I’m getting hungry just by making this post. I definitely love seafood better than meaty food like pork and chicken. Seafood are healthier and much easier to cook. Although it costs more compared to farm products but the benefits overrides the price.

I just heard a cook off contest at Great American Seafood site. I cast my vote and I choose Louisiana Shrimp and Andouille Cassoulet. The recipe is made by Chef Brian Landry of Louisiana. All recipes look so delicious and smartly done and I really got so hungry just by looking at it. It uses a lot of healthy stuff and its easier to follow. The recipe is perfect and doesn’t need alteration. The ingredients are easy to acquire and affordable. And most importantly - they are all available locally meaning it’s fresh and has great taste. Forget about those preserved (they are injected with solution and “spices” that we don’t know of) and imported seafood because they are not tasty anymore. Be it a habit to buy all your cooking ingredients locally.

I hope I get lucky and win the contest for a trip to New Orleans. Do you want enter the contest and vote for your greatest seafood and win a trip to New Orleans too? Then I encourage you to visit www.GreatAmericanSeafoodCookOff.com. Not only they present delightful recipes that makes you drool but also offers you a prize package to win including two Southwest Airline round trip tickets, hotel accommodations, dining experiences and more. Don’t wait any longer and select the best recipe you would like to cook for yourself.

Powershot A590IS - This camera will amaze you with its power-packed performance and impressive value.

4X Zoom

The genuine Canon 4x zoom lens moves you in for powerful close-ups — like a bird in flight or a child’s winning goal — at the touch of a button.

8.0 Megapixel

Dramatic, personal pictures have never been easier to shoot and share. The 8.0-megapixel design lets you create impressive high resolution images of family and friends you’ll be proud display.

New Easy Mode simplifies operation

Even if you’ve never picked up a camera before, with Canon’s new Easy Mode you can take inspiring, dramatic pictures that will impress everyone. Once you choose Easy Mode, the PowerShot A590 IS handles all the details automatically.

2.5-inch LCD screen

The camera’s 2.5-inch LCD screen gives you the big picture, whether you’re shooting, reviewing or showing off your images. This high-resolution screen offers a crisp, clear and bright picture. It also features Night Display for easy viewing in low light.

Face Detection Technology

The Face Detection Technology continues to recognize faces in a scene, and concentrate exposure (daylight or flash) and focus upon them. But the A590 IS adds more: Face Detection WB means the camera concentrates upon faces when calculating white balance for the best possible skin tones.

DIGIC III Image Processor

With DIGIC III, your images boast superior quality, the camera operates at top efficiency and battery life is enhanced. What’s more, DIGIC III enables Canon’s Face Detection Technology and Red-eye Correction to give you better, more true-to-life people shots. Simply press the Shutter Button halfway down, and the camera automatically pinpoints the faces in the scene and chooses the ideal focus point.

Red-eye Correction

Red-eye Correction provides three options for removing red-eye from subjects in flash pictures.

Customer Reviews

For the money I don’t believe this camera can be beat. I could not be more satisfied with this camera. I have already taken about three hundred pictures just learning and playing with all the features. The picture quality is great. The photos I’ve taken look professional and this is quite an accomplishment since I have NEVER taken any good shots in my life. Easy mode produces great shots. Auto produces great shots. Now I’m exploring manual settings which I never thought I could do and am getting great shots.

If you want a GREAT CAMERA for VERY LITTLE MONEY, then look no farther because this is that camera! So you don’t throw money away I would recommend re-chargeable batteries and a battery charger. Also spend a little time in the instruction manual if you are completely ignorant like I am about cameras, it will be time well spent and make your purchase more pleasurable. - R. Craig

After owning and being frustrated with a number of digital cameras including several Kodaks, a Ricoh and my latest, an HP, I felt that I could never find the “perfect” camera for my tastes. My son owns an older version of this model and took some fantastic pictures. After seeing his latest shots of Alaska I looked around and now I, too, have a camera that takes fantastic pictures. I have only used the “point and shoot” aspects but intend to take it to its limits, using aperture and Fstop features. This is absolutely a great camera for the price! - Traveling Granny

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ScreenLife Games is at it again. They launched a new Banzai game. Check it out:

If you like online games then you gotta love this too. Screenlife has just released a DVD game called Banzai. You can call it an offline game though because the game is played in conjunction with your TV and a DVD player. When you purchase the Banzai Game Set, you will have the following: game DVD, 4 sushi bowls, 1 community betting bowl, 20 lettered cards, 100 assorted sushi pieces, 4 pairs of chopsticks, 4 Hachimaki or headbands and the set of game rules.

The game is played between two or more players. All you have to do is watch the stunts from acclaimed Super Banzai Video Show then bet on the outcome of stunt. To bet, you race with other players to fill the betting bowl with sushi using only chopsticks. Whoever wins all the sushi, wins the game. Simple right?

If it isn’t still clear to you then I suggest you come to their website and visit the “How to play” section. You get a preview on how to play the game and even download a FREE wallpaper for your desktop. Check out my desktop.

So if you’re having a party or a little get together with your friend then let them experience a good and fun party by playing the Banzai game. You can buy the game online in less than $30. Quite cheap for the fun it gives and time to laugh with your family. Also if you like Tako-gochi character, you can visit their myspace page at www.myspace.com/takotheocto.