Lengthy Food Meme
FOOD MEME
Yoinked from Kristin
What's the last thing you ate?
A 'morning cookie - essentially oatmeal rasin with honey instead of sugar, added applesauce, lots of spices, sandwiched with almond butter. Yum! (Recipe available ;-)
What's your favorite cheese?
Mmm. A good Roquefort or baked brie. There's really not a lot of cheese that I don't like
What's your favorite fish?
whitefish, no particular specie
What's your favorite fruit?
This is harder to answer than I thought. Definately RIPE fruit, and b/c it's summer, I'm gonna say watermellon :-)
When, if ever, did you start liking olives?
I liked olives since I was little - my father introduced me to them
When, if ever, did you start liking beer?
I I never have, really!
When, if ever, did you start liking shellfish?
From birth, practically! My dad loves it, and we vacationed at the Atlantic beaches as a family annually, so there was always seafood to be had!
What was the best thing your parent/s used to make?
Welsh Rarebit and Buttermilk waffels!
What's the native specialty of your home town?
Uh, hometown? Nothing I can think of. Regionally? Shoo-fly pie and Sweet Lebanon Balogna!!!
What's your comfort food?
Homemade baked mac 'n' cheese
What's your favorite type of chocolate?
Regular Dark
How do you like your steak?
medium
How do you like your burger?
cheese, lettuce, tomato, sometimes onion, sometimes mustard, rarely ketchup. I like to mix some woscester sauce and Mrs Dash or steak seasoning or SPG in with the meat.
How do you like your eggs?
Usually scrambled or poached
How do you like your potatoes?
Au gratin!! Or mashed
How do you take your coffee?
Depends on the brand. If it's good coffee, I like it straight up. If it's bitter, I throw some flavored creamer into it. Never sugar.
How do you take your tea?
straight if it's herbal, iced if it's black
What's your favorite mug?
A translucent cobalt blue pedestal mug a friend gave me as a gift
What's your cookie of choice?
Any of Mom's Christmas cookies: peanut blossoms, German Chocolate Chess Squares, Rasberry Ribbons (shortbread with jam), and many more!
What's your ideal breakfast?
fresh fruit, cinnamon roll or sticky bun, OR buttermilk waffels with Welsh rarebit and fresh tomatoes!
What's your ideal sandwich?
one with lots of good flavors - though I have a fondness for turkey, bacon, and avocado with tomato
What's your ideal pizza?
whole wheat crust, tomato, spinach, basil (well, pesto), mozzarella, seasoned chicken; or just straight up VEGGIE with zucchini & tomato, no olives, and plenty of cheese!
What's your ideal pie?
PECAN
What's your ideal salad?
something with a good viniagrette and a variety of greens, none of that iceberg stuff. Pile on the fresh garden veggies!! .
What food do you always like to have in the fridge?
Eggs, carrots, leafy greens, apples
What food do you always like to have in the freezer?
meat, leftovers for a quick dinner if I need it.
What food do you always like to have in the cupboard?
rice, canned tomatoes, dried or canned beans and other grains, nut butter, tuna
What spices can you not live without?
Basil, garlic, rosemary, garlic, thyme, garlic
What sauces can you not live without?
none, really
Where do you buy most of your food?
Town and Country, the 'local' grocery store.
How often do you go food shopping?
Once a week when I plan ahead. Occasionally I'll forget something and need to run to the local (EXPENSIVE) IGA store.
What's the most you've spent on a single food item?
about $25 for a bag of Basamati rice
What's the last piece of equipment you bought for your kitchen?
Chrome kitchen rack from Costco
What piece of kitchen equipment could you not live without?
blender
How many times a week/month do you cook from raw ingredients?
prob 5 days a week. the other 2 are leftovers!
What's the last thing you cooked from raw ingredients?
salmon, rice, broccoli
What's your favorite thing to make for yourself?
pancakes
What meats have you eaten besides cow, pig, chicken and turkey?
lamb, duck, caribou, elk, deer, antelope, escargot, alligator, calamari, blue crab, shrimp, lobstah, mussels, clams, scallops, all manner of fish, and i'm not sure what else.
What's the last time you ate something that had fallen on the floor?
Tuesday
What's the last time you ate something you'd picked in the wild?
summer 2005 - huckleberries on a hike to Lava Lake
Place the following cuisines in order of preference (greatest to least):
1. Japanese
2. Thai
3. Chineese
4. Mexican
5. Italian
6. Indian (not sure I've had any)
7. French
Place the following boozes in order of preference (greatest to least):
I dislike ALL of them, but I'm leaving the question here for any who wish to copy the quiz:
Rum, Gin, Brandy, Vodka, Whiskey, Tequila
Place the following flavors in order of preference (greatest to least):
1. Garlic
2. Basil
3. Lime
4. Ginger
5. Aniseed
Place the following fruits in order of preference (greatest to least):
1. Pineapple
2. Cherry
3. Apple
4. Orange
5. Banana
6. Melon
What's your fast food restaurant of choice, and what do you usually order?
Subway, 6" Turkey on wheat with no cheese, spinach, tomatoes, green pepper, pickles, cukes, carrots, and sometimes honey mustard, usually dijon.
Favorite cookbook/s?
Betty Crocker from the 1970s (mom's!) or Taste of Home Healthy Cooking
Got any favorite food blogs?
No
What's the next thing you'll eat?
Ah, what did I pack today? Green salad, falafel patties, kale with onions and thyme, grapes, and an appple, I think.