Potatoes Browning

about me

Hi! You can call me Potatoes. I reside in the Great Lakes area of the U.S. I do a variety of things. I'm an arts instructor, an artist, I sell specialty imports, I read tarot cards. There's always something new to try.
I have a tiny plot of land at the fringe of the city that my wife and I like to grow various herbs, fruit and veggies as well as flowers of many kinds. We have removed all the grass in the back yard and are about halfway through the front. We grow without pesticides and get lots of bees, birds, hummingbirds and various little critters in the yard. I have four cats and three goldfish.
I collect all kinds of stuff (to my wife's behest). I collect music, old records and stuff. I like all kinds of music from bluegrass to death metal. I also collect books, cool toys, art, all kinds of junk.
I have over the past few years discovered the joys of canning. I'm a Capricorn and I like the practicality. I like old fashioned methods sometimes- air drying clothes, saving bacon fat, canning.
As a child, I was quite a finicky eater. There was very little beyond beef and potatoes that I would eat. As I've gotten older I've discovered the joys of taste and enjoy eating many things I never would eat as a kid; sweet potatoes, vinegar, veggies of all sorts. Oh, what I missed for so long.

Favorite Foods:

My favorites list is always growing but I especially like foods that combine sweet and spicy and hot. I like Thai and Carribean food. I also like the foods of my ancestry, my mom's side (Hungarian) and my dad's (Irish and Slovak). My wife is of Italian ancestry and I enjoy that too. I like pub food and diner food. Bacon could be a minor deity. I still like beef and potatoes dishes of course.
Cleveland has a great mix of people from different ancestries. I can pick up an apple strudel, some groceries at the Korean or Jordanian grocery, or some pierogies at the Orthodox church all within 10 blocks.
It's great to live in Cleveland if you enjoy food. There are a lot of great restaurants up here. The West Side Market is an awesome place to get meats, cheeses, bakery, fruits and veggies. If you ever come up to visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame try these places;
Sliman's corned beef-get there early (before 10:30 AM) and get in line for lunch.
Sokolowski's University Inn, Nate's Deli, Otto Moser's, Great Lake's brewing, Lola, Lolita, Pnomh Penh, Mama Santo's, Thai Hut, Jigsaw Saloon, Jaipur Junction, Tommy's, Alladdin's, Hot Sauce William's, Union house (Wed, Fri fish fry), Balaton, Luchita's, Little Budapest, Dee's, Swenson's, I can go on forever...and I didn't even do the bakeries yet!
Bakeries; Presti's, Corbo's, Colozzo's, Michael's, Rudy's, Lydia's, Myrtie's, Jack Frost Donut's.

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