Category: Blog
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MasterChef Top 9: Scallops and Pigs
I think, by now, we’ve established the fact that I hate mystery boxes. So you can imagine that I’m less than thrilled that it’s time for another one. We lift our boxes and I see 3 massive, gorgeous scallops, still in their shells. “Diver’s scallops,” announces Gordon. That means these scallops are each foraged, by…
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The RoboStir: FAIL!
We’ve all seen this outlandishly stupid commercial for the RoboStir…an automatic spoon robot that stirs your pot for you, while you’re away doing other things. I can’t count how many times I’ve laughed that commercial off the air. Then yesterday, as a birthday gag gift, my neighbor Sharon gave me one! This RoboStir has 3…
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MasterChef: Mothers and Benedicts
So they drive us to Pasadena and drop us off at this MASSIVE swanky hotel, and I’m immediately afraid. If I have to cook cuisine that matches the sophistication of this place, I’m screwed. It’s a team challenge with Tracy and Giuseppe as team leads. I couldn’t be more conflicted about whose team I want…
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MasterChef: Giant Lobsters and $500 Truffles
If I’ve learned anything on MasterChef, it’s that you can be on top one day, and out the door the next. So even though I’m coming off a pretty triumphant week, winning the catfish challenge, being a team leader, and making a 6-layer pumpkin carrot cake that Gordon Ramsay said was one of the best…
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Birthday Musings
Today I turned 34. Birthdays are usually introspective for me. When I think back on the past year, of course, it is completely dominated by MasterChef…which has taken up almost every bit of time and brainpower since late Fall. While I fully plan on delving into the changes I’ve undergone from MasterChef after the show…