A discerning look at the American Family and Healthy Eating. Healthy eating is not something that has been on my radar.  I may eat healthy foods at times and enjoy them but it is not something that I practice or try to do; it is more happenstance.  I am basically the proverbial glutton as most […]

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Humble Traditions Make All The Difference. The cultural difference among us, at many times, becomes blurred as people migrate to the United States and adapt to the melting pot of American civilization.  Despite that, some individuals make efforts to preserve their ties to their native land and share its traditions, cultural values, and food with […]

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One box.  Two servings: At Best! I am a little kid’s cereal eater.  Always have been, probably always will be.  The only “adult cereal” I eat is Honey Bunches of Oats and that is mainly because it is sweet like “kid cereals.”  My top two cereals are Apple Jacks and Cinnamon Toast Crunch, the latter […]

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The holidays are fast approaching and what better way to surprise your guests than with an assortment of cake truffles from Sue’s Sweets! These would also make great gifts!  I know I would love to receive some! These come beautifully packaged, perfect for gift-giving! You can read my complete review on these cake truffles here! […]

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Quires friiiiiiiii-jole, friiijollleeess con corn tortilla, quires friiijole, frijoles con arroz.  QUIREEESSS FRIIIIIIIII, FRIIIII-JOOOOLL-LLESSS… This audio is the sole intellectual property of The Tom Leykis Show and The New Normal Network. All rights reserved.   3rd Annual Taste of Mexico at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes Mexican food [culture] and Los Angeles are synonymous, […]

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Nothing to see here, just a picture of the most amazing Pumpkin Cheesecake cookies.  It’s hard to walk by cookies like this and not want them! I am not a big pastry eater…well, correction, I prefer pie over cookies and cakes.  Despite that I can eat cookies and cakes when I have a taste for […]

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Unpack your bags, this flight isn’t headed to Seoul. Not everyone is familiar with Korean Barbecue, a troubling truth that pains my innermost being.  I have been eating KBBQ for years and have fallen immensely in love with it.  About 3 or 4 years ago, I indulged in the blissful taste of gogigui daily for 60 […]

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A Kangaroo hip-hop-hippity-hop-hopped into my mouth and I LIKED IT. You might expect a kangaroo burger to be tough, lean, dry and very gamey.  I suppose it may have been, had Slater’s 50/50 not mixed it’s patty with ground bacon and been the expert cooks that they are.  The best way to describe the taste […]

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OH MY GAAWWD, I WANT TACOS!!! You cannot call yourself a foodie if you’ve never hound dogged some food. Hound dogged food?  What pray tell is that?  You get a crazy craving for something, you just have to have, no matter what it is, so you call up a friend or two, hop in the […]

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I will never eat fast food again!  Exclaimed the Food Snob.  You Liar!  Say Mickey Dee’s! In the last few years I have become a big food snob.  However, in high school during Academic Decathlon practice I was the biggest fan of McDonald’s chicken nuggets.  I would eat these things by the box loads.  It […]

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Oh My Goodness, Oh My DAYUM!  He’s going H.A.M.  DAYUM, DAYUM, DAYUM!!! My 29th Birthday celebration, last September, had to be the most anticipated and exciting event for me and the small group of friends I selected to be apart of it.  I was excited to eat a hell of a burger and they were […]

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Life is kind of funny, at times. There are moments when we are uncertain as to where things are going or even where we want them to go. A couple days ago I wrote a blog about my experience at M’dears and it was on my 30th birthday. About two years ago, my career path […]

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