Everyone has a drink of choice. Watching my parents and their friends as I grew up, I noticed that certain people would prefer gin drinks, while others liked rum. My dad has always gone for the fruity drinks—which some, including my sister, would label “girly”—whereas my mom always preferred wine (until she developed an allergy […]
I was gulping down an Odwalla “Superfood” smoothie—a puree of fruit and leafy greens—in math class the other day when a classmate turned to me and asked, “Are those things actually good?” He asked this with a skeptical, slightly disgusted tone, placing particular emphasis on the word “good” and eying the green sludge that coated […]
Pasta, a staple for any carb-loving college student, has a very broad quality spectrum. At one end of the spectrum lies overcooked noodles smothered in ketchup (introduced to me by a friend whom I thereafter redubbed an enemy), and at the other end are fancy restaurant dishes with long Italian names that cost 50 dollars […]
When most people hear the name Betty Crocker, they probably think of the packaged baking mixes you can buy at the grocery store or of housewives in the ’50s taking meatloaf or pies out of the oven. They probably wouldn’t think of vegan cuisine. Luckily for you, Annie and Dan Shannon did. The Shannons, who […]
Pretty much any experience can be improved by the prior consumption of pills. Eating is no exception—“miracle fruit tablets,” made with extracts from a unique West African berry, can bring about an elevated food experience. As its name suggests, this miracle fruit possesses a miraculous property: it temporarily alters your taste buds, turning sour foods […]
I love caramel, especially when it is drizzled on top of vanilla ice cream or a delicious brownie. One day, as I was browsing dessert recipes on Brown Eyed Baker, I came across a recipe for salted caramel cupcakes and decided all of my dreams had come true. As kitchen space and equipment are hard […]
With 11 Italian restaurants on Main Street alone, it isn’t too difficult to find Italian cuisine in Middletown. From gourmet pizza to hearty homestyle pasta to decadent cannoli, you can pretty much find it all. That being said, it can be tricky to find a dining experience as satisfying and elegant as Amici Italian Grill. […]
When one of my good friends went to Italy over spring break, I knew she’d be back with mouth-watering stories about delicious Italian pasta, pizza, and more. Her tales inspired us to create our own dorm-cooked versions, including this hearty pasta dish. The recipe is simple, but the result is extremely flavorful. It was easy […]
I’m disgusted. If I didn’t fear the wrath of my co-editor and editors-in-chief, I would resign in protest and spend the rest of my semester tracking down all former food editors to interrogate their sanity. My indignation stems from the recent moment when I did a search of the Argus archives and found that no one […]
As I come from a family of basically hipster Jews, my Passover experience is generally non-traditional. For starters, we are all vegetarian, meaning that creative substitution happens to the standard Seder plate, which is supposed to contain Zeroah, or a shank bone. This year, we also had our Seder several days early to accommodate my […]