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Bird-Flavored Ice Cream Is the Most Disgusting Thing You're Dying to Try

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 24 May 2013 10:54:59 +0000

Oh, Japan, you never disappoint. The country that brought us this has now decided to offer bird-flavored ice cream, finally filling a terrible void and putting the “robin” in ‘Baskin-Robbins.’ A Japanese eatery called Torimi Cafe recently offered bird-flavored concoctions at the Small Bird Expo in Osaka (something tells us Torimi doesn’t understand exactly what [...]

News Anchor Tries to Eat World's Hottest Pie

Emerald Catron — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:35:02 +0000

You might recognize a few of these faces from last week, when we showed the man on the right, Karl Stefanovic, pranking his co-anchor from Australia ‘Today’ on the air. He’s back, and this time he’s trying to eat the world’s hottest pie. If this confuses you, in Australia they make delicious savory pies, so it’s [...]

Quick and Easy Dinner Recipe: Tater Tot Casserole

Lori Crofford — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:06:55 +0000

When it comes to cooking dinner sometimes quick and easy is the way to go! Here’s a one that is quick and easy and a hit with the kids. Here’s a recipe that I pulled out of my recipe box. 1 bag of tater tots 1 lb ground beef or ground turkey 1 small diced [...]

It is National No Diet Day! Best Places in Amarillo to Splurge on Calories

Lori Crofford — Mon, 06 May 2013 10:04:11 +0000

It is National No Diet Day! So if you are on a diet, today is your cheat day. When you are dieting what are some of the best foods you eat on your cheat day. My Portable Pantry-Ice Cream Cinnamon Rolls There is no better place for cinnamon rolls in Amarillo. The Ruffled Cup-Cupcakes Cupcakes [...]

A Great Way to Celebrate Cinco De Mayo at Home

Lori Crofford — Thu, 02 May 2013 18:42:27 +0000

Looking for a reason to have a party? Cinco De Mayo is coming up on Sunday, May 5th. Here’s a couple of ways you can celebrate with some delicious food. I always love to start by thinking about dessert first. Easy Caramel Flan 1 12 oz can evaporated milk 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed [...]

Best Snow Cone Flavor for a Hot Day

Lori Crofford — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:55:40 +0000

The weather is calling for a high of 93 today in Amarillo. Wow, it’s like we skipped Spring and flew straight into summer. However, we have snow in the forecast for Thursday. Speaking of snow, since it is going to be hot today, let’s talk snow cones.I have heard so much about snow cones in [...]

Why Can't I Ever Find Dog Food At the Store When I Need It?

Lori Crofford — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:00:33 +0000

If it was the first time I had this problem, I probably wouldn’t be talking about it but, it keeps happening again and again.So I noticed on Saturday that the dogs and the cat were out of food and since I was out at the Mommy and Me Expo all day, I didn’t get a [...]

Quick and Easy Dinner – Pot Pies

Lori Crofford — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:06:04 +0000

So I got off work yesterday and proceeded to make my way to Walmart for some grocery shopping. Well grocery shopping takes at least and hour, and who wants to cook dinner after shopping and then putting the groceries away. Well luckily I found a recipe that was super quick and super easy to make.

It's National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day

Lori Crofford — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:02:18 +0000

So today has to be one of the greatest days of all time! A day to celebrate the PB&J. Why are we working on a day like this when we can be out cooking up glorious things involving peanut butter and jelly. So here’s a great way to celebrate the PB&J. Click the links to [...]

Kids Meals a Fun Treat or a Unhealthy Option

Lori Crofford — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:58:01 +0000

We don’t eat out a whole lot, by a whole lot, I mean about once per week. No matter where we go I always get E. a kids meal. It seems like the easiest option.Growing up I always was treated to a kid’s meal when we went out. Was that horrible of my parents to [...]

9 Tasty Peeps Cocktails That'll Help You Forget Easter

Emerald Catron — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:20:19 +0000

It's Easter weekend, and we all know what that means -- time to eat some ham and get your crunk on. We've always said if you aren't risking an insulin coma, you aren't really drinking, so here are some Peeps-themed cocktails to prove you love Easter but hate your body. Enjoy (to a point, then feel really sick a

Mommy Blogger Dr. Leheska – The Happy Plate Dinner

Dr. Jennifer Leheska — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:59:57 +0000

This is the fourth and final week of the Happy Plate series in honor of National Nutrition Month “Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day” which encourages the development of a healthful eating plan that incorporates individual food choices and preferences. Click here to for more resources.

Over the past two weeks I informed you how skipping bre

Find Out What 2,000 Calories Actually Looks Like

Emerald Catron — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:31:51 +0000

Here’s a helpful video, if you were wondering how many carrots you could eat without going over 2,000 calories. If that sounds like something you definitely do not need to know, 2,000 calories is also quantified in Big Macs, pizza, Chipotle burritos and delicious, delicious avocados. Because you probably couldn’t eat 60 carrots if you [...]

Mommy Blogger Christy K.- What's for Dinner

Christy — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:27:29 +0000

There is one question that plagues me daily… “What’s for dinner?” While it may sound simple for some, just the idea of meal planning for my family stresses me out. While many people have had great ideas to help meet the needs of our busy family, most of them are unrealistic for us. One [...]

The Proper Way to Eat PEEPS®

Lori Crofford — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:50:14 +0000

With Easter coming up this weekend, the PEEPS® have hatched into beautiful color. Pink, yellow, blue, just to name a few. So the question that I find myself asking is how do you eat a PEEP®? Where does one start? The head, tail or right in the middle? Do you go with the chick or do [...]

Mommy Blogger Dr. Leheska – The Happy Plate Lunch

Dr. Jennifer Leheska — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:36:06 +0000

This is the third week of the Happy Plate series in honor of National Nutrition Month “Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day” which encourages the development of a healthful eating plan that incorporates individual food choices and preferences. Click here to for more resources.

Mommy Blogger Dr. Leheska – The Happy Plate For Breakfast

Dr. Jennifer Leheska — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:50:40 +0000

Last week I started the Happy Plate series in celebration of National Nutrition Month. The theme for this year is “Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day” which encourages the development of a healthful eating plan that incorporates individual food choices and preferences. Click here to for more resources. Breakfast is my favorite meal of the [...]

7-Year Old Gets Suspended After Biting His Toaster Pastry Into A Gun Shape

Lori Crofford — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:51:25 +0000

In a world where it is OK to buy Nerf guns for kids, where nearly every cartoon and show has some sort of shooting apparatus, a 7-year old finds himself suspended from school over a toaster pastry. Don’t get me wrong, I completely understand the no tolerance policy when it comes to guns at schools. [...]

Man Arrested After Breaking Into Restaurant, Eating 16 Slices of Pie and Falling Asleep

Joe Student — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:02:48 +0000

A man broke into a Baltimore fast-food restaurant last month and ate 16 slices of pie before falling asleep and being captured, police say. Baltimore police responded to a break-in at a Popeye's chicken restaurant on Feb. 19, whereupon they found a 62-year-old man asleep on the floor of the establishme

Genius Physicist Invents Machine to Separate Cream From Oreos

Emerald Catron — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:47:57 +0000

Here you were proud of that macrame potted plant caddy you tied together. This video might have you rethinking your hobbies. Clearly what you should be doing in your spare time is inventing complicated machinery to deal with your snack food problems. This physicist invented a machine that uses a hatchet to separate Oreos and a [...]