 2008 at 6:27 AM
- Robin said...
I'm thinking that girl didn't know what she was talking about. All small towns in Central IL have fireworks. = ) The next time you go camping you should come to Petersburg. You can park your RV at New Salem State Park and hang out with us!
- July 5, 2008 at 7:08 AM
- SuburbanCorrespondent said...
Hmmm....puts the old saying "But would it play in Peoria?" in a whole new light....
- July 5, 2008 at 7:47 AM
- momof2girls said...
Here in central Illinois, Springfield and Litchfield both have nice fireworks displays. I'm sure there are other towns that do as well-maybe some of the other blog readers know.
- July 5, 2008 at 8:05 AM
I bet the pool you are swimming in is a saltwater pool. The town that we just moved to has those also and I couldn't figure it out at first either. They taste nasty but my kids say it is easier to open their eyes underwater
- July 5, 2008 at 8:22 AM
- My Flock Rocks! said...
We have a pool and the water is very salty because we use well water to fill it. Everyone always asks why it's so salty so the next time I'm going to tell them it's butt sweat...Too Funny! Ok, that's my kind of humor :)
- July 5, 2008 at 8:27 AM
- Karen said...
But you had great seats, and that's important.
- July 5, 2008 at 8:46 AM
- The Woman said...
think i'll go for the custard. lol Happy 4th
- July 5, 2008 at 9:17 AM
- CD said...
Our pool is "sterilized" with salt- the chemicals of them are gentler to your skin, nicer to swimsuits, kinder to eyes and yes, taste salty. Still safe to swim in! (although baby pools are still creepy to me)
- July 5, 2008 at 9:34 AM
Just wanted to say HAPPY 4TH OF JULY (late). We are in southeast texas and we actually just pop fireworks in our own yards or in the street. Its a wonderful thing you know to not have to load anyone up to go watch them... i'm shocked that there was only 1 place to watch the fireworks. hope u have a great one
- July 5, 2008 at 9:35 AM
Dawn, I lived in Central Illinois for 6 years. Bloomington and Normal both do their own fireworks. (45 minutes away) Also, many other of the town will do fireworks, evidently whoever you talked too is just dumb!
- July 5, 2008 at 9:45 AM
Are you SURE it was a chlorinated pool? Some have converted to saltwater to keep them clean in a more natural way instead of chlorine. Have a great rest of your trip!
- July 5, 2008 at 9:46 AM
- Mabunny said...
That was a great shot captured of the fireworks Dawn.
Glad you are having fun on your camping trip!
- July 5, 2008 at 10:56 AM
How are you getting an internet connection while camping?! However you're doing it, I'm glad to get your updates. About the swimming pool...the whole point of treating pools with chlorine or salt is to kill all the germs from the butt sweat or ahemm any other fluids. Now swimming in lakes and creeks creep me out, you never know what's living in there!
- July 5, 2008 at 10:57 AM
You weren't swimming in butt sweat. It was probably a pool with a salt cleaning system - our pool is this type. We converted it a year ago, from traditional chlorine to salt. It stays cleaner, it's much easier to care for, gentler on the skin, hair, and eyes, and better for the rest of the world (no chemicals). As long as the water wasn't yellow, I'd say you were ok :)
- July 5, 2008 at 10:58 AM
- Busy Dad Mumbles said...
Thank you for sharing the butt sweat comment. This will be used as another tool in the arsenel in keeping the kids from putting the pool water in their mouth. We have called it bum water.
Have a great July 4th. Thanks for sharing the fireworks photos.
- July 5, 2008 at 10:59 AM
I live in Pana,IL. We have fireworks. Almost every town of any size (meaning more than a few hundred people) around does, too. People actually do survive outside of Chicago and St. Louis in these here parts!
- July 5, 2008 at 11:18 AM
I live just outside of Springfield IL. You can't see Peoria's here but we could see the fireworks from the three places in Springfield that shot them plus Chatham, Auburn and a few other smaller towns. That girl was pretty clueless.
- July 5, 2008 at 11:41 AM
- Amanda said...
LOL Uh yeah, Chicago and Mt Louis? That is funny!! Here we can see Arlington Park, Rolling Meadows and a whole bunch of other ones while ours are going off. That's funny. Have a safe trip home!
- July 5, 2008 at 1:13 PM
Just for the record, pretty much every town in Central IL has their own fireworks show. Although Peoria is one of the bigger shows in the area. We watched them last night in Pekin, about 15 minutes away from Peoria. Apparently that cashier doesn't get out much :)
- July 5, 2008 at 1:15 PM
- Brenda said...
I'm not much for camping but I'm glad you are having fun. We were out of town and not back home to the huge unpacking mess.
- July 5, 2008 at 2:09 PM
I grew up in central IL and am actually visiting this week in a small town named Towanda. We had a very nice array of fireworks and could see some of Bloomington's fireworks and I know that Normal has a good fireworks selection.
I also know that the berry from yesterday was a mulberry and they are fine to eat. Unfortunately they turn everything they touch purple. :)
Love your blog!!!
- July 5, 2008 at 5:00 PM
- Kristi said...
I think you were swimming in a salt water chlorinated pool! That's what we swim in. It's awesome. So much easier on the skin and eyes.
Sounds like ya'll are having a great time!
Happy 4th!
- July 5, 2008 at 5:27 PM
Hi Dawn, I was being pulled in the lake by my hubbabd in his waiters in a blow up canoe..What ya think of that?
- July 5, 2008 at 9:59 PM
- BoufMom9 said...
Swimming in butt sweat??? Mmmmmm! Hope you have antibiotics!
Where I live, there are only 2 places to see fireworks within a 45 minute drive. It's esp. INSANE considering NJ is only a 5 1/2 hour drive from start to finish! LOL
Hope you had a great holiday!!!
- July 5, 2008 at 11:42 PM
- Debbie Yost said...
Mmm, yes please, on both. You need a little dairy to help sooth the spiciness of the wings.
- July 5, 2008 at 11:57 PM
- Nishanth Menon said...
great post....But this is jus out of curiosity.I think i have met you YAHOO messenger.Do you write poems???
- July 6, 2008 at 2:48 AM
- Elizabeth said...
A salt water pool is still chlorinated...it is an ionizing process that separates to Na from the Cl in NaCl (table salt)...
We did this with our pool this year and the kids love it. You also put baking soda in the pool if the Ph level gets off. It is really pretty cool.
Happy Independence Day (late).
Blessings, E
- July 6, 2008 at 1:47 PM
I live in Central IL, Decatur, almost every small town in central IL has fireworks, and some are really good. We went to Harristown (VERY small town, probably less than 1,000), they were actually very good this year! Obviously that cashier had no clue what she was talking about! lol I have family up in the Chicago burbs, they have no clue how we survive down here! But we do just fine! lol We AREN't all hillbillies and rednecks!
- July 7, 2008 at 9:15 AM
- MomToTwo said...
I was born & raised in Peoria and watched those fireworks every year. I remember when they 1st syncd them to music (Ohhhh) and when they light up the bridge for the 1st time after fireworkds (Ahhhh.) But there are displays all over the place down there. In fact, we lived close to a country club on the North Side of town and they would have their own display each eary on the 4th.
I'd love to know where you were camping - there was a place down by the river on the East Peoria side that we used to camp at. But my camping involved a trailer with fridge & microwave. I've done the whole tent thing, and I don't see it happening in the future. Of course, I did it 7 months pregnant while chasing a 2 year old around...with 4 other families and 11 kids...when it rained...all night...and we weren't close to the bathrooms... *shiver* Oh the horror!
- July 7, 2008 at 3:18 PM
- Jennifer Foster said...
Little jealous about the frozen custard...do you know how hard it is to find that in Ca?
- July 7, 2008 at 7:18 PM
- modern baby blankets said...
We used to live in Chicago...after fighting all the crazies to see the fireworks, I'd watch them in Peoria ANY day.
- July 8, 2008 at 11:38 AM
- DeeAnne said...
For future reference, Monticello, Champaign, and Decatur all do wonderful fireworks shows.
- July 8, 2008 at 11:10 PM
You sure know how to get all of the small town folks riled up! I was one of those small town folks from Illinois (Taylorville) for years. I got a little riled up myself. We watched fire works every year, and never traveled to see them. Now I live in the DFW area going to a fire works show is a definatly a time commitment!
- July 9, 2008 at 1:24 PM


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Five inmates in Idaho are suing several beer companies, claiming the companies didn't warn them alcohol could be addictive and they never would have ended up in jail if it wasn't for alcohol.
Inmate Keith Allen Brown filed the suit, which seeks a total of $1 billion in compensatory and punitive damages from 10 major beer and wine companies, in December, according to The Associated Press. His co-plaintiffs are Jeremy Joseph Brown, Cory Alan Baugh, Woodrow John Grant and Steven Todd Thompson.
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10 contemporary works to see now
10 contemporary works to see now
DILUVIAL: By Cristi Rinklin, at the Currier Museum of Art Manchester, New Hampshire, through September 9, currier.org Rinklin, a Boston painter, has covered floor-to-ceiling windows and adjoining walls with a translucent installation inspired by the Currier's 19th-century American landscapes. She combines painting with digital techniques in a work that draws on the tools of visual storytelling over the centuries, addressing depth and surface, representation and abstraction, paint and pixels.
JUNGLE HEADACHE: By Gary Webb, "Mr. Jeans" exhibition at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, through August 12, decordova.org This British sculptor is a virtuoso with materials, giddily crafting works from anything he can get his hands on — steel, brick, fabrics, spray paint, mirrors — to fashion snazzy objects that look like big toys. He draws on furniture design and the glitz of retail displays, but also taps Modernist abstraction. His sculptures are dense with associations, but come across as objects of pure whimsy.
EMPIRE 2009-2012: By Steve Locke, "You Don't Deserve Me" exhibition at Samson Gallery, Boston, through July 21, samsonprojects.com Locke, a Boston artist, examines the complexity of desire, painting men who respond to the viewer's gaze, often by sticking their tongues out. Now he raises the stakes, entering a new realm: Placing his paintings on poles, the artist marries painting with sculpture and installation. That ratchets up the perceived response of his subjects to the viewer. And vice versa.
"NAVIGATING THE PERSONAL BUBBLE" (installation view): By Wendy Richmond at the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, through November 4, risdmuseum.org As technology evolves, artists grapple with our new tools and toys and their implications in society. Richmond's three-channel video installation surrounds viewers with people working on laptops in cafes and libraries; the footage was taped by their computers' cameras. These people are out in the world, making their own privacy.
ISLAND UNIVERSE: By Josiah McElheny, "Some Pictures of the Infinite" exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Friday through October 14, icaboston.org As life grows increasingly virtual, many artists turn to handcraft to keep a grip on the tangible. Boston-born McElheny is a stellar glass blower, but his work doesn't rest on the sheer beauty of his medium. This conceptual artist deploys transparency, mirrors, and the gleam of glass to contemplate astronomy, philosophy, infinity, history, and the churning passage of time.
RADIOACTIVE: By Gonkar Gyatso, "Seeking Shambhala" exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, through October 21, mfa.org Just as Buddhists strive to dissolve dualities, contemporary art often melds polar opposites. This Tibetan artist performs a mash-up of highbrow and lowbrow, spiritual and commercial, detached and grasping. He has covered his cast-resin Buddha with garish decals — hearts, information about condoms, and, at his third eye (beware!), the symbol for radioactivity.
SIGNAL: By Dan Walsh, "UnCommon Ground" exhibition at the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, through October 21, risdmuseum.org For centuries, artists strove to portray space and volume expertly. These days, they aim to bollix up expectations. Walsh's paintings blend minimalist grids with a handmade aesthetic and luminous tones. He hangs them in relation to lines of black tape on the wall, toying with viewers' perceptions of the museum's space.
CANADA DE FANTAISIE: By BGL (Jasmin Bilodeau, Sebastien Giguere, and Nicolas Laverdiere), "Oh, Canada" exhibition at Mass MoCA, North Adams, through April 1, massmoca.org "Do it yourself" may seem inherent to making art, but the DIY viewpoint is hot these days, and this scrappy self-propelled carousel fits the bill. Pulled together out of old, rusted temporary barricades, it looks like something your kids might try to erect in the backyard — except it's bigger and better executed. It has another contemporary edge: interactivity. Adults are as eager to play as children.
BIKING IN BERLIN #37: By Nancy Murphy Spicer, "Biking in Berlin" exhibition at Carroll and Sons gallery, Boston, July 4 through September 1, carrollandsons.net Blame it on the GPS. As artists attempt to preserve a part of the brain that may become vestigial, mapping in art has burgeoned. Murphy Spicer's lyrical works on pages from a guidebook trace her travels by bike around Berlin. Her responses to the terrain sport big blocks of color, with collaged bits and cutouts adding texture to the abstracted cityscapes.
AXIOM #3: TERRITORY: By Francois de Costerd and Todd Antonellis, "Art on the Marquee" exhibition at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, ongoing, artonthemarquee.com When it comes to public art, Boston still lags. Here's an exception, in a fast-growing frontier for public art: video. The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority's 80-foot-tall, seven-screen marquee is showing multiple videos by local artists, curated by Boston Cyberarts. The videos, crafted to the marquee's odd shape, are short and silent, smart and funny, and range from animation to meditations on landscape.


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July seems to hold some pretty exciting things (MAC collection-wise), AHEM AND it's my 25th birthday!! (July 16, ya know, for those wondering)
So I decided that it would be so stupid to basically rip off other people's information (even if I posted the source, it would be THE SAME information -- just unnecessary) by posting the typical "MAC Color Story" Information for each collection. So instead, I'll link you to the places where I get my information! But I'll outline the collection names and release dates of course :) Then at the bottom of this post, I'll work on my wish lists and initial thoughts about the individual collections. Sound good?? Awesome. :)
*You can also click the "Collections" link at the bar on top of my page for a big post that organizes the collections and my associated collection posts by month.
Euristocrats2 (already released most places, so whatever)
7/09 Colour Craft
7/09 Graphic Gardens (Nordstrom)
7/09 Look in a Box (Nordstrom)
7/30 Baby Blooms
Thoughts and wishes...
Euristocrats 2
One word..Dazzleglasses. That's my main excitement surrounding this collection. Usually collections centered around lip products really don't excite me much, but if dazzleglasses are involved, I'm there! I've yet to check this collection out in person, but I'm definitely planning a trip to MAC soon. OOO and Saint Germain is making a comeback! So if you missed out on that when it came out before, don't miss out on it this time! As far as products I'm eye-ing, it's mainly dazzleglasses, as you'd probably expect :)
Obviously, this may change when I see everything in person, but this is what I'm thinking...
My wishlist:
Vie Veneto
Rue de Rouge
Euro Beat
*Costa Chic Lipstick (maybe)
(skipping the liners since they're all permanent)
Colour Craft
EEK! SOOO excited for this one! Mostly because of the MSF's and one brush in particular! I'm also THRILLED that the 226 brush is being repromoted with this one. I only got one when it was released with Brunette, Blonde, Redhead. I definitely could use a few extras :)
My wishlist:
*130 BRUSH!!! (maybe 2 or 3) This brush looks amazing...
*extra 226
*MSFs: (in a perfect world, I'd get all 6...we'll see what happens!)
Triple Fusion, Porcelain Pink -- those are the two shades that I think are most different from what I've already got and what will work with my skin, but I've really got to get my hands on the darker shades for my kit!
*Eye Shadow:
Assemblage, Girlish Romp, Natural Flare, Fashion Patch
Colour Crafted
Not sure about the blush...I'll have to see those in person!
About the lipgloss...not a fan of the "mixed up" colors...they look used :X
Graphic Gardens / Look in a Box (Nordstrom's exclusive collections)
For some reason, the Nordstrom collections never excite me much. These aren't really any different. The Graphic Gardens eye shadow palettes definitely look pretty, but I'll be surprised if I end up buying any of them. Nothing really different or exciting. However, if you are starting your collection and need brushes, eye shadows, or lip products, I would consider checking this stuff out! You can get so much more for your money by purchasing these special sets!
For now, planning on skipping both.
Baby Blooms
Ok, this is exciting to me! At first, I wasn't that into it, but after seeing more about the lip products, I'm SUPER excited!! I always get really excited about new foundation/skin products as well!
My wishlist:
*Studio Moisture Tint SPF15- Medium (not 100% about the shade, I'll have to test it in person)
*Sun Tints (lipgloss) SPF15- I WANT THEM ALL!! but to pick a few:
Just a Smidge, Moist Plum, Pink Tinge


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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Hot Dogs and Grits
The recipe is going in the cookbook since grits are a staple at the Southern breakfast table. And honestly, there's no better way to eat yellow corn grits than with vegan cheeze and crumbles of tempeh bacon. I read on someone's blog awhile back that grits aren't available in some areas of the country! Shocking! But I believe the ingredients in this recipe would work well with steel cut oats as well. I'm a recent savory oat convert.
Though the grits kept me full for hours, I couldn't wait until lunchtime when I could dig into one of Melody's AMAZING Homemade Veggie Dogs:
The recipe is a tester for Melody at the Melomeals: $3.33 a Day blog. She made them awhile back and I begged her for the recipe. So she was nice enough to let me test it. I'm now convinced that Melody is a genius! These taste so much like storebought dogs, but way, way better. I doubt I'll ever buy a processed veggie dog again.
I won't divulge what's in 'em since I believe the recipe is going in Melody's upcoming e-cookbook. But trust me when I say, this recipe alone is worth buying her book.
I topped my dog with Zukay Horseradish Relish (the kind with live probiotic cultures) and served it with leftover tortilla chips from Blue Coast Burrito, Zukay Hot Salsa (more cultures), and a spinach salad with radishes and almonds.
As for dinner, well, I'm saving that post for tomorrow. The nice daylight was gone when I returned home from yoga by 7:30 p.m., so I'll shoot that meal when I eat the leftovers for lunch.
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- Jamie the Foodie said...
yum! i love hotdogs & haven't found a vegan one that tastes even half-way decent! can't wait to try this recipe when the cookbook comes out. and the grits sound amazing! i'm a southern girl, too; i served grits at a brunch one time & had people who wouldn't even try them! can you imagine?
- March 24, 2009 at 11:17 PM
- Vegyogini said...
Your cookbook is going to be incredible! I can't wait for it to be ready. :)
- March 25, 2009 at 12:31 AM
- jodye said...
This looks so comforting, I know my boyfriend would love it!
- March 25, 2009 at 12:51 AM
- nora said...
Those grits need to be on my breakfast table. Tomorrow.
Also, it's funny--because I don't really know much about Southern food, I had no idea that hot dogs and grits wouldn't go together (because a lot of your Southern combos seem random to me at first until I try them!), so when I read your post title, that's definitely what I expected!
- March 25, 2009 at 1:05 AM
- Mihl said...
I had no idea that such a breakfast exists! I looks mighty tasty.
I am also convinced Melody is a genious. I love her blog.
- March 25, 2009 at 5:55 AM
- Virginia said...
i am from the south so i am super excited to see you are putting together a book of southern vegan recipes! i haven't had grits since going vegan but now i miss them like crazy after this post!
- March 25, 2009 at 6:29 AM
- Macie said...
Mmm. Grits!
Those veggie dogs are intriguing! I'd love to be able to make my own at home...
- March 25, 2009 at 7:11 AM
Homemade VeggieDogs?!
Get outta town... ;)
- March 25, 2009 at 7:13 AM
- Jenn said...
Mmm grits.
I will definitely wait for the veggie dog recipe. Thanks for the info. I haven't found a store bought veg dog that I truly love.
Zukay rocks.
- March 25, 2009 at 7:40 AM
I've never seen non-meat meat foods look so appetizing.
- March 25, 2009 at 7:56 AM
- Sal said...
cheezy grits sounds amazing and I'm not sure I even know what they are!!
The hotdogs look great too.
- March 25, 2009 at 8:11 AM
- abby of mia picolli piaceri said...
yum honey! really, you're just 14? wow, your a young vegetarian. keep posting ;) mUck love, abby ;)
- March 25, 2009 at 8:46 AM
- Vegan_Noodle said...
Hmmm, I actually don't think grits and hotdogs would be bad together....
And for the zillionth time, I can't wait for your cookbook!!
- March 25, 2009 at 9:13 AM
- Linh said...
I am always so inspired... and a little hugrier after reading your blog. Everything always looks so pretty and yummy. I can't wait for your cookbook to come out!
- March 25, 2009 at 10:28 AM
- Melody Polakow said...
I've never had grits!.. but you make me want to.
I'm so glad you liked the hot dog recipe!
Also, I am DROOLING over your mint julep brownies in the last post.
- March 25, 2009 at 10:41 AM
- jessy said...
i can't wait for Melody's e-cookbook to come out! her blog is great & i just love all the awesomeness she makes!
your photos are look'n great, Bianca! i wish i had a veggie dog right now! good call on the Zukay relish - mmmmmmmmmmm! an excellent addition, fo 'sho! and cheezy bacony grits! oooh sweet jeebus - i can't wait to test 'em out! and i can't believe people can't find grits in certain places! that's such a shame - grits are just so awesome!
- March 25, 2009 at 12:51 PM
- pixiepine said...
I love grits!!!
- March 25, 2009 at 1:27 PM
- Lauren said...
yum a homemade veggie dog!! that just sounds super. :) im sure much more satisfying than those smart dogs...not that i dont eat them anyway though..the grits are sounding pretty delicious though!
- March 25, 2009 at 3:57 PM
Hi, Bianca! I've been a longtime fan of the blog, though never really a commenter. Anyway, I was just wondering if you've ever considered having your Granny do a guest post? I for one would love to hear the musings of a good ol' Southern gal learning how to bake vegan. Just a thought!
- March 25, 2009 at 11:15 PM
ooo can't wait for the new cookbook! another one to add to the collection :0)
- March 26, 2009 at 4:12 PM
- TheMOSTfresh said...
You're timing is beautiful! I recently attacked my first grits recipe so I kept it simple and it tasted exactly so... naturally I showered the blandness with TONS of S-n-P and even tossed in some vegan cheese but I still have tons of cornmeal on hand and I need a new approach... so thank you soo much, can't wait to get at it! =]
- March 26, 2009 at 6:02 PM
- aTxVegn said...
I grew up on grits, but I haven't made any in a long time. Your cheezy grits look delicious. I'm glad you're digging the savory oats too!
- March 26, 2009 at 6:41 PM
- A_and_N said...
I've never tried grits before. Mebbe I can try this!
- March 26, 2009 at 11:08 PM
- Celine said...
so many amazing cookbooks coming up! I can't wait. have to, but can't.
- March 26, 2009 at 11:26 PM
- Cyn said...
Those cheesy grits look amazing! I am totally craving grits recently, it's weird because I haven't had them in years and years.
- March 26, 2009 at 11:43 PM
Those grits look so good! And a good hotdog recipe is hard to find! Can't wait for Mel's ebook!
- March 27, 2009 at 6:42 AM
- River said...
Speaking of your cookbook I forgot to leave you feedback on the biscuits that I made last week before we hit the road!(I'll do that on your tester blog)
Melody's book is also going to be a total hit! The veggie dogs look perfect!
- March 28, 2009 at 6:11 PM
- Erin said...
It was ME that couldn't find grits! Although I should probably be more specific, I couldn't find Quaker Instant Grits, which is a necessity for my breakfasts. Melisser told me she thinks she's seen them in San Francisco, so they're not non-existant out here, they're just not very popular.
That hot dog looks amazing. Seriously. And probably the healthiest hot dog meal ever.
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- April 7, 2009 at 1:26 AM
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- March 12, 2010 at 10:03 PM
- Cheetah said...
I love your blog. It is always best to make it fresh rather than using the processed stuff.
I just wanted to mention the Blue Coast Burrito fries their tortilla chips in the same fryer that where they fry the fish for the fish tocos.
Not sure which BCB you frequent, but the ones that I go to all do the same, so if that is a concern, maybe you should check with your BCB.
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