Author: Ben Starr
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Goodbye, Joomla!
If you are using Internet Explorer and have had trouble reading my blog, first of all…I’m sorry. Second of all…bless you for sticking with me. Third of all…DITCH Internet Explorer, because it is the WORST piece of software ever created. Download the faster, better, safer, FREE FireFox. I’m not posting a link because you might…
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All About Tomatoes
It’s early January, the dead of winter, and the warmth of summer seems an eternity away. It’s in times like these that I like to fantasize about my favorite seasonal fruits and veggies which are at their best in the warm months, to help get me through the current famine… You see, in my home,…
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New Year’s Traditions
I’ve been very fortunate to have traveled broadly in the last 14 years, and I’ve spent quite a few New Year’s Eves abroad. I’ve spent it in Thailand, where everyone sprays everyone else with water…you have to leave your cell phone and personal electronics at home, because, as a Westerner, you get DRENCHED with buckets…
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Christmas Special is Posted!
My Christmas special which was filmed at the Kenmore Live Studio in Chicago has been posted! It’s 35 minutes long…keep in mind that we had a strict 10 minute time limit for each segment, so the “finished product” is rarely perfect! Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VJkcMFra3F8
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Pumpkin Carrot Cake Breakthrough!
Today I’m making my pumpkin carrot cake for a friend’s 70th birthday, and I decided to try something completely new. It worked beautifully, and I’m so excited I just had to tell someone! Normally I make the cake batter first by creaming butter and sugar, adding the rest of the liquid ingredients, then the dry. …
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Chicago Christmas Special
What a weekend! I spent last weekend in Chicago filming “A Ben Starr Christmas” for the Kenmore Live Studios. Beena David, who is both a classically trained vocalist AND the host for Kenmore’s shows, has been working with the Chicago area MasterChef contestants, and I met her on my recent mega-roadtrip to the northeast. (She…