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Happy Tuesday! Two lovely bloggers told me today that they made Stupidly Simple Snacks recently. The stylish Casey of Casey Culture made sweet potato fries and fabulous Jean of ilikeitinmymouth put her own twist on deviled eggs… ilikeitinmymouth: I went to a Foodspotting happy hour a week or so ago and had the pleasure of meeting Amy Cao of Stupidly Simple Snacks! My friends make fun of me for acting like I’m about to meet Angelina Jolie or something whenever I see bloggers IRL, but hey, what can I say? I’m an Internet/blog addict. I’m not really sure exactly how I discovered her snack videos since I’m constantly on Twitter and devouring the blogosphere, but I was so excited and pleased to find that she is every bit as infectiously bright and energetic in person as she is in her videos. I have been craving deviled eggs like a madwoman lately and immediately thought of Amy’s deviled eggs video. I had to give it a try. Deviled eggs are fairly simple: just hard boil some eggs, slice them in half once you’ve peeled them, mash up the yolks with mustard and mayo, refill the hard boiled whites with the mixture. A dash of paprika will finish it off nicely! I used German mustard, which was more flavorful and complex than regular yellow mustard or even Dijon and loved it. Of course, Amy shows you how to do all this in a much more entertaining way. I’ll have to try the egg blowing method of peeling them next time (you’ll understand once you watch the video) because my eggs peeled rather effortlessly this time around with zero additional steps on my part. Not really sure what I did! Be sure to watch out for Amy’s future Stupidly Simple Snacks videos! I always get such a kick out of watching them.

Happy Tuesday! Two lovely bloggers told me today that they made Stupidly Simple Snacks recently. The stylish Casey of Casey Culture made sweet potato fries and fabulous Jean of ilikeitinmymouth put her own twist on deviled eggs…

ilikeitinmymouth:

I went to a Foodspotting happy hour a week or so ago and had the pleasure of meeting Amy Cao of Stupidly Simple Snacks! My friends make fun of me for acting like I’m about to meet Angelina Jolie or something whenever I see bloggers IRL, but hey, what can I say? I’m an Internet/blog addict. I’m not really sure exactly how I discovered her snack videos since I’m constantly on Twitter and devouring the blogosphere, but I was so excited and pleased to find that she is every bit as infectiously bright and energetic in person as she is in her videos.

I have been craving deviled eggs like a madwoman lately and immediately thought of Amy’s deviled eggs video. I had to give it a try. Deviled eggs are fairly simple: just hard boil some eggs, slice them in half once you’ve peeled them, mash up the yolks with mustard and mayo, refill the hard boiled whites with the mixture. A dash of paprika will finish it off nicely! I used German mustard, which was more flavorful and complex than regular yellow mustard or even Dijon and loved it. Of course, Amy shows you how to do all this in a much more entertaining way. I’ll have to try the egg blowing method of peeling them next time (you’ll understand once you watch the video) because my eggs peeled rather effortlessly this time around with zero additional steps on my part. Not really sure what I did!

Be sure to watch out for Amy’s future Stupidly Simple Snacks videos! I always get such a kick out of watching them.

Stupidly Simple Banana Pudding As promised, Stupidly Simple Snacks is back! This week I have my world traveling French friend Nico Alary in the kitchen with me. We were going to make a French snack, but decided they were either too difficult (crème brûlée) or too easy (bread and cheese) so we made one of our favorite desserts instead. Watch it on my YouTube channel and don’t forget to subscribe so you’re notified as soon as new episodes are added! Sorry I have been so shite (that’s British for ‘shit’) about posting on Tumblr. I am making two videos for Foodspotting this week so am keeping my head down until then. Also, I’m looking for an intern who wants to learn about web video production, social media and food, so if you live in New York and are interested in details, email me amy[at]amyblogschow.com. (Update: Ha! Photographer Sean Scheidt replied saying ‘shite’ is how you pronounce his last name. In that case, it is not shit in any language.)

Stupidly Simple Banana Pudding

As promised, Stupidly Simple Snacks is back! This week I have my world traveling French friend Nico Alary in the kitchen with me. We were going to make a French snack, but decided they were either too difficult (crème brûlée) or too easy (bread and cheese) so we made one of our favorite desserts instead. Watch it on my YouTube channel and don’t forget to subscribe so you’re notified as soon as new episodes are added!

Sorry I have been so shite (that’s British for ‘shit’) about posting on Tumblr. I am making two videos for Foodspotting this week so am keeping my head down until then. Also, I’m looking for an intern who wants to learn about web video production, social media and food, so if you live in New York and are interested in details, email me amy[at]amyblogschow.com.

(Update: Ha! Photographer Sean Scheidt replied saying ‘shite’ is how you pronounce his last name. In that case, it is not shit in any language.)

Stupidly Simple Snacks is back. After eight months, Stupidly Simple Snacks is back in action with new episodes airing weekly. (Watch the new episode here.) Huge thanks to my friends Hannah and Oleg of Schnitzel & Things for showing me how to make matzo brei. Matzo brei is a traditional Jewish breakfast and snack dish that’s especially popular during Passover. Learn more about Schnitzel & Things on their website and say hi on Twitter! As many of you know, I began working with Foodspotting earlier this year, so I decided to devote my time learning the ropes and put SSS on hold for bit. I wouldn’t trade my team or job for the world, but I’m also mighty pleased to bring back snack-making! Please enjoy, and subscribe on YouTube so you don’t miss a thing ♥

Stupidly Simple Snacks is back.

After eight months, Stupidly Simple Snacks is back in action with new episodes airing weekly. (Watch the new episode here.)

Huge thanks to my friends Hannah and Oleg of Schnitzel & Things for showing me how to make matzo brei. Matzo brei is a traditional Jewish breakfast and snack dish that’s especially popular during Passover. Learn more about Schnitzel & Things on their website and say hi on Twitter!

As many of you know, I began working with Foodspotting earlier this year, so I decided to devote my time learning the ropes and put SSS on hold for bit. I wouldn’t trade my team or job for the world, but I’m also mighty pleased to bring back snack-making! Please enjoy, and subscribe on YouTube so you don’t miss a thing ♥

Resurrecting Guacamole

It looks like I never shared my guacamole snack video on Tumblr. Eek!

I filmed this episode last May while I was visiting Jenna in Ecuador. Well there’s no time like the present to resurrect Stupidly Simple Snacks! Happy Cinco de Mayo, everyone.

Also, fun update: just learned that Guactacular was featured in the Village Voice last week and it mentioned that I’d be judging at the guacamole cook-off this Sunday. It’s the third annual Guactacular hosted by Nachos NY, the self-made nacho and nacho topping authorities of New York City. Hooray - more guacamole!

{new} on amyblogschow.com / Holiday Reverse S’mores

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It’s that time of year when you start wondering: What on earth did I accomplish in the last 365 days? In my latest post, I take a look at a note I sent myself last December and consider the fact that I’d only produced six snack videos by this time a year ago. Today, there are 35 Stupidly Simple Snacks in the world. Click here to tell me which episode was your favorite for a chance to win a gift bag from me and Real Simple magazine. Good luck and happy Tuesday, everybody! amy

{new} on amyblogschow.com / My Unconventional Snack Show

What would you do if you knew you could not fail? Sure, it’s cliche, but it’s a good question. Maybe you’d quit your job, start a blog, or travel more instead of saying you will someday. If I knew I could not fail, I would probably make soufflé.

These are the types of questions my favorite blogger, Chris Guillebeau, asks his readers. I’ve been following Chris’s Art of Non-Conformity blog for over two years and I finally met him in September when he was in town to launch his new book, also called The Art of Non-Conformity. (It’s a good name for a good book. Take a look.)

Since I am a master of Stupidly Simple Snacks and am on a mission to get all the cool people in the world to guest star on the series, I asked Chris if he’d be interested in not cooking on my show. He did, which inspired me to run around my apartment in glee. Together, we made Unconventional Snack Bars, which I messed up the first time, but have recreated with great success on subsequent attempts. If at first you fail, try and try again, right? Yes.

Stupidly Simple Snacks : Caramel Apples for Halloween

I got my ish together in time to film a Halloween-themed snack - hooray! Otherwise, you would’ve had to watch me make Spicy Hot Chocolate, which is the snack video I launched exactly a year ago today. Granted, hot chocolate is delicious, but it’s not exactly appropriate for trick or treat. And now that the snack video is up, it’s time to plan the Foodspotting Halloween dessert crawl happening this Sunday. If you’re in New York, come scavenge for sweets with me!

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“I am a giant. This is a tree.”

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Tuesday was a long, but good day. I turned one whole hour of snack footage into four minutes! (Usually I only have about 30 minutes of video to edit.) However, as I mentioned last night, I temporarily lost my sanity and decided that making TWO SOUPS - pumpkin soup and cream of broccoli - would be a good idea. To be frank, the soups were excellent, but I learned the hard way that they’re only easy to make if they come from a can. Still, soup skills are good to have in case you need to feed an army on the cheap. So, without further ado, I present Stupidly Simple Snacks: The Souper Hard Edition.

Like A Virgin. Or Not. 

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I had the pleasure of meeting lovely Hannah Kirshner of Cook & Brown this summer when I was in Providence for a short get-the-hell-away-from-Manhattan trip. At the time, I began to entertain the idea of expanding my snack repertoire to common cocktails. Since I filmed this, I made a Stupidly Simple Snacks with adorable Joe Campanale, who showed us how to make three super easy wine cocktails. Tonight, we go back to Rhode Island for a classic daiquiri recipe. And for those who have little to no tolerance for alcohol, like myself, or you’re under 21 and live in a country with rather arbitrary age requirements for drinking, I made sure to include a delicious limeade so that no one’s excluded from beverage-making.

Stupidly Simple Double Dose

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Upon Fiona’s insistence, the Foodspotting team took this personality test while the San Francisco crew was in town last week. It was a way to get to know each other’s pet peeves as well as work habits, though what it told me was that I have a hard time following through with projects. While I think the assessment of me was largely positive, it’s hard to deny I have not posted my last two Stupidly Simple Snack videos!

So, without further ado, I present video #1 for today - frozen grapes inspired by a surplus of the fruit after I threw a housewarming party a few weeks ago. It’s true, you can have too many grapes, but they’re actually enjoyable to eat in large quantities when coated with sugar and frozen so that they become, as a friend called them, “mini popsicles”. In that case, I guess all this snack is missing are toothpicks.

Imagine the most fun person you could ever meet and is also the nicest too. That would be Jet Set Meister, my best friend and long-distance partner-in-crime. When I visited Jenna and the rest of the Jet Set Zero: Quito cast in June, we attempted to make Ecuadorian ceviche for a Stupidly Simple Snacks video. This is what would happen if there was me x 2.

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