always bitchin' in clare's kitchen: July 2010

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a little look into my life with food: a food-word association game

1. Venison- GROSS.
2. Nettle tea- i like tea!
3. Huevos rancheros- this has something to do with eggs, right? i think i read this recipe in the joy of cooking when i was looking for quiche.
4. Steak tartare- no steak for me, but i'd love to serve it...
5. Crocodile- well, someone's got to eat it in order for me to justify crocodile shoes, purses and belts.
6. Black pudding- GROSS.
7. Cheese fondue- i could get into a meal of melted cheese and bread...
8. Carp- i don't eat seafood.
9. Borscht - i dunno about beets...
10. Baba ghanoush-sounds tasty.
11. Calamari- seafood.
12. Pho - ummm, i dunno about that... maybe if i was sure there was no organ meat or blood.
13. Peanut butter and jelly sandwich- nature's most perfect food.
14. Aloo gobi- i should make this! it's a dry curry with potato, cauliflower and SPICES.
15. Hot dog from a street cart- umm, no. no, i don't think i could eat that.
16. Epoisses- i don't really eat anything that's described as "pungent."
17. Black truffle- unless it's magical, i'm not interested.
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes- sure, why not?
19. Steamed pork buns- eh.
20. Pistachio ice cream- not if there's any other flavor.
21. Heirloom tomatoes- YUM.
22. Fresh wild berries- YUM.
23. Foie gras- i would probably really like it, but i have a recipe for "faux gras" that i really want to try.
24. Rice and beans- not too spicy!
25. Brawn or head cheese- GROSS!
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper- i don't do so good with spicy.
27. Dulce de leche- YUM!
28. Oysters- seafood.
29. Baklava- YUM!
30. Bagna cauda- seafood.
31. Wasabi peas- too spicy!
32. Clam chowder- seafood.
33. Salted lassi-probably not... indian food is a little much for me.
34. Sauerkraut- gross.
35. Root beer float- YUM!
36. Cognac with a big fat cigar- no, thanks.
37. Clotted cream tea- so... this is tea? with... clotted cream? nah, i don't think so.
38. Vodka jelly- yikes! breafast of champions?
39. Gumbo- i think: seafood.
40. Oxtail- NOPE!
41. Curried goat- nope and nope.
42. Whole insects- NOPE!
43. Phaal- not so much with the indian food.
44. Goat’s milk- gross, i think.
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more- where do i sign up?
46. Fugu- seafood. also, POISON.
47. Chicken tikka masala- not my style.
48. Eel- seefood.
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut- overrated.
50. Sea urchin- seafood.
51. Prickly pear- i'll try any (non-melon) fruit!
52. Umeboshi- i'm not huge on dried fruit, or particularly sour fruit, but any fruit once, that's the rule.
53. Abalone- seafood.
54. Paneer- i'll take a LITTLE taste.
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal- GROSS!!
56. Spaetzle- that looks yummy!
57. Dirty gin martini- i mean... not so much. but maybe someday.
58. Beer above 8% ABV- as a rule.
59. Poutine- cheese curds? really? i take a taste of yours.
60. Carob chips- gross.
61. S’mores- YUM. but only one.
62. Sweetbreads- NOPE.
63. Kaolin- i don't know what this is...
64. Currywurst- sounds spicy.
65. Durian- might be an exception to the fruit rule.
66. Frogs’ legs- nope.
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake- yum.
68. Haggis- why not? i LOVE scrapple!
69. Fried plantain- yum.
70. Chitterlings or andouillette- NOPE!
71. Gazpacho- sure.
72. Caviar and blini- seafood.
73. Louche absinthe- ah, no, thank you.
74. Gjetost or brunost- sure!
75. Roadkill- um. that is not food. i mean, lots of things are "not food" to me, but that is NOT FOOD.
76. Baijiu- um, that's a little strong for me.
77. Hostess Fruit Pie- eh.
78. Snail- no, thank you!
79. Lapsang souchong- sure!
80. Bellini- YUM!
81. Tom yum- not my style: spicy and might have eyes.
82. Eggs Benedict- what's up with that sauce?
83. Pocky- i haven't had them in a million years... as i recall, they were gross, for candy.
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant- i'm not really sure what this means. i'm assuming it's fancy and i would hate it.
85. Kobe beef- no beef.
86. Hare- no game.
87. Goulash- sure!
88. Flowers- i mean, i'd try them?
89. Horse- NOPE!
90. Criollo chocolate- chocolate?
91. Spam- gross.
92. Soft shell crab- seafood
93. Rose harissa- SPICY!
94. Catfish- seafood.
95. Mole poblano- that just means sauce.
96. Bagel and lox- seafood.
97. Lobster Thermidor- seafood
98. Polenta- YUM!
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee: coffee=yes.
100. Snake- GROSS.

always bitchin' in clare's kitchen

Monday, July 19, 2010

what i ate on my summer vacation