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Brussel sprouts in cup

No, Sir, I Did Not Love Brussels Sprouts: A Tale of Loathing

October 10, 2012 by Cynthia Bertelsen

One fall day about a year ago, struck by the guilty feeling that hits after baking a particularly wicked and sinfully rich chocolate cake, I vowed for the sake of health and all that’s dear to me to cook more vegetables. But not just any vegetables. No, I wanted to cook those that rarely, if ever, filled my pots or waited in vain in my vegetable crisper until I discovered their rotten remains long past their expiration dates. The litany […]

Categories: Cooking, Italian Cooking, Photography • Tags: Brussels sprouts, Food dislikes, Food Habits, Prejudices, Vegetable

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Food forms the very essence of life, from the fruit fly to the elephant, with humans in between. So much of what we do revolves around cooking, eating, and the finding of food. Here you'll discover stories, meditations, and photographs celebrating the places that we call home. And, of course, the food that garnishes it all.

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