Little People in the Media

[SongbirdHollow]

Hope it was OK to start this thread - didn't see any media thread for this show.

The LPA convention has been going on in Boston this weekend. Hashtag is #LPABoston2016 if you want to search Twitter or Instagram.

Amy is there; so are the Klein-Arnolds and the Hamills.

Maybe Amy will find a new guy!

[fuzzylollipop]

I would like to see if Amy and the Klein-Arnolds interacted.

[MarysWetBar]

They really have nothing in common other than being LP and the TLC connection. 

[ZoloftBlob]

I agree but I admit I'd be curious to see how Matt handles an LP who is more professionally successful, a woman, and able to make the "I SPENT MY CHILDHOOD IN HOSPITALS" bitch point that Matt likes to throw down when nothing else is available.

[SongbirdHollow]

I saw no evidence that Matt attended, but I could be wrong. I don't have Facebook so I don't really keep up with him. Only Amy's Twitter. That said, I imagine the Klein-Arnolds politely avoid the Roloffs.

[ginger90]

Seeing Amy prepare food has never appealed to me. Hopefully it does to some:

http://communityclasses.fredmeyermedia.com/classes/holiday-desserts-from-amy-roloffs-little-kitchen?platform=hootsuite

[Mike p.]

2 hours ago, ginger90 said:

Seeing Amy prepare food has never appealed to me. Hopefully it does to some:

http://communityclasses.fredmeyermedia.com/classes/holiday-desserts-from-amy-roloffs-little-kitchen?platform=hootsuite

OMG. I doubt that a tetanus shot would help with food poisoning, but people should arrive fully prepared.

Should you bring your own cake mix? 

Edited November 11, 2016 by Mike p.
typo

[galax-arena]

$15? That seems really cheap for a celebrity-led class. 

[AZChristian]

3 minutes ago, galax-arena said:

$15? That seems really cheap for a celebrity-led class. 

Seems overpriced to me.  I've seen her kitchen.

[galax-arena]

LOL, I mean, *I* wouldn't shell out $15 to spend an hour with Amy. I was making a knock against her celebrity status. How low rent do ya gotta be to be famous and still only charge $15 for a cooking class? 

[Absolom]

Does she make anything you can't find in a "Betty Crocker" style cookbook?

[AZChristian]

1 hour ago, Absolom said:

Does she make anything you can't find in a "Betty Crocker" style cookbook?

Reservations.

[Celia Rubenstein]

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Amy Roloff of Little People BIG World will share two of her traditional family holiday desserts. You’ll learn the recipes for her famous pumpkin pie and pumpkin bread and get a chance to taste them while you interact with Amy.

How much do you want to bet that the woman who owns a pumpkin farm will be making her pie with canned pumpkin?  Not to mention pre-made frozen crust.  

I think I'll save my $15 and run back to the freezer section and just grab me a couple Marie Callendar's and call it a day, thanks! 

[ginger90]

The bread recipe, not sure about the pie, Celia!!

http://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/little-people-big-world/recipes/pumpkin-bread-recipe/

[Celia Rubenstein]

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2 cans of pumpkin puree

From Amy's recipe .... CANNED!  

I knew it.

Not that there is anything really wrong with canned pumpkin (just use Libbey's because many others use cheaper and less flavorful squash as fill, just a lil' FYI) but Amy OWNS A PUMPKIN FARM!!!!  Ok, I'll cut her a break.  She's teaching a class and perhaps expecting everyone to go home and roast a pumpkin is a bit much.  But she should at least suggest giving it a try in her recipe.  It's time consuming, but not really hard to do.  You just clean a pumpkin, half it, bake it, and puree it.  Plus you get pumpkin seeds to toast! 

It's actually my idea of a good time.  I will show myself out now! 

Edited November 11, 2016 by Celia Rubenstein
to make sure you don't forget about the pumpkin seeds!

[BradandJanet]

Ouch. I've shelled out over a hundred dollars a person for local celebrity chef one-off cooking classes. Well, there are celebrity chefs where I live, and they're really chefs. Still, Amy could and should charge more just for letting strangers into her house. Are the Roloffs this hard up now that their show has ended?

[Celia Rubenstein]

She isn't teaching the class in her own actual house is she?????  I hope not.

I thought it was being done in a Fred Meyer store in some kind of space they set off for demonstrations. 

ETA: I found this on the sign-up page

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For classes that have a fee, please make prior payment at the Stadium Fred Meyer Customer Service desk. Your receipt will be your ticket for the class. Refunds will be given with your receipt and 72-hour notice. Our Stadium Fred Meyer store is located at 100 NW 20th Place, Portland, OR 97209.

It sounds like the "class" is being held at a store.  Amy can't  be letting a bunch of random people into her house, lord I hope not. 

Edited November 11, 2016 by Celia Rubenstein

[AZChristian]

13 minutes ago, BradandJanet said:

Well, there are celebrity chefs where I live, and they're really chefs. 

And really celebrities.

[ginger90]

3 minutes ago, Celia Rubenstein said:

She isn't teaching the class in her own actual house is she?????  I hope not.

I thought it was being done in a Fred Meyer store in some kind of space they set off for demonstrations. 

It's here: 

Our Stadium Fred Meyer store is located at 100 NW 20th Place, Portland, OR 97209.

[BradandJanet]

7 minutes ago, Celia Rubenstein said:

She isn't teaching the class in her own actual house is she?????  I hope not.

I thought it was being done in a Fred Meyer store in some kind of space they set off for demonstrations. 

It sounds like the "class" is being held at a store.  Amy can't  be letting a bunch of random people into her house, lord I hope not. 

Yep. It sounds like a store demo in front of a big audience. No wonder the pumpkin comes from cans. For my pricey celebrity chef classes, I get actual interaction. I don't stand in line to sit in the back of a room. For $15--really????

[Willowsmom]

Not to defend Amy but she needs to use ingredients her audience will use. And the pumpkins they grow are not pie pumpkins.

[ginger90]

The recipe I linked above is from Amy's cookbook.

[Mike p.]

4 hours ago, ginger90 said:

 

I've begun to wonder if this is going to be filmed for use in a future episode—students expected to sign a release.

Otherwise, I don't see much benefit in it for the Roloffs.

[SongbirdHollow]

On November 11, 2016 at 8:59 PM, Willowsmom said:

Not to defend Amy but she needs to use ingredients her audience will use. And the pumpkins they grow are not pie pumpkins.

I'm not sure they actually grow most of the pumpkins on their farm, either. I recall Matt saying they trucked most of them in for "pumpkin season".

[Absolom]

He probably grows just enough to keep the farm designation.

[MissT]

Just saw on People.com that Zac and Tori are expecting.    I'm actually happy for them.   They seem very down to earth.  I'm wondering what the Golden Couple thinks.  

[galax-arena]

On the one hand, Zac and Tori's pregnancy will take attention away from Audrey and Jeremy and they're probably not pleased about that. On the other hand, Audrey and Jeremy are all about "me me me me me" and having to care for a crying pooping newborn would not fit into their plans to only think about themselves all the time. (On the other other other hand, having a baby would add to their happy golden Christian family instagram aesthetic.) 

[ZoloftBlob]

Well, I think Zach and Tori want children so good for them. Agreed that Jer and Auj must be besides themselves as they aren't producing the first grandchild... but I genuinely think they aren't really ready for children for the same reasons as galaxy. I bet they won't like not getting the attention tho ;)

[Willowsmom]

Well Tori just won the daughter in law sweepstakes.

Tori and Zach will be great parents.

[ginger90]

I can't stand how Amy makes it about her, but she does throw their names in at the end. Cute picture.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BNFNdP3BUEL/

[galax-arena]

Aw, I don't think that's so bad, and I can't stand Amy. When my SIL was pregnant, I announced it to my friends on facebook with, "I'm gonna be an aunt!!!!! :D :D :D :D" 

[SongbirdHollow]

4 hours ago, Willowsmom said:

Well Tori just won the daughter in law sweepstakes.

Tori and Zach will be great parents.

Tori will.

Shit, that was mean but I must have had a little truth serum in my cocktail tonight.

[Willowsmom]

43 minutes ago, SongbirdHollow said:

Tori will.

Shit, that was mean but I must have had a little truth serum in my cocktail tonight.

No, not nean. I figure Tori has spent a lot of time and effort  raising Zach to the point she feels  comfortable having a baby

[ZoloftBlob]

Oh I think Zach is a softy for kids.  And likely to remember all the things he didn't like from his childhood.

[Mike p.]

I wonder if Zac knows how this happened.

[ginger90]

I saw a commercial today. I didn't know they were back tonight:

http://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/little-people-big-world/videos/coming-up-on-little-people-big-world/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=littlepeoplebigworld&sf43149338=1

[Willowsmom]

Matt just announced that Molly's engaged.

[iheartla]

Happy for her, although it was fast. Didn't she only start dating that guy shortly after Zac's wedding?

[Pachengala]

I'm reading Far From the Tree, and to my surprise, the Roloffs make an appearance in the chapter on dwarfism. To my further surprise, the chapter includes this sentence: "The Roloffs have three average-height sons and one, Zach, with achondroplasia."

Dang, sorry Molly. 

[MissT]

Zach and Tori are having a boy!    

[mythoughtis]

Zach and Tori have been married a year and a half, right?  How does that make Molly's engagement fast? 

[SunnyBeBe]

I've been seeing that Amy's boyfriend, Chris, has been admitting to their relationship in the media.  And there is also a photo out there to back it up.  Well, I say great.  I wonder when Matt's love interest will be revealed. 

http://radaronline.com/videos/little-people-big-world-mom-amy-roloff-new-man-couple-official/

[Celia Rubenstein]

18 minutes ago, SunnyBeBe said:

I wonder when Matt's love interest will be revealed. 

Matt is his own love interest.  

[SunnyBeBe]

I won't speculate, but, Matt has been a ladies favorite for a long time.  I would easily believe that he has had a special friend for a while.  I suspect that he was sensitive enough to let Amy go public first.  I don't think Amy would have taken it well, otherwise. 

[iheartla]

On 2017-01-08 at 5:42 PM, mythoughtis said:

Zach and Tori have been married a year and a half, right?  How does that make Molly's engagement fast? 

Maybe it's just in my area, but a year and a half is fast! In my neck of the woods, couples date for give or take 4 years before getting engaged. 

[ginger90]

Amy's going to the premiere of Beauty and the Beast

https://www.instagram.com/p/BRE0TJDgtT3/

[Mike p.]

5 hours ago, ginger90 said:

Amy's going to the premiere of Beauty and the Beast

https://www.instagram.com/p/BRE0TJDgtT3/

With those sunglasses, nobody will recognize her.

[Jellybeans]

1 hour ago, Mike p. said:

With those sunglasses, nobody will recognize her.

LOL!!!

[ginger90]

A video of Amy on her trip

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BRHQRRBAvIJ/

[SongbirdHollow]

On 1/7/2017 at 8:41 PM, MissT said:

Zach and Tori are having a boy!    

Just saw on Tori's instagram that they had to put Sully down because of cancer. Tori is devastated.

I didn't mean to associate that quote with my post but the forum wouldn't let me reply without inserting something.