Recipes and food adventures with Adam Roberts

  • To Your Vast Amusement

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    I have restrained myself thus far from revealing a family secret. But now the time has come, and here it is: my parents are celebrity hounds. Their affinity for a restaurant is based on the likelihood that they will see a celebrity there. Nevermind good food, give them:Sarah Jessica ParkerOr, Billy Joel (with my brother)Or,…

  • You Will (Maybe) Make This Strawberry-Rhubarb Cobbler

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    If there was no Lauren there’d be no Maybe.She felt that the rhubarb was too prominent, that the fruit wasn’t cooked enough. But tell me this doesn’t look delicious:Here’s a good tip for all you aspiring gourmets out there: when you’re at the supermarket, pay attention to what’s in the produce section. Recently at Whole…

  • My New Addiction

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    You tell me what chip you eat, I’ll tell you who you are.Sour Cream and Onion? You ate paste as a child. You wear lots of flannel.BBQ? You drive an SUV and love the WWF.Salt and Vinegar?Well here we hit a wall. To me there was no one more exotic, no one more outside the…

  • The Return to the Gym

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    I had good excuses. My most recent one was this:I was in the locker room, all ready to work out, ready to change into my workout clothes when I suddenly blanked on my locker combination. Figuring it would come back to me if I locked the lock, I locked the lock before locking it on…

  • Breadmaking: The Afternoon Session

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    “Bitter was my cupBut no more will I be the mournerFor I’ve certainly turned the cornerOh things are looking upSince [bread] looked up at me!”– From “Things Are Looking Up” by George and Ira Gershwin“But she lost control I wouln’t take the bait.I said chill baby baby chill baby baby wait.”– From “Things That Make…

  • “Fusilli Owen” for Quicktime!

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    I finally got to watch Tony Massarone’s sauce movie with Baby Owen! He converted it to Quicktime for me! And for you! I love this movie!Download here!I’m even adding it to “Funny Food Films.” It’s THAT good!(One gripe: for future sauce-makers, use FRESH Thyme. FRESH!)

  • Breadmaking: The Morning Session

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    I don’t want to talk about it.No, really.I’m emotionally drained.Here’s what happened.I woke up, I said: “Adam, don’t be silly. You’ve spent two weeks making a starter and it’s ready to go and you’re not going to go because your equipment hasn’t arrived? Hogwash. Just go buy wheat germ, borrow Josh and Katy’s bakers peel…

  • The Bread Situation

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    Tomorrow is the day. Tomorrow my starter is ready. Only problem? The King Arthur Breadmaking equipment has yet to arrive. I have one basket, but I need two. And I need wheat germ. And a baker’s peel.So tomorrow morning, when I had originally planned to start the bread making, I have two options:1) Postpone the…

  • Iris (Atlanta)

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    Fine dining usually requires the following:1) Money;2) Companionship;3) An occassion for which to spend (1) and invite (2).Tonight’s (3) was celebrating my excting non-food related news from earlier in the week. Tonight’s (2) was, of course, Lauren. And tonight’s (1) was generously donated–without their knoweldge, really–by mom and dad. I mean, I’m sure they’d approve:…

  • Amateur Gourmet Tomato Sauce Awards: Tony Massarone!

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    For those who remember my You Will Make My Tomato Sauce entry, I concluded by saying: “Nothing would make me happier than to hear that a non-cook among you is going to try my pasta sauce recipe. As a reward, I will mention your pasta-sauce-making attempt on the mainpage and laud you and revere you…

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