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Shooter Jennings Closes a Chapter of His Father's Life Completing some rough tracks that he recorded with his late father was a labor of love for Shooter Jennings. But finishing out the recordings that Waylon Jennings left when he died in 2002 turned into a major life event for the young outlaw rocker, singer Original: http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1601661/shooter-jennings-closes-a-chapter-of-his-fathers-life.jhtml?rsspartner=unknown
NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Savoring a Few of the Good Things That 2008 Brought Bad as 2008 may now seem in retrospect, we are daily assured by the "experts" that things will surely only get worse. But not everything in the past year went all to hell. In music, at least, there were some bright spots and even a few inspiring moments. Original: http://www.cmt.com/news/nashville-skyline/1601595/nashville-skyline-savoring-a-few-of-the-good-things-that-2008-brought.jhtml?rsspartner=unknown
Zac Brown Band Finds "Chicken Fried" Success Usually when you get a record deal, all kinds of people start calling you. However, the opposite situation was true when it came time for the Zac Brown Band to film a video for "Chicken Fried." Original: http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1601498/zac-brown-band-finds-chicken-fried-success.jhtml?rsspartner=unknown
Kid Rock Wasn't the Least Bit Surprised by His "Summer" Success Whether you call him a rapper, a pop singer, a poser, a country music artist or even a musical genius, one thing is for sure -- the Kid's successful. Robert Ritchie, known to most as simply Kid Rock, has remained one of the most fascinating characters in Original: http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1601397/kid-rock-wasnt-the-least-bit-surprised-by-his-summer-success.jhtml?rsspartner=unknown
Separate Musical Careers Come Together for Joey & Rory Had it not been for that one extra twist of the cosmic kaleidoscope, Joey Martin and Rory Feek might never have been musically conjoined into Joey & Rory -- and country fans would have been denied one of the sweetest-singing duos since the Judds. Original: http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1601337/separate-musical-careers-come-together-for-joey-rory.jhtml?rsspartner=unknown
How To Make A Dream Gingerbread Home Cookbook author Dorie Greenspan offers tips on how to make a gingerbread house, cottage or McMansion. Although Greenspan suggests spreading the work out over a few days, she and Michele Norris recently constructed one in a day. Original: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98340558&ft=1&f=1053
Caffeinated Beer To Get Less Sparky MillerCoors said Thursday it will remove caffeine and three other ingredients from its Sparks alcoholic energy drink in a deal with 13 states and the city of San Francisco. A coalition of state attorneys general had complained the stimulants reduced drinkers' sense of intoxication. Original: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98517726&ft=1&f=1053
More Evidence That Eggnog Goes Better With Booze It's a question that many people have on their minds this season: Does spiking the homemade eggnog safeguard it against salmonella? Eggnog expert and microbiologist Vince Fischetti of The Rockefeller University in New York runs some tests to find out. Original: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98499891&ft=1&f=1053
FDA Approves Sweeteners From Stevia Plant The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of two new zero-calorie sweeteners made from the stevia plant. Coca-Cola and other companies plan to introduce drinks sweetened with stevia-based products. Original: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98494964&ft=1&f=1053
Chemist Divulges How To Bake The Perfect Cookie Shirley Corriher, who wrote Bakewise: The Hows and Whys of Successful Baking, gives tips to avoid baking cookies that turn out crumbly, pitifully pale or flat. She also shares her favorite recipe: the chocolate crinkle cookie. Original: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98275947&ft=1&f=1053
Gregg Montanez- Koh Samui, Thailand Gregg Montanez of the legendary Poppies Samui makes up a lobster and brie cheese quesadilla. Cypris Hill is going insane in the back. www.PoppiesSamui.com
Humble Soul, Hawaii Humble Soul, Hawaii. Encompassing the spirit of aloha and the soul of reggae music, Hawaii's own Humble Soul continues to chill the hearts of music lovers from the shores of the Pacific rim to South Africa with his distinctive style of hones "Hawaiian-Roots- Music". His dub is much appreciated by many a chef in Hawaii for a night in the weeds smoke down. www.HumbleSoul.com Original: http://cookingchaos.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=94113#
Cameo Lebrun, San Francisco Cameo LeBrun started Crave, a wholesale San Francisco bakery, in 2003. She started off her production by renting time in a licensed bakery. Cake "Stick shifts and safety belts" talks along in the back. www.CraveBakery.org
Steve van Duyn, Thailand Steve van Duyn cooks up some hokey poky, a Kiwi's signature sweet. Curtis Mayfield keeps the pace with "Superfly". www.BlueLagoonHotel.com
Darren Ikinepule, Thailand Darren Ikinepule makes meringue and cooks it in a sugar syrup for his coconut island dessert. Ben Harper plays "Burn one Down" in the background. Original: http://cookingchaos.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=85983#