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Boss Returns from Vacation: 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302
Built as Ford’s response to losing the prestigious SCCA Trans Am manufacturer championship to their pony car rival the Chevrolet Camaro, the Boss 302 edition of the Ford Mustang was given form in 1969 as both a premium straight-liner and an aggressive turn-hugger. Thanks to Trans Am series homologation rules, Ford was required to produce [...]
Autos
Boss Returns from Vacation: 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302
Built as Ford’s response to losing the prestigious SCCA Trans Am manufacturer championship to their pony car rival the Chevrolet Camaro, the Boss 302 edition of the Ford Mustang was given form in 1969 as both a premium straight-liner and an aggressive turn-hugger. Thanks to Trans Am series homologation rules, Ford was required to produce [...]
How Much Will Driving an Electric Car Save You?
How much will driving an electric car save on transportation costs? It’s one of the biggest questions people have as they consider the switch from internal combustion to electric drive. For people accustomed to per gallon calculations, entering the world of plug-ins involves a bit of new thinking and some extra consideration.Across the U.S., electricity [...]
Juan Pablo Montoya Abuses A Corvette ZR1 With Me In It [Motorsports]
<!– div style="background-color: #B3B3B3; width: 160px; padding: 1px;">#motorsports</div –> Flat out, power-sliding in a Corvette ZR-1 at a hundred miles an hour was probably the wrong place to mockingly ask NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya if he was “having fun turning right.” Don’t worry, he punished me for it. More » View Source Article
Foods and Delicacies
Gomadofu (Sesame "Tofu")
Because summers in Japan are hot and humid, Japanese cooks know a thing or two about the refreshing dishes such sultry days call for. Gomadofu falls into that category: a concoction of sesame paste cooked with a thickening agent until set, it resembles tofu in color and texture, hence the name (goma = sesame), and [...]
[Edible Idiom] Ne pas manger de ce pain-là
This is part of a series on French idiomatic expressions that relate to food. Browse the list of idioms featured so far. This week’s expression is, “Ne pas manger de ce pain-là.” Translated as, “not eating that kind of bread,” it means refusing to act in a way that goes against your values, steering clear [...]
Olive Oil and Seed Crackers
If you’ve been on the fence about getting a pasta roller — either an attachment for your stand mixer or a hand-cranked one for your biceps — I may be able to offer the justification you were hoping for: a pasta roller proves handy for homemade crackers, too. You see, to make good crackers, you [...]
Travel
NYC Amuse Bouche
To me, planning a trip (especially where to eat) is part of the joy and excitement brought by travelling. Being the Type-A planner that I am, I love dictating to my husband on where to go and what to eat – only when it concerns travel ! By this Friday (until Wednesday), we will be [...]
Memories of Paris: Chez Georges, Chez Moi
That Paris receives 45 million tourists a year is a mind blowing achievement. Sometimes, I feel like the entire 45 million fall into the same places listed in every guidebook. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, since I myself have found some of my favourite eating places from these very books. My first visit [...]
Friday Fun and Foodie Giveaway
Life with two young kids (one is 3 years old, the other is 4 months old) can be pretty darn busy. Add blogging to the mix and it becomes quite challenging. At least, I am on a one year maternity leave from my job, so that means I do not have to worry about clients [...]