This was my first time trying pastichio, which is described as Greek lasagna. The restaurant served it baked in a small ceramic dish with a hearty layer of béchamel sauce on top of thick spaghetti-like noodles in a meat sauce. It was also my first time trying Greek coffee. I sipped it slowly and was surprised to encounter a settled layer of grinds. Guess that meant I was done!

According to legend, the photo chip was invented in Saratoga Springs, NY so it seemed fitting to try this brand of chips.

Verdict: in keeping with the lore, the chips are thinner than other kettle chips but less salty.

Nothing quite like the orange of Cheetos. The orange dust takes multiple washing to rinse off your fingers – but it tastes so good…

My Friday Follow suggestions are these awesome food related accounts on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cchen7/lists/good-eats-5/members

It’s heavily biased towards NYC food trucks as Twitter is the main way to find out where they are parked.  Am always looking for good eats – tweet me your suggestions!

The mug is an attempt at portion control! #yum

It was my first time making the America’s @testkitchen foolproof spaghetti carbonara recipe. After seeing the episode, that recipe just stuck with me for days until I caved in & bought the ingredients. Yes, it seems like a simple pantry supper, but I don’t normally have bacon on hand. 

Whole Foods’ healthy low-sodium bacon didn’t seem to work very well in the rendering step and was soggier than what was shown in the episode even after the browning stage.  Next time, it’ll be good ol’ Oscar Mayer bacon.

Cool infographic showing the various forms of coffee, although can instant coffee really be considered cawfee?

verdict: cucumber dill lentil chips were surprisingly good. better than sunchips or pop chips but won’t be replacing @capecodpotatochips as my go to #sundaysnack.

Evidently I eat more stroopwafels a year than the average Dutch person!