Friends of the Sporkful Dennis and Cindy recently acquired a box of Pumpkin Pie Pop-Tarts for testing purposes, a "limited edition" flavor that we think just might be a direct response to one of our Pop-Tart experiments in one of our recent Slate videos. The timing was perfect, since we're in the midst of a highly pumpkinized period of Sporkful. My taste test
Nashville, TN, 3:00 pm. Our pumpkin phase continues, with a Sporkful fan Lauren baking a Pumpkin Spice Layered Cake with Maple Icing, from a fall feast: I had to send you guys this picture in honor of your pumpkin show. Made for a Halloween party, for which the menu also included butternut squash soup served in a roasted pumpkin, quesadillas with Halloween designs
President Obama spent weeks on the campaign trail accusing Republicans of being Slurpee-sipping obstructionists. It wasn't enough to stop a bloodbath for the Democrats, so now he's floating the idea of inviting GOP leaders to a "Slurpee Summit," where they'll plot a course to solve all of America's problems together over super-sugared frozen drinks. 7-Eleven is turning this into a PR
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Brenda writes to suggest we check out Olivia on Nick Jr. The adorable piglet the show's named after apparently works on spork technique in an episode called "Olivia goes to Dinner." Brenda's granddaughter is a huge fan. But unfortunately, I can't find that episode on their site. Anyone out there seen it? We always love seeing sporks in the wild,
Jj From Vancouver Calls In Listen on Posterous We received this email from Jeff in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, regarding our Call In Smorgasbord #2 episode... The gentleman from Vancouver who was opposed to ice cream cake had some fair points in his argument. However, there was one that, as a Canadian, I have a problem with: "...I think [ice cream cakes] are the
We've gotten several interesting reactions to our pumpkin episode, including one from Jill in Nashville, who needs your help figuring out what to mix with pumpkin spice moonshine: I'm relatively new to cocktail making and I was hoping you could give me ideas for mixers. I've had suggestion of fresh juice like apple or orange, but I'm not sure what to