Category: Food
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Soft Drinks and Hard Work
Making soda is a way of life for the Petix brothers. One sip of College Club Beverage’s vibrant red Fruit Punch soda and I’m whisked back to the kitchen in my grandfather’s home in Rochester’s Maplewood neighborhood. I remember standing by the back door and looking at the other colorful flavors in the crate of…
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The Wrong Sandwich
In which I learn the value of complaining. I often have a hard time speaking up. I’ve let folks block my view at concerts because they seemed so happy dancing, even though a security guard offered to ask them to sit down. I’ve kept quiet about annoyances at work until I was ready to burst.…
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On Life-Changing Things
Do cute new aprons count as clothes? So, as I’ve mentioned here before, I made a New Year’s resolution not to buy any books this year until I’ve read the books I already have. I’ve done pretty well sticking to that plan, although I still haven’t made my way through “Lipstick Traces.” But the doing…
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Smorgasburg!
How can it be that I’ve never had salty salt water taffy before? The Mister and I are just back from a delightful trip to NYC. We attended Lebowski Fest, where, I am proud to report, The Mister won Best Walter in the costume contest and bowled against the other “Bests” to claim Best of…
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Safe Keeping
If I ever go looking for my heart’s desire again, I won’t look any further than my own kitchen counter. As I’ve mentioned before, we’ve been making a lot of bread around here. We’re still amazed by the simple process: Four ingredients (flour, water, yeast, and salt) and five minutes of kneading. A bowl for…
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April Fools
Maybe I’ll whip up a batch of ice creamed corn this summer. We had a good smattering of fun pranks around here on April Fool’s Day this year. The Kiddo served up frozen cereal for breakfast in bed, and stopped up the shampoo so it wouldn’t dispense in the shower. But best of all was…
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At Long Last
Another item crossed off the culinary to-do list. Well, it finally happened — I made tortillas for the first time over the weekend! I was inspired to give this a go when I read Alana Chernila’s “The Homemeade Pantry” last spring. I hustled to pick up a tortilla press, and … that press has…
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Novelty Eats Review
Actually, you might want to look some gift horses in the mouth. Over the St. Patrick’s Day weekend, The Mister and I had occasion to sample a variety of odd foodstuffs. In the interest of science, we said yes to each opportunity. In the interest of saving your taste buds, I’ll share our thoughts. Truffle…
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A Good Sandwich
One of these days I’m going to splurge on that pretty jar of anchovies. There is something special about a sandwich someone else makes for you. Even if they use the same old ingredients you have on hand, the sandwich somehow winds up tastier. Especially when that sandwich is made with love. Rochester has plenty…
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That’s a Lotta Bologna!
Meat sauce is another local food phenomenon I’m still wrapping my head around … I don’t have much of a history with fried bologna sandwiches. As a kid, a bologna sandwich in my house was generally served cold, on white bread, and slathered with bright yellow French’s mustard. They weren’t my favorite lunch, but every…
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