sassy pepper and friends
A sassy lady pepper stands in the foreground in front of a merry band of dorky veggies doing a kick line
Plant-based cooking with a side of snark
sassy pepper and friends
A sassy lady pepper stands in the foreground in front of a merry band of dorky veggies doing a kick line
Plant-based cooking with a side of snark
Bio & Life Work2024-04-02T11:09:30-04:00
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Bio & Life Work

The Early Years: Twinkies, Hot Dogs & Fried Chicken

I grew up in Pikesville, a suburb of Baltimore, in the 1960s. My mother wasn’t much interested in cooking, and my father wasn’t interested in eating much beyond Twizzlers, ice cream, and Milk Duds. A typical weekday meal was broiled chicken, flaccid green beans out of a can, and an occasional baked potato with margarine. My favorite foods were Hostess Twinkies, broiled Hebrew National hot dogs wrapped in a slice of pan-fried bologna, coddies, and salami sandwiches on mustard-smeared Wonder bread. Read More

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