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I know many of you are often thinking, “Gee, the Amateur Gourmet’s pictures suck, I should buy him a fancy $1000 camera, but I won’t because that may wound the Amateur Gourmet’s pride.” I now grant you permission to buy me the Camera of the Year 2004. You have nothing to be ashamed of, honestly.…

I’ve always been a big fan of the desserty Starbucks drinks. My usual hot drink–the White Chocolate Mocha–has kept my insides warm and cozy for the past couple of years. The effect on my wallet has been sharp but not devastating.In New York, it is devastating. Tall White Chocolate Mochas now cost (including tax) $4.15.…

My love affair with New York has hit a bump. It has nothing to do with New York, really, just living up North. It gets very dark very early now that we’ve set our clocks back. I leave school at 5 o’clock and it’s almost completely dark out. How depressing!Plus tonight it was cold. The…

Maybe the gingerbread doesn’t suck, maybe I suck in judging gingerbread.After all, I’ve never made gingerbread before. Maybe this gingerbread is delicious?

I gave Lisa some of this gingerbread:She’s going to take it to work tomorrow. I wonder if she’ll think it sucks?

Sometimes when I eat this gingerbread I still think it sucks, but other times I don’t.For example, I just had some and I didn’t think it sucked. But earlier I did have some and I did think it sucked.

Maybe this gingerbread doesn’t suck.Maybe I just don’t like gingerbread.

This gingerbread sucks.Let me tell you why it sucks:Boiling water.I got the recipe from the side of my molasses. I was looking at my molasses (as most people do in their kitchens by themselves on Saturday nights) and I decided to make the jar’s recipe for gingerbread. Everything about it sounded delicious. Except the boiling…

Lauren’s sporadic visits to New York are great excuses to eat places where I would not otherwise eat. One such place is Norma’s in the Parker Meridian Hotel. It is an outrageously expensive breakfast ($7 for a glass of orange juice!) but apparently the best in New York. Instead of opting for a fancy dinner,…

Hello possums. Had the best time Friday night seeing Dame Edna. We bought student tickets and were seated in the back row. Well, moments before curtain, an usher told us we were being moved to the very front row… and that we were! Seeing Dame Edna is a mandatory cultural experience for anyone living in…