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We’re told these have become the hot new app at parties the past few years.  We think we will give them a try!

Ingredients:

32 Pitted Dates

2 ounces shelled, salted whole pistachios

2 ounces dried apricots, cut into 32 strips

1 pound lean best-quality bacon, thinly sliced and then halved crosswise

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Stuff each date with 3 or 4 pistachios. Lay a stuffed date and apricot strip on top of each bacon slice; wrap to enclose. If not using immediately, freeze up to 1 month.

Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until bacon is crisp, about 10 minutes, flipping each wrapped date after 8 minutes. If frozen, bake at 400 degrees.for 10 minutes; flip, and bake 10 minutes more. Transfer wrapped dates to paper towels to drain. Serve with toothpicks.

From Martha Stewart

We are dying to know whether or not Brangelina have added to their brood.  The conflicting reports are really frustrating us! Photo: UPIphoto/Landov

“There’s always someone younger and prettier.”

Gwyneth Paltrow

Huh.  We don’t really know what to think about this.  Click here for more.

1. Sex and the City.  Well, the big day has finally arrived.  We are simultaneously so excited to see it that we can barely breathe and also so very afraid we will be disappointed.  Such will be our cross to bear until the 7:30 showing at the Carmike 6 tonight. 

 2. The Strangers.  We almost passed out from fright when we saw the preview before Baby Mama.  It is about a couple who are attacked by masked intruders.  We don’t love scary movies, but we have loved Liv Tyler since we saw Empire Records in 8th grade.  We might wait for DVD, but it looks interesting. 

Wow.  These are some very cultured rodents! Click to read article.