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Do You Know What's Cooking This Week?

YumSugar — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:30:29 -0800

We've had Thanksgiving on the brain so much recently (the bourbon-glazed turkey! the creamed collard greens! the cocktails!) that it's almost easy to forget the other things that happened this week.

Did you pay attention to YumSugar? You'll know when you give our quiz a whirl.

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Last Chance to Enter Our Thanksgiving Giveaway!

partysugar — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:16:47 -0800

From our free downloadable planner to our favorite recipes for stuffing, sides, and desserts, we're dedicating November to all things Thanksgiving. We're taking it one step further by partnering with our friends at Williams-Sonoma® to bring you the ultimate turkey day prize! There's everything you need to host the perfect Thanksgiving.

We're sending you the bird, a free-range organic Willie Bird turkey from California. Then, we're throwing in all the necessary tools for creating a juicy and flavorful roast turkey. There's a stainless steel roaster, a baster, turkey lifters, brining bags, and probe thermometer. We couldn't forget about the side dishes, so there's a kitchen timer to ensure everything cooks properly; a potato ricer is a must have for smooth and fluffy mashed potatoes; and a ruffled pie dish and Fall forest piecrust cutters are essential for picture-ready pies. All of these products form a giveaway package that's worth more than $500!

To enter to win, you must log in and take the quiz below by 1 p.m. EST on Friday, Nov. 20. Your eligibility is not based on getting the answers correct; completing the quiz once you are logged in makes you eligible to win. You do, however, need to be a PopSugar Network member before taking the quiz. If you're not already a member, register here for an account. One quiz entry per person. See the official rules here.

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What Do You Know About Beaujolais Nouveau?

YumSugar — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:50:36 -0800

As the French like to proclaim: Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivé! Raise your glass, because Beaujolais Nouveau - the first wine of the harvest season in the Northern Hemisphere - has finally arrived. Yesterday was the annual release date for the wine, which is welcomed on what's called "Beaujolais Nouveau Day" with a colossal celebration across France each year.

Since the wine - which certainly isn't for snobs - makes such a splash each year, I thought I would throw out some questions and see if you can, ahem, arrive at the answers. What do you know about Beaujolais Nouveau? Let's find out.

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Are You a Fast Food Junkie?

YumSugar — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:50:07 -0800

In case you haven't been looped in, yesterday wasn't just Monday. It was also what some might argue to be the biggest food holiday of the year. No, not Thanksgiving; I'm talking about National Fast Food Day!

To celebrate the momentous occasion, I thought I'd test your knowledge of the drive-thru world. Have you been able to keep up with all of the newest offerings at your favorite fried franchises? Start playing to find out.

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Do You Know What's Cooking This Week?

YumSugar — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:30:13 -0800

Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving! With less than a fortnight to go, the biggest food holiday of the year seems to be all we can think about.

In fact, we're so pumped that we're sending one of you home with everything you could possibly need for the ultimate feast.

Did you gobble up all of the information this week? Take our quiz to find out.

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Can You Guess the Chef About Town?

YumSugar — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:50:48 -0800

As it turns out, November isn't just about Thanksgiving - it's also about tons of charity events and celebrity chef appearances! We've spotted so many kitchen stars out and about this week that I thought it'd be fun to quiz you on which of America's biggest food personalities have been popping up around town. Are you ready to play? Let's begin.

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Which chef stayed busy plating courses at a fancy Atlantic City dinner?

Was This Dish Named After Someone?

YumSugar — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:50:47 -0800

Call it a predilection, an idée fixe, or simply a weird fascination, but I've always had a penchant for Continental dishes with unique names and even more intriguing histories. But it wasn't until I took the time to look up some of the foods that I realized many of the dishes aren't just named after their creator or an inspirational figure, but also other oddities, like locales, plays, and even battles.

Since many of you scored so well with your food trivia the first time around, just for kicks, I thought I'd test you again. If you're just getting started, here's the drill: I'll list an unusually named dish, and you have to guess whether it was named after a person or not. Ready? Go!

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Can You Sink Your Teeth Into These Sandwich Facts?

YumSugar — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:50:41 -0800

It's true that Thanksgiving's just around the corner, but there's another important holiday that needs to be addressed. For all those who don't know, National Sandwich Day is happening right this moment! On Nov. 3, 1718, John Montagu - better known as the 4th Earl of Sandwich - was born. To pay tribute to him and his legacy, I thought I'd ask you to piece together trivia on the world's most portable, affordable, and easy-to-make food. Can you tackle these sandwich facts - or have you simply bitten off more than you can chew? Keep reading to find out.

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Do You Know What's Cooking This Week?

YumSugar — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:30:08 -0700

The moment you've been waiting for all month is finally here: Halloween!

We've bided the time leading up to it by reminiscing over our favorite vintage candies, reaching for some skin-crawling Halloween fingers, and tossing back a few eyeball highballs.

Did you hang around to catch our creepiest moments? You'll find out when you take the quiz.

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Top Chef Quiz: Meat Natalie

partysugar — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:15:41 -0700

On the most recent Top Chef, the cheftestants were invited to cook in Tom Colicchio's Craftsteak restaurant, only instead of making steaks, they created vegetarian dishes for Natalie Portman. Did you watch? More importantly, were you paying attention? Find out now and take the quiz!

Photo courtesy of Bravo

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