Recent content by mikerao

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    AMA: Hello old friends! I was on MasterChef, ask me anything!

    Appreciate it, guys! Frankly, I'm grateful to just be able to share my real voice on my own platform rather than becoming a patzi for the show. :)
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    AMA: Hello old friends! I was on MasterChef, ask me anything!

    The equipment was okay - I heard some people had issues and speculated sabotage by producers, but I'll leave that firmly in the realm of no comment. At the end of the day, my major gripe with the competition portion of the affair is that the judges often lie about how food tastes, to push...
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    AMA: Hello old friends! I was on MasterChef, ask me anything!

    I actually filmed a few episode that are going on my youtube channel to talk about this! If you're interested, you can find me on youtube, my username is "themikerao" So the first thing is that they aren't casting people who are necessarily talented at cooking - they're casting people who make...
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    AMA: Hello old friends! I was on MasterChef, ask me anything!

    Get some Thai fish sauce (I'd suggest Tiparos or Squid brand), and try adding a dash to anything that you want to be more savory - soup, salad dressing, pasta sauce, basically consider it a substitute for anytime you'd use a parmesan/pecorino/worchestire sauce.
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    AMA: Hello old friends! I was on MasterChef, ask me anything!

    If you're interested, you can probably find me if you search my username! :). That said, I absolutely love troubleshooting when it comes to all things food - I actually just started a side hustle doing online cooking classes - if I can ever be of assistance, please don't be shy about asking...
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    AMA: Hello old friends! I was on MasterChef, ask me anything!

    Thanks for the feedback! To be clear, I wasn't looking for people to flock for advice, rather I was just looking to share my experiences with anybody who might be interested. Additionally, my initial post was edited by admin to remove a link to my youtube channel (no harm no foul, people can...
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    AMA: Hello old friends! I was on MasterChef, ask me anything!

    Long time no see lovelies, I used to be a regular near a decade ago and was super blessed by the community here during my stay as a regular. :) Since I last visited, I did a stint on the TV show MasterChef **edited** Interesting note: They didn't want me talking about my faith on the show -...