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Monday, March 10, 2014

We’re all Irish at least one day a year and that day is coming quicker than you can say Leaping Leprechauns. Actually, since St. Patrick’s Day falls on Monday this year, there will be multiple St. Paddy’s parties beginning on Friday ... Read It

Posted in Blog, Party Time, Recipes

Saturday, March 1, 2014

The Oscars will be awarded Sunday night and it’s fair to say this is a mega-event on the order of the Super Bowl. There will be massive TV ratings, lots of group viewings (Oscar parties), tedious pre-show hype, a long, long broadcast made even ... Read It

Posted in Blog, Party Time, Recipes

Saturday, February 22, 2014

As is usually the case, the 2014 Winter Olympics have provided some big moments and low ebbs for the United States. Take hockey. No really, take hockey! After defeating the home country, Russia, those of us die-hards who bleed red, ... Read It

Posted in Blog, Food for thought, Party Time, Uncategorized

Saturday, February 8, 2014

The XXII Winter Olympics from Sochi got started with a bang for the American team. After the winner was announced in the snowboarding slopestyle competition, the Russian arena was rockin’ to the chants of U-S-A, U-S-A! When U.S. snowboarding favorite ... Read It

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Saturday, February 1, 2014

The biggest football game/party of the year is only hours away and you’re probably still wondering what you’re going to do to entertain that rabble you call your friends. Have no fear…the Big Dipper is here! First things first. Relax. ... Read It

Posted in Blog, Party Time, Recipes

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

While it might be fun to be in the middle of all the hoopla of Super Bowl, most of us will be couchgating with our friends for this once-a-year bash. In many ways, this is a decidedly good thing. For example, ... Read It

Posted in Blog, Party Time, Recipes

Monday, January 20, 2014

For 56 years, the music industry has strutted its stuff on the annual GRAMMY Awards and this year the show falls on Sunday, January 26th.  In addition to showing off the best of all types of music, this awards show ... Read It

Posted in Blog, Party Time, Recipes

Monday, January 13, 2014

Is the Velveeta processed cheese shortage real or just a pathetic publicity stunt? Apparently, it’s real. At least that’s what the LA Times scribe, Jenn Harris notes in her story posted January 10, 2014: “Attention, Velveeta lovers: The cheesepocalypse is ... Read It

Posted in Blog, Food for thought

Friday, January 10, 2014

While they’re not rioting in the streets…yet, there is much talk and deep concern about a shortage of a certain processed cheese brand. This fact, coupled with the impending cheese dip demand which occurs every Super Bowl Sunday, has forced many ... Read It

Posted in Blog, Food for thought, Gordo's Updates, Healthy Advice

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

As we noted in a previous blog post, the end of the year brings a fascination with the “Best of” the year. In the case of the movies released in 2013, there were an unusually large number of candidates. Some ... Read It

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