Category Archives: Eating

Here we celebrate the best kind of food enjoyment: eating somebody else’s cooking, whether it be in a fine dining establishment or a hole in the wall.

Recipe: Cauliflower Rice Balls (don’t call them arancini)

  Among the new tastes at the Summer Fancy Food Show was Cauliflower Arancini, an “Italian Street Food” from Lotito sold frozen for foodservice. They were delicious… crunchy and gooey with melted cheese… but a novelty rather than an actual … Continue reading

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Cauliflower rice…. try this at home!

After seeing the innovations with cauliflower at the Fancy Food Show, we naturally had to try our hand at home. First up was cauliflower fried rice. You can buy “cauliflower rice” in your produce department but since it’s nothing more … Continue reading

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Best Saratoga track food that’s not at the track

We’re better than 1/4  through the 2018 meet, so time to update this post which was published 3 years ago but still has mostly valid info. I’m going to concentrate on Saratoga Race Course food you can buy in town … Continue reading

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Cauliflower Curious at Summer Fancy Food Show 2018

I first became aware of the shape-shifting abilities of cauliflower while practicing Dr. Ludwig’s Always Hungry? diet. His Shepherd’s Pie uses cooked cauliflower puréed with cannellini beans as an excellent substitute for mashed potatoes. Cauliflower is a non-starchy vegetable, making … Continue reading

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Going nuts over the Southwest Airlines snack box

I am probably the only person in the world who obsesses over the Southwest Airlines snack box. This is a tray of individual packaged food items offered on flights over two hours in duration. The flight attendant comes down the … Continue reading

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Recipe: No-No Caesar Dressing

Awhile back we took on the challenge of getting rid of the egg in caesar dressing to make it safe on long picnic days. Now we’re going further and getting rid of the anchovies for those who hate our favorite … Continue reading

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Baked Beans for your 4th of July BBQ

We’re pleased to have been featured in The Daily Meal’s roundup of 15 Best Baked Beans Recipes. With all the recipes on this site, “best” is quite a compliment. Any of the preps would be worth your time, actually, but … Continue reading

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Keeping it cool at Eat Drink Saratoga 1.0

The weather did not do this past weekend’s Eat Drink Saratoga festival any favors. There was an excessive heat advisory for June 30, meaning don’t go outside if you don’t have to. But those who ignored this advice and slathered on … Continue reading

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The Halal Guys white sauce mystery… SOLVED!

SPOILER ALERT: this post is going to reveal exactly what is in the Halal Guys White Sauce. If you aren’t ready to know that, continue reading all the fanciful hoo-hah on the internet. You have been warned. We assembled quite … Continue reading

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Your weekend guide to Utica ethnic eats

A family schedule conflict threatens to keep us from attending the World Refugee Day Celebration in Utica this Saturday, June 16. But I assume you’re going, so I will share my strategy for scoring maximum ethnic cuisine throughout the day. … Continue reading

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