• Heinz Ketchup unveiled their new packet design, which is pretty boss, if you ask me.
  

You can open the bottom end for dipping, or the top for squeezing. It does blow my mind a bit that this innovation took 42 years, though. They've also reduced sodium in the regular ketchup by 15% and are also introducing a product made with real sugar instead of HFCS. All of the "real" sugar products surging through the markets now are pretty tasty (throwback sodas, etc) - but I hope most people are smart enough to realize that REAL sugar can also give you the diabetus.

• Did you guys know Coolio has a %^@#ing cooking show?! Yes, I mean as in "slide, slide, slipitty slide" Coolio, who now refers to himself as King of the Kitchen Pimps (which I think my friend Josh would beg to differ with). I'm so overwhelmed and confused by this that I haven't wrapped my head around how I really feel about it yet. Is it hilarious? Sad? Awesome? Someone just tell me before my head explodes.

• There's some fancy new espresso machine that costs almost as much as my car, which I would normally frown upon - but it's called the SLAYER. How can you resist?

• Some breads are gonna roll: The first (to my knowledge) heavy metal cookbook, Hellbent for Cooking.
  

• We're supposed to get a serious ass-wallomperin' of snow here in Southern Ohio this weekend. I normally make a big pot of dad-recipe chili when this happens, but I'm switching it up with ham, smoked sausage and chicken gumbo tonight. What's your favorite snow-in meal?