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If chocolate companies and Hallmark are to be believed, then February 14 becomes the only chance you’ll get all year to profess our love. And for the purposes of Foodiggity’s Valentine’s Day Gift Guide, we would have to agree. Although our list is void of anything pink or heart-shaped, these gifts should help get the point across that you’re serious about this relationship — if only for one day. Don’t screw it up.
What is practically old news at this point — Paula Deen, the Food Network personality and ‘Queen of Southern Cuisine,’ recently announced that she has Type 2 diabetes. For those even vaguely familiar with Deen, the news, although not terribly surprising, is somewhat sad. But as we dig deeper, the saddest part in all of this, is actually that her recent announcement isn’t news at all. And it turns out that the whole story becomes one-stop shopping to address a few issues plaguing this country. From corporate and individual greed, to our collective attitude towards food and diet, and the corruption of our healthcare system. Let’s review.
If you were not already aware, the US Government has presented two bills before Congress — the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate, and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House.
If SOPA and PIPA are passed, not only would this change the internet as we know it, by imposing harmful regulations, but it could potentially shut down major websites, some social media outlets, or any website that shares information — even humble little blogs like Foodiggity. And did we mention that these shutdowns would come immediately and without warning?
As major sites such as Wikipedia and WordPress.org have gone dark to raise awareness, Foodiggity would like to join in and offer our support. Please help show your opposition to these bills by signing this petition, or contact your Senator.
Feeling uninspired about dinner — again? Well if the takeout menus are too far out of reach, take your chances with What To Cook? Dice. The set of 14 handmade dice has illustrated ingredients on each side to help save your poorly-planned evening, and come packaged in a repurposed spice jar.
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Today, on this day of ones, Foodiggity turns two. What does that mean? Well, Not much. However, today does give us an excuse to reflect on another year of food-related news and nonsense, to properly thank our fans, and to toot Foodiggity’s horn a bit.
So on 11/11/11, Foodiggity enters its terrible twos, and you get this… 11 of The Best Things About Foodiggity Year Two.
Foodiggity Got a Facelift…
Welcome To Foodiggity 2.0
… And We Went Pro
The Foodiggity Shop
A Post Hit 3000 ‘Likes’ on Facebook. Thanks Hoff…
Behold The Hoffsicle
Two Posts Hit Six-Figure Pageviews — in the same week…
Hand- Painted Food Packaging by Eric Barclay
The OCD Chef Cutting Board Is Here To Help
We Found Jesus…
Grilled Cheesus Saves
Finally Reached 1000 Fans on Facebook. Thanks Likers…
Foodiggity on Facebook
Hit 1500 Followers on Twitter…
Foodiggity on Twitter
Foodiggity Launched Food Art Friday, Met Some of The Coolest People Ever…
Food Art Friday
We Sold Out of This…
The OCD Chef Cutting Board
We Learned More Than We Needed To Know About The Spork…
A Brief History of The Spork
Finally Started Getting Free Swag…
The Lucky Charms Gift Basket Giveaway
So again, thank you to all of our fans. And on to year three… It should be a good one.
After seeing our Lucky Charms Sifter post, and to promote a recent episode of Glee – agency Rogers & Cowan offered to send Foodiggity a basket of Lucky Charms-related swag to giveaway. I accepted, on the condition that they send two — score!
So without further ado… Foodiggity’s Lucky Charms Swag Giveaway. The gift basket includes; one box of magically delicious Lucky Charms, one stick of Lucky Charms Lip Balm, one Lucky Charms T-shirt, and a bowl and shiny spoon for which to enjoy your free cereal.
Simple to enter… Name something that you truly believe brings good luck? The number 7? A heads-up penny? Stepping in dog doo? Name it.
Head over to Foodiggity’s Facebook page until noon EST tomorrow (11/10) to enter. Best answer in the comment section gets the goods. Good Luck!
Dine Ink Pen Set$8.00
OCD Chef Cutting Board$24.00
Food Face Plate$12.00