Because I am far from one. Found this cool site from MetroDad…
create your own visited country map
I’ve visited 10 countries, and that only accounts for 4% of the WORLD! 4%? A measley 4%? How sad is that?
This is a bit better, but not by much…
8 states, 9, if you include Washington DC.
As you may or may not know, I love to cook and bake. So after browsing some of the foodie blogs I read, I stumbled upon this meme (fancy, weblog word for those “how well do you know your friend-type” quiz; also French for “same”) and thought I’d share it with y’all.
What is your first memory of baking/cooking on your own?
A honey mint banana bread from a Winnie the Pooh cookbook. I was told it was good, so I kept on baking them. I also tried to make some sort of cookie from the same book, but they didn’t turn out,or so I thought, and I threw them all out! Later on, I found out that they were florentine-type cookies – so technically, they turned out just fine.
Who had the most influence on your cooking?
Silly question…my mom.
Do you have an old photo as ‘evidence’ of an early exposure to the culinary world and would you like to share it?
Don’t think so…I think I have plenty of pictures of me eating, but not cooking. Maybe I’ll post one later.
Mageiricophobia – do you suffer from any cooking phobia, a dish that makes your palms sweat?
It was roast turkey – but I cooked my first turkey last year and it came out just wonderful (at least I thought so)!
What would be your most valued or used kitchen gadgets and/or what was the biggest let down?
Oh lord, too many too name: microplane graters, food processor, stand mixer, Baker’s Joy, my gargantuan All Clad pan, my Le Creuset dutch oven, apple corer, silicone mats, and more! The biggest let down: pot with pasta insert and steamer basket – I’ve gotten many a steam burns from that thing.
Name some funny or weird food combinations/dishes you really like – and probably no one else!
When I was younger, I would dip my fries into my frozen yogurt and I thought it was delish!
What are the three eatables or dishes you simply don’t want to live without?
Eatables: sushi, pasta, chocolate
Dishes: mac ‘n cheese, steak au bordelaise with frites, roast chicken with all the fixin’s
Your favorite ice-cream…
Ciao bella Hazelnut and Tahitian Vanilla
You will probably never eat…
Tripe, oysters, brain
Your own signature dish…
S would say it’s my lasagna. I guess it would be that – it’s the one thing that I make often enough for it to become a signature dish.
A common ingredient you just can’t bring yourself to stomach…
Cilantro. I just don’t like it.
Which one culture’s food would you most like to sample on its home turf?
Indian