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You are planning a vacation to Disney World and are probably staying at Shades of Green to enjoy the discounts available to military personnel. But the only time you can go is spring break or summer vacation. Just thinking about the lines at those times are enough to make most people
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Does anyone date in the grocery store aisles anymore? Did anyone beyond the trashy TV shows EVER do this? I met my wife in high school so I admit I haven’t tried dating in the frozen food aisle. I am not exactly sure how one would do this with any relative
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Researchers for the What’s for Dinner Club in Britain recently discovered after conducting a survey of 1,440 people that most British families eat the same six meals every week. Now, we all know how we get into food ruts. Even if you don’t cook at home, you may tend to visit
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It’s all the rage to have a food allergy. Maybe not, but if it were a fad, allergies are big right now. Restaurant servers, flight attendants, even your mom know all about the ingredients in their foods, and they don’t blink an eye anymore when the subject comes up from the
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I stopped in Hallmark the other day, but after a fruitless search, I couldn’t find a card to send my favorite chef for National Noodle Month. I believe the noodle deserves a month of celebration. Where would I be without the noodle (no pun intended, sicko). Most foodies know that noodles
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I recently returned from Acapulco jazzed by the Mexican chefs’ creations. Forget the stunning views and warm tropical nights of this southern Mexican city of two million people — these creative folk are fusing Mexican and Asian flavors that cry Viva Flavor! Shrimp medallions with ginger and mango sauce and chipolte
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I’ve dabbled for years in the Korean community, tasting this and that, writing down my favorite places. Recently, however, I ran into a friend looking for a road map of sorts to the Korean restaurants along South Tacoma Way. An adventurer at heart, he recently returned to the South Sound
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Choosing the right restaurant for Valentine’s Day depends on the motivations of your libido. The right spot can mend a hole in the heart, enflame the senses, set up expectations, quell other expectations, and/or send a shot across the bow of love. If Valentine’s Day dinner just entered your consciousness this
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When I was a kid the moms in my neighborhood had the same birthday game plan: eight friends, pin the tail on the donkey, a nut cup, and a lopsided Duncan Hines cake. And no one worried about spills because the décor of the 1970s matched the Kool-Aid colors. We
