1) If you wanna see it, you'll have to travel

The reunions are all going down in Austin, Texas, at the ATX Television Festival's Season 4 Fest. This isn't like PaleyFest, though: It's open to the public. And it's not nearly as huge as Comic-Con, so no insanely massive crowds or hideously complicated ticket buying process. Sweet!

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2) You'll have to wait a while, though

The ATV Fest doesn't happen until June. So, while you have about six months to wait, we consider that six months of binge-watching your favorite girls and boys once or twice more before getting the chance to see them in person.

3) The confirmed talent pool is still small for Gilmore Girls

So far, only two Stars Hollow residents have been confirmed for the event. But don't worry, they're your favorite girls: Lauren Graham (Lorelai!) and Alexis Bledel (Rory!) are confirmed so far, but we think more will show up. Only a few months ago, the gang of residents who made up Lane's band Hep Alien reunited for a quick gig. The show's creator, Amy Sherman-Palladino, is also on board. We want plenty of real, true inside from Graham and Bledel, but we'd love if they channeled their characters for a while and Sherman-Palladino wrote some awesome new dialogue. Wishful thinking? Probably.

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4) So far, no acting talent is confirmed for Dawson's Creek

Don't be disappointed, though. We're sure the Dawson's Creek panel will be good. This panel focuses on the writers and will include Kevin Williamson and showrunner Greg Berlanti (now working on The Flash). It will also include a full lineup of the other talented writers who helped shape the show: Julie Plec, Jenny Bicks, Rob Thomas, Liz Tigelaar, Paul Stupin, Rina Mimoun, Maggie Friedman, Anna Fricke, Dana Baratta and Gina Fattore.

5) That means there's a chance to ask questions for other shows, too

Take a look at the list of names again. Among that massive list are some of today's most impressive TV writers and creators. They're working on so many of our other favorite shows, like The Flash, The Vampire Diaries, Arrow, Veronica Mars, Life Unexpected, Everwood, Witches of East End and The Originals.

Get ready, TV nerds — this is going to be one seriously awesome event.

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And if you ask me — someone who doesn't like dairy so much — what I think of it, I am crazy about burrata. I made an exception just for this incredibly delicious cheese. So if you love mozzarella, then I'm pretty sure you will love burrata as well as these salads, where it's the star ingredient.

You can treat burrata as you would mozzarella. The best way to eat it is always the simplest, which is just with extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper, but being creative and mixing it with other ingredients can give a more fascinating way to enjoy it. I created three themed salads — Greek, Italian and Spanish — each loaded with burrata. The results came out much better than I expected, and I can't say which one is my favorite, because all three have different characteristics to appreciate.

1. Greek salad with burrata recipe

When I think of Greek salad, I always think of feta, cucumbers, olives, tomatoes and onions. In this recipe, I replaced the feta with burrata but used the same vegetables and then simply dressed the salad with extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper. Burrata is totally different from feta, but both cheeses lend a perfect flavor to this salad.

Serves 1

Total time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 (3.5 ounce) or 1 (7 ounce) burrata ball
• 8 green olives, pitted
• 1/2 cucumber, sliced
• 1 medium red onion, sliced
• 1 medium or 5 cherry tomatoes, sliced
• Lettuce leaves
• 1/4 untreated lemon, zest only
• Extra-virgin olive oil
• Salt and pepper

Directions:

1. In an individual-size bowl, put together the burrata, olives, cucumber, onion, tomatoes, lettuce leaves and lemon zest.
2. Drizzle with the olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

2. Italian salad with burrata recipe

What is more classic in Italy than a simple salad representing the three colors of the country's flag? Red, green and white reflect simplicity and freshness. I based this salad on Italian caprese but with more greens added, like arugula. The salad is dressed how it is always done in Italy: extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper.

Serves 1

Total time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 (3.5 ounce) or 1 (7 ounce) burrata ball
• 2 medium tomatoes, sliced
• Arugula
• 4 fresh basil leaves
• Extra-virgin olive oil
• Salt and pepper

Directions:

1. In an individual-size bowl, put together the burrata, tomatoes, arugula and basil.
2. Drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

3. Spanish salad with burrata recipe

My trips to Spain have always been memorable because of the tapas. I think that's one of the things that makes this country extra special. Little plates of different kinds of food is pure heaven to a palate. This salad is reminiscent of those little plates of tapas, using chickpeas, chorizo, paprika and tomatoes. Of the three salads, this is the tastiest and the only one that requires some cooking, but don't worry, it is so worth it.

Serves 1

Prep time: 10 minutes | Cook time: 20 minutes | Total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup precooked chickpeas
• Extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika, plus more for sprinkling on the burrata
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• Salt and pepper
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1/8 cup chorizo, coarsely chopped
• 10 cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered
• 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
• 2 (3.5 ounce) or 1 (7 ounce) burrata ball

Directions:

1. In a small saucepan with olive oil over medium heat, sauté the chickpeas, and then add the paprika. Cook for 5 minutes. Season with the dried oregano, salt and pepper.
2. Using an immersion blender, blitz the chickpeas until creamy.
3. Continue to sauté for another 5 minutes. Add more oil if needed. Set aside.
4. Quickly wipe away the chickpea residue from the saucepan with a paper towel, and to the saucepan, add some more olive oil.
5. Sauté the garlic until golden, and then discard it. Add the chorizo, and brown it slightly.
6. Add the tomatoes, cook for about 3 minutes, and then add the vinegar. Cook for another minute. Season with salt and pepper.
7. In an individual-size bowl, arrange the burrata, chickpeas and chorizo-tomato mixture.
8. Drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil, and sprinkle with salt, pepper and paprika.

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Ace — Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995). Ace means "unity" or "first in luck."

Stanley — The Mask (1994). Stanley is an English name that means "lives by the stony field."

Lloyd — Dumb and Dumber (1994). Lloyd means "one with gray hair."

Chip — The Cable Guy (1996). This Old English name means "man."

Fletcher — Liar Liar (1997). Fletcher, a Scottish name, means "maker of arrows."

Truman — The Truman Show (1998). Truman means "loyal" and has English and American roots.

Joe — Simon Birch (1998). Joe is a diminutive of the Hebrew name Joseph. The Biblical name Simon means "one who hears, obeys."

Andy — Man on the Moon (1999). Short for Andrew, Andy means "manly, brave."

Charlie — Me, Myself & Irene (2000). Charlie, like Chip, means "man." It is a diminutive of Charles.

Peter — The Majestic (2001). This Biblical name means "rock."

Bruce — Bruce Almighty (2003). Bruce is a Scottish surname that can be traced back to medieval times.

Joel — Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). The Hebrew meaning of Joel is "Jehovah is God." The American meaning of the name is "he who wills or commands."

Olaf — Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. Olaf, recently made popular by Frozen, means "relic."

Dick — Fun with Dick and Jane (2005). Dick, a common nickname for Richard, means "powerful ruler."

Walter — The Number 23 (2007). This German name means "strong fighter."

Horton — Horton Hears a Who! (2008). Interestingly, Horton means "from the gray estate."

Carl — Yes Man (2008). Carl, with English and German roots, means "man."

Steven — I Love You Phillip Morris (2009). Steven, which was also the name of the character Chip tormented in The Cable Guy, means "crown, wreath." Phillip means "lover of horses," and Morris means "son of More."

Ebenezer — A Christmas Carol (2009). Ebenezer is a Hebrew name that means "rock or stone of help."

Tom — Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011). Tom, short for Thomas, means "twin."

Scott — Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013). The name means "from Scotland."

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I mean, other than a couple of obvious roadblocks (married man vs. hired assassin), Liv has two pretty plum candidates in President Fitzgerald Grant and Jake Ballard.

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But, who would you pick? Before you attempt to take this quiz, purge all thoughts of laundry, litter boxes and lunch-packing. You are bright-eyed, lovely tailed and rocking a tailored white pantsuit. You, my friend, are a gladiator.

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Actress Taryn Manning arrested for assault on her assistant

Four months ago, Manning filed a restraining order against her former friend, Jeanine Heller. At the time, the actress claimed that Heller had sent her hundreds of texts, emails and phone calls over the course of a few months in an attempt to make her paranoid. However, that restraining order has been dismissed as part of a plea deal and it turns out Manning actually sent Heller some crazy messages, as well as death threats.

According to Radar Online, Heller has now been awarded her own temporary restraining order against Manning, which was granted on Friday, and Heller has opened up about the traumatic experience during an interview with the publication.

Heller claims she doesn't even know how the situation got so bad, because she and Manning were once friends and even roommates. When Heller and Manning parted ways in February 2013, Heller claims they were still "really good friends since then."

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But things took a turn for the worse when Heller tried to give Manning back her stuff and, when the pair began to argue via text, the actress decided to take the messages to the police.

"I never stalked Taryn. I never harassed Taryn. Like I said, it was back and forth arguing to get her stuff out of my place. I never threatened her or said anything angry. But what I received was shocking," Heller insisted to Radar Online.

"Taryn emails me, starts liking my stuff on Twitter. First she tried to argue with me to bait me — it's a very cruel game — and going online to defame my name with the most disgusting lies," Heller continued. "I was receiving texts from her asking me what I want when she filed charges. What do I want to make this end?"

Heller made headlines in September when she was arrested for the second time after violating the protective order against her, but she says she was baited by Manning, who had sent her a text which made her think that the 8 Mile actress wanted to end their feud, so she called her.

But the story gets even more crazy, because Manning allegedly sent some really vicious texts to Heller in recent months, including one that read, "I will kill you bitch. You aint [sic] protected. Omen. Die c***!"

Heller also claims she received texts from Manning that said "kill yourself" and "die bitch."

And because of these texts, Heller claims she is very afraid of Manning.

"It showed me that this is a dangerous person that is capable of harming my life," Heller claimed. "I am fearful. Her actions are not that of a sane person. She doesn't understand that what she has done has affected me for the rest of my life."

In this video, you'll find out everything you need to know about eating nachos from Mister Manners and Dan Pashman. For instance, there is, in fact, a hierarchy of chips. Spoons in your nachos? Yep. If you want to do it right, then that's the way you have to roll. Never heard of the "one hand, two chips rule of nacho morality"? Oh, you poor thing, you have soooo much to learn. Go, discover, become the nacho expert you always wanted to be.

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These cookies are a must-make for Thanksgiving, and if you have kids, they will love them. My little boy went crazy over these cookies, and they were perfect for him to eat because they are super soft and pillowlike. Plus, the two different baking chips, pumpkin and white chocolate are an incredible combination.

These cookies are simple to make because the base is a brownie mix, but here are a few tips that will ensure your cookies work out perfectly:

• Don't skip the chilling. You absolutely must chill these cookies at least 8 hours — and preferably overnight — or they will spread when you bake them and become nearly impossible to remove from the baking tray.
• Make sure to use the right size of brownie mix. Check the ounces on the box, and make sure you get one that is 19.8 ounces. Otherwise these cookies will likely spread and not work.
• If the cookies are still a little too wet after all the ingredients are mixed together and the dough has been chilled, then add in a few more tablespoons of flour until you reach a cookie consistency. Everyone measures their flour a little bit differently, so if the dough is too wet, then that may be why. If you do need to add more flour, do it a tablespoon at a time, and make sure to thoroughly mix it before adding more.
• Line your cookie sheet with parchment paper to keep these from sticking and being hard to remove once they are baked.

I hope you all enjoy these delicious cookies as much as we did.

Dark chocolate pumpkin cookies with pumpkin chips recipe

These dark chocolate pumpkin cookies have a fun surprise — they are stuffed with pumpkin and white chocolate chips. These cookies aren't hard to make; the only catch is waiting for them to chill.

Yields 24

Prep time: 20 minutes | Bake time: 8-10 minutes I Inactive time: 8 hours | Total time: 8 hours 30 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 (19.8 ounce) box brownie mix
• 1/4 cup white flour
• 1/8 cup dark chocolate cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup canned pumpkin
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup pumpkin baking chips

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, beat together the brownie mix, flour, dark chocolate cocoa powder, pumpkin, water, eggs and pumpkin pie spice until completely combined.
2. Stir in the pumpkin and white baking chips. If the dough is very wet, then add in a few additional tablespoons of flour, mixing in 1 tablespoon at a time and completely incorporating it into the dough.
3. Transfer the dough to an airtight container, and chill it for at least 8 hours and preferably overnight. (This is essential.)
4. Once the dough is completely chilled, line a tray with parchment paper, and scoop the dough with a cookie scoop onto the tray about 2 inches apart from one another.
5. Bake in a 350-degree F oven for about 8 to 10 minutes.
6. Remove from the oven, and allow the cookies to "cook" for another 2 minutes while on the tray.
7. Transfer the cookies to a wire cooling rack.

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The dreaded prize is now in its 22nd year. What criteria do judges use? According to Literary Review, "The purpose of the prize is to draw attention to poorly written, perfunctory or redundant passages of sexual description in modern fiction, and to discourage them."

Although the award does intend to discourage, there are no authors expressly hurt in the process. In fact, several of this year's shortlist participants are award-winners and hopefuls, like Richard Flanagan (Man Booker Prize winner), Michael Cunningham (Pulitzer Prize winner) and Haruki Murakami (Nobel Prize favorite). Indeed, success does not save you from the occasional bout of bad writing.

What makes for "bad sex?" Possibly a matter of opinion, but in my experience, bad sex in fiction uses too many adverbs, comparisons to God, thesaurus abuse and any metaphors involving animals and/or nature. Also, just keep the word "deep" away from your sexual vernacular, thanks.

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In honor of 22 glorious years of very, very bad sex, we have compiled our favorite from 2014's shortlist as well as past winners, going back to 1998. Read, laugh — and authors, don't let this happen to you.

2014 shortlist: Desert God by Wilbur Smith

"Her hair was piled high, but when she shook her head it came cascading down in a glowing wave over her shoulders, and fell as far as her knees. This rippling curtain did not cover her breasts which thrust their way through it like living creatures. They were perfect rounds, white as mare's milk and tipped with ruby nipples that puckered as my gaze passed over them. Her body was hairless. Her pudenda were also entirely devoid of hair. The tips of her inner lips protruded shyly from the vertical cleft. The sweet dew of feminine arousal glistened upon them."

2013 Winner: The City of Devi by Manil Suri

"Surely supernovas explode that instant, somewhere, in some galaxy. The hut vanishes, and with it the sea and the sands — only Karun's body, locked with mine, remains. We streak like superheroes past suns and solar systems, we dive through shoals of quarks and atomic nuclei. In celebration of our breakthrough fourth star, statisticians the world over rejoice."

2012 Winner: Infrared by Nancy Houston

"He runs his tongue and lips over my breasts, the back of my neck, my toes, my stomach, the countless treasures between my legs, oh the sheer ecstasy of lips and tongues on genitals, either simultaneously or in alternation, never will I tire of that silvery fluidity, my sex swimming in joy like a fish in water."

2011 Winner: Ed King by David Guterson

"She took him by the wrist and moved the base of his hand into her pubic hair until his middle fingertip settled on the no-man's-land between her 'front parlor' and 'back door' (those were the quaint, prudish terms of her girlhood), she got him on the node between neighbouring needs."

2010 Winner: The Shape of Her by Rowan Somerville

"He grasped the side of her hips, pushed her away and pulled her to him with a slap. Again and again with more force and velocity. Tine pressed her face deeper into the cushion grunting into the foam at each thrust. The wet friction of her, tight around him, the sight of her open, stretched around him, the cleft of her body, it tore a climax out of him with a final lunge. Like a lepidopterist mounting a tough-skinned insect with a too blunt pin he screwed himself into her."

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2009 Winner: The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell

"I was burning to lay this body down on the bed and spread its legs, to bury my nose in that moist vulva like a sow nuzzling for a nest of black truffles, then to turn the body over on its stomach, spread its buttocks with both hands to contemplate the purplish rosette of the anus blinking gently like an eye, put my nose to it, and breathe in."

2008 Winner: Shire Hell by Rachel Johnson

"As he nibbles and pulls with his mouth, his hands find my bush, and with light fingers he flutters about there, as if he is a moth caught inside a lampshade. Almost screaming after five agonizingly pleasurable minutes, I make a grab, to put him, now angrily slapping against both our bellies, inside, but he holds both my arms down, and puts his tongue to my core, like a cat lapping up a dish of cream so as not to miss a single drop."

2007 Winner: The Castle in the Forest by Norman Mailer

"So Klara turned head to foot, and put her most unmentionable part down on his hard-breathing nose and mouth, and took his old battering ram into her lips. Uncle was now as soft as a coil of excrement. She sucked on him nonetheless with an avidity that could come only from the Evil One — that she knew. From there, the impulse had come. So now they both had their heads at the wrong end, and the Evil One was there. He had never been so close before."

2006 Winner: Twentysomething by Iain Hollingshead

"Oh Jack, she was moaning now, her curves pushed up against me, her crotch taut against my bulging trousers, her hands gripping fistfuls of my hair. She reaches for my belt. I groan too, in expectation. And then I'm inside her, and everything is pure white as we're lost in a commotion of grunts and squeaks, flashing unconnected images and explosions of a million little particles."

2005 Winner: Winkler by Giles Coren

"He came again so hard that his dick wrenched out of her hand and a shot of it hit him straight in the eye and stung like nothing he'd ever had in there, and he yelled with the pain, but the yell could have been anything, and as she grabbed at his dick, which was leaping around like a shower dropped in an empty bath, she scratched his back deeply with the nails of both hands and he shot three more times, in thick stripes on her chest. Like Zorro."

2004 Winner: I am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe

"Slither slither slither slither went the tongue, but the hand that was what she tried to concentrate on, the hand, since it has the entire terrain of her torso to explore and not just the otorhinolaryngological caverns — oh God, it was not just at the border where the flesh of the breast joins the pectoral sheath of the chest — no, the hand was cupping her entire right — Now! She must say 'No, Hoyt' and talk to him like a dog…"

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2003 Winner: Bunker 13 by Aniruddha Bahal

"'What's that?' you ask. You see a designer p****. Hair razored and ordered in the shape of a swastika. The Aryan denominator… As your hands roam her back, her breasts, and trace the swastika on her mound you start feeling like an ancient Aryan warlord yourself…"

2002 Winner: Tread Softly by Wendy Perriam

"She closed her eyes, saw his dark-as-treacle-toffee eyes gazing down at her. Weirdly, he was clad in pin-stripes at the same time as being naked. Pin-stripes were erotic, the uniform of fathers, two-dimensional fathers. Even Mr Hughes's penis had a seductive pin-striped foreskin."

2001 Winner: Rescue Me by Christopher Hart

"Her hand is moving away from my knee and heading north. Heading unnervingly and with a steely will towards the pole. And, like Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Pamela will not easily be discouraged. I try twitching, and then shaking my leg, but to no avail. At last, disastrously, I try squeezing her hand painfully between my bony thighs, but this only serves to inflame her ardour the more. Ever northward moves her hand, while she smiles languorously at my right ear. And when she reaches the north pole, I think in wonder and terror... she will surely want to pitch her tent."

2000 Winner: Kissing England by Sean Thomas

"It is time, time to f*** her. Now. Yes. Brupt, he rises, turns her over, flips her white body. Her smallwhite tidy body. She is so small and so compact, and yet she has all the necessary features… Shall I compare thee to a Sony Walkman, thou are more compact and more."

1999 Winner: Starcrossed by A.A. Gill

"I pull my dress off and I'm naked. He reaches down and roughly grabs me between the legs. I can feel his long, bony finger slip inside me. His thumb slides into the crack of my bottom and lifts me like... A bowling ball? A six-pack? Like I was light as a feather."

1998 Winner: Charlotte Grey by Sebastian Faulks

"She felt Julien clench his body in desperate self-control. He moved slowly back and forth for a few minutes, then briefly stopped. 'Dominique,' he breathed, 'this is so wonderful I feel I might disintegrate, I might break into a million fragments.' She pushed against him, reclaimed him, and he began to move more vigorously, then sigh with sad rapture as though he recognized his time was limited."

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1. Drone porn is... well... um...

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At first glance this might seem like a lovely ode to idyllic landscapes and pastoral scenery. But wait! Did I just see a blur of butt cheek? Welcome to the world of drone boning. As in, uh, boning. Immortalized in video by droids.

2. Male honey bees are also called drones, and apparently, we need their sperm

Fun fact: Among the wildly disturbing results you'll have to sift through when you search "drone porn," you will find a video simply titled "Drone sperm collecting." Since we can't go back in time and unsee this cinematic marvel, it only seems fair that we share this visual with you.

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Don't worry — no bees were harmed in the making of this video. We're virtually certain this little fellow is actually chilling in a hive somewhere smoking a cigarette.

3. Drones can't catch you having sex if they can't see you

Perhaps that was precisely the thought process NY-based designer Adam Harvey was experiencing when he decided to create "Stealth Wear" — his own shiny, thermal-signature-hiding line of anti-drone clothing.

No word yet on whether the $2,200 stealth ponchos come with makeup to make you look like the unspeakably creepy kid from The Ring or if that costs extra.

4. There is a band called Drone Boyz that you've never heard of

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This isn't drone porn, or bee porn, for that matter. But it is a music video shot in spectacular home fashion for the rap group Drone Boyz. The song is "2 The A.M," which, aside from being grammatically questionable, apparently indicates the be<del>witching</del>twerking hour is upon us, er, them.

5. Rabbits don't have a reputation for nothin'

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Why does a bunny humping a balloon pop up (teehee) when you search "drone porn"? Why indeed, my friends. Still, you've got to give it to the little guy — he sure does give it his all. And suddenly we're feeling strange about the Disney bunny from Bambi being named Thumper.

6. Everyone has missed the true meaning of drone porn

Well, if you ask women, that is. While men may prefer their drones attached to a lingerie model's head, we prefer ours delivering home goods and fashion deals to our door by way of the future — aka Amazon's "be there in half an hour" delivery drones. The only fail here is that this program has yet to lift off. Plus, they say they won't deliver table saws. Where's the fun in that?

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They're also pretty quick to make and take only a few ingredients. You can make the cheese ball mixture up to three days in advance, but just make sure to wrap it in plastic wrap and store it in the fridge. Let it soften a bit to room temperature before forming your mini cheese balls.

When buying the almonds, try looking in the bulk bin section of your grocery store. You can save money by buying them in bulk and only get the amount you need. That's how I buy the golden raisins as well.

Mini turkey cheese balls recipe

You won't use the entire amount of almonds listed in the ingredients, but having more than you need will come in handy, since these thin pieces of nut break easily. If you aren't serving these within an hour, then make sure to keep them under plastic wrap in the fridge.

Yields 12

Total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 4 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 teaspoon Spanish paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 12 round crackers
• 1/4 cup slivered almonds
• 12 golden raisins
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds

Directions:

1. In a medium bowl, mix the cream cheese, cheddar cheese, paprika, lemon juice, onion powder and pepper until everything is well combined.
2. Divide the cheese mixture into 12 even portions, and roll them each into a ball.
3. Place 1 ball on each cracker.
4. Poke a slivered almond into a raisin for the neck and head of the turkey, and poke a slivered almond half into the other end of the raisin for a beak.
5. Place the neck into 1 end of a cheese ball.
6. Use sliced almonds to create a tail on the other end of the cheese ball.
7. Repeat steps 4 to 6 for the remaining cheese balls.

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From Kim Kardashian's nude Paper magazine spread to Khloé Kardashian's strange KKK Instagram post, the Kardashians have been literally #breakingtheinternet this week — and this time it is Kourtney's turn. The 35-year-old reality star celebrated the upcoming arrival of her third baby with longtime boyfriend Scott Disick with a Breakfast at Tiffany's baby shower brunch at The Conservatory at the Montage in Beverly Hills.

Wearing a black tuxedo dress that she borrowed from Kim K., who wore the dress when she was pregnant with North West, Kourtney posted the above picture as she celebrated with sisters Kim, Khloé and Kylie Jenner.

Kourtney already has a daughter, 2-year-old Penelope, and a son, 5-month-old Mason, and will expect another baby girl around Thanksgiving.

She shared another photo from her shower, wearing a crown at her, "magical, unforgettable, perfectly charming baby shower."

Missing from the shower was Kendall Jenner, who reportedly ditched the brunch to hang out with Justin Bieber. Khloé posted the above photo from the shower, writing that they missed their "little croissant."

Josh Duhamel

Just when we thought Josh Duhamel couldn't get any cuter, he posts this picture of his adorable 1-year-old son, Axl, "picking out" his birthday gift.

Vanessa Lachey

Vanessa and Nick Lachey are squeezing in some alone time before baby No. 2 arrives. Vanessa, who recently celebrated her baby shower, shared this picture as she kisses Nick on his cheek while they spend some time at the beach for his birthday. The couple have a 2-year-old son named Camden, and are expecting a baby girl within the next few months.

Nick recently confessed to Jenny McCarthy in an interview that he was happy he never had kids with his ex-wife, Jessica Simpson. "In our situation, that was probably the best thing that could have ever happened, that we didn't have kids," he said. "All things being equal, it was the best thing probably for both of us, that we went on with our lives."

Snooki and JWoww

New moms Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Jenni "JWoww" Farley shared this photo as they boarded the party bus to celebrate Snooki's bachelorette party. Snooki is planning to wed Jionni LaValle, who she has two children with (2-year-old Lorenzo and 2-month-old Giovanna). JWoww welcomed her daughter, Meilani, four months ago.

The bachelorette party took place in Miami Beach, the same place that Season 2 of Jersey Shore was filmed. All the craziness of the bachelorette party and her upcoming wedding will be aired on their reality show, Snooki and JWoww.

JWoww recently posted this snapshot of her mini-me daughter Meilani with the sweet caption, "My world."

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Lesson 1: First impressions are often wrong

When I first met CT on MTV's Real World, he seemed like a lughead. In fact, I hated him. There was no way I was going to let his piercing blue eyes do a number on me. He was a liar and didn't seem all that respectful to women.

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My perception of him totally changed as I got to know him through his relationship with Diem Brown on various seasons of The Challenge. Diem was drop-dead gorgeous, feisty and nobody's fool. When I learned she was a cancer survivor, I had the utmost respect for her journey. So why was she dating this thickheaded, blue-collar meathead, CT?

Lesson 2: Experiencing the fragility of life can change people

CT seemed like he was in love with Diem. I remember a scene where the two were in a pool together. She was wearing a wig because her own hair had fallen out from chemo. He told her she was beautiful with or without hair and said she didn't need to hide under a wig. Through tears, she took it off because she trusted him. This changed my mind about CT. Somehow, he reached into Diem's heart and gave her confidence in herself.

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It's rare to see a young man, particularly one on a reality show, look past exteriors and see a woman for who she truly is. I feel like CT loved Diem's soul more than her body and was humbled by his dedication to her.

Lesson 3: Love is always complicated, especially with cancer

CT and Diem's relationship was on-again, off-again, and I'm not sure why. She often seemed guarded. And there were cameras all over. Perhaps she knew she wouldn't be around too long and didn't want CT to get too attached. If that was her strategy, it didn't work. Clearly, he stuck by her to the end.

Perhaps he had trouble committing to her off-camera — it's typical of a man his age. I remember thinking, 'Gosh! Diem may live a short life, can't you both just love each other while she's here?' But issues of the heart, as well as cancer, are complex.

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What I do know is that Diem inspired a whole generation of girls, many of who will be affected by cancer in some way, either personally or through a loved one. Diem was a fighter. Diem was a lover. Most of all, she was a brave soul. Diem Brown, rest in peace.

No more drinking for George Lopez after humiliating arrest

The comedian previously explained that when he was staying at the luxury hotel in downtown New York City, he was rudely mistaken for housekeeping.

Lopez had arranged to have his suit and shoes delivered to his room before the GQ Gentlemen's Ball on Oct. 22, and when a man delivered his suit and tie, he also delivered a rude remark.

"I got a Dolce&Gabbana suit and $3,000 shoes, but the struggle will still continue," Lopez told the crowd at the event that night. "Today at the Dream Hotel in room 440, [I] had a Prada suit and sport coat, $10,000, delivered to me personally... I open the door, [and] he gave me the suit and said, 'You scared me. I thought you were housekeeping.'"

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And Lopez has not forgotten the unpleasant encounter because he recently told TMZ reporters that "self-respecting Latinos should stay away" from the hotel. The problem is, we're not sure why the funnyman is so upset. Is he making a point about race (in which case by all means he should be upset)? Or is the fact that he's getting so worked up because he was not recognized by the man at the door?

Lopez's comments to TMZ really make you wonder.

"What happened over there, was it the Dream Hotel?" a TMZ reporter asked Lopez.

"Yeah, the Dream Hotel in New York," Lopez answered, before adding, "Listen, there's a list of things I might not be confused for: being sensitive, being a personal trainer, a stock market guy; but housekeeper was a little bit insulting."

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But here's the comment that makes you wonder if it's actually just his ego that is insulted: "You think everyone would have cable. And no apology from the hotel."

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Yet as the paramedics worked on her, the cause quickly became apparent: Ketoacidosis, a condition caused by uncontrolled diabetes that can lead to serious injury, coma and even death. The worst part, she says, is "I realized I'd done this to myself. It hit me like a ton of bricks."

Wanting to drop a few pounds before spring break, Della had intentionally been manipulating her insulin to give her "free calories" so she could eat what she liked and still lose weight. Despite knowing that it could have severe consequence to her health, she'd restricted her insulin too much and her blood sugar had shot up into the danger zone.

Della is part of a growing trend of "diabulimics," the popular term used to describe people who have a dual diagnosis of an eating disorder and Type 1 diabetes, says Ovidio Bermudez, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Eating Recovery Center and Affiliates. "This happens when a diabetic intentionally misuses insulin to serve eating disordered purposes." And, he says, it's a lot more common than people think.

Diabetes education is one of the things doctors do very well now but, he says, that can be a two-edged sword. Young patients are taught exactly how to use their insulin but it also gives them knowledge of how to abuse it, if they're vulnerable to an eating disorder or already in the grip of one.

"It's a vicious cycle. One of the early signs of Type 1 diabetes is weight loss so they understand very early on that lower insulin leads to lower weight," he explains. "Then they are diagnosed and insulin therapies start and their weight starts to go back up so they associate taking insulin with weight gain."

Bermudez adds that diabetics must focus on numbers, measuring their grams of carbs and units of insulin religiously, thereby teaching young diabetics that you can measure "success" with food by numbers. "Doctors can easily plant seeds for an eating disorder and this is why Type I diabetes is considered a risk factor by itself for developing an eating disorder."

Once a patient has decided they want to use their insulin to lose weight, it's a fairly simple process to do so. Bermudez explains that there are many techniques for manipulating insulin and diabetics share tips with each other, not to mention all the tricks on the internet.

One of the biggest problems with diabulimia, Bermudez says, is that it works and works fast. "They do see results but they become poorly controlled diabetics. High blood sugar can damage small vessels in the eyes, damage the heart muscle, kill peripheral nerves and cause gastroparesis. They are the normal complications of diabetes but this way there is an early onset of complications and a very rapid progression of symptoms. The mortality rate becomes many folds higher," he explains.

Like Della, they do it full well knowing the risks they're taking. "I often hear, 'I'll just do it a little while' or 'I can control this' or 'I'll stop if something goes wrong,'" Bermudez says. Indeed, Della's plan was just to limit her insulin until she reached her goal weight and then return to normal dosing. "I didn't want to do anything crazy, I didn't think it was a problem," she says.

And that's exactly the problem, according to Bermudez. "People don't recognize how vulnerable diabetes makes people to an eating disorder. We need to raise awareness in patients and in doctors so we can catch these cases early." In addition, he says that we need to rethink the way we teach young diabetics how to manage their disease by focusing not on what's wrong with them but rather what is right with them.

"People internalize that thin ideal and they have a highly effective weight loss weapon; it's very alluring and this is just the tip of the problem."

Della agrees. While she says she "usually" doesn't intentionally manipulate her insulin anymore, "I do have lots of friends messing with their insulin. Lots of them."

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Diners around the world enjoy dishes that no American is likely to try. Of course, we'll see how long these foods stay on this list. It used to be gross to eat placenta, but now it's a huge trend... However, for now, these are definitely foods Americans won't eat.

1. Dog

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Moist and tender, dog is a surprisingly common dish in parts of Asia, especially Korea. Once considered a Native American delicacy, dog has disappeared from American dinners to become the sole province of international diners. Still, for those who love dog, it is said to be an amazing meat to eat.

2. Cuy (guinea pig)

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From America's neighbors to the south comes cuy, also known as guinea pig. While it might seem abhorrent to eat the cute little guys, they were originally bred to be food animals and are supposed to be tender and delicious, especially when dressed and roasted over an open fire. Still, if the current fervor over selling rabbit at Whole Foods is any indication, cuy is likely to be hard to source for some time to come.

3. Puffin heart

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This one just has us angry. Puffins are these creatures that look a lot like penguins, but they're cooler, more colorful and more fun. Despite this, international diners will cut out their hearts, deep-fry them and serve them. What a waste of a perfectly cute puffin.

4. Frog sashimi and frog reproductive organ soup

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It's possible to find fried frog legs in America, especially in the South, but it's rare indeed to find it raw in a sushi bar. Even stranger, in China, fatty tissue around a frog's fallopian tubes is dried and turned into a restorative, energy-building soup. Hasma is also rumored to be good at curing colds.

5. Tuna eye

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The only thing standing between tuna eye and the American dinner table is the gross factor of eating a tuna eye. Fish eyes tend to be squishy and kind of gross, despite having good fish flavor and being a good source of protein. For now, though, tuna eyes will be eaten abroad, where they can be bought very cheaply and just get thrown out by American fishmongers.

6. Cured, fermented shark (hakarl)

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In Iceland, certain types of shark meat are fermented and then hung to dry in cold storage for four to five months. The result is a dish called hakarl, which has one of the worst odors of any well-documented dish and a strong fishy-ammonia taste. It's often served with other types of strange Icelandic dishes, like wind-dried fish and boiled liver sausage. Despite its inclusion as a traditional holiday food, it's still very much an acquired taste, unloved by most outside of Iceland.

7. Live octopus

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Eating octopus by itself isn't that weird to an American diner who has spent time inside a sushi bar. Little boiled octopus tentacles often sit in front of a sushi chef's fish selection for all the customers to see. However, when the octopus is cut into while still alive and served still squiggling around, that's where most American diners are going to draw the line. Still, it's a Korean delicacy, where eaters are sure to consume the fish before it can fully stop moving. Undoubtedly they will feel it squirming inside their stomachs for a few minutes after it was cut. Definitely a unique eating experience.

8. Ikizukuri and ying-yang fish

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Continuing the trend of eating things live, neither ikizukuri or ying-yang fish will ever be served on an American menu and are actually getting banned across Europe and Asia. Ikizukuri is a type of fish experience in which anyone can select their animal and watch it immediately filleted and served by a trained chef. There's only one catch: The fish is still alive while it's being cut and eaten. Similarly, ying-yang fish is a type of dish in which the fish is deep-fried through a process where it is kept alive during cooking and eating.

While fish is at its best when served fresh, these practices are routinely cited for animal cruelty and are increasingly disappearing because of it.

9. Congealed pig blood

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You like Jell-O? Imagine that the Jell-O was made from pig's blood instead of fruit flavor. Now, take some of that Jell-O, and add it to a stir-fry? That's congealed pig's blood.

It's actually possible to get congealed pig's blood in the United States, though it's never seen on mainstream menus. This may be because it's bitter, salty and pops in your mouth, almost like individual blood cells are bursting as you chew.

Clearly this is an acquired taste.

10. Snake wine

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Bizarre international cuisine can also take the form of a drink. In this case, snake wine, a delicious wine beverage, features one or more snakes that have been drowned inside wine. The wine is then packaged with the snake still in it so that its blood, skin and other body parts can continue to flavor the drink until it's consumed by someone who, hopefully, is already drunk from the other wine they were drinking.

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Maybe it has something to do with Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour, who once said the people of Minnesota look like "little houses."

But now, things are changing. The magazine just launched a slideshow that shows off "the best lingerie" for a variety of sizes and, shockingly, the models featured in the photos are actually plus sized, not just what the fashion world considers plus sized.

I never thought I'd say this, but Vogue's use of plus-size models is actually a breath of fresh air. Typically, magazines and designers only use what the fashion industry considers to be larger women: models who fit into sizes eight to 10, rather than the sample size two. This has always been in sharp contrast with the size of the average woman, who wears a size 14.

You know what that means? Brands are actually starting to listen — like, really listen — to the women who buy products. It used to be that designers told us what was in and we had to like it just because it was the only option out there. Now, designers freely get ideas from bloggers and social media. They react to petitions and immediately get called out when they try to objectify women within their campaigns.

But more importantly, the idea of "body acceptance" no matter the size is helping us level the playing field. We absolutely have a way to go before we stop differentiating people as "plus-size" and "regular" size, but if Vogue is publishing more realistic body types, then the finish line is on the horizon. (Now if only Vogue would apply this to their print mag, too.)

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Netolicka posed for tons of top brands and publications, including L'Oreal, Prada and Elle, and her unexpected death has rocked the fashion world — but no one really knows what happened yet, and the facts of the case are confusing at best.

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She reportedly had a history of mental illness

A model who worked with Netolicka in the past told the New York Post she had bipolar tendencies — and worse. "One minute she was very happy, almost ecstatic. Then sometimes she was depressed and used to self-harm," said the source, who wished to remain anonymous.

But another friend said she was fine

"I know she had stopped self-harming and was very happy with her boyfriend," pal Adrian Smrcka told CEN.

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Her relationship was seemingly rock-solid

Netolicka had been dating her boyfriend, pro hockey player Jakub Petruzalek, for five years, and the couple lived together. He was out of the country in Russia with the Kontinental Hockey League when her body was found. This would seem to eliminate speculation that he is a suspect in her death or that relationship woes led her to take her own life, but you never know.

It could have been a random health crisis

Smrcka mused that the model, who was an avid kickboxer who won the Czech Championships a month ago, could have been felled by an unfortunate accident or natural causes. "Maybe she got a spasm after kickbox training, or maybe it was a stroke," he told the Post.

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But her dogs are dead, too

Netolicka's body wasn't the only one found when her brother kicked in her apartment door: Her two beloved dogs were dead, too. All three coincidentally having strokes at the same time is almost mathematically impossible — so how did the dogs die? If she killed herself, did she kill them first? Were they all poisoned? Was there a carbon monoxide leak? Did someone else kill all three of them?

No obvious cause of death was found — or at least, not reported

Police have launched an investigation, but no cause or manner of death seems particularly obvious. "The cause of death is at this moment unknown and we have requested an autopsy," said police spokeswoman Ludmila Svetlakova told CEN.

It's all very mysterious — and very tragic. Our hearts go out to the young beauty's loved ones, who we're sure are even more anxious for answers.

Crock pots, hot chocolate, chicken noodle soup... are you cozy yet? Sure, Margo lives in Southern California and totally misses bundling up, but the other moms rave about their favorite comfort foods and how comforting they can be when it gets frosty outside. Vera says, "This video is making me hungry." Us too.

The reality? Not so perfect. Skin doesn't always bounce back as the fat melts away, especially if the person loses a lot of weight.

Take John David Gaude, for example. The YouTube star — who goes by the name Obesetobeast — recently lost 160 pounds by sheer hard work and determination. He looks like a ripped Adonis now, but he says everything isn't "as perfect as people want to think" when it comes to his skin.

"I'm not as self-conscious at all... when I have a layer of my skin," he says in his latest video. In the clip, Gaude strips down to show what's left as a result of his massive weight loss: several inches of skin that hang loosely over his well-defined chest, arm and leg muscles.

"This is not what I would've wanted after losing 160 pounds, right?" he says. "I would've wanted to have a perfect body."

But, what's perfect, really? We're all awesome, no matter if our bodies are scarred or stretch marked. Gaude rightfully recognizes that he's managed to transform his body in ways he never thought possible, so what's the big deal about a little extra skin? Nothing at all.

"You should never let loose skin or anything else stop you from going for your dreams," he added. "Loose skin and all, I am happy with where I've come from and where I'm at."

"My dreams are to be very happy in my skin, and I am."

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