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Filed under: Vegetables, Condiments, Summer I remember the first time someone clued me in that it was possible to make salsa at home, I was agog (I was 13). It took me a few minutes to wrap my head around the fact that it didn't need to come from the grocery store in a jar or a tub. Even more amazing was that the ingredients were fairly basic and ...

Filed under: Condiments, Summer Wandering the aisles of my local Acme (part of the Albertsons chain for you west coast dwellers), I stumbled across a clever packing idea. The folks at Heinz have bundled three bottles of condiments into a single unit*, making it easy to grab everything you need for a picnic or cookout. I used to organize monthly ...

Filed under: Newspapers, Condiments, Health & Medical, Food News, Summer The wonderful benefits of industrial food! According to a recent New York Times article, it turns out that vinegar and a mix of other ingredients make the majority of commercial brands of mayonnaise protect against food spoilage. So, this summer, when you make sandwiches ...

Filed under: Condiments, Comfort Food, Summer Most of the time I like my dogs crispy and deep brown on the outside. But then there are the times I want my childhood comfort food, a dirty water dog. I remember the first one I had when i was a youngin' growing up in park Slope, Brooklyn. I was around five years old and my mom stopped by one of ...

Filed under: Condiments, Comfort Food, Summer I have been eating Walter's Hot Dogs in Mamaroneck, NY ever since I worked around the corner for a few months after High School. I was a truck driver for a medical supply warehouse and delivered to hospitals all over the NYC Metro area. I was waiting for my 18th B'day to roll around so I could get a ...