When I was a kid and we went out to eat, my sister always chose Chinese when it was her turn to pick. She has tried everything on the menu at every restaurant and buffet, and she also always kept her fortune cookie paper slips. She just loved everything about the experience. I’m pretty sureFIND OUT MORE |

(Source: Flickr) When you hear the words “fried chicken”, what image comes to mind? For me, it’s the vision of summer picnics complete with a basket and red and white checkered blanket. The fried chicken was always the star of my mother’s beautifully packed picnic baskets, with a supporting cast of potato salad, fruit, andFIND OUT MORE |

(Source: Flickr) Pork chops are one of my favorite foods. To illustrate my devotion, I actually even named my little pug “Pork Chop”–such is my enduring love of the classic meat cut. The fact is this: when pork chops are made well, they are a thing of culinary beauty: unctuous, flavorful, moist, and filling. However,FIND OUT MORE |

When my baby brother was turning eleven, he planned out every detail of his birthday. He started organizing and thinking about how exactly he wanted everything to go down about a month before his actual birthday. He gave me a few pieces of paper stapled together, and said he had a “few” ideas. He’d decidedFIND OUT MORE |

When I think of a good meatball, I think of the platterful that I devoured at my graduation party in a nice little Italian restaurant in my hometown. They were perfect! They were juicy, tender, and had an amazing meaty flavor. Ever since that party, it has taken a lot more that a bag ofFIND OUT MORE |

(Source: Flickr) I have fond memories of Sunday suppers featuring roasted chicken. My mother would slow cook the bird, and over the course of the afternoon, it would gradually infuse the entire house with a homey, comforting aroma. Once it was finally ready, my dad would use what seemed to a child’s eyes a dramaticallyFIND OUT MORE |

(Source: Flickr) To call pesto a topping or sauce feels like an understatement. In my opinion, when pesto is in a dish, it makes the dish. Made with basil, garlic, pine nuts, and cheese, it has a rich, assertive flavor that commands attention: when paired with pasta, it’s the pesto that keeps you coming back.FIND OUT MORE |

(Source: Flickr) When I was younger, I actually thought that caramelized onions were a sort of allium-infused dessert. Needless to say, I wanted nothing to do with this bizarre-sounding foodstuff. Luckily, it didn’t take too long for someone to set me straight by serving me a most delicious French onion soup, which is perhaps oneFIND OUT MORE |

Eggs are a staple breakfast and brunch food, but have you thought about serving eggs for any other meal? Eggs make a great afternoon snack, lunch, dinner, or even dessert. From deviled eggs to meringue, read on for 6 different methods for serving 6 different meals of the day. Embed This Image On Your Site (copyFIND OUT MORE |

Back in my college days there were two ways for my friends and I to spend what little grocery money we had. The first option was to live off of ramen noodles, and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. After a while, this diet gets extremely boring and you crave more sophisticated food like you neverFIND OUT MORE |