Emily G.'s Profile

My dad has ice cream after dinner every single night. It took me YEARS to break the habit and be able to skip dessert after dinner. Now I mostly just have it on special occasions, though I do occasionally buy my own ice cream. :)

Mmm, I had salted lemonade at a Vietnamese restaurant last time I was in NYC. They put a whole lemon in a blender with a bunch of salt and sugar and then added water. It was strange, but very good.

We also use PBR, pink lemonade concentrate and vodka, and it's called Pink Pantydropper Punch.

Since when are steak and seafood inexpensive? It might seem cheap because you're only buying a tiny amount, but it's still costlier than chicken or beans.

To me, there is only one way to cook bacon: in a cast iron skillet, over med-low heat. I save my bacon grease for future use and then simply wipe the skillet clean. Also, I buy fabulous, thick, double-smoked bacon from a local meatshop.

I listen to music whenever I cook, so I like making logical couplings. My favorites pairs were peach cobbler + Peaches and your butterbeans with caramelized onions + The Carolina Chocolate Drops (they do a great version of Cornbread and Butterbeans).

I have floral curtains just like 1 in my kitchen and I love them!

My favorite sandwich, and one of my favorite food memories, is (was) the Stagecoach, a grinder available at a now-closed sandwich shop in New Paltz, NY. My dad used to bring them home for us after a day of rock climbing in the Shawangunks. It's a very special memory.

My other favorite sandwich is a simple turkey grinder, with some extra fixins, that my ex-boyfriend used to bring me from his restaurant.

I guess another favorite would be the Reuben, which my mother introduced me to.

And the last is probably the sausage-egg-and-cheese on a bagel that my dad used to make.

So basically, all sentimental choices!

I am a big fan of How to Cook Everything for beginners of all ages. It covers the basics but also has much more.

I always drink coffee from the same mug, from my favorite restaurant in Portland, my favorite city.

Every weekend, I cook special breakfast, like scones or muffins or biscuits or bacon and eggs. When I was a kid, my parents always made nice weekend breakfasts and it's a tradition I like to keep.

When I was little, my parents listened to All Things Considered on NPR while cooking dinner and for years, whenever I heard the theme, I smelled dinner.