About pasty school, I forgot to mention — I’d love to help you with your homework. I could be the taster.

I don’t think there was any food that I didn’t eat until after moving out of my parental home. Although (and it’s not really a food item, per se), I thought that I didn’t like dill at all until much later in life when I discovered that it was my favorite ingredient in chicken salad.

My mother’s meatloaf was vile — I don’t have to apologize or justify because my mother is internet free. Then I developed and refined my own meat loaf recipe. It’s very delicious, and mashed potatoes and broccoli have never had a better partner than my meat loaf.

When I left home I discovered the world of cheese. My parents would only have medium cheddar and Kraft slices in the house, the odd time there was mozzerella when we made a lasagna - but that is it.

Now I always always have feta, goat cheese and fresh parmesan ready to go.

But my husband refuses to eat cheese. Lame hey?

I remember a time in my early 20’s when it felt all fun and rebellious to eat the crap food that my parents had always denied me as a kid. Little Debbie’s are one thing that comes to mind. And also sugary cereals, like Fruity Pebbles. It just felt like “I’m an adult now and I can do whatever I want.” Eventually, though, I figured out that eating whatever you want catches up with you.

Now I find myself loving things I hated as a kid, like onions, seafood/fish, mushrooms, etc.

BACON!!!! seriously i ate it for like 2 weeks in the dorms and then stopped. but we never had pork in our house and boy was it good. now i eat turkey bacon not as good, but still makes me feel like a rebel jew.

Now I want to know what baking blog you’re talking about!

I do have to say that some times people leave comments “correcting” me but then they are actually the ones who are wrong. But I am thinking you are not talking about that type of situation.

re: food. Growing up my mom made all of our meals from scratch but they were pretty basic, I eat way more ethnic foods now than I did before.

Rachel, I emailed you, be on the lookout!

There weren’t really any forbidden foods in our house when I was a kid, but my Mom did cook pretty blandly. I think the only spices she owns are salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and paprika. After I moved out I bought lots of spices and I love to experiment. My Mom also never made a turkey, ever! I now host a traditional Thanksgiving dinner every year.

Hey Hil,
Thanks so much for linking to me! Glad you liked it!!!

When I was a kid I HATED mushrooms - now I cannot get enough of them (it all started with an all-night diner near UMass Amherst that makes the best best best fried mushrooms…). As for things that weren’t allowed, that caused almost an entire semester of binging on Funny Bones (my mom had a “thing” against snack cakes haha!).

Cream Cheese. For some reason I thought it was disgusting as a kid and never tried it. When I moved from Montana to NYC at the age of 18 I realized it was a very, very, good thing.

Moving from rural MT to NYC also allowed me to find out that there were other kinds of cheese than Kraft, other kinds of lettuces besides iceberg, AND that there was this thing called “ethnic food”. Amazing stuff.

First of all, thank you for not deleting my comments when I pointed out a funny typo on your baking blog.

Foods? Let’s see . . .

Hard boiled eggs (learned to enjoy them more in college because they were cheaper and grease-free)

Mashed potatoes (never liked them as a kid)

Sweet potatoes (hated them as a kid)

I still don’t like beets. My wife always hated peas and green beans, so we never have them at home.

It will be funny to see how, when, or if my picky seven-year-old adjusts one of these years. Then again, I am willing to wait.

It’s very nice to see you back blogging.

Student loans, blech! I’m dealing with those now after finishing up my second degree.

As for your question the answer would have to be onions. Absolutely hated them when I was a kid. It wasn’t until college that I started liking them. Now I can’t eat a hamburger without them.

funny question, i like it! so, nothing wasn’t allowed in my house (i ate chocolate poptarts every day for breakfast in high school!) so im going with things i didn’t used to like and now love. i’ve been trying to make myself like stuff that i thought i didn’t and it’s working…. plain yogurt (greek yum), brussel sprouts, avocado, sour cream, green tea. all things i love now that i used to hate!!

Mexican Food! My mom refused to cook it and never would take us to the restaurants. I was broke so I couldn’t afford to go out on my meager McD’s pay. It wasn’t until college that I ventured out and fell in love with this exquisite cuisine.

Also, Indian and Thai should be noted as well. I was sheltered.

I suggest Toaster Tarts as a superior substitute for PopTarts. They have a better texture and flavor.

If pastry chef school is way too expensive, have you considered the ProBaking series (or something like it) at Epicurean School? It’s a many-week program, but maybe only $2k - might be a good intro before you drop $25k to see if you’re REALLY into it.

There are a lot of foods I eat now that I didn’t eat as a kid, but I don’t think it’s because of my parents’ cooking. I eat raw tomatoes, all kinds of beans…

Spinach. 1st for the texture, and 2nd for the vinegar mom added. Now I love sautee’d spinach (without vinegar - that’s something I still haven’t learned to appreciate).

since I grew up in a kosher home, there are a lot of things I eat today that I didn’t as a kid. I was also a very fussy eater - funny how things change. now there is pretty much NOTHING I won’t eat other than raw tomatoes. I just never got over my texture problem. the funny thing is, the things my parents liked that I hates as a kid - like liver, marrow, various and sundry other types of offal - I can’t get enough of as an adult.

hmmmmmmmmmmmm
Hilary,

Marissa doesn’t eat tomatoes. Want to tell OUR “tomato” story???????

Love,

mom