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Adam Roberts
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Your Questions Answered Now!
It’s 1:10 PM here in Los Angeles and instead of writing a 2nd post today, I thought I’d take this opportunity to answer your questions. So go ahead and ask some questions in the comments—food questions, Amateur Gourmet questions, anything you’d like me to answer–and I’ll answer ’em. Here we go! UPDATE: Comments are working…
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English Porridge
As someone who’s starred in “Oliver” twice–as Oliver in 5th grade and Fagan in 7th grade–I know a thing or two about porridge (aka: “gruel”). Rule one: don’t ask for “more” or you’ll be dragged by your ear out into the snow and sold to a mortician. Rule two: it’s best not served from a…
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Ways To Follow
Some of you may not realize that, during the day, I’m not just updating my blog. Oh no! I’m also updating my Twitter feed @amateurgourmet with things like this fun gay pirate music video and pictures of what I had for breakfast (a pink orange); then there’s my Facebook Page which has a brand new…
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A Hunger Games Banner
It was inevitable! But, I mean, c’mon–how could I not? Thanks to Lindy for making it happen and to Katniss for shooting my sandwich instead of shooting me.
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My Pinterest Page
Have you ever wanted to see all of my recipe archives laid out for you visually? Click here and check out my new Pinterest page. All my big recipe categories are there–breakfast, desserts, pasta and risotto–plus I made a page of my Most Popular Recipes of All Time. If you create a Pinterest account, you…
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The Salted Caramel Latte
At the new bakery Short Cake, I encountered a drink that’s so absolutely brilliant it deserves fireworks or a parade but that’s simply presented without any fanfare or fuss. If it were a Starbucks, you’d see signs all over the place advertising the Salted Caramel Latte. As it stands, you sort of have to discover…
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An Imaginative Feast By Food Prodigy Andy Windak (Mac ‘n’ Cheese Stuffed Ravioli! Coq au Vin Chilaquiles!) & A Roasted Feast By Cookbook Hero Molly Stevens
I don’t follow sports, but I know that there are these people called scouts who go around to minor league events and look for future stars to recruit to the majors. Well, I never considered myself much of a chef scout, but that all changed on Sunday when food blogger Andy Windak–of the food blog…
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A Dickensian Banner
Did you know that I was in “Oliver” twice in my life? First as Oliver in my 5th grade production and then as Fagan in 7th grade. It wasn’t until after college, though, that I read my first Dickens novel (“Bleak House,” for the record) and became an instant fan. This month I said to…
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Waiter Don’t Take My Plate Away (The Essay)
If you liked the song, you may very well like the essay I just penned for Huffington Post. Check it out by clicking here.
