Like many people, I find these slimy eel-like filets a little unappetizing, and I have always shied away from using them when cooking. They keep cropping up in recipes, however, so I recently decided to take the plunge – with revealing results. My first venture was a recipe from The Gourmet Cookbook (which is absolutely [...]
Caserta Vecchia 221 Smith Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 624-7549 A girlfriend and I met up in the Carroll Gardens section of Brooklyn for dinner and a movie the other night. Carroll Gardens is one of my favorite neighborhoods in Brooklyn: small, friendly, and filled with an abundance of restaurants, bars, and coffee shops. (That [...]
Howdy. My name is Anne, and I am a recovered picky eater. It’s hard to believe now – I hardly remember that other Anne, the one who, once, as a child, dropped a plateful of peas one by one under the dining room table even though her family didn’t own a dog. (I convinced myself [...]
