robinp’s Profile
Recent Comments
Serious Eats Reader Survey
Any survey that asks for my income sends me to the exit.
Cruise Food
We have a wonderful cruise on Holland America (HAL) to Alaska. If you like salmon you will be a happy, happy, happy camper. You could eat salmon three times a day and they brought it in at port so it was mind-blowingly fresh.
HAL seems to favor quality over quantity. The eggs benedict, for example, was much better-even compared some places on land.
We have been on two cruises with them and they seem less interested in feeding you all the time like other cruises we have been on. Case in point, there was no daily late night buffet.
Was it five-star? No, but I didn't pay for five star. For what I pay for five-star I could pay for a good hunk of a decent cruise.
See more comments by robinp »
Recent Posts
See more posts by robinp »
Recent Favorites
robinp hasn't favorited a post yet.
Recent Polls
robinp hasn't answered any polls yet.
Recent Quizzes
robinp hasn't taken any quizzes yet.
Recent Comments | Response to Comments
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
Bananas, jello, and cottage cheese. And its all about the texture. For the same reason I don't like cheesecake-even Lindy's (NYC). Okay, cheesecake is not a specific food, but I know people find it strange that I simply do not care for it.
Serious Eats Reader Survey
Any survey that asks for my income sends me to the exit.
Cruise Food
We have a wonderful cruise on Holland America (HAL) to Alaska. If you like salmon you will be a happy, happy, happy camper. You could eat salmon three times a day and they brought it in at port so it was mind-blowingly fresh.
HAL seems to favor quality over quantity. The eggs benedict, for example, was much better-even compared some places on land.
We have been on two cruises with them and they seem less interested in feeding you all the time like other cruises we have been on. Case in point, there was no daily late night buffet.
Was it five-star? No, but I didn't pay for five star. For what I pay for five-star I could pay for a good hunk of a decent cruise.
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
I can't stand tomatoes or green peppers. My mom's side of the family is Italian, so these two dislikes were particularly difficult growing up(sausage & peppers, peppers and eggs, tomato salad, caprese salad...) I've only recently come around on red peppers. And cooked tomato things like sauce and ketchup are fine by me. Raw tomatoes, though, are horrifying to me and seem always to be added to otherwise perfectly good things in order to "enhance" them; e.g. guacamole, spinach and artichoke dip (garnish), black bean soup (garnish), fajitas and burritos (you didn't tell me there'd be pico de gallo!!)...
i hate raw tomatoes...
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
Not overly common, but I can't stand pinenuts. With you on the capers, yuck. And all you celery haters? I love it enough for all of you:)
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
I've had the ones made with lemon. Still get hives. I've never had a eggless mayo though...
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
pbisNOTmyname: "the doctor says its a reaction between the egg and vinegar".
There are many Mayos made with lemon instead of vinegar, and there are vegan Mayos made without egg (which aren't bad considering how little egg there really is in most commercial mayo).
Ever tried them?
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
peekpoke, you're certainly entitled to your opinion about this all being in our minds--but what preconceived notion could I possibly have about celery, which I have hated since I first encountered it as a child?
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
this won't add much, but i agree that green bell peppers should be banned from any recipe, although i don't mind them raw on a crudite plate.
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
Peekpoke--the doctor says its a reaction between the egg and vinegar... and it is really hard to ignore the hives/uncontrollable headache that pop up whenever I eat mayo/mayo based foods.
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
I'm not a fan of celery either. But what I really can't stand is cantaloupe. YUCK. The smell makes me ill.
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
I hate celery too! My mom always jokes after a big family meal she knows which plate is mine because there is a little pile of celery left.
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
Caraway. Hate, hate, hate it. Bleargh.
Not fond of capers, but it's nothing like the caraway hate.
I like the taste of onions; it's the texture I'm not fond of. I'll still eat around them; have since I was a kid.
Cruise Food
I concur that quantity is the feature over quality. You might be interested in checking out the message boards/forums at cruisecritics.com. There is a forum called "cruises and foodies".
Congrats on the cruise - you will love it!
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
How the heck can you be allergic to Mayo? It's mostly oil, a tiny bit of egg, a tiny bit of vinegar or lemon, and a tiny bit of seasoning.
A friend wouldn't touch Mayo. I finally narrowed it down to the mustard used to season most Mayo, he hates mustard. Of course when I quizzed him carefully it turned out he ate all kinds of things made with Mayo that he didn't know were made with Mayo, like blue cheese dressing.
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
All of you picky eaters, go read Jeffry Steingarten's classic
The Omnivore - Learning to eat everything
http://slate.com/id/3152/
This sort of thing reminds me the friend who hates raw onion, tomatoes and any green peppers. But loves all forms of fresh salsa. After I pointed out what is in that salsa he loves, at first he didn't believe me. Now he's slowly starting to appreciate all the raw ingredients he claimed he hated.
Or the other friend who will eat no kind of fish or shellfish, hates them all, but has loved Worcestershire sauce his whole life, dumps it all over food. I told him it's made from fish... now he won't touch it.... sad.
It's all in your mind, your preconceived notions.
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
I can't believe that I dont agree with a single thing on this list. In fact at the moment I can't come up with a single (simple ingredient)thing. I used to say I hate raw tomatoes but read here to see how that changed. Black olives sort of (not on my pizza) but I am starting to come around to those "in" things. I had a high school Home Economics (I don't think they even have that class anymore) teacher who used to say at least once a class. "Your taste buds change every 4-7 years" I am beginning to agree.
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
Another vote for bell peppers. I love any type of hot peppers, though.
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
Celery and green pepper haters unite!
When raw they both have an unpleasant watery crunch and a weird taste-residue that refuses to leave my mouth. Even worse cooked!
I hated chicken for a long time because I'd only eaten it roasted with celery, and I thought all that gross taste was coming from the bird.
I'm also with you on water chestnuts, Amy_Leigh. An accidental bite of one ruins the rest of the dish for me.
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
I have to stand behind the pepperoni and black olive (only the canned type) haters-they are the two best ways to ruin a fine pizza pie. Also, tender-crisp veggies; what a great point. Green beans top the list of things people love to under cook- that waxy/grainy texture of an 'al dente' green bean is truly one of natures punishments.
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
Mayo (taste, texture, and allergy), Ham (texture), Hersheys (why waste the calories on something that tastes like wax? give me GOOD chocolate instead), Black Olives, and Button Mushrooms
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
If it's basic ingredient we're talking about then.. hmm.. raw tomatoes and raw garlic. There are some things I don't really like, but I don't make my way around them.
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
Celery haters, I never knew there were so many of us!
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
Green pepper. Any vegetable cooked "tender-crisp." Either serve them raw or cook them through! I love just about any fish but absolutely cannot stand salmon.
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
Fresh cilantro, raw carrot, and anything that even resembles licorice. I can't even stand root beer. I like the taste of mushrooms, but can't eat them because of the texture. I also don't like pepperoni.
Recent Posts
Recent Favorites
robinp hasn't favorited a post yet.
Polls
robinp hasn't answered any polls yet.
Quizzes
robinp hasn't taken any quizzes yet.
Bananas, jello, and cottage cheese. And its all about the texture. For the same reason I don't like cheesecake-even Lindy's (NYC). Okay, cheesecake is not a specific food, but I know people find it strange that I simply do not care for it.