We were brave and TRIED THE DUCK HEARTS. served over carroty puree with a sweet onion smeery on the plate. like the do on top chef. plop, then smeeeer, then main food. I think you are to drag the main food into the smeer. i did. smeer was good.

ok back to the hearts.

they were chewy. and tasted not like livers or kidneys like i expected but still not like duck breast.

i really couldnt get over the texture.

or the picture of daffy with a bulging heart. holding a bugs bunnian valentine. with an arooooooga sound track.

thump. thump. little duck heart.

we’ll be trying some on the grill this weekend for our bbq pre-thanksgiving meal.

rachel ray says do it like this:

http://www.rachaelraymag.com/Recipes/rachael-ray-magazine-recipe-search/salad-recipes/grilled-creamed-corn

This farm girl has a better way here:

http://www.afarmgirlsdabbles.com/2010/07/23/grilled-creamed-corn/

we’ll let you know!

Found some great tips on Grilling a Turkey here:

http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/grilled_turkey.htm

Looking forward to trying it this Sunday for pre-thanksgiving.

If you have any tips or tricks we’d love to hear them! post in the comment section, or @ me on twitter at @tomfoodlery

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The first person to guess my favorite Halloween Candy wins FREE STUFF!  Like a Ted Allen cookbook

Enter your response and a contact email in the comments section by 10/19

Is it:

a. good n plenty

b. Charleston chews

c. m&ms

d. mary janes

e. all of the above, there’s not a candy i haven’t met that i wouldn’t love to eat.

Fantastic stuff.

Also, a good time to speak of the wonders of bats.  mostly they taste like peppermint and chocolate and eat mosquitoes and we need them. so buy a bat box and install it on the side of your house for delicious bats all year round.

This is a good joint. I use the word joint to show my affection.

The house salad is ginormous and comes slathered in meats and sharp cheeses. super unhealthy and delicious.

The linguine with clam sauce comes with real clams and the red sauce is a touch spicy.

Meatball sandwich comes flattened so the balls dont roll off the bun.

Wings come regular or home made bbq and fried or baked. we went with bbq baked and enjoyed them. meaty. no celery or blue cheese, but it didnt really need it since it wasn’t so spicy.

Chicken parm could have used a touch more sauce, but giant and tasty. and finally the sausage sandwich was sweet and came with a hot cherry pepper on the side if you wanted fire.

all in all good stuff. they deliver. for dine in they are cash only but have an atm on premise.

Great question sparked by @thisisahotjam @YumMarksTheSpot on twitter

Answers will be revealed on Melon Monday!

Finalists get picked today. fingers crossed. Here were my submissions. Try them at home, if you dare.

Rooby Frooty Cherry Sody

in a tall glass.
fill with ice
3/4 Frank’s Black Cherry Wishniak Soda
1/4 Art in the Age Rhuby

Garnish with a wild free range organic cherry from Lancaster, PAhttp://www.cherryhillorchards.com
‘The Peanut Slew’ and Homage to the Goldenberg’s chew that was.

1 shot Nut Liquor (http://www.nutliquor.me/)
1 shot Godiva Liquor (www.godiva.com)
1 shot half and half

Shakey shake shake in a shaker with ice, pour into a chilled glass.

Garnish with a bite sized peanut chew. Milk or Dark. i like dark.

The Phanatic

1 pint of Miller light
1 shot of absinthe (a green one)

enjoy in lot k, 2st and the like.

the Cheesesteaker

bacon vodka (your own infusion or bakonvodka.com)
splash extra dry vermouth
splash olive juice

shakey shake and serve in martini glass

garnish with pearl onion and sharp cheese cube

Good luck to all the entrants. but mostly good luck to mine.