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Today on The Sam Livecast we make a sweet, caramel Baileys cocktail with green apples. Then, we talk to Elizabeth from Elizabethan Desserts. We talk about how she got her start in the bakery biz and try some of the desserts she has. They were really, really good. They weren’t overly sweet and the flavors were amazing. If you have a sweet tooth you owe it to yourself to go try some of her tasty treats. Thanks Elizabeth you got this baking thing down!

Remember we got our first ever live Livecast at Donovan’s Prime Seafood in downtown San Diego tomorrow at 5PM. It’s going to be a blast and Donovan’s is hooking it up with an inexpensive Cap’n Crunch Tuna and cocktail special. The whole livecast crew is really excited and we’re looking forward to seeing you. The best part is that we all get to hang out together face to face finally. For those of you that won’t make it, we’re going to be streaming it live at 5PM! We’re going to be there, are you?

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I learned something new today: Justin Bieber is Canadian. I also learned that a simple cocktail of maple syrup and vodka is delicious and so poutine–Canada’s gift to culinary world. Poutine is deceptively simple. Sam makes it on the livecast with some store bought french fries and gravy with a sprinkling of mozzarella (traditionally poutine uses cheese curds) and black pepper. I’ll keep this one short tonight, you’ll just have to watch to find out all the interesting things about Canada.

Remember, this Thursday at 5P, we’ll be doing a livecast in Donovan’s Prime Seafood in downtown San Diego. Please come! It’s going to be entertaining, you’ll get to meet Sam and the crew, and you don’t have to buy tickets or pay an entrance fee or anything like that. We look forward to seeing you there.

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What the heck is a hoffsicle? Remember David Hasselhoff in Baywatch? Apparently he’s the new fad of the summer season from Del Monte in popsicle form. I can’t make this stuff up livecasters, it’s true. Sam also talks about what kind of chopsticks to buy for your home. If you’re going to go with the disposable wooden ones, pay the extra one or two dollars (for the entire pack, not per chopstick pair) so that they break off evenly and save you and your guests from a splinter in the mouth.

We grilled some meatballs in Episode 3 and they are making a reappearance today in the form of a sub. We smothered them in a jar of pasta sauce and melty provolone cheese and served it in a toasted hot dog bun. That’s it! How freaking easy is that? Those pre-packaged meatballs are just kind of those things you need to keep around because they can do so many things. Watch the episode, follow along, make this sub, and thank Sam later.

Thanks for tuning in, it was a great week. Remember our liveshows are on at this site. We’ll turn the front page into the live show about 5-10 minutes before we start so make sure you refresh the page to see it.

Oh and one more thing. We have a very special livecast at Donovan’s Prime Seafood in downtown San Diego on Thursday 5P PST. Please come out and see us because it’s free and it’ll be a blast!

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In today’s episode we start by making a delicious bleu-cheese stuffed olive dirty martini and then it’s all about you, the fans. We answer a question about sea salt,  show a fan’s rendition of Sam in a Mii (that’s the custom characters you build on Nintendo’s Wii gaming console), and talk to and hook up a couple Livecasters on Skype. How cool is technology these days? Sam then talks about a recent survey conducted highlighting America’s top 10 favorite foods–you’ll be surprised at the results–and ends the show by cooking a beautiful, mouth-watering stir-fry with cup noodles. Yes, the ones you get at the store for 30 cents or something like that. It is a legitimate tasting stir fry that will satisfy all your cravings with minimal cook time (recipe here for 5-minute stir fry noodles). It was delicious. Get creative with red peppers, onions, green onions (scallions), sauces, etc. Make sure that wok is hot!

Remember, we’ll be live at Donovan’s Prime Seafood Thursday, June 30 at 5P. There are no tickets to buy, no entrance fee to pay, just come and see us do our livecast thing on location. We’ll see you soon!

This is how Haley sleeps during the show.

5-Minute Stir Fry. Hot wok, saute some veggies.

Combine with cup noodles, add to hot wok, get it crispy, and add good teriyaki sauce.

Enjoy with some friends and family.

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Sup Livecasters! Today’s show was epic.

We start by making a lip-smacking lemonade and bourbon cocktail (a Livecast crew fave). Then Sam shows off a couple more Emmy Awards he won over the weekend and shares about a little wardrobe debacle while trying to find something nice for the event. Max rolls out a new segment on us called “Who Eats This Sh*t?” and Sam and I got to try a whacked up thing called Pigs’ Feet. Hey look, I don’t care if you eat this for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I don’t care if your mom eats this or if it’s your family’s favorite picnic food. It is simply nasty. Don’t believe me? Check out our yaktastic reactions on the show. If I watch it again I might just vomit.

Here’s a challenge: if you find something strange at a major supermarket chain (so far we’re ruling out major ethnic food store chains) that you want us to try, hit us up on Facebook (www.facebook.com/samthecookingguy) or Twitter (@thecookingguy). We’ll eat anything.

But wait, we’re not going to leave you hanging with us gagging on stinky pigs’ slime, er, feet. Sam finishes the show with a cripsy and gooey pesto grilled cheese (recipe here) that is surely going to be one of the best things you’ll ever eat.