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Before you fire up the grill for that big game this weekend, be sure to put some thought into your tailgating festivities.  AllRecipes had a fantastic list for your tailgating I though we would share with you today.

• Make sure to arrive at least 4 hours before the game
• Fly a flag so friends can locate you
• Decorate your tailgate site
• Meet your tailgate neighbors
• Leave the area clean

Great suggestions by a great source.  Wanna know some interesting tailgating history?

Well, according to the American Tailgaters Association (yep, there is an actual organization), 30% of tailgaters never see the inside of the stadium.

And some other little nugget:  The first college football tailgate was in November 1869, when Rutgers played Princeton.

Eat well & Tailgate often!

On October 10 we here at bFeedMe brought you a post about the new, sensational Cooking Robot.  At that point, there were no pictures to be found of this new creature, but now we finally have some images of the AIC (Artificial Intelligent Cooking).

The AIC is programmed to whip up wonderful Chinese dishes such as a savory Kung Pao Chicken.  The robotic waitress above is working at Hong Kong’s Robot Kitchen restaurant.

I don’t really go for artificial in my food, but some artificial intelligence would be quite welcome.

What do you think, would you invite an AIC into your kitchen?

Of all the types of materials to build an igloo with, I’d have to say using chocolate bricks sounds like not only a dream I had last night but a marvelous idea.

A dark chocolate igloo of sorts was built in Italy for the Eurochocolate Fair in Perugia.  The delicious structure weighed in at 8,000 pounds & stands at about 54 feet high.  Now that is a lot of chocolate!

Truth be told, a regular ice igloo takes about three hours to complete, while this yummy dark chocolate one took about 23 hours!  The trouble was that the chocolate would melt & sometimes crumble during construction.

One of the chocolate igloo builders said that the process was “much more difficult than building a normal snow igloo.”  I guess it helps when you have freezing temperatures & snowcapped mountains to build an ice igloo compared with an indoor, climate-controlled environment.

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The fun-for-all Disney company announced today that they will no longer be serving junk foods in their parks, worldwide.

This new ban comes as the topic of childhood obesity is heating up, with help from people like celebrity chef Jamie Oliver.  What’s off the menu?  Well, hold your breath, it looks like burgers & chips are being cut.  Film & cartoon characters owned by Disney will no longer be promoting salty snack & sugary drinks.

So go ahead & say your goodbyes to your favorites such as The Incredibles Pop Tarts and Winnie The Pooh biscuits.  Disney, in a huge blow to the the fast food market, has ended its 10-year $1 billion deal with McDonald’s to advertise on happy meals.

Well, it looks like folks are finally starting to listen & we’re very proud of Disney for making this move.

What do you think?

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Today is World Food Day.  This special day has been celebrated each October 16 since 1945 when the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) was founded.

The FAO theme for this year is “Investing in agriculture and food security.”  Gawain Kripke is a senior policy advisor and describes why this day is important.

“World Food Day is an occasion to remember that there are hundreds of millions of people who simply do not have enough to eat, and it is within our capabilities to feed everyone in the world. It is a tragedy, a human tragedy, a moral tragedy that people are hungry in this day and age,” Kripke said.

According to a “hunger map” most of the world’s hungry are in Africa.

“Hunger is one of main challenges that the United Nations and the countries of the world have identified as a Millennium Challenge goal. We want to cut the amount of hunger inn the world. And unfortunately, many places are succeeding in reducing hunger, but in Africa the trend is in the opposite direction.

“Approximately one-third of Sub-Saharan African people have too little eat or not the right food to eat. So this is a real problem and a challenge to humanity, and especially to rich countries who need to develop new strategies to make sure that people don’t go hungry,” Kripke said.

“It’s very important that we think about hunger not of a lack of food but a lack of resources because we do provide for hungry people, countries like the United States provide food aid. But that’s only a stopgap measure. It’s a temporary measure. In the end, people need to be able to feed themselves. They need resources. They need land, tools, and they need the capacity to create food and economic security and pull themselves out of poverty. Too much of our aid is focused on dealing with emergencies. We need to spend more money on empowering people so they can feed themselves and pull themselves out of poverty,” Kripke said.

It’s a sad thing to think of that while we’re buying our kitchen gadgets, people out there are starving.  To make donations, please see your local Red Cross or check out this list of Hunger Relief organizations here.

Having a carved pumpkin for the fall holidays is just fun, no matter who you are.  But you must first know how to pick a good pumpkin for carving & here is a very helpful list we found on AllRecipes.  Take a look:

• Thump a pumpkin–a ripe, hollow-sounding one will be easier to scoop out.
• Make sure it has no soft spots anywhere and has at least one smooth, unblemished face for carving. Put it back if there is major discoloration on any side.
• Having a strong, well-attached stem is a sign of healthiness.
• A medium-sized pumpkin is easier to work with than a huge or tiny one. But be flexible about the shape–a tall, skinny pumpkin may be just the thing for your design.
• Balance is important too; a solid bottom that supports the pumpkin means less chance of rolling or being knocked over.

Now that we know how to pick out a good one, let’s take a look at that cat template while we have a few of those can’t-stop-eating-them Buttermilk Cupcakes!

Eat well & Have fun often!