We are happy to annouce the three winners of our August 2009 Recipe Challenge. Again and again, y'all submit creative, delicious and more often than not quick and easy recipes. Thanks!

From  Osmosis Online: 467,484 views on YouTube — and counting — can’t be wrong. The video in question? “If I Made a Commercial for Trader Joe’s,” a love letter of sorts to, of all things, a chain grocery store. Surprising? Hardly, when you consider that the store in question is a quirky, friendly, and lfow-priced option that has penetrated the lifestyles and psyches of Californians for generations and, since the mid-90s, has begun to work its magic out east as well.

Hanging on to the last little bit of summer? Grab a Jumping Cow Amber Ale. Just like the golden sunsets of early autumn, this ale is sweet and smooth as a summer day, tawny and crisp as a fall morning. Jumping Cow is the perfect September beer—a blend of sweet malt and tangy hops in a delicious amber ale. Trader Joe’s really knows how to stock its beer aisle this time of year, but Jumping Cow is easily my fall favorite.

We are happy to annouce the three winners of our July 2009 Recipe Challenge. The 1st prize winner gets a $100 gift card and the 2nd and 3rd get a $50 gift card each courtesy of Almondina Cookies which you definitely should pick up on your next trip to Trader Joes. Now here are our winners...

The summertime beer is season can be a time for fresh, experimental beers. Fruit beers, wheat beers, super-hoppy beers. I’ve tried them all, and you have, too. But sometimes, sometimes on a summer day, when all the ads for summer ales and berry-flavored brews have faded into the background, you just want a good old fashioned pale ale. Reach for a Sea Dog Pale Ale.