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They Made My Cupcake
I promised to post pictures of anyone who made my Janet Jackson breast cupcakes for this year’s superbowl. So far I’ve only heard from two people–I know there are more of you out there! Come flash your carnal copycat creations to the world! These folks did… Like Brad of Brad and Neil.com: And Karen and…
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CameraDeath Distractions: Music in My Kitchen
Fortuitous that Cathy of My Little Kitchen tapped me tonight to play Music in My Kitchen on the eve of my camera’s death. I had great entries planned for you tonight (I made Caesar salad! I bought a Galia Melon!)–(and maybe I’ll still post about them sans pictures)–but in the meantime, let me answer these…
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The Gory Death of My Canon Pureshot
Since the inception of this site (and for three years before it) I carried a battered silver Canon Pureshot in my pocket for the purposes of taking spontaneous pictures–mostly of food. I purchased the camera with money I raised as a waiter at Murphy’s Restaurant in Atlanta. I took it with me everywhere and the…
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Soulmate Cookies
Do you believe in soulmates? I mean really. I believe there are many people out there for us—there isn’t just one that we’re meant to find. (How else could we justify our threesomes?) I feel the same way about cookies. There isn’t just ONE cookie that will be your favorite cookie. You’ll encounter many amazing…
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Did you know I won a Song Fight once?
It’s been a while since I posted a song. I’m sorry, life has been busy. But do you know about Song Fight? It’s a website that gives you a song title and then you write the song and people vote on the best. I won it once: the title was “Why Are You Making Me…
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Food and Drugs: Two Questions
I like the conversations we have here at The Amateur Gourmet. I feel like I’ve built something of a community. You guys are my global cooking village. Can I borrow some milk? So I was thinking today, as I often do, about nothing in particular and thoughts flowed in and out of my head. One…
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A Menu For Hope: Tom Kha Gai, Coconut Chicken Soup
All praise Pim, creator of A Menu For Hope: a foodblogging fundraiser for tsunami victims. It’s such a great idea. I’m so proud to be a part of it. Because I am the Amateur Gourmet and not, say, the Hardcore Gourmet I needed some help with a recipe. Pim was incredibly generous. She provided me…
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Lisa is still a vegetarian.
Despite your efforts, everyone, Lisa is still a vegetarian. I was impressed by the quantity and quality of responses (money talks, doesn’t it?). Most of all, I was impressed by Jen’s argument—I found it very moving. It made me want to eat meat…good thing I already do! And now for Lisa’s response. We’ll attempt this…
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The DeVeggie Lisa Campaign: Day One
My friend Lisa has been a vegetarian for 15 years. 15 years! That’s a mighty long time to live a life of meatless depravation. I’ve tried every tactic in the book to talk her back into eating meat: she won’t budge. So now it’s your turn. Lisa has agreed to let you, my reading public,…
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This is a great list.
This is a great list of places to eat for under $10 in New York. I plan to use it frequently. Thanks Gothamist Food!
