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Adam Roberts
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Zhenya’s Stinging Nettles
You may recall that a few weeks ago, I befriended Zhenya, The Feral Gardener, while buying a Dr. Brown’s black cherry soda at Katz’s Deli. On May 1st, Zhenya wrote me an e-mail: “I just picked a ton of very young stinging nettles and would be happy to give you at least half a ton….…
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Let Them Eat Cake
Here’s my second piece for The Huffington Post (click here); it’s about junk food and why feeding it to your kids is ok, in moderation.
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Exclusive: Inside My Parents’ Refrigerator
For years, I’ve hounded my parents to let me videotape the inside of their refrigerator, a barren wasteland of processed foods and Tupperware containers filled with pre-chopped onions. (For those late to the story, my parents do not cook.) This Mother’s Day, they finally relented and the video above offers you EXCLUSIVE access to a…
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10 Things That You’re Doing Wrong At Restaurants
I just wrote my first piece for Huffington Post—10 Things That You’re Doing Wrong At Restaurants—and you can read it by clicking here. If you like it, make sure to “like” it on Facebook and Twitter and all those other places that you can like something.
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Royal Cake
Clear your caches and observe this month’s banner in which I present the royal wedding cake to a clearly unimpressed Queen, her hubby, Kate & Will. Thanks to Lindy Groening for another brilliant illustration and to Justin Dickinson for popping it up there. Long live cake!
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Keep on Truckin’
Check out this month’s latest banner by the illustrious illustrator Lindy Groening. I’m a food truck! Thanks to Lindy for making that happen and thanks to Justin Dickinson for bringing it to life.
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The A.G. Through The Ages
If you’re new to my blog or an old fan who wants to wax sentimental, check out this gallery I made on my Facebook Fan Page: “The A.G. Through The Ages.” With cameos from all of your favorite food bloggers, my family & Lorraine Bracco, you’re bound to find it amusing.
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Italian Plum Oatmeal
The idea of a natural sweetener isn’t a concept that resonates particularly well with my family. “Can you pass the Equal?” “Is there a Splenda?” These are words you will hear often if you ever eat with my mother or grandmother. And when I put that brown “raw” sugar packet in my coffee? I may…
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Three Ways to Follow Me
So you may have noticed I haven’t been updating the blog as much lately. That’s because I owe my book on April 15th! That date is creeping up quickly. In the meantime, there are three excellent ways to keep up with my goings-on: #1. Twitter. Do you follow me there? You should, I’m lots of…
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Kings of Pastry
My hands flew to my face several times last night. It was 1:30 AM and I’d made a mistake. At midnight, exhausted after testing four recipes, I loaded up “Kings of Pastry” on AppleTV just to see if it was something I wanted to watch. To say that I was immediately hooked would be a…
