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adrian_turtleFood meme (from Rivka, from KightP)
No recipes, lots of nostalgia and lifestyle stuff.
Cut for length.
What's the last thing you ate?
I had a bowl of cereal with yogurt and strawberry jam. If I had recognized the need for the jam, and mixed it with the yogurt before adding the cereal, I would probably have written "cereal with strawberry yogurt," but that wasn't it.
What's your favorite cheese?
The cheese I eat most often is mozzerella, because I'm somewhat fond of it, and very certain it's not a migraine trigger. If we're talking *favorite* cheese, I might say smoked gouda. I'm very fond of it, and only somewhat certain it's not a migraine trigger, so you probably shouldn't give me any.
What's your favorite fish?
I've had some amazing fish, but they don't seem to sort out by species. Within 20 miles of Lake Superior, "lake superior whitefish" is probably the way to bet. Elsewhere, the best fish I've eaten were orange roughy, trout, salmon, haddock, and sturgeon. I'm also very fond of smoked fish.
What's your favorite fruit?
Honeydew melon. I like all the melons, if they're really fresh and not over-ripe at all.
When, if ever, did you start liking olives?
I can't remember ever not liking olives.
When, if ever, did you start liking beer?
I hate beer. I prefer not to be in the room with it.
When, if ever, did you start liking shellfish?
I don't like shellfish. Never have.
What was the best thing your mum/dad/guardian used to make?
My father did all the everyday cooking, and made wonderful stews and meatloaves and things like that. I think the best things he used to make were beef stroganoff, or maybe his coq au vin (even though I eventually figured out it's a migraine trigger, it's wonderful) or creamed spinach. My brother would tell you the best thing he ever cooked was german pancakes - he would be happy to have them for breakfast AND supper, every day, forever.
What's the native specialty of your home town?
I'm from Detroit. I don't know what the native specialty there might be. Now I live in Boston, and the native specialties seem to involve seafood (yuck) or molasses (YUCK!!!!)
What's your comfort food?
I don't know. Da's creamed spinach? Sweet tea? Buttered rye toast with sliced green olives (the kind with pimento) and a slice of american cheese on top, run under the broiler? Devonshire splits? (Er...not all at the same meal. Different kinds of comfort.)
What's your favorite type of chocolate?
On the bitter side of bittersweet. And plain, or maybe with nuts. I don't like chocolate with creamy stuff or liqueur or fruit or coffee. Hot chocolate is nice, but it should be made with whole milk, and a little cinnamon.
How do you like your steak?
Cooked without anything alcoholic. Other marinades can be nice. Cooked on the rare side of medium-rare if I'm feeling healthy, otherwise medium. With sauteed mushrooms and black pepper.
How do you like your burger?
Boca burgers. Spread with cream cheese, then cut into quarters and dipped in salsa while reading.
How do you like your eggs?
Sunny-side up and cooked until the whites are solid and the yolks are set but not solid. Or hard-boiled.
How do you like your potatoes?
Not particularly.
How do you take your coffee?
I don't.
How do you take your tea?
Black or green, with sugar or honey.
None of the smokey teas. Not Earl Grey.
What's your favorite mug?
I don't care deeply about mugs. I'm moderately fond of a cup with owls.
What's your biscuit or cookie of choice?
oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips. made with real vanilla extract, or none at all, not the fake stuff
What's your ideal breakfast?
German pancake filled with raspberries and cream, sprinkled with cinnamon. (There's also a great deal to be said for a toasted bagel with cream cheese and that remarkable smoked sturgeon my aunt found cthulhu-knows-where.)
What's your ideal sandwich?
No single ideal. Lots of good sandwiches, many featuring peasant-style bread and olivada (with mild cheese, or poultry, or fish). Some featuring slightly sweet bread or quickbread with peanut butter or nut butter, etc.
What's your ideal pizza (topping and base)?
I like the square pizza with the thick, chewy crust, like they have in Michigan. (Josh, is there a generic name for pizza like at Shields?) The sauce should not be sweet, and there should be more cheese than sauce. Toppings go *under* the cheese, so the cheese bubbles and goes all crispy in the oven.
What's your ideal pie (sweet or savory)?
Peach cobbler for sweet. Mushroom turnovers with cream cheese crust for savory.
What's your ideal salad?
Spinach salad with spinach that someone else has gotten perfectly clean and de-stemmed. With crumbled hard-boiled eggs, and toasted sesame seeds in the dressing. No tomatoes. Green onions, finely minced, but not those big chunks of red onion.
What food do you always like to have in the fridge?
Lemon juice. Seltzer. Yogurt. Mustard (at least dijon. My former household has a "mustard shelf" with 5 different kinds. My fridge now has dijon, yellow, and brown mustards, which seems adequate for just me.) Olives. Celery. Cream cheese. Some kind of jam or marmelade. Salad greens are no longer something I try to "always have in the fridge," now that I live so close to the store.
What food do you always like to have in the freezer?
Green beans. Chopped spinach. Boca burgers. Soup base (now = "Orange," which is cooked carrots, onions, and cauliflower pureed together and frozen in small bags to become single serving cream soup.) Frozen concentrate pineapple juice. Bread.
What food do you always like to have in the cupboard?
Cider vinegar, wine vinegar, distilled vinegar, (yes, I have a sour tooth), raisins, rolled oats, canned pumpkin, condensed milk, flour, sugar, tomato puree, rice, canned beans, canned tuna, peanut butter, honey.
What spices can you not live without?
Garlic, black pepper, coriander seed, mustard, cinnamon, vanilla.
What sauces can you not live without?
I don't cook with a lot of prepared sauces (they're too sweet for me), but I couldn't do without dijon mustard. I've tried to live without soy sauce, and it's difficult.
Where do you buy most of your food?
Stop & Shop and Foodmaster, according to who has the better weekly specials. Both are insanely convenient. I always get dairy at Foodmaster, and usually get vegetables at Stop & Shop, because of relative quality. In moderate weather, I sometimes walk out to Wilson Farms for vegetables.
How often do you go food shopping?
Twice a week, more or less. I have to think about when I should buy a week's worth of something to keep in my refrigerator. There are perishables that perish so fast it makes more sense to just get them on Wednesday, considering that I walk past the grocery store on my way home.
What's the most you've spent on a single food item?
Maybe $30 for a big turkey? I rarely spend more than $5 on a single item.
What's the most expensive piece of kitchen equipment you own (excluding 'white goods')?
I don't know. Perhaps the blender? It was a gift. I don't use it often.
What's the last piece of equipment you bought for your kitchen?
cutting board
What piece of kitchen equipment could you not live without?
teakettle!
The equipment I use most are probably my skillet and small baking dish, along with the paring knife, chef's knife, and cutting board. After that, it would be the teakettle, measuring cup, scissors, can opener, and jar opener.
How many times a week/month do you cook from raw ingredients?
I don't keep track in terms of rawness. I probably eat a hot dinner at home 3 or 4 evenings a week.
What's the last thing you cooked from raw ingredients?
What's raw ingredients? I made pasta salad last night, but did not make the pasta myself. I used frozen cut up cauliflower and green beans. And I didn't make my own turkey sausage. I made the dressing from oil, vinegar, wor-however-you-spell-it and mustard. Until now, it never occured to me to wonder if raw ingredients were involved...other than to think, "no raw poultry? good!"
What meats have you eaten besides cow, pig and poultry?
Lamb.
What's the last time you ate something that had fallen on the floor?
Yesterday. A green bean escaped the colander.
What's the last time you ate something you'd picked in the wild?
I don't remember. Maybe never.
Place in order of preference (greatest to least):
Indian, French, Italian, Chinese, Sushi, Thai
(skipped question about order of preference of things I've never tasted)
Place in order of preference:
lime, garlic, caramel, basil, ginger, ... mint ... aniseed (yuck)
Place in order of preference:
watermelon, banana, apple, pineapple, orange, cherry
No recipes, lots of nostalgia and lifestyle stuff.
Cut for length.
What's the last thing you ate?
I had a bowl of cereal with yogurt and strawberry jam. If I had recognized the need for the jam, and mixed it with the yogurt before adding the cereal, I would probably have written "cereal with strawberry yogurt," but that wasn't it.
What's your favorite cheese?
The cheese I eat most often is mozzerella, because I'm somewhat fond of it, and very certain it's not a migraine trigger. If we're talking *favorite* cheese, I might say smoked gouda. I'm very fond of it, and only somewhat certain it's not a migraine trigger, so you probably shouldn't give me any.
What's your favorite fish?
I've had some amazing fish, but they don't seem to sort out by species. Within 20 miles of Lake Superior, "lake superior whitefish" is probably the way to bet. Elsewhere, the best fish I've eaten were orange roughy, trout, salmon, haddock, and sturgeon. I'm also very fond of smoked fish.
What's your favorite fruit?
Honeydew melon. I like all the melons, if they're really fresh and not over-ripe at all.
When, if ever, did you start liking olives?
I can't remember ever not liking olives.
When, if ever, did you start liking beer?
I hate beer. I prefer not to be in the room with it.
When, if ever, did you start liking shellfish?
I don't like shellfish. Never have.
What was the best thing your mum/dad/guardian used to make?
My father did all the everyday cooking, and made wonderful stews and meatloaves and things like that. I think the best things he used to make were beef stroganoff, or maybe his coq au vin (even though I eventually figured out it's a migraine trigger, it's wonderful) or creamed spinach. My brother would tell you the best thing he ever cooked was german pancakes - he would be happy to have them for breakfast AND supper, every day, forever.
What's the native specialty of your home town?
I'm from Detroit. I don't know what the native specialty there might be. Now I live in Boston, and the native specialties seem to involve seafood (yuck) or molasses (YUCK!!!!)
What's your comfort food?
I don't know. Da's creamed spinach? Sweet tea? Buttered rye toast with sliced green olives (the kind with pimento) and a slice of american cheese on top, run under the broiler? Devonshire splits? (Er...not all at the same meal. Different kinds of comfort.)
What's your favorite type of chocolate?
On the bitter side of bittersweet. And plain, or maybe with nuts. I don't like chocolate with creamy stuff or liqueur or fruit or coffee. Hot chocolate is nice, but it should be made with whole milk, and a little cinnamon.
How do you like your steak?
Cooked without anything alcoholic. Other marinades can be nice. Cooked on the rare side of medium-rare if I'm feeling healthy, otherwise medium. With sauteed mushrooms and black pepper.
How do you like your burger?
Boca burgers. Spread with cream cheese, then cut into quarters and dipped in salsa while reading.
How do you like your eggs?
Sunny-side up and cooked until the whites are solid and the yolks are set but not solid. Or hard-boiled.
How do you like your potatoes?
Not particularly.
How do you take your coffee?
I don't.
How do you take your tea?
Black or green, with sugar or honey.
None of the smokey teas. Not Earl Grey.
What's your favorite mug?
I don't care deeply about mugs. I'm moderately fond of a cup with owls.
What's your biscuit or cookie of choice?
oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips. made with real vanilla extract, or none at all, not the fake stuff
What's your ideal breakfast?
German pancake filled with raspberries and cream, sprinkled with cinnamon. (There's also a great deal to be said for a toasted bagel with cream cheese and that remarkable smoked sturgeon my aunt found cthulhu-knows-where.)
What's your ideal sandwich?
No single ideal. Lots of good sandwiches, many featuring peasant-style bread and olivada (with mild cheese, or poultry, or fish). Some featuring slightly sweet bread or quickbread with peanut butter or nut butter, etc.
What's your ideal pizza (topping and base)?
I like the square pizza with the thick, chewy crust, like they have in Michigan. (Josh, is there a generic name for pizza like at Shields?) The sauce should not be sweet, and there should be more cheese than sauce. Toppings go *under* the cheese, so the cheese bubbles and goes all crispy in the oven.
What's your ideal pie (sweet or savory)?
Peach cobbler for sweet. Mushroom turnovers with cream cheese crust for savory.
What's your ideal salad?
Spinach salad with spinach that someone else has gotten perfectly clean and de-stemmed. With crumbled hard-boiled eggs, and toasted sesame seeds in the dressing. No tomatoes. Green onions, finely minced, but not those big chunks of red onion.
What food do you always like to have in the fridge?
Lemon juice. Seltzer. Yogurt. Mustard (at least dijon. My former household has a "mustard shelf" with 5 different kinds. My fridge now has dijon, yellow, and brown mustards, which seems adequate for just me.) Olives. Celery. Cream cheese. Some kind of jam or marmelade. Salad greens are no longer something I try to "always have in the fridge," now that I live so close to the store.
What food do you always like to have in the freezer?
Green beans. Chopped spinach. Boca burgers. Soup base (now = "Orange," which is cooked carrots, onions, and cauliflower pureed together and frozen in small bags to become single serving cream soup.) Frozen concentrate pineapple juice. Bread.
What food do you always like to have in the cupboard?
Cider vinegar, wine vinegar, distilled vinegar, (yes, I have a sour tooth), raisins, rolled oats, canned pumpkin, condensed milk, flour, sugar, tomato puree, rice, canned beans, canned tuna, peanut butter, honey.
What spices can you not live without?
Garlic, black pepper, coriander seed, mustard, cinnamon, vanilla.
What sauces can you not live without?
I don't cook with a lot of prepared sauces (they're too sweet for me), but I couldn't do without dijon mustard. I've tried to live without soy sauce, and it's difficult.
Where do you buy most of your food?
Stop & Shop and Foodmaster, according to who has the better weekly specials. Both are insanely convenient. I always get dairy at Foodmaster, and usually get vegetables at Stop & Shop, because of relative quality. In moderate weather, I sometimes walk out to Wilson Farms for vegetables.
How often do you go food shopping?
Twice a week, more or less. I have to think about when I should buy a week's worth of something to keep in my refrigerator. There are perishables that perish so fast it makes more sense to just get them on Wednesday, considering that I walk past the grocery store on my way home.
What's the most you've spent on a single food item?
Maybe $30 for a big turkey? I rarely spend more than $5 on a single item.
What's the most expensive piece of kitchen equipment you own (excluding 'white goods')?
I don't know. Perhaps the blender? It was a gift. I don't use it often.
What's the last piece of equipment you bought for your kitchen?
cutting board
What piece of kitchen equipment could you not live without?
teakettle!
The equipment I use most are probably my skillet and small baking dish, along with the paring knife, chef's knife, and cutting board. After that, it would be the teakettle, measuring cup, scissors, can opener, and jar opener.
How many times a week/month do you cook from raw ingredients?
I don't keep track in terms of rawness. I probably eat a hot dinner at home 3 or 4 evenings a week.
What's the last thing you cooked from raw ingredients?
What's raw ingredients? I made pasta salad last night, but did not make the pasta myself. I used frozen cut up cauliflower and green beans. And I didn't make my own turkey sausage. I made the dressing from oil, vinegar, wor-however-you-spell-it and mustard. Until now, it never occured to me to wonder if raw ingredients were involved...other than to think, "no raw poultry? good!"
What meats have you eaten besides cow, pig and poultry?
Lamb.
What's the last time you ate something that had fallen on the floor?
Yesterday. A green bean escaped the colander.
What's the last time you ate something you'd picked in the wild?
I don't remember. Maybe never.
Place in order of preference (greatest to least):
Indian, French, Italian, Chinese, Sushi, Thai
(skipped question about order of preference of things I've never tasted)
Place in order of preference:
lime, garlic, caramel, basil, ginger, ... mint ... aniseed (yuck)
Place in order of preference:
watermelon, banana, apple, pineapple, orange, cherry
