Posts for September 21st 2012

Emmy Awards

Predict the Emmy Winners and Win $2,000!

September means not only the return of our favorite shows, but also television's biggest night: the Primetime Emmy Awards!

September means not only the return of our favorite shows, but also television's biggest night: the Primetime Emmy Awards! The 2012 Emmys are just around the corner, but before the trophies are passed out on Sept. 23, we're giving you a chance to predict the winners. The TV-savvy participant who makes the most correct guesses will win $2,000!

It's easy to enter:

Step 1: Create or log in to your PopSugar account. To become a member, register now for free. (You need to be logged in before you fill out the ballot).

Step 2: Click here to fill out your predictions and submit your ballot. Keep your fingers crossed on Sept. 23, because if you predict the highest number of Emmy winners, you could be $2,000 richer!

Pretty easy, huh? Let's see if you've got what it takes to make the most accurate Emmy predictions!

To see the official rules, click here.

Fill Out Your Emmy Ballot

Plus for more Emmy Award fun, download our printable ballot, and make sure to print out a few extras so you can compete with your friends and family during Sunday's show on ABC at 7 p.m. EDT/4 p.m. PDT.

Cocktails

8 Festive Cocktails Fit For Fall

With the change of seasons, the cooler nights have got us aching for a cocktail that feels a little more like Autumn.

With the change of seasons, the cooler nights have got us aching for a cocktail that feels a little more like Autumn. Make the most of seasonal fruits and flavors by enjoying these eight festive cocktails that will have you falling into Fall.

recipes

Double Chocolate Cupcakes With Gooey Peanut Butter Center

Pretty much any chocolate and peanut butter concoction means heaven to me and my sweetheart, so a double chocolate cupcake stuffed with a peanut butter center is a must make.

Pretty much any chocolate and peanut butter concoction means heaven to me and my sweetheart, so a double chocolate cupcake stuffed with a peanut butter center is a must make. These decadent cupcakes are light and moist with a perfect creamy peanut butter center. The sweet can actually be served with no frosting — they're already that delicious — but to take it to the next level, invest a little more time to top these cupcakes with a traditional chocolate frosting or chocolate ganache, then pipe each one of them with a precious peanut butter heart.

Show your sweetheart you care with cute peanut butter hearts on each cupcake, and keep reading for the recipe.

Food News

Link Time: Fifty Shades of Chicken Cookbook Coming Soon

Bust out the kitchen twine: a Fifty Shades of Chicken cookbook is coming soon — Zagat Kitchen gear of yesteryear — HuffPost Taste Building a better Breaking Bad cocktail — Grub Street LA Try this Ben & Jerry's limited-edition flavor — Delish Must make: banh mi burger — Tasting Table Gilt Groupe announces cutbacks on Gilt Taste editorial — Eater The science behind popular flavor combinations — Bon Appétit

beer

Bottles Up! Daily Beer Tasting

Our palates need a break from all the wine tasting we've done lately, which is why we're moving onto beer.

Our palates need a break from all the wine tasting we've done lately, which is why we're moving onto beer. As we make our way into Fall, we're showcasing our favorite frothy, fizzy ales and lagers. Whether you are a fan of fruity, lighter beers or dark, heady ones, we're tasting the full range to enjoy at home, with friends, or specifically with food. Get ready to twist or pop that cap, and drink along with us.

Cooking Basics

10 Measuring Cups and Spoons For Baking Bliss

The next time you go to bake, add a pinch of whimsy to your recipe with measuring utensils that are anything but bland and boring.

The next time you go to bake, add a pinch of whimsy to your recipe with measuring utensils that are anything but bland and boring. From country chic to city sleek, we found 11 measuring cups and spoons to offer just the right amount of style and precision for your next bake-off.

Food News

Trendspotting: Corn Desserts

Long a staple in side dishes, salads, and breads, corn is finding its way onto the sweet side of the menu lately, providing a subtle, savory note in desserts.

Long a staple in side dishes, salads, and breads, corn is finding its way onto the sweet side of the menu lately, providing a subtle, savory note in desserts. One might even say that things are getting corny around here. Try the trend on for size with one of these three treats:

Jeni's Sweet Corn and Raspberry Ice Cream

Jeni's sweet corn and raspberry ice cream ($12 a pint) is one of the famed scoop shop's most popular flavors, and for good reason. Corn's delicate, milky sweetness is offset with a swirl of tangy blackberry jam, all encompassed in their ultra-creamy base. Can't make it to one of Jeni's Ohio outposts? Pints are available for delivery, and the recipe is in the cookbook as well.

Keep reading for two more sweets.

savory sights

Savory Sight: Roasted Vegetable Sandwich

Take your brown-bagged lunch up a notch by packing a roasted vegetable sandwich like GraceDickinson.

Take your brown-bagged lunch up a notch by packing a roasted vegetable sandwich like GraceDickinson.

For the recipe, check out her blog, and be sure to upload your latest food-related obsessions with us in the YumSugar Community or if you're on Instagram, then join us by tagging your pictures with the hashtag #savorysight.

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ANIMAL PRACTICE CONTEST: INSTAGRAM A PIC OF YOUR PET FOR A CHANCE TO WIN $1,250

Think your furry, feathered, or fishy friend could go paw-to-paw, wing-to-wing, or fin-to-fin with one of Tinseltown’s top pets?


Think your furry, feathered, or fishy friend could go paw-to-paw, wing-to-wing, or fin-to-fin with one of Tinseltown’s top pets? Check out the competition on NBC’s wildest new comedy, Animal Practice (starring none other than the Hangover monkey herself!), then enter our Animal Practice Instagram Contest. You could win a $1,250 to splurge on your sidekick—Hollywood-style!

How to enter:

  1. Take an Instagram photo demonstrating your pet’s devastating good looks, monster talent, or show-stopping personality
  2. Hashtag #AnimalPractice on your photo to enter for a chance to win

Plus, share some QT with your critter every week by making an appointment with Animal Practice, Wednesday nights on NBC. Visit the Facebook page now to learn more about the show and its stars.

Official rules.