This is one of those things that I wish I had learned to like a bit earlier in life as I now feel like I’ve missed out on many years of happy greens-eating.
Utica, NY has a large Italian population and has put its own twist on many dishes, so that, much like Buffalo wings [...]

I’m visiting at my mom’s house for a few days. All the more appropriate for a post about my picky eating behavior.
I have vivid memories about being served brussels sprouts and choking miniscule amounts of them down, although it barely ever got to that point. Usually I would refuse them outright, their sweatsock-like odor overwhelming [...]

While looking through one of my mom’s older cookbooks, we found the following gems:

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“Chicken Caruso”
Also, I must note that there is, indeed, a recipe for cucumber sticks that consists of, essentially “cut into sticks. serve.”

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“Hot Consommé” = heat up can of [...]

The other night I made the recipe for Arroz con Pollo featured on Cookin’ in the ‘Cuse a few months ago. Very tasty and definitely added to my list of staple meals. Last night, I made Eggplant Parmigiana following a recipe from Cook’s Illustrated (fyi - CI is a pay site so this recipe is [...]