With all the hoopla circling around fast food chains improvements its no wonder KFC is trying for more again.  Especially after what happened with their attempt to partner with TV mogul, Oprah Winfrey and free chicken.  Just last week, fast food chain, KFC launched its new global search for a new spokesperson, to represent the brand’s new Kentucky Grilled Chicken.  The search is being conducted in partnership with MySpace, the online social media site, and runs through July 7.

Interested participants must submit a video explaining why he or she is the biggest KFC grilled chicken fan. Three finalists will be selected on July 25 and the public can vote for the winner starting on Aug. 1. The winner will receive a lifetime supply of Kentucky Grilled Chicken and could potentially appear in future print ads and/or commercials.
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It has been a while since I last had a great over the top milkshake.  I remember the last time, a few years ago, I had a milkshake like that was when my younger brother, Sascha, was working at ColdStone and he made me a Strawberry Milkshake, OH I thought I had died and gone to heaven!

It was that Delicious… or maybe I just hadn’t had one is so long 🙂

While I was thinking and reminiscng about that perfect strawberry milkshake I started to look for some yummy milkshake recipes.

Here are a few milkshake recipes I found! 😉

ENJOY!!!!!!!!!

** All of these recipes are based on one in Thoroughly Modern Milkshakes (Norton,  2009) by Adam Ried**

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Each week we round up our most yummy posts and recipes from our friends at the Kitchn.

This week in the Kitchn, discusses a great grilling tip… the charcoal chimney.  With the summer here, grill all around are starting up and getting fired up.  This nifty appliance is not only easy to use but also eliminates the need for liquid fluid.  For anyone cooking with coals this machinery is a must!

Also in the Kitchn, are boiling bagels, entertain guests with dinner podcasts, picnic desserts, makeshift cooling rack, and yummy skewers for the grill.

• Food Science: Why are bagels boiled: Let the water evaporate and dry out the interior to a certain extent and you will get a crispy outside and dense inside.  YUM!

• Favorite New Podcast: Dinner Party Download:  Want a secret weapon for parties and get togethers, try this new podcast to keep the crowd happy.

• Picnic Recipe: Chocolate Bouchons from Thomas Keller: Need a yummy tasty picnic dessert, chocolate is a must.

• Quick Tip: How to Build a Make-Shift Cooling Rack:  Need to cool those batches of fresh cookies and can’t find your wire rack… make your own.

• Do This! Anchor Your Skewers:  Fire that grill up and throw some skewers on.

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Nothing is worst than scorched chocolate, that’s why it is so important that you are careful when melting chocolate.  The most common ways to melt chocolate is using a double-boiler or placing the chocolate in the microwave.  Both of these ways are fine but they do require that you keep a close eye on each one of them.

The easiest method and one that I run to the majority of the time is heating the heavy cream or liquid that is requested in a small saucepan, then removing it from the stove and adding the chopped chocolate in to the saucepan.  The heated cream will melt the chocolate giving you a smooth and creamy mixture.  Stir when ready and use.
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Fast Food empire, Wendy’s announced, Tuesday, that they will introduce their new menu item, boneless chicken wings in a trio of flavors later this month.  I guess following other fast food tycoons like Burger King, and KFC, Wendy’s will be the first QSR hamburger player, to offer boneless chicken wings in three flavors: Sweet & Spicy Asian, Honey BBQ and Bold Buffalo.

These yummy boneless chicken will be offered at $3.99 for seven to nine wings, depending on weight. Boneless wings also will be available in a combo meal for $5.69.  Now of all fast food chains, I always go to Wendy’s for the Spicy Chicken Sandwhich but now I will definitely check the new wings combo when they arrive… Gotta have my chicken!

What do you think of Wendy’s addition?
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• Neighbors helping one another out with sharing of fruit.  —  The New York Times

• 13 Summer cheeses that will blow your mind and are great for summer.  —  The Washington Post

• Picnic affair- changing up the classic Potato Salad Recipe. —  National Public Radio (NPR)

• Sandwich tips, how to make a superb sandwich with or without the mustard. —  Chicago Tribune

• Women are working the vines for wine. —  Miami Herald

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Essential grilling equipment and tools for this summer season.  The must haves for grilling are a grill (which pretty much is not needed to be stated) tongs, thermometers, and much more.  For most beginner grillers the right equipment is usually a few key pieces and not a long list of things; but when you find yourself in front of your grill over and over than you can start to expand your grilling accessories. 

I know this beautiful sunny weather here in orlando is definitely sending me into a grilling frenzy 😉

Follow this list by Epicurious and you will be off to a great start as the Next Grilling King!
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Want to stop salt from clumping in the salt shaker… just add uncooked rice inside the shaker.  This will not only help with the clumping issue but also with keeping the salt fresh, locking moisture out.

Great tip!

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I remember as a child my grandmothers would always cook rice, but never with a rice cooker.  The would throw a cup of rice with 1 1/2 -2 cups of water and let it boil in a pot.  When i frist got married a rice cooker was one of the best wedding gifts I could receive, but over the years I find myself not using it but going to the old fashion way of boiling it in a pot.

So my question to you all is this… do you have a rice cooker that is just sitting in your cupboard wanting desperately to be used?

If so, here are a few other ideas from Real Simple that you can do with your oh so loving rice cooker!

– Steam Veggies.  If you rice cooker came with a steam rack its the perfect way to throw in your cut up veggies, potatoes, and tofu.  You can even add chicken and shrimp as well.

– Try a Hot One-Pot Breakfast.  Instead of making oatmeal over the stove try it in your rice cooker for a change.  Just add a little less water than you would in the pot, you can add some yummy dried fruit or chopped nuts too.

– Make risotto without stirring. Saute onions in butter in an open rice cooker, then add 1 part Arborio rice and 4 parts liquid.  Try chicken stock or even wine.  Cook for about 25 minutes in an on/off cooker or use the “slow” or “porridge” cycle if your machine has one. Mix in grated cheese and herbs at the end.  Now this sounds YUMMY!

– Try Soups, Beans, even Stews.  When trying this method make sure to add enough liquid and time so that it will allow your dish to simmer and not scorch the bottom of the cooker.  

– Poach Fruit.  Simmering chopped up fruit in wine, juice, or even syrup makes for a delicious healthy dessert.

Can you think of any other ideas?
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• How can you go wrong with combining cheese with fresh baked dough, khachapuri also known as “cheese bread”  —  Serious Eats

• PETA Endorser Audrina Patridge in Carl’s Jr. Burger —  Eat Me Daily

• Shirley Temples, might be a kiddie drink but it’s also a favorite of singer Akons —  Grub Street

• 10 ways to sneak that “special drink” into an event — Chow

• Top 5 Ice Cream Trends — The Epi-Log

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