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Yes, we covered up Bella with a burger. Photo: Rachel Been, AOL.

OMG!!! The latest installment of the "Twilight" saga, "New Moon," is nigh upon us! Will you be celebrating with fast food?

The folks at Burger King think so. They're marketing a special BK Burger Shots six-pack for all you werewolves and, ahem, blood-sucking vampires out there. The mini burgers come with a special "Gift of Holiday Value" -- coupons for "Twilight" merch masquerading as collector's cards. Think of them as a vampire Valpak of savings.

Is any of this worth it? Find out after the jump.

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]]>burger kingburger shotsfast food reviewstwilighttwilight new moonSara BonisteelWed, 18 Nov 2009 17:00:00 ESTEditor's Picks - Best of the Resthttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/13/editors-picks-best-of-the-rest/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/13/editors-picks-best-of-the-rest/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/13/editors-picks-best-of-the-rest/#commentsFiled under: ,

gulf oyster

Photo: Editor B, Flickr

For once, the government listens to New Orleans. On Friday, the FDA agreed to hold off on a warm-weather ban on raw Gulf oysters till the agency can fully study the issue. But in the Atlantic, it's getting harder to find cod on Cape Cod.

The International Vegetarian Union goes cannibalistic with this anatomical vegetarian advertisement. Keep it away from the woman afraid of vegetables.

Jamie Oliver, who's been hard at work trying to slim the waistlines of Huntington, W.Va., residents, is also peddling high-sodium pasta sauces in Britain.

If you like to slather it on, you can see all those Stephen Colbert-inspired Miracle Whip ads online here and here.

And finally, a Chicago Tribune sports columnist ate his own words -- the whole column in fact -- after admitting a basketball player drafted by the Bulls wasn't so bad after all.

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]]>best of the restbest of the web this weekBestOfTheRestBestOfTheWebThisWeekSara BonisteelFri, 13 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST'Grillin' With Gas' - Cookbook Spotlighthttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/13/grilling-with-gas-cookbook-spotlight/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/13/grilling-with-gas-cookbook-spotlight/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/13/grilling-with-gas-cookbook-spotlight/#commentsFiled under:


grillin with gas book cover

Photo: The Taunton Press.

'Grillin' with Gas: 150 Mouthwatering Recipes for Great Grilled Food'
by Fred Thompson
Photographs by Ben Fink
The Taunton Press -- 2009
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"Barbecue Nation" author Fred Thompson goes through the hows and whys of gas grilling in his latest book. Here you'll learn what to look for in a gas grill, how to use it and how to turn it into a meat-smoking machine.

Along the way, you'll find some solid recipes to keep you grilling all year long.

See what we tested and whether it's worth buying after the jump.

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]]>cookbook spotlightCookbookSpotlightfred thompsonFredThompsongrilling with gasGrillingWithGasSara BonisteelFri, 13 Nov 2009 14:00:00 ESTEscamole - Mexican Ant-Egg Delicacyhttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/13/escamole-mexican-ant-egg-delicacy/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/13/escamole-mexican-ant-egg-delicacy/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/13/escamole-mexican-ant-egg-delicacy/#commentsFiled under: ,

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Escamole. Photo: Sara Bonisteel.

On a quick trip to Mexico City last weekend, we got adventurous and tried escamole -- ant eggs harvested from agave plants.

A friend had informed us prior to sampling what exactly these buttery white grains were. Had we not known, we would have just found them to be pleasant, nutty things similar to cooked, toasted risotto. We ate them at the San Angel Inn, which serves up escamole with fresh guacamole and corn tortillas.

Have you tried escamole? What did you think? And what's the weirdest thing you've eaten? Let us know in the comments below.

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]]>ant egg saladant eggsAntEggsAntEggSaladescamoleescamolesSara BonisteelFri, 13 Nov 2009 13:00:00 ESTMiracle Whip Gunning for Stephen Colberthttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/12/miracle-whip-gunning-for-stephen-colbert/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/12/miracle-whip-gunning-for-stephen-colbert/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/12/miracle-whip-gunning-for-stephen-colbert/#commentsFiled under:



Miracle Whip is going after Stephen Colbert, after the Comedy Central star made fun of its "Don't Be So Mayo" ad campaign.

The condiment company has purportedly purchased every commercial during Thursday's "Colbert Report" and taken out an open-letter newspaper ad to Colbert saying "we will dominate the airspace on your show ... we will own you."

This comes after Colbert "pop[ped] open a jar of mayo whup-ass" during his Oct. 15 show.

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]]>mayonnaisemiracle whipMiracleWhipstephen colbertStephenColbertSara BonisteelThu, 12 Nov 2009 16:30:00 EST'Antojitos' - Cookbook Spotlighthttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/06/antojitos-cookbook-spotlight/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/06/antojitos-cookbook-spotlight/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/06/antojitos-cookbook-spotlight/#commentsFiled under:


antojitos cookbook review

Photo: Ten Speed Press.

'Antojitos: Festive and Flavorful Mexican Small Plates'
by Barbara Sibley and Margaritte Malfy with Mary Goodbody
Photography by Lucy Schaeffer
Ten Speed Press -- 2009
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Antojitos, as Barbara Sibley and Margaritte Malfy explain in their book of the same name, are small bites sometimes eaten as appetizers in Mexican cuisine and sometime just downed as a street snack to satisfy between-meals hunger pangs.

The owners of New York City's La Palapa have written a book that covers all manner of these spicy snacks -- from empanadas and tacos to ceviches and mole. Along the way, they give brief stories about the dishes as well as menus perfect for any fiesta, and colorful pages filled with images of Loteria cards and stock Mexican art that add a whimsical touch to the cookbook.

See what we tested and whether it's worth buying after the jump.

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]]>adobo sauceAdoboSauceantojitosbarbara sibleyBarbaraSibleyla palapaLaPalapamargaritte malfyMargaritteMalfymexican cuisinemexican foodMexicanCuisineMexicanFoodtomatillosSara BonisteelFri, 06 Nov 2009 14:00:00 ESTJulia Child's Primordial Souphttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/05/julia-childs-primordial-soup/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/05/julia-childs-primordial-soup/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/05/julia-childs-primordial-soup/#commentsFiled under: ,



Julia Child certainly could make a mean boeuf bourguignon, but did you know she could also whip up the building blocks of life?

It's kind of scary watching her describe scientific diagrams using her chef's knife as a pointer. But it's helpful for all us home cooks that she converts grams into teaspoons. Bon appetit!

[Neatorama via Buzzfeed]

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]]>julia childJuliaChildprimordial soupPrimordialSoupyoutubeSara BonisteelThu, 05 Nov 2009 13:30:00 EST'Momofuku' - Cookbook Spotlighthttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/04/momofuku-cookbook-spotlight/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/04/momofuku-cookbook-spotlight/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/04/momofuku-cookbook-spotlight/#commentsFiled under:


momofuku cookbook review

Photo: Amazon.com.

'Momofuku'
by David Chang and Peter Meehan
Photographs by Gabriele Stabile
Clarkson Potter -- 2009
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Even if you haven't eaten at one of the Momofuku restaurants in New York City, chances are you've heard about David Chang -- the James Beard award-winning chef painted at times as a "neurotic" "culinary rebel" who just happens to be "a pork-loving, pickle-happy individualist."

Well, now it's his turn to tell his story. The world is finally getting a cookbook from the man who built his food empire on a simple bowl of ramen.

"Living up to high expectations sucks," he writes in "Momofuku." "But for all that, I know this: I am one very lucky bastard."

Lucky, yes, but it helps that his creations are filled with unlikely but delicious flavor pairings.

See what we tested and whether it's worth buying after the jump.

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]]>david changDavidChangmomofukumomofuku andomomofuku cookbookMomofukuAndoMomofukuCookbookramenSara BonisteelWed, 04 Nov 2009 14:00:00 ESTWorld's Largest Meatball Record Broken ... Againhttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/02/worlds-largest-meatball/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/02/worlds-largest-meatball/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/02/worlds-largest-meatball/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

world's largest meatball

Photo: AP/Jim Cole

In the arena of giant food, the record for the world's largest meatball doesn't last long.

It was just this September that Jimmy Kimmel and crew bested a Mexican meatball to take back the prize of world's largest meatball for America. But just five weeks later, the late-night funnyman's large lunch was bested by an Italian eatery in New Hampshire.

Nonni's Italian Eatery crafted a meatball on Sunday at a Holiday Inn in Concord, N.H., that decimated Kimmel's 198.6-pound meatball by about 25 pounds.

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]]>jimmy kimmelJimmyKimmelmeatballsnonnis italian eateryNonnisItalianEateryworlds largest meatballWorldsLargestMeatballSara BonisteelMon, 02 Nov 2009 16:30:00 EST'Twilight' Restaurant Coming Soon to Forks, Wash.http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/30/twilight-restaurant-coming-soon-to-forks-wash/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/30/twilight-restaurant-coming-soon-to-forks-wash/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/30/twilight-restaurant-coming-soon-to-forks-wash/#commentsFiled under: ,

twilight restaurant

Blood on the menu at 'Twilight' eatery? Photo: spike55151/flickr

Here's something vampire fans didn't have to wait an eternity for -- a "Twilight"-themed restaurant is slated to open in Forks, Wash., the real setting for the fictional teen vampire romance novels.

Annette and Tim Root plan to open the "Twilight" restaurant next year, the Peninsula Daily News reports. The family restaurant, tentatively named Volterra after the Italian city where all the powerful vampires live in Stephenie Meyer's series, will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. No word on whether blood will be on the menu.

What do you think? Dumb idea or good marketing strategy?

[Via Peninsula Daily News]

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]]>Bella SwanBellaSwanedward cullenEdwardCullenStephenie MeyerStephenieMeyertwilighttwilight restaurantTwilightRestaurantSara BonisteelFri, 30 Oct 2009 15:30:00 ESTJolt Cola May Stop Production, Closehttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/29/jolt-cola-may-stop-production-close/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/29/jolt-cola-may-stop-production-close/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/29/jolt-cola-may-stop-production-close/#commentsFiled under: , ,

jolt cola to close

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Jolt Cola -- the evening study fuel of many a cramming student and the precursor to caffeine-packed energy drinks like Red Bull -- may soon be no more.

Jolt Co. Inc. filed for bankruptcy last year after racking up more than $5 million in debt to a Chicago can manufacturer. The company was optimistic about restructuring, but plans fell apart this week, putting the future of the double-caffeinated cola into jeopardy, a Jolt attorney told the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle.

"The name will show up someplace else, but just that," William I. Kohn of Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff told the paper. "I don't see anybody buying the entire package."

Jolt founder Carl J. Rapp, who started the company in 1985, fought the restructuring of the company and blamed its current situation on an investment group that owns a large stake in the company, the paper reports.

Will you miss Jolt Cola? Spill it in the comments.

[Via Rochester Democrat & Chronicle]

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]]>bankruptcycarl j. rappCarlJ.Rappenergy drinksEnergyDrinksjoltjolt co. inc.jolt colaJoltCo.Inc.JoltColared bullRedBullrochester democrat and chronicleRochesterDemocratAndChronicleSara BonisteelThu, 29 Oct 2009 11:30:00 ESTKeyboard Cat and Other Internet Meme Cakeshttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/28/keyboard-cat-and-other-internet-meme-cakes/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/28/keyboard-cat-and-other-internet-meme-cakes/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/28/keyboard-cat-and-other-internet-meme-cakes/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Keyboard Cat cake. Photo: HB Art/Flickr

Play 'em off to sugar rush Keyboard Cat!

Slashfood's sister site Urlesque found this wonderful Internet Meme Cake and others including O Rly? Owl, Snakes on a Plane and even a Rick Roll treat.

Keyboard Cat plays us off after the jump.

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]]>internet meme cakesInternetMemeCakeskeyboard catKeyboardCatO RLY owlORlyOwlplay him off keyboard catPlayHimOffKeyboardCatrick rollRickRollurlesqueSara BonisteelWed, 28 Oct 2009 13:30:00 EST'Savory Baking' - Cookbook Spotlighthttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/26/savory-baking-cookbook-spotlight/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/26/savory-baking-cookbook-spotlight/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/26/savory-baking-cookbook-spotlight/#commentsFiled under: ,


savory baking cookbook review

Photo: Chronicle Books

'Savory Baking: Warm and Inspiring Recipes for Crisp, Crumbly, Flaky Pastries'
by Mary Cech
Photography by Noel Barnhurst
Chronicle Books -- 2009
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Baking doesn't have to be a sweet thing, as Mary Cech proves in her new cookbook "Savory Baking." The veteran pastry chef turns traditional pastries upside down with recipes for seafood strudel, Yukon gold brown betty and caprese-salad-filled profiteroles in this mouthwatering book.

You don't have to throw out everything you know about baking to feel at home in Cech's kitchen. Instead, you'll use your skills to whip up creative twists to the classics.

See what we tested and find out whether the book's worth buying after the jump.

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]]>bakingchile cheese breadChileCheeseBreadcookbook spotlightCookbookSpotlightmary cechMaryCechsavory bakingSavoryBakingSara BonisteelMon, 26 Oct 2009 14:00:00 ESTMan Sought in Restaurant Assault of 'Zombie'http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/26/man-sought-in-restaurant-assault-of-zombie/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/26/man-sought-in-restaurant-assault-of-zombie/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/26/man-sought-in-restaurant-assault-of-zombie/#commentsFiled under: ,

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Zombie Eyeball Crispies. Photo: norwichnuts/flickr

File this under Halloween fright: Police in Iowa City, Iowa, are seeking a man who allegedly punched a man in the eye at a fast-food restaurant after accusing him of being a zombie.

The incident happened on Sunday morning at Panchero's in Iowa City as the victim was ordering food, the Iowa City Press Citizen reports. The suspect, between 6-foot and 6-foot-2, punched the "zombie" again and broke his nose after the victim attempted to call police.

No word yet on whether the man who was assaulted was ordering brains.

[Via Iowa City Press Citizen]

Thanks to Slashfood Flickr pool user norwichnuts for the pic!

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]]>iowa city press citizenIowaCityPressCitizenpancheroszombiezombie attackZombieAttackSara BonisteelMon, 26 Oct 2009 12:30:00 ESTEating the Burger King Windows 7 Whopperhttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/23/eating-the-burger-king-windows-7-whopper/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/23/eating-the-burger-king-windows-7-whopper/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/23/eating-the-burger-king-windows-7-whopper/#commentsFiled under: , ,



We told you Thursday about the seven-patty Burger King Windows 7 Whopper, but now you can see the price of eating this special one-week-only promotion to celebrate the launch of Microsoft Windows 7 in Japan.

CheapAssGamer bought two of the burgers in Akihabara, Japan, and did their best to down 'em. Check it out in the video above.

[CheapAssGamer via Eat Me Daily]

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]]>akihabaraburger kingBurgerKingcheap ass gamerCheapAssGamereat me dailyEatMeDailyjapanwindows 7 whopperWindows7WhopperSara BonisteelFri, 23 Oct 2009 11:30:00 ESTSoupy Sales, King of the Pie in the Face, Dies at 83http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/23/soupy-sales-king-of-the-pie-in-the-face-dies-at-83/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/23/soupy-sales-king-of-the-pie-in-the-face-dies-at-83/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/23/soupy-sales-king-of-the-pie-in-the-face-dies-at-83/#commentsFiled under: ,



Soupy Sales, the comedian responsible for 20,000 pies to the face, has died at the age of 83.

Sales, who built his comedic reputation with characters like White Fang and Black Tooth on children's TV shows in Detroit and New York, took his first cream pie to the face in 1951, the Associated Press reports. He died Thursday in a hospice in the Bronx, N.Y., after battling health problems.

"I'll probably be remembered for the pies, and that's all right," Sales said in 1985.

Have any Soupy pie memories? Let us know in the comments below.

[Via Associated Press]

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]]>Milton SupmanMiltonSupmanpie in the facePieInTheFacepiessoupy salesSoupySalesSara BonisteelFri, 23 Oct 2009 09:30:00 ESTRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Pork Chophttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/22/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-pork-chop/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/22/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-pork-chop/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/22/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-pork-chop/#commentsFiled under: , ,

rudolph the red-nosed reindeer pork chop

Photo: FOX8

Proving once again that the holiday season seems to start earlier every year, one woman claims to have found Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in her pork chop.

Sue Church stopped by WGHP-TV in High Point, N.C., on Tuesday with a pork chop that she thinks resembles the reindeer made famous by the Johnny Marks song.

What do you think? Is it Rudolph? And have you ever seen an image in your food? Let us know in the comments below.

[Via FOX8]

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]]>pork chopPorkChoprudolph the red-nosed reindeerRudolphTheRed-nosedReindeersue churchSueChurchSara BonisteelThu, 22 Oct 2009 11:30:00 ESTRestaurant Matchbooks Survive Smoking Banshttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/21/restaurant-matchbooks-survive-smoking-bans/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/21/restaurant-matchbooks-survive-smoking-bans/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/21/restaurant-matchbooks-survive-smoking-bans/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

matchbooks making a comeback

Photo: yellowcloud, Flickr.

You can't keep a good freebie down.

Despite smoking bans at restaurants in cities across the country, the restaurant matchbook is experiencing a "fragile renaissance" of sorts, the New York Times reports.

"When a state or municipality imposes a ban, we see a hesitation in reordering and a fall-off in new business," Mark Nackman, the owner and president of AdMatch, an importer based in New York City told the Times. "Then the volumes start to creep back up, so that within a year or so we see some resurgence in statewide sales. Matches have universal appeal, and that's the mystery -- that one little package could resonate with familiarity, maybe beauty and a feeling of value."

It helps that they're highly collectible. Do you have a matchbook collection or have a favorite matchbook from your dining travels? Spill it in the comments.

[Via New York Times]

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]]>advertisingmatchbookmatchesnew york timesNewYorkTimesrestaurant advertisingrestaurant matchbookRestaurantAdvertisingRestaurantMatchbookSara BonisteelWed, 21 Oct 2009 15:00:00 ESTWisconsin Apple Pie and Cheese Don't Always Go Togetherhttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/19/wisconsin-apple-pie-and-cheese-dont-always-go-together/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/19/wisconsin-apple-pie-and-cheese-dont-always-go-together/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/19/wisconsin-apple-pie-and-cheese-dont-always-go-together/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

apple pie with cheese

Photo: longpig, Flickr.

Cheese with that pie? It might taste good, but it's definitely not required by law in the Dairy State.

The Wisconsin State Journal debunked the myth that Wisconsin requires apple pie to be served with cheese at restaurants in the state. The paper asked Connie Von Der Heide at the Wisconsin State Law Library whether or not state law required cheese to accompany the pie after a reader inquired about it.

"It certainly sounds plausible since after all this is the Dairy State, but the answer is no," she said. "The 1935 Laws of Wis., ch. 106 came close; it required serving a small amount of cheese and butter with meals in restaurants (effective from June 1935 to March 1937)."

What crazy food laws have you heard of? Let us know in the comments below.

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]]>apple pieApplePiecheesecheese with pieCheeseWithPiewisconsinwisconsin lawWisconsinLawSara BonisteelMon, 19 Oct 2009 16:00:00 EST'Cake Wrecks,' 'This Is Why You're Fat' - New Food Humor Bookshttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/14/cake-wrecks-this-is-why-youre-fat-new-food-humor-books/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/14/cake-wrecks-this-is-why-youre-fat-new-food-humor-books/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/14/cake-wrecks-this-is-why-youre-fat-new-food-humor-books/#commentsFiled under: , ,

cake wrecks and this is why you're fat books

Photo: Sara Bonisteel

We've long been fans of Jen Yates' fantastically funny food blog, Cake Wrecks, so we were mighty pleased to find the she's finally assembled enough disastrous misspellings, ill-conceived concept cakes and just downright nasty icing snafus to fill a whole book, "Cake Wrecks: When Professional Cakes Go Hilariously Wrong."

Also on bookshelves this month, Jessica Amason and Richard Blakeley's "This Is Why You're Fat: Where Dreams Become Heart Attacks."

See our favorites from both tomes after the jump.

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]]>bookscake wreckscake wrecks blogCakeWrecksCakeWrecksBlogfood humorFoodHumorjen yatesJenYatesthis is why youre fatThisIsWhyYoureFatSara BonisteelWed, 14 Oct 2009 16:00:00 EST