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I lost my Appetite when I read this

By Madelyn Miller

Woman Chows 38 Lobsters in Eating Contest

America's top speed-eater wolfed down 38 lobsters in 12 minutes recently to win the World Lobster Eating Contest.  Sonya Thomas, of Alexandria, Va., won $500 and a trophy belt for her efforts, consuming 9.76 pounds of lobster meat. Each contestant had a partner cracking the shells and pulling out the meat. Eleven competitors ate as many lobsters as they could in a 12-minute period, devouring a total of 300 pounds of the unshelled crustaceans. ``I have a natural ability because of my stomach capacity,'' said Thomas, who weighs a mere 105 pounds. ``I could eat more, but something else - not a lobster.'' Thomas was coming off a baked bean victory days before in Indiana, where she consumed 8.4 pounds of beans with pork in 2 minutes and 47 seconds. She also holds records for hard-boiled eggs.

Here are a few of my favorite  fast cookbooks

Weight Watchers 5 Ingredient 15 Minute Cookbook
Oxmoorhouse.com
Easy and low calorie. What more could you want?

The 250 Best 4-Ingredient Recipes
By Margaret Howard
Published by Robert Rose, Inc.
The honey-glazed chicken and Thai burgers from this cookbook that saves time without sacrificing great taste have become a staple in my diet

101 Things To Do With A Slow Cooker
By Stepahnie Ashcraft and Janet Eyring
Gibbs Smith  Publisher
www.gibbs-smith.com

Burgers
50 recipes celebrating the American classic
by Rebecca Bent
This book calls burgers the blue jeans of cuisine
Clarkson Potter Publishers
www.randomhouse.com

A Chicken In Every Pot
Global recipes for the World’s most Popular Bird
By Kate Heyhoe
Editor of the Global Gourmet
www.globalgourmet.com

Cooking For Two
120 Recipes for Every Day—and those Special nights
by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough
Even if you are a single person, this is great—only one night’s leftovers if you eat alone
Morrow Books
www.harpercollins.com

DESSERTS

I believe that last is the best. And recipes that start with a box of cake-mix are really halfway done.

Quick Fixes with Mixes
Cakes, Cookies, Bars and Goodies
By Lia Roessner Wilson
www.CookbookResources.com
Published by Cookbook Resources
Try these favorites—Cranberry Apple Crumb , Pecan Pie Bars, Chocolate Dipped Malted Milk Cookies

Chocolate from the Cake Doctor
By Anne Byrn (author of The Cake Mix Doctor)
Workman Publishing
www.workman.com

If there is anything better than easy, it is something that is easy AND Chocolate.

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