My name is Katie Ett, and I was born on a farm in a town in central Ohio so small it’s literally known as a village.  I grew up having Nesquik (back when it was still called Nestlé Quik) in 2% milk for every breakfast, cheeseburgers with French fries for every lunch, and well-done steak and mashed potatoes for every dinner.  Although we called it supper, of course, because it was Ohio.

The most daring thing I ate until the age of 18 was Americanized Mexican food at Chi-Chi’s, but then I went to college at THE Ohio State University, met people who weren’t white for the first time in my life, and was introduced to crazy culinary treats such as . . . pineapple fried rice.

Since moving to New York City in 2005, I’ve been trying to expand my palate with the help of my super-generous, super-adventurous boyfriend, Kamran, and his love of all foods complex and unfamiliar.   But despite finding that I won’t die from eating bone marrow and that Brussels sprouts aren’t puke-worthy like everyone claims they are, I’m still scared of seafood and bloody beef (but am willing to try anything!).  Luckily, I live in a city where the best seafood and bloody beef can be found.

At the end of the day, though, I’d still rather sit down to dine with nothing but a nice, big stack of donuts for dinner.

My other blogs include:
• My personal blog, Unapologetically Mundane
• My NYC Examiner column
• Lost and Lonely Leftovers, a blog about forgotten food

Contact me at plumpdumpling at donuts4dinner.com.