Vic Ches-bale

Rest in peace, sir. Your talent shone brilliantly and your contributions to music were incredible.

Bottoms up, and Merry Christmas to all!

Here’s my favorite Christmas song of all time - Fairytale of New York.  The Pogues and Kirsty McColl (may she rest in peace) recorded this incredible song in 1987.

“So happy Christmas - I love you, baby.  I can see a better time when all our dreams come true.”

Look no further than Guido-sexual stylin’.

This comes courtesy of MTV’s Jersey Shore.

May God have  mercy on our souls.

Aishwarya Rai-Balenan

This doggeh is making me expire of Scrooge-like overload.

Effing bastage.  Stop trying to melt my cold, cold heart already.

The sweet, comforting edition

Sometimes during the stress and hubbub of the holidays, something quick, easy and chocolatey is really the only solution to combatting in-laws, Christmas cards and inclement weather.

Try this bittersweet chocolate and pistachio fudge for a surefire pick-me-up.

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The savory side of Christmas

So it’s Christmas week, squeeps - and you’re likely in the midst of holiday parties and preparations for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Here’s an appetizer that takes almost no time to  make - and pairs great with those coquitos.

Caramelized Vidalia Onion and Feta Tartlets, anyone?

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Tila Tequila is preggers.  Take cover.

So during this season of miracles, everyone’s favorite doosh/famewhore Tila Tequila recently announced her pregnancy via Twitter.

It’s been a busy autumn for Ms. Tequila, who has:

• Accused a man of abusing her
• Defended another man for abusing a woman
• Announced to the world that Rihanna has an STD
• Demonstrated proper tampon removal on Teh Interwebs
• Supposedly got engaged to embattled junkie/Johnson & Johnson heiress Casey Johnson

How does this multitasker do it?

More importantly, how likely is it that she’s really pregnant?  Tequila claims that she’s acting as a surrogate for her brother…which begs the question:

Is her brother utterly insane?

It’ll be a goddamned miracle if that child isn’t born caked in lesions, Mystic tan and a UStream account.

Is that you, Christmas?

Have you ever read Nick Hornby’s awesome opus, High Fidelity? Fact is, I’m the protagonist…minus a few massive character flaws that leave me unable to commit to a relationship/not act like a tremendous douche.

But I have always, always been an audiophile. Major life events are often filed away and categorized in my head by an accompanying playlist. For example, when my late dad died, I listened to a lot of Johnny Cash (which the two of us used to listen to together as we prepared holiday feasts). When I think about planning weddings, I think of Regina Spektor and Leigh Nash.

Here’s a little Christmas music - some classic, some new - to get you ready to rock away the holidays.

Boosh and kakow and away we go!

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Sunday Night Foot-Bale with Faith Hill

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As Roxydarling would say, “OJ Simpson - not a Jew.”

Happy Chanukah, y’all!  Get your Judah Maccabee and latkes on tonight!

Hebrew Hammerbale

Whhaaaaaaa…? Chanukah starts tonight!

Five songs for your Festival of Lights

Have you ever read Nick Hornby’s awesome opus, High Fidelity? Fact is, I’m the protagonist…minus a few massive character flaws that leave me unable to commit to a relationship/not act like a tremendous douche.

But I have always, always been an audiophile. Major life events are often filed away and categorized in my head by an accompanying playlist. For example, when my late dad died, I listened to a lot of Johnny Cash (which the two of us used to listen to together as we prepared holiday feasts). When I think about planning weddings, I think of Regina Spektor and Leigh Nash.

Fear not, Squeers - I will tackle Christmas songs next week.  But this week marks the start of Chanukah. 

Boosh and kakow and away we go! (more…)

Put on your yarmulke

It’s time for Chanukah, y’all.  The Festival of Lights starts tomorrow at sundown, and the Kitchen Bitch wants you prepared.

And what’s more emblematic of Chanukah than latkes?  They’re absurdly easy to make and taste fan-fricking-tastic.

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Oh sweet Busey.

That's right. Steven Seagal.

After a long weekend of football, football and oh, some more football, NFL Guy and I snuggled up last night to catch up on the DVR.

And what we saw would make Jujubees jealous beyond all belief.

We had been dying to watch A&E’s new show, Steven Seagal: Lawman, but work has been in the way of our usual TV viewing, so we’d been narrow-eyed and envious as other New Orleanians tweeted about the sure-to-be-100%-awesome that is Seagal’s show.  In fact, local entertainment mag Gambit is even planning a watch party for this week’s episode.

Take a gander.

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Catch Us Up on You

In advance of your asskicking weekend of college football championships and Christmakkuh shopping

Here’s some Band of Skulls, with a special shout out to Squeer! silent noodles.  Good luck on your exam!

Ramy’s Advent Edition

It’s December, and Christmakwanzakuh is nearing with a frightening speed.

Thanksgiving at Chez KB was a raucous affair, complete with Lisa #1′ s boozy punch and STM’s attempts to eat us out of house and home.

(Incidentally, she failed. I did warn her not to underestimate my ability to churn out massive amounts of food.)

And Mr. Lisa #1 was disappointed that we didn’t create a holocaust with a turkey fryer accident.  But hey, NFL Guy and I are pros at frying large pieces of poultry in a vat of 4 gallons of seething peanut oil with a propane tank nearby.

Squeer Ramy had asked for eggnog recipes.  In lieu of possible salmonella, though, I want to offer up coquito.

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Fifteen songs for your commute

Have you ever read Nick Hornby’s awesome opus, High Fidelity? Fact is, I’m the protagonist…minus a few massive character flaws that leave me unable to commit to a relationship/not act like a tremendous douche.

But I have always, always been an audiophile. Major life events are often filed away and categorized in my head by an accompanying playlist. For example, when my late dad died, I listened to a lot of Johnny Cash (which the two of us used to listen to together as we prepared holiday feasts). When I think about planning weddings, I think of Regina Spektor and Leigh Nash.

New Orleans is a relatively confined metro area - we’re surrounded on three sides by water - but I spend a lot of time on I-10 between work and home.  And we all know that there are certain songs to which we gravitate to cope with work stress, godawful drivers, etc.

Here are mine.

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And mostly because I love Adam Scott