Archives for August, 2008

Have you? Would you?

Posted on Aug 30, 2008 under By The Way... | 3 Comments

I found this interesting “meme” over at Almostfit.com and I thought I’d give it a try.

So which foods have you, or would you, eat?

Copy this list into your blog, including these instructions.

Bold all items you’ve eaten.
Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.

Here’s my list - Have a look…..

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile

6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht - I’ve got a recipe, so I should really try it!
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari

12. Pho - don’t know it at all
13. Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
14. Aloo gobi - another mystery to me
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses - what’s that when it’s at home?
17. Black truffle - I can’t wait!
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries

23. Foie gras - would love to
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche - don’t know it
28. Oysters
29. Baklava

30. Bagna cauda - what?
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl - sounds delicious
33. Salted lassi - where are you getting this stuff?
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a big fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea - sounds vile
38. Vodka jelly - bring it on!
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal - ???
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu - not yet, but I’d try it
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
- Never again!
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
- a personal favorite
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads

63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs - tastes like chicken
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini

73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost or brunost - what is this?
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu - Again ???
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict

83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers

89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

There seems to be a lot of things I have never even heard of! I’m pretty adventurous when it comes to food, but obviously I need to spend more time in ethnic restaurants!

How about you? What have and would you try?

Inspired!

Posted on Aug 29, 2008 under By The Way... | 4 Comments

Barack Obama

Last night speech moved me so much!  Of course I only watched it this morning, since I wasn’t going to sit up from midnight to 5am to follow the events live… 

You may be wondering why on earth I should care about who the next president of the USA will be.  Well, there are two reasons:

1)  The leadership of the most powerful nation on earth affects the rest of the world.

2)  We will be moving to the USA in the near future and I would love Obama to be my president!

Finally, the answer!

Posted on Aug 28, 2008 under Comic Relief | 5 Comments

The Pasta Diet and Your Health

ITALIAN PASTA DIET — IT REALLY WORKS !!

1.. You walk pasta da bakery.

2… You walka pasta da candy store.

3.. You walka pasta da Ice Cream shop.

4.. You walka pasta da table and fridge.

You will lose weight!

Hello Again!

Posted on Aug 27, 2008 under By The Way... | 22 Comments

I’M BACK!!!!!!

Did you miss me?  Did you?  Do you forgive me for my 2-month absence?

I missed you guys a lot, but really needed the TIME OUT.  I’ll tell you more about it in the days to come, once I’ve figured out how this works again

In the mean time, what did I miss?  Do tell!