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apricot, pistachio & spiced chickpea orzo

Very, very good looking dish. I made something like this years ago from some obscure cookbook and was dying to find something like it again.

If it's as good as it looks, you deserve a pat on the back.
Scott

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Sour cream coffee cake

I'm vegan now, so I don't eat any dairy. Nevertheless, this looks mouthwatering! Delicious, yum!

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New Jersey Dispatch: DiCosmo’s Italian Ice

I love Italian ices and shared them with my children. Too bad all that is available is the knock offs... I made a post about our treat on my blog. Fell free to take a look :D
Scott

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Serious Salsa: (Not Exactly) My Uncle's Salsa

This sounds good. I've never heard of Serrano peppers, though. Does this salsa come out more "hot" or "flavorful"? I like the flavorful salsas, being a NYer and all :D
Scott

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From Photograzing

apricot, pistachio & spiced chickpea orzo

Very, very good looking dish. I made something like this years ago from some obscure cookbook and was dying to find something like it again.

If it's as good as it looks, you deserve a pat on the back.
Scott

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Sour cream coffee cake

I'm vegan now, so I don't eat any dairy. Nevertheless, this looks mouthwatering! Delicious, yum!

From Serious Eats: New York

New Jersey Dispatch: DiCosmo’s Italian Ice

I love Italian ices and shared them with my children. Too bad all that is available is the knock offs... I made a post about our treat on my blog. Fell free to take a look :D
Scott

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Serious Salsa: (Not Exactly) My Uncle's Salsa

This sounds good. I've never heard of Serrano peppers, though. Does this salsa come out more "hot" or "flavorful"? I like the flavorful salsas, being a NYer and all :D
Scott

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How to Politely Take Food Photos in Restaurants

No flash, certainly not. The distraction level is high. I've heard that someone prone to epileptic seizures may be affected by the flash output. Same with migraine sufferers...

For food photography, I think it depends on what you're doing. Casual, "hey look at this" pictures can be done on my iPhone. With the 3GS, it's probably easier.

For more serious stuff, I break out the DSLR. High ISO when needed, and a fast lens. Since I'm so close to the food, I'll use a 50mm. If the restaurant is lit with ambient in the daytime, I'll use a lower ISO. I keep a little pocket tripod with me, so I can attach it to the camera and rest it on the table.

Lastly, modern cameras have lots of megapixels and good low light sensitivity. Scaling down a shot at, say, 1/25 second at ISO 800 with some noise to 400 pixels wide should be suitable for a blog post...
Scott

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Video: Awkward Orderer

That was cute. I enjoyed it. I invited guests out to eat before and something similar happened with them. Not as extreme, but funny nonetheless.

I like to get to know the place ahead of time. Get the menu, snoop around a little bit, ask for suggestions...that way, when I get there I can relax (I'm an ingredient investigator).

Good video!
Scott

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What is Chinese Brown Sauce Made Of?

All of these recipes sound so professional! I'm not sure if the $5 special uses anything exotic, though. Soy sauce, cornstarch, some kind of oil, and definitely garlic.

There was a place that I used to eat at on 7th Avenue and 30-something Street in NYC (they've since closed). Their brown sauce was the most addictive. I used to buy some on Friday nights to take home and eat on Saturday.

Their brown sauce probably had a Herculean amount of MSG in it. Whenever you ate there your heartbeat would race, you'd be agitated easily, and your energy level would increase. I ate there for a month straight one time and had to withdraw myself slowly.
Scott

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Dinner Tonight: Kale and White Bean Pasta

Looks like a good dish. I think something is missing, too. Bacon? Naah. How about a rich, green salad, a crusty roll, and some sparkling apple cider? Now that would be a meal!
Scott

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About: Paternal Candor: Alpha Male Parenting...from Home. (My name used to be The Active Daddy. Now I'm Paternal Candor.)

Favorite foods: Burgers and fries, pizza, Mexican, Chinese, Mediterranean, Italian, all kinds of snacks, too many to mention!

Last bite on earth: It would have to be something heavenly!