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Fishin’ For Fame

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Posted 30 Mar 2011 — by FV
Category As I see it., Contests, Food Holidays, Meal Deals!

Catholics have taken over the world, or at least it seems that way this time of year! We are half way through the season of Lent in everybody’s favorite fish frying religion. Our highways and byways are polluted with signs that make it look like a political campaign time of year. Yet these signs, some homemade, some professional, aren’t touting the platform of our next great leader, but trying to garner the business of the fish crazed public during Lent. It’s duck season…wabbit season…duck season…wabbit season…duck season…

Nope, it’s fish season. Cod beware! If you live under water and are delicious, find the nearest rock or patch of weeds and hole up! It’s not just Catholics that are after you, it’s EVERYBODY. Local church fish fries have spilled their banks and become huge money makers for fire halls, American Legions, Mooses, Elks, charitable organizations and everyone else with a deep fryer and a fish bun! The menus have also expanded, many events offering shrimp, crab, pizza and baked goods. Much to my dismay McDonald’s is the largest purveyor of fish sandwiches on the Earth! (ugh, I’ll choose my battles for now)

With all this feeding frenzy I will take an opportunity to plug my own Church’s Fish Fry. I know that not all of you will be able to take advantage of it, but I hope that those within the area will come down and take part.

I am also asking a special favor. A local radio station is taking submissions for local fish fries that they may come and broadcast from. My church has a unique fish fry whereas we have our event during lunch hours, most are during dinner hours. We are hitting around the 800 mark for sandwiches each week and looking to do even more! We also offer free delivery to local businesses! Lastly, what other fish fry employs the help of yours truly, the Food Vigilante?!?!

So, here is the link to go and vote in my church for the broadcast possibility. Y108FM Monty and Zeke Fish Fry Broadcast

The Church is Immaculate Conception in Irwin at 308 2nd Street. The phone number is 724-864-7788 for pick up or delivery orders. Fish Fry goes from 11am to 2pm every friday during Lent.

All the fish is fresh and hand breaded and you can also get it baked. Haluski and Mac ‘n Cheese are available. Look for yourselves! :)

 

Fried

FV recommended, Baked!

 

Fish me, I’m Catholic,

FV

De Ja Vitamin

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Posted 14 Mar 2010 — by FV
Category As I see it., Contests

I just got my newest edition of Readers Digest in the mail, compliments of The Duchess. The cover features a story about vitamins. The article is written by Christie Aschwanden, a freelance health writer. It explains the almost complete uselessness of taking vitamins and other supplements. The multi-vitamin myth is dispelled, noting a study of 160,000 mid-life women. It shows that vitamin takers were no more healthy than the non pill-poppers. So much for convenience, huh?

This is of interest due to the fact that I just wrote about this recently, and before Reader’s Digest I might add. Check out Supplement and Demand. I address the pitfalls of supplementing while ignoring the fact that real food is the best vehicle for nutrition. So did Ms. Aschwanden…

I’d like to thank Ms. Aschwanden for furthering Truth and Justice in Food!

Don’t forget to enter the FoodVigilante Contest. The deadline is Sunday, March 14, 2009 at 11:59pm. Here are the details…

Sweet Tooth Fairy Contest.

Carry on,

FV

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Sweet Tooth Fairy. CONTEST!!!!!!!!

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Posted 12 Mar 2010 — by FV
Category Contests

This is my one hundredth post! So, I’d like to have some fun and thank you all for reading over the past year.

I love food, but I also love language. So, today I’d like to play a little game that involves both. Sweet tooth fairy is a phrase and idea coined by Graham Hidderley/Burgess. The idea is to use two phrases with a connecting word, i.e. sweet-tooth+tooth-fairy=sweet tooth fairy. With those rules in mind we can come up with all sorts of interesting combinations.

pocket watch dog

cell phone booth

strawberry shake and bake

food vigilante justice

See, the phrase sometimes takes on a whole new feel or even a new meaning. Sometimes it just makes you nod and say, huh, interesting. OK. So here’s the deal, I’m asking you, my beautiful readers, to come up with your own sweet tooth fairy.

The rules are as follows.

1) You must submit your sweet-tooth-fairy phrase as a comment to this post.

2) Your phrase MUST be food related.

3) Entries must be received by March 14, 2009 at 11:59PM

4) If you are the Duchess of Amboy, you are not allowed to enter the contest.

I’ll even sweeten the deal. The Duchess and I will hold court and choose the best entry

 and the winner will receive a $25.00 Visa Gift Card. SWEET! It’s better than a hot-dog-park!

Results will be revealed on Tuesday, March 16.

Enter as many times as your wit and intelligence permit. Submissions will be judged on originality, comedic value and, of course, the swimsuit competition.

Seriously, though. You have a chance to win a $25.00 Visa Gift Card, don’t pass it up!

Good luck of the draw,

F-V-neck (I can’t stop-in the name of love!) HAHAHA