Albums are tough, because you have to listen to all 8-12 tracks for so-many-minutes and enjoy (almost) every single moment. In the climate of singles, streaming/radio, EP's, CD's, MP3's... the "Next" button is easy to resort to. I can't claim these are the greatest or most relevant of all time (well, some of them are), but certainly my personal favorites are represented below....

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Marinade chicken, cut into popper sizes yogurt, just enough to coat turmeric powder red chili powder (to taste) garlic and ginger paste lemon juice minced jalapeno salt to taste black pepper Marinate for at least 30 minutes Breading cornstarch (sometimes i use semolina) rice flour Before frying, mix in cornstarch and little bit of rice flour. Heat up the oil and deep fry...

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Quick as I could, I paid Rack N Road to install a Class III Curt hitch. What this means is I can get myself a motorcycle carrier if I so choose. I am happy I spent very little time agonizing. Now I have a 30 day timeline in which to test my setup. ...

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We own a beautiful Bliss couch from West Elm - a comfortable and a fairly handsome piece. I picked it for the continuous seat cushion and bed pillow like back cushions. Sleeping on this couch is better than a futon. Unfortunately, the quality is lacking. Maybe that was why we got it on sale. The cushions and pillows are lined in a very...

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NY style cheesecake is hard to come by in the West, land of the Cheesecake factory's creamy mousse and gummy fakes. Memories of the mile high stature and texture of the slice at Stage in Manhatten provoke the worst kind of cravings.  Unfullfilled till now. The Petaluma wholesaler Rosen Cheesecake provides relief with their paradoxically rich and light, dense and fluffy cake, super creamy cheesecake...

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Super Kawaii Super Kawaii ...

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Getting over my car buying hangover by replacing anxiety with cool stuff to do in my new vehicle! WestWind Drive-In and picnic Motorcycle tow, ride, and camp in the Knoxville OHV area Cheese Tasting in Sonoma/Marin and friendship house call in Yountville ...

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French comfort food. Coq a vin with pommes frites and chicken salad sandwhich with lemon vinaigrette greens. ...

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SM pulls off another win with f(x)'s new album, Pink Tape. While there aren't any tracks that maybe hit the level of some previous singles for me, the production is clean, and all the pretty is offset with moments of off kilter, abstract prog. The girls sound sweeter and more coquettish but never cloying. And some of the more complex harmonies lend an...

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