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You don't see this very often: a car company dropping a V-8 engine from a performance car and replacing it with a V-6. But German automaker Audi does it in its 2010 S4 compact sedan.
Here are a few tips to help men -- and women not used to shopping -- navigate the grocery aisles.
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1. Cut up chicken, leaving drumsticks and thighs attached. Season chicken with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Refrigerate, covered, until ready to use (up to 24 hours).
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Building your first house? Gingerbread house, that is.
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Now retired, White House Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier kept the executive mansion kitchen stocked with such items as feathers (perfect for making icing look like marble), wood-grain rubber stamps (to make chocolate trees), modeling clay (for a chocolate mold of a former President, perhaps?), and brake line pipe (ideal for blowing sugar into creations mimicking the finest blown glass).
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New Pillsbury Brownie Minis brownie mix contains two envelopes of just-add-water brownie mix and two little oven-safe plastic pans, each with cuplets to make six little mini-brownies. So the box makes 12 total miniature brownies, with (admittedly) very little effort.
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While I truly enjoy savoring a good piece of dark chocolate, given the choice of eating chocolate cake or carrot cake, Bugs Bunny's fav wins paws-down.
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Q. I was wondering if there is an easy way to determine which mushrooms are poisonous. Do certain mushrooms always grow by certain trees? If small rodents feed on certain mushrooms, are they safe to eat? I am just looking for an easy method to identify mushrooms, any help will be appreciated.
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Q. My daughter recently received an invitation from a fellow soon-to-be 9-year-old classmate inviting her to a birthday party.
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If The Man Upstairs has a sense of humor, surely he has a big smile on his face today.
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On Monday, Nov. 2, I saw my first hint of the holidays.
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Q. Well, it's almost Halloween, and my elderly mother is asking for Walnettos. Does anyone sell them locally? I've checked online and can find 5-pound bags, but that's a bit too many Walnettos for Mom. Any thoughts?
