Posts Tagged “food”

Um, That Ain’t Right

By | September 28, 2010

freaky tomato

Witnessed some freakish food at Safeway the other night.  Is this where genetically modified crops have got us? This masterpiece was among the heirloom tomatoes.  I think it ate the other ones.  It’s like a Franken-tomato, even looks all stitched together. Then I found this ginormous apple, about the size of small watermelon.  Bryn held [...]

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Wheat Thins Twitter Commercials

By | September 23, 2010

Have you seen the new Wheat Thins commercials that use real people who tweeted about the product?  I think it’s pretty great marketing (even though some elements aren’t entirely true). This guy wanted crunch-proof headphones: This guy used a wheat thin to pick his air guitar. The company contacted the commercial’s stars’ friends and family [...]

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Birthday Burger!

By | September 21, 2010

birthday burger

If you enjoy Red Robin cheeseburgers, you owe it to yourself to go to RedRobin.com and join their email list.  They send you a free burger certificate each year on your birthday! Great deal for everyone involved.  The birthday boy or girl gets their free burger and Red Robin gets some extra business they might [...]

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What Not to Buy at Trader Joe’s

By | September 15, 2010

Trader Joe’s is great for a lot of grocery shopping, and it has the bonus of being on the same side of the freeway as the gym.  But I’ve learned the hard way there’s some stuff that’s best left to Safeway or Costco.  For other stay-at-home dads who do the majority of the grocery shopping, [...]

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Croutons

By | September 8, 2010

croutons

If you’ve got to have salad, you might as well have some croutons.  My new box came with some extra serving suggestions. My fave is the last one: “Enjoy as a snack right out of the box.”  Hmm never thought of that before, but now that you mention it… delicious!

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Empire State of Mind

By | August 18, 2010

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These streets will make you feel brand new. I spent the last few days in New York for the Affiliate Summit conference.  The speakers were great and I brought home some good ideas to move the biz forward with. This was my third trip to the Big Apple in 13 months, and even though I’m [...]

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