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Do you ever go to a restaurant and order the same dish every time? For better or worse, I’m a person who likes routine. Usually when I find something…

Clearly I am watching too much Top Chef. Because everything on Top Chef is deconstructed, right? You can’t argue with the fact that breaded zucchini is awesome. So why…

One of the things I love most about the holiday season is all of the recipe testing that goes into the lead-up to The Big Day. Eating Thanksgiving dinner…

Photos by Emily Caruso Fennel seeds are probably one of my most hated foods. I know they seem pretty innocuous, but ugh. So I spent many years assuming that…

Photos by Rikki Snyder I might be a vegetarian, but I refuse to miss out on gravy come Thanksgiving. Even if that means showing up at the door cradling…

Photos by Emily Caruso If you’ve ever undertaken a long distance move, you’re undoubtedly familiar with the last minute rush to use up the stash of food you’ve accumulated…

Living in North Carolina, there seems to be a BBQ restaurant on every other corner. Okay, maybe I’m exaggerating a bit, but you catch my drift. There are so…

I’m not sure why I love cooking with beer so much when I don’t like to drink beer at all. Escandalo! A food blogger that doesn’t like beer! Yes,…

Looking for an awesome way to use veggie dogs? Make drunken franks by adding some onions and mushrooms that were sauteed in a little bit of lager.  If you…

I love artichoke hearts–canned, marinated, whatever, they’re delicious. But prior to this week, I’ve never attempted to make whole artichokes myself. Since I’m working on a blog redesign (yes,…