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Two Fat Ladies’ Glazed Chicken Wings

Tweet 2 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce 4 medium garlic cloves, minced 1 tablespoon Chinese chile oil 5 tablespoons honey 2 1/2 tablespoons orange juice 2 1/2 tablespoons cider vinegar 5 level tablespoons Dijon mustard 16 chicken wings Mix all the ingredients, except the chicken wings, in a large bowl. Remove and discard the tips from [...]

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Patti Labelle’s corn casserole

Tweet Corn Casserole 2 cups fresh corn kernels, thawed frozen corn, or drained canned corn 1 cup milk 2 large eggs, beaten 4 tablespoons butter, melted 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Preheat the oven to 325F. Lightly butter an 8-inch square baking dish. In [...]

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Patti Labelle’s Over-The-Rainbow Macaroni and Cheese

Tweet Ingredients: • 5 pounds assorted greens (collard, kale, mustard, and turnip greens, in any combination), tough stems discarded • 2 medium onions , chopped • 1/4 cup vegetable oil • 2 jalapenos , seeded and minced, optional • 1 (1 1/2-pound) smoked turkey wing • Seasoned salt and freshly ground black pepper Directions: Tear [...]

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Linda Evans Dynasty Corn Pudding

Tweet Serves: 12 Yield: 12 Ingredients: 4 ounces unsalted butter, melted plus additional for greasing 3 cups fresh corn kernels, ears (4-5, you can use frozen) 2 eggs 1 cup sour cream 9 ounces Monterey jack cheese or 9 ounces Monterey jack pepper cheese, cut into 1/2 inch cubes 1/2 cup cornmeal 1 (4 ounce) can [...]

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Weather-themed cocktail recipes

Tweet Four seasons, four pitchers.  Make ‘em in advance, chill them well, pour them out at parties, keep it flowing! All numbers below are parts to indicate proportions. Hurricane: 6 Rum 1 Sweet lime juice 1.5 Passion fruit puree Autumn Wind: 3 Apple cider 2 Whisky 1 Cinnamon Schnapps Bitters and lemon juice to taste Chocolate Thunder: 1 Bailey’s 1 Rum 1 Kahlua 4 Coca-Cola [...]

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Lessons from a nude website

Tweet Earlier this month, I heard an interview on NPR with the founder of a website that features nude photos posted without the subject’s knowledge.  The site encourages readers to anonymously submit naked photos of other people (ex-girlfriends, etc.) and to include links to their social networking pages and even phone numbers, so the world [...]

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At Richard Feynman’s grave

Tweet Yesterday, the family and I went to the Grand Central Market in downtown Los Angeles for some pig-snout tacos, after  which we headed to The Last Bookstore to browse the shelves.  Such a beautiful bookstore, nestled in a historic building:     I love being in bookstores, not only to discover, but to listen to the books, [...]

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Step into your future

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I submitted 3 panels to SXSW for @cdbaby & @bookbaby – please vote! Thanks!

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