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Geek Tip: Follow Flickr Streams Via RSS or Delicious

GeekSugar — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:20:41 -0700

Sure, following Tweets secretly through your RSS allows a special, stalkerish pleasure, but watching your friend's Internet activity doesn't have to be all about surreptitiousness. When a pal shares a link to her Flickr account or I run across a photographer whose work I find inspiring I stick it in my RSS reader so I can keep up with their activity.

Flickr offers an RSS feed for photostream pages, which you select and add to your reader. You'll find it in the toolbar of your browser if you use Firefox (see previous link for other browser tips). Flickr also offers a convenient "bookmark on delicious" link at the bottom of each photostream page, so you can save a friend's stream in your bookmarks and have access to it from any computer.

Delicious Gets a Redesign - Woohoo!

GeekSugar — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:00:38 -0700

Oh Delicious, I almost (I said almost) forgot about you, and then you go and do something brilliant - you get a very much needed makeover! I was seriously considering walking away from all of my favorite bookmarks, or at least moving them to a much more user-friendly site, but alas, you pull though with a fresh new name (minus all the . and . 's), a slick new UI and a much faster search engine - nice work! And the best part about the new look? The big and beautiful notes fields that you can either change to reveal more bookmark info or compact their display with a single click on the Tag Bar!

Chocolate Bath - Deliciously Relaxing

FitSugar — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:30:00 -0800

Do you like chocolate? Well you're soaking in it...ahhh doesn't that sound nice - a chocolate bath.

A Japanese spa in Hakone offers them. Incorporating chocolate into natural hot springs, the bath contains cacao extract and trehalose, a kind of natural sugar. These ingredients promote beautiful skin by trapping the moisture.

For the rest of us, there are hot chocolate bath salts. They're also available in white chocolate, for only $9.00.

Of course, baths in general are very soothing and relaxing. And there are health benefits and happiness associated with chocolate. I never would have thought to put the two together - but I bet some of you have!

Spending time in the enveloping warmth and the delicious aroma of chocolate must have an amazingly calming effect.

DKNY Be Delicious Lip Shine Trio

BellaSugar — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 06:31:33 -0700

Be Delicious Lip Shine Trio, $20, is an apple green stacked tiered swivel compact made up of three lip glosses. This new formula cushions the lips and saturates them. The result is high shine and ultra smooth lips. They are flavored with a "Delicious" apple flavoring and they glide on smooth without being sticky.

The colors can each be worn alone, layered over lipstick or blended together to create your own special shade of juicy! They can also be made more intense through re-application. The colors included are:

Fuji Red: A luscious, very wearable sheer red
Pink Lady: A gorgeous pink sorbet with a cool tone
Anjou Blush: An amazing apricot with a juicy warm tone

Food Review: So Delicious Coconut Milk Yogurt

FitSugar — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:00:00 -0700

Yogurt is a versatile food that can be made from so many different types of milk: soy, goat, and even water buffalo. Just when you thought there couldn't be any more options, a new yogurt pops up made from coconut milk. Since I'm a huge fan of yogurt for breakfast or for a preworkout snack, I had to give this So Delicious Coconut Milk Yogurt ($1.69) a try. It's dairy-, soy-, and gluten-free, so it's a great alternative for people who have food allergies.

Want to know how it compares to other yogurt? Then read more.

Check out the chart below. I compared coconut milk yogurt to regular cow's milk yogurt, since that's what most people eat.


Serving Size	6 oz.	6 oz.	6 oz.	6 oz.
Calories	150	130	130	120
Total Fat	6 g	0 g	1.5 g	0 g
Saturated Fat	6 g	0 g	1 g	0 g
Cholesterol	0 mg	0 mg	5 mg	0 g
Sodium	5 mg	115 mg	105 mg	65 mg
Carbs	22 g	15 g	22 g	13 g
Sugars	19 g	24g	21 g	13 g
Protein	1 g	7 g	7 g	16 g

First off, let me say that I really liked the strong vanilla flavor of this creamy yogurt. It tasted very decadent, almost like dessert. The consistency was thicker than soy yogurt, but not as thick as Greek yogurt. The only thing I wasn't a fan of was the waxy, almost oily sensation it left on my tongue and teeth.

If you can't eat yogurt made from cow's milk or soy milk, this is a tasty alternative because it contains six active and live cultures, 30 percent of your RDI for vitamin B12 (good news for vegans and vegetarians), and calcium. It would probably make a healthy alternative to whole milk or cream in baked goods as well, but this coconut milk yogurt is a little too low in protein for me to eat on its own. As you can see from the chart, there are definitely healthier alternatives that offer more protein, less fat, and fewer calories.

Dairy-Free Ice Cream: It's So Delicious

FitSugar — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:45:00 -0700

High cholesterol runs in my family, so sometimes when I'm craving a rich, creamy, frozen treat, I often reach for a pint of dairy-free ice cream.

So Delicious (formerly called Soy Delicious) is by far my favorite brand (I've tried many) because they taste the most like real ice cream. They're made with soymilk instead of cow's milk, so they contain less fat and zero cholesterol. Plus they have 3 different kinds, so you can choose depending on your mood or dietary needs.

First off, they make Organic So Delicious Dairy Free quarts in flavors such as Butter Pecan, Chocolate Velvet, Cookies 'N Cream, Mint Marble Fudge, Peanut Butter, and Creamy Vanilla.

They also make Fruit Sweetened It's Soy Delicious pints that are sweetened with a blend of fruit concentrates, brown rice and tapioca syrup. Check out these flavors: Almond Pecan, Mango Raspberry, Espresso, Tiger Chai, and Vanilla Fudge. Am I tempting you yet?

If you're really in the mood for something a little bit more rich and heavenly, read more

You'll have to try Purely Decadent pints. These are more like Ben & Jerry's with flavors such as Cherry Nirvana, Cookie Avalanche, Chocolate Brownie Almond, Cookie Dough (gluten-free), Mocha Almond Fudge, Pomegranate Chip, Peanut Butter Zig Zag, Turtle Trails, and Vanilla Swiss Almond.

The quarts are around $5-6 and the pints are around $4-5. Look for them at most health food stores, and mainstream grocery stores are starting to carry them as well. They don't taste exactly like ice cream, but I have to say they are pretty darn close. They have the same creamy texture, and the sweetness you crave, but without the fat or cholesterol. This is a treat you can feel good about indulging in, knowing both your heart and taste buds will be happy.

Here's a nutritional breakdown of all 3 kinds compared to Ben & Jerry's.

Calories	Fat (g)	Cholesterol (mg)	Carbs (g)	Sugars (g)	Protein (g)
130	3	0	24	13	1
110	1.5	0	24	9	2
170	8	o	29	18	1
220	14	65	18	16	3

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Geek Tip: Organize Your Library With Delicious Monster

GeekSugar — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:15:13 -0800

So lets say you have a trillion books that you've been collecting over the years (well, maybe not a trillion). Wouldn't it be great if you could have a virtual library where you can categorize, get recommendations for similar reads, sell your goods on Amazon, and even check out books to your friends - complete with a handy reminder of when to start pestering them to take their books back? It would be awesome, right?

Well, Delicious Monster has arrived to fulfill all of the above criteria. Using your Macs built-in iSight or a Bluetooth scanner, simply scan the bar code on the back of your books, and Delicious Monster will start creating your very own virtual library. To find out more, just read more
Even better, you can scan DVD's, CD's, and video games into your library for your friends to borrow, for you to sell, or even just to gaze at your abundance. Plus, since Delicious' Library is made just for the Mac users in the house, it's pretty darn easy to navigate since it looks just like iTunes. I'm all about organizing and streamlining, so this is perfect for me and all my pounds of paperbacks and jewel cases!
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Orlando Bloom Shows No Sympathy and Rocks Out Shirtless!

PopSugar — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 07:00:00 -0800

Orlando Bloom continued to have no need for a shirt as he filmed Sympathy for Delicious in LA this week. He went into rocker mode on Thursday night when he piled on some accessories and went heavy on the eye makeup to film a scene with a band. It's definitely a new look for the usually-presentable Orlando, but no complaints as long as he's showing off that sexy six-pack.

To see more of on-set Orlando just read more.

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Orlando Bloom Looks Simply Delicious

PopSugar — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:30:22 -0800

Orlando Bloom soaked up the sun earlier today on the LA set of Sympathy For Delicious. While the curly-haired wig isn't Orlando's best look, showing off his sexy chest is an excellent distraction. It appears as though Orlando is sporting a few new tattoos for the role, since the last time we saw him without a top he had only one little mark on his torso. Even with the extra ink, shirtless Orlando is a top notch way to kick off the weekend.

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Orlando and Mark Share Their Sympathies

PopSugar — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:00:00 -0800

Orlando Bloom was back on the set of Sympathy For Delicious in LA yesterday and this time he had a fake tattoo and some nail polish to go with his longer locks. Mark Ruffalo, who is the director as well as a star of the film, has spared himself from too much time in the hair and makeup trailer yet. The story is about a paralyzed DJ who develops an ability to heal people, and hopefully this project will help Mark move on beyond the tragic death of his brother.

To see more of Orlando and Mark, just read more.

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