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“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.” - Col 3:15

The National Institute on Media and the Family, a conservative media watchdog group that has repeatedly criticized the game industry for failing to adequately warn families about inappropriate content, issued its 13th annual video game report card on Tuesday. The NIMF has red-flagged ten violent games concerned parents should keep away from the under-17 crowd this holiday, citing excessive bloodshed and brutality:

• Blitz: The League II
• Dead Space
• Fallout 3
• Far Cry 2
• Gears of War 2
• Legendary
• Left 4 Dead
• Resistance 2
• Saints Row 2
• Silent Hill: Homecoming

Notably, all ten are already rated M for Mature, so for once the industry and the watchdog are in agreement. On the flipside, the NIMF recommends these Teen-rated alternatives:

• Guitar Hero World Tour
• Rock Band 2
• Rock Revolution
• Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
• Shaun White Snowboarding

A Cold Thanksgiving…in the Frozen North!

 I was about 13 years old and it was Turkey Day!  Normal activities were happening around the house.  Dad was watching football in his brown recliner, my brother was playing a board game on the floor, and I was helping mom in the kitchen.  Mom usually cooked the large bird in the oven overnight, basting it every couple of hours, and letting it cook long and slow.  She wanted to make sure that we had the juiciest, tastiest, most tender turkey meat ever!  Well, on Thanksgiving Day 1982 - the electricity went off.  UH OH!  That meant…NO COOKED FOOD!  It was off for hours…and it was 40 below outside!  BRRRRR   Finally after many, many hours, it came back on, and the turkey finished cooking, as did all of the other side dishes and pies.  I think we ate about 7pm that night.  After that mom swore that she would own a gas-powered stove so we would never have a late, stressfilled Turkey Day again! 

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Yep, it’s happened again… this time in our own sunshine state.

Troy Eckonen of Pompano Beach, FL says he found this image of Jesus in his french toast.

He says he isn’t planning on selling the toast, and hopes that the image will help “renew the hope and faith” of those who see it.

Hmmm… not sure I really see it in the photo there… can you see it?

Just looks like a piece of toast to me.

National Cookie Day is on December 4^th!

In honor of this… Cheryl&Co. is inviting you to take part in the celebration this holiday season, and will be offering free ground shipping on all of their gift towers during the holiday season.

Cookies are always a great way to make someone smile!

Please submit your favorite Christmas Cookie recipe and we’ll post it on our website.  Brian and Laura will invite the top 3 picks to bring a batch to the station on the morning show December 4th!

Those will win a $25 gift Card to Cheryl&Co Cookies!

Post your recipe below!

Thanksgiving for 8 for Under $80: Make This Feast for $79.79

Butternut Squash Soup with Cider Cream
Squash, $3.25; leeks, $1.99; carrot, 25 cents; celery, $1.69; apples, $2; fresh thyme, sage, and chives, $5.97; apple cider, $2.50; sour cream, 99 cents; heavy cream, $1.29. (Use water instead of canned stock for better flavor. Using dried herbs you already own will cut the price by $6.)
Total=$19.93

Roast Turkey with Oranges, Bay Leaves, Red Onions, and Pan Gravy
14-pound turkey, $16; 2 navel oranges, $2.50; 3 small red onions, $1.30; bay leaves, $1.99; butter, $1: (If you make regular pan gravy using a slurry of flour and water, you do not need turkey stock. Add $2.29 more for a box of kosher salt if you plan to brine.)
Total=$22.79

Herbed Bread Stuffing
1 pound country-style bread, $2.99; 3 onions, $1.30; celery — used from soup recipe; dried herbs — use fresh sage and fresh thyme from turkey recipe; 1 stick butter, $1; chicken broth, $1.99.
Total=$7.28

Brussels Sprout Hash with Caramelized Shallots
1 1/2 pounds Brussels sprouts, $4; butter, $1; shallots, $1.50.
Total=$6.50

Cloverleaf Rolls
Yeast, $1.89; 1 stick butter, $1; egg, 25 cents; whole milk, $1; bread flour, $4 for a 5-pound bag
Total=$8.14

Pecan Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin, $2.50 for a 15-ounce can; brown sugar, $1.09; light corn syrup, $2.69; pecans, $4.49; eggs, $1; lemon, 89 cents. Crust: 2-pound bag flour, $2.49; butter, $1.
Total=$15.15
Grand Total=$79.79

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Regina Schrambling is best known for her acerbic Web site, gastropoda.com, and blog, gastriques.blogspot.com, but proudest of being a two-time refugee from The New York Times. She left the national desk in 1983 to enroll in the New York Restaurant School and was lured back as deputy editor of the Dining section, from which she resigned in 2002 to become a contract writer for the Los Angeles Times food section. She writes for magazines including Metropolitan Home, New York, Real Food, and Edible Brooklyn, as well as Slate and Salon.

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