Tag: Master Chef
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MasterChef Where Are They Now: Tracy Kontos
For the next installment of my MasterChef: Where Are They Now? series, I’ve chosen one of my personal favorites from Season 2…Tracy Kontos. Tracy is one of those people that, upon meeting, you instantly feel like you’ve been bosom buddies for decades. She immediately sweeps you into this comfortable familiarity and makes you feel like…
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MasterChef 4 recap: Weddings and Macarons (NOT Macaroons!) S4E12
(PLEASE NOTE: This blog is not endorsed or approved by Fox or MasterChef, and you probably shouldn’t read it. What follows are the crazed ramblings of a MasterChef season 2 survivor who has no knowledge of the production of this season.) It’s group challenge time, and the contestants are introduced to Aaron, a “flavor scientist”…
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3-minute Microwave Oatmeal Cinnamon Breakfast Cake
I make breakfast almost every single day. During the week, when it’s nothing special, I usually make biscuits or pancakes. Biscuits take about 15 minutes, start to finish, pancakes take a little less. That’s not a lot of time, to be honest. Way less than most people might think. But even 15 minutes is too…
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MasterChef 4 recap: Pig’s Heads and Christine Ha (S4E11)
(PLEASE NOTE: This blog is not approved or endorsed by MasterChef or Fox, and they would probably rather you not read it. The info contained in this blog is OPINION ONLY from a former MasterChef contestant who has no knowledge of the production of this season.) It was like pulling teeth to summon the courage…
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MasterChef Behind the Scenes: Meet Rebecca
This is Rebecca O’Connor. She is a full-time author and has published 12 books, everything from fiction and short stories to manuals for bird owners and scientific works on endangered animals. Rebecca is also a professional bird trainer, and has been a presenter at many of the country’s finest animal shows, including Disney’s Animal Kingdom. …
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MasterChef 4 recap: Glee and Meringue (S4E10)
(PLEASE NOTE: This blog is not affiliated with Fox or MasterChef. Contained below are the maniacal ravings of a season 2 survivor who has no inside knowledge of how this season was produced. Well…not much, anyway.) When I posted my blog about the first of this week’s episodes (which happened to be a bit depressing…
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MasterChef 4 musings: Howard’s End
I was in such a tizzy yesterday after my negative and cynical blog that I didn’t give Howard the fair farewell I give other contestants. I’m sorry about that, Howard. Howard’s exit was not mandated by the judges. He stood up there next to Lynn, the two bottom dishes in the challenge. And the judges…
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MasterChef 4 recap: Baby Eels and Agnolotti (S4E9)
(PLEASE NOTE: This blog is not approved or endorsed by MasterChef or Fox, and you probably shouldn’t read it. The opinions contained in this blog are merely the OPINIONS of a former MasterChef contestant who has no inside knowledge of how this season was produced.) So our magical time machine transports us back from the…