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RATS, 'I'm a Celebrity'

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Dec 6, 2009, 10:39 am
Gino D'Acampo, the winner of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, and his fellow contestant buddy Stuart Manning are facing criminal charges for animal cruelty after cooking and eating a rat...
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PETA - "KFC Cripples Chickens"

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Dec 6, 2009, 6:01 am
PETA wants to erect another statue, this time, it's a bloodied, bandaged chicken in Louisville as a protest to the KFC restaurant chain. People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals has applied for...
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Paul McCartney and his Meat Free Mondays

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Dec 5, 2009, 6:30 am
Paul McCartney's "Meat-Free Mondays" roadshow campaign found it's way to the European Parliament on Thursday, with McCartney saying the power to halt global warming lies as much with individua...
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The Holy Egg

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Dec 4, 2009, 8:27 pm
Honestly, it must be that time of year. We really aren't looking for these stories, it's like, they are falling out of the sky or something. Pam and Tracy Norrell, a Fort Worth-area couple sai...
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Virgin Mary Pancake

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Dec 4, 2009, 7:06 am
What did we tell you, these sightings are all somehow connected. Bianca Lopez says she was preparing breakfast for her family when she noticed the image of the Virgin in one of those pancakes Just in ...
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The Gordon Ramsay Christmas Special

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Dec 2, 2009, 9:37 pm
After several requests, here you go, once again.
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AMC Theaters to Ban Outside Food

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Dec 1, 2009, 9:12 pm
AMC Entertainment said the company has decided to ban it's customers from bringing outside food into its cinemas. AMC theaters began testing the "no outside food" rule in October and now it is be...
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Beverage Can Tabs Are Still Being Swallowed

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Dec 1, 2009, 7:47 pm
Those beverage can tops,(those pull tabs) are still being swallowed into the stomachs of some, especially teens, despite all the efforts to keep people from swallowing them. A 16-year study (you'v...
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What is wrong with Diamond Pet Foods?

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Dec 1, 2009, 1:52 pm
What is wrong with Diamond Pet Foods? These people have had pet food recalls in 2007, 2008 and several times 2009. We didn't bother to look back any further. Again, Diamond Pet Foods have recalle...
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Journalism - Once Again

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Dec 1, 2009, 2:01 am
Journalism visits us once again.  
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Scientists Grow Pork Meat in a Lab

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 30, 2009, 4:08 pm
In the above photo you can get a sense of how meat is grown for your dinner table.  Click on to the photo for a closer look. We've been hearing about test tube meats for some time now, here...
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OSPCA - Animals Abused and Eating Old Food

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 30, 2009, 1:40 pm
Toronto Humane Society officials have been charged with animal cruelty and using money donated (intended for the animals) to pay their legal bills while animals are eating food that expired four years...
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Home Cooking - A Lost Art?

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 29, 2009, 2:01 am
We hate to believe that the passion to cook is dwindling but then we read a Thanksgiving news story that says: "Forget about home cooking on this Thanksgiving.  A new study says ten percent of Am...
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Anthony Bourdain - Voodoo Doughnuts with Chuck Palahniuk

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 28, 2009, 2:01 am
It's time to turn our attention to Portland Oregon. Anthony bourdain and Chuck Palahniuk took a little field trip to Voodoo Doughnuts. Voodoo Doughnut's signature is gingerbread man-shaped, wi...
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Woman sees image of Jesus on her iron

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 27, 2009, 2:00 pm
If you've learned anything about the Voodoo Kitchen and how we connect these stories to food, you'll understand why our interest has perk up once again. (otherwise read past stories to underst...
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Bizarre Calf Mutilations

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 27, 2009, 4:32 am
Over the years there have been bizarre, even creepy calf mutilations, where the dead calves have their skins peeled back and organs cleared from the rib cage. But there are no signs of human attacker...
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Hindu sacrifice of 250,000 animals has begun

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 27, 2009, 2:01 am
The world's largest animal sacrifice begins in Nepal with the killing of more than 250,000 animals as part of a Hindu festival in the village of Bariyapur. The festivities, which happens every fi...
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Last Minute Turkey Roasting Instructions

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 25, 2009, 7:54 pm
If you are wondering how long to cook your turkey, we are here to help. Roasting times are for a preheated 325 degrees F. oven. The turkey is done when the thigh meat reaches an internal temperature...
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Holiday Turkey with Anthony Bourdain

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 25, 2009, 3:36 pm
If you still need some guidance preparing your turkey for the holidays, we offer Anthony Bourdain.
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Lodi Woman Dies After Eating Death Cap Mushrooms

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 24, 2009, 8:05 pm
You may remember the post we ran about the Lodi family who ate Death Cap Mushrooms. Three weeks later, a Lodi woman who ate the poisonous mushroom on the Lodi Lake nature trail has died.  She was...
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Paula Deen Receives an Unexpected Serving of Ham

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 24, 2009, 2:45 pm
Paula Deen received an unexpected serving of ham — in her face. It all happened as she was helping unload 25,000 pounds of donated meat for an Atlanta food bank when someone threw on...
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'Comfort foods' Relieve Stress

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 24, 2009, 7:27 am
Australian researchers are saying (and we agree) that a high-fat, high-sugar diet could have the same effect on brain chemistry as mood-altering drugs, giving scientific support to the craving for com...
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Happy Thanksgiving

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 23, 2009, 6:50 pm
To our readers here at the Voodoo Kitchen Blog, to our customers at Voodoo Seasonings, and to those of you who joined us at our cooking shows,  we thank you.
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PETA Wants a Meat Tax

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 23, 2009, 1:24 pm
We almost forgot, back in Oct of this year, PETA demonstrators once again put on their pig and chicken costumes, calling for a tax on meat. They were holding signs saying farming methods were responsi...
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Jose Garces is the "Next Iron Chef"

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 23, 2009, 7:07 am
Chef Jose Garces owns four restaurants in Philadelphia, and now he is the Food Network's "Next Iron Chef." The theme was The American Melting Pot, and the secret ingredient was ribs and racks.&nbs...
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Thanksgiving at the House of Horrors

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 22, 2009, 4:10 pm
Please enjoy this family's Thanksgiving, at the House of Horrors. Watch as long as you can take it, and be thankful this is not your house, we hope.
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Beauty is Skin Deep - the many uses of body fat

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 22, 2009, 1:43 pm
Back in July we ran a post about using human fat as a way to fuel an SUV, then there was the Chilean artist Marco Evaristti who served his friends meatballs, cooked with his own body fat. Now in Lima ...
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Taking a Bite Out of Bin Laden

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 21, 2009, 7:43 am
PETA is offering a way of beheading Osama Bin Laden. When PETA discovered that the troops in Afghanistan loved chocolate, they decided to send some dairy-free chocolates that takes the bite right out...
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Martha Stewart Trashes Rachael Ray

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 18, 2009, 9:26 pm
Martha Stewart says Rachael Ray can't hold a candle to her in the kitchen. This all started after Rachael Ray visited The Martha Stewart Show, following Martha Stewart's visiting The Rachael R...
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Don't Blame Fast Food - Mummies Had Heart Disease Too

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 17, 2009, 9:28 pm
You can't blame fast food for this one,  researchers have found signs of heart disease in 3,500-year-old mummies. "We think of it as being caused by modern risk factors," such as fast food, s...
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Chinese Delicacy - Deep-Fried Fish - Eaten Alive

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 17, 2009, 8:56 pm
It's the Chinese again. This time they have become even more bizarre with an even stranger "rare" delicacie. The Chinese chefs have figured out a way to keep a fish alive as it gets deep fried and...
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Dec 15th - Gordon Ramsay Cookalong

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 17, 2009, 8:02 pm
Some time ago we told you that Chef Gordon Ramsay was going to have a cook-along with you. The time is near -  Tuesday, Dec. 15 on Fox -- "Gordon Ramsay: Cookalong Live." The audience is in...
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When Vanity and Cooking Oils Meet

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 16, 2009, 9:34 pm
It amazes us that people still ask if cooking oils can be used to improve the skin. We know little about skin care, but we know a lot about cooking oils, they're for cooking. But, let's visit...
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Plucking Chickens

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 16, 2009, 2:14 pm
We have two videos for you, both with a CONTENT WARNING. Both videos are about plucking chickens. We're not too sure what's going on with this news team in the first video, but there's s...
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The Food Court Musical

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 15, 2009, 11:27 pm
It's the Food Court Musical.
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We Love Journalism

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 15, 2009, 11:14 pm

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Fight The Flu - Eat Chicken Soup

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 15, 2009, 8:34 pm
If you are fighting the flu, experts advise natural ways of strengthening your defenses. The flu is something we battle every year with the arrival of colder weather. Chicken soup is so powerful that ...
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Dark Chocolate May Improve Metabolic Stress Response

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 15, 2009, 5:03 pm
A study conducted by Nestlé researchers say that eating a few pieces of dark chocolate every day improves the metabolic response of people who feel highly stressed. Anxiety and stress can cause vari...
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Russian Man Eats His Mother

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 15, 2009, 11:13 am
We are losing count. Cannibalism in Moscow, it's all the rage. A Russian man accused of killing and eating  his mother was sentenced to 14 years and three months in prison. The standard sen...
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Cannibalism - killing a man, eating him, selling leftovers

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 14, 2009, 11:59 pm
This has been a very busy year for cannibals. Let's turn our attention now to Moscow. Russian police have arrested three homeless guys for killing, butchering, then eating a 25-year-old man. When ...
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China's brandy tester has a Nose for this kind of thing

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 14, 2009, 8:53 pm
China has an official brandy taster, his name is Liu Ge. After 52 years, his nose now has a life of it's own. The result, you can see in the photo, comes after two litres of brandy a day. At some ...
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The Way we Count Calories My be Wrong

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 14, 2009, 7:29 am
The way we have been counting calories, the method used for diet plans and healthy-eating guidance for all these years may be wrong, a report suggests. Now the recommended daily intake of calories cou...
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This time it's, Death Cap Mushrooms

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 13, 2009, 6:50 pm
It was just a short while ago that we ran a post about wild deadly mushrooms, and here we go again. Three members of a Lodi family are in intensive care in a San Francisco hospital after eating mushro...
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Rihanna Loves Her Fast Food

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 8:52 pm
Celebrities are often complicated people, especailly when it comes to food and diets. (we know from personal experience) But to her credit, Rihanna just may be different. She recently indulged in six ...
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It's Knotweed - Not Voodoo

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 1:13 pm
No, these aren't Voodoo dolls out of New Orleans, it's Zheng Dexun, the Chinese farmer with his man-shaped knotweed crops. You can see for yourself that there's a head, eyes and a nose, a...
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The Fall of the Berlin Wall Remembered - In Chocolate

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 10, 2009, 4:01 pm
A French chocolate-maker has celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall by building a 15-meter (50 feet) long replica of the landmark, and it's edible. Award-winning chocolatie...
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Turtle is God

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 10, 2009, 12:43 pm
Villagers are chanting hymns, carrying garlands, bowls of rice and fruits and singing the praises of the turtle God. Policemen are trying to control the crowds, but that's like herding cats and t...
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Jay Leno as Gordon Ramsay in "Jay's Kitchen"

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 9:52 pm
59-year-old Jay Leno may have had better luck with "Jay's Kitchen," because “The Jay Leno show" is heading straight to ratiings hell. It's gotten so bad that Leno said he’d return to the â...
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Pumpkin Pie

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 2:44 pm
This pumpkin pie recipe is basic, easy to make and delicious.
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Whats the difference in evaporated milk and condensed milk?

Voodoo K. posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 1:56 pm
We know many of you are baking this holiday season, we have received many emails asking, "Whats the difference in evaporated milk and condensed milk?" Instead of replying individually , here's our...
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