Author: Ben Starr
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MasterChef 4 Recap: Auditions #3
(PLEASE NOTE: This blog is not endorsed or approved by MasterChef or Fox, and they would probably prefer you don’t read it. The opinions in this blog are only that…opinions. While I was a contestant on MasterChef season 2, I have no inside knowledge of how it is produced.) Now it’s time for the third…
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MasterChef 4 Recap: Auditions #1 and #2
(PLEASE NOTE: This blog is not endorsed or approved by Fox or MasterChef, and they would probably prefer you not read it. The blog entry solely reflects my opinions about MasterChef, having been a former contestant. I do not have any inside knowledge of how MasterChef is produced.) Here I am, 2 weeks after the…
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Roving Band of Peacocks
This afternoon I walked out onto my driveway to discover an urban farmer’s worst nightmare…a gang of street peacocks feasting on my blackberries! These 4 ladies (technically “peahens” because all “peacocks” are male, and the non-gender-specific word for them is “peafowl”) obviously belonged to someone. It’s not every day you see 4 gorgeous, well-cared-for peahens…
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How to Watch a MasterChef Premier…from a MasterChef Survivor
My blog today is actually not on my site! It’s on the site of a MasterChef season 4 contestant named Marie Porter. Marie is one unique gal. She and her husband Michael have a fascinating website and company called Celebration Generation which is remarkably like my own…there’s a blog that covers cooking and baking, DIY,…
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Spicy Pickled Asparagus
I planted my asparagus patch in my garden about 4 years ago, and it has always been productive, but this year…I guess with the mild winter…it has been rabid. I’m pulling about a pound a day out of the garden, harvesting twice a day, and have been for more than a month! If you’ve never…
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Did I Make the Finals for TasteMaster?!?
Friends, I woke up this morning, eager to find out if I was among the 3 finalists for Tourism Australia’s Taste Master…the dream job of a lifetime. And the vegemite jar was empty. No Western Australia for 6 months for this crazy cook! I want to deeply thank everyone from the bottom of my heart…