Food Meme that looked like fun

I saw this on an old blog post and thought it would be fun to answer and hopefully get some others to join in too!


What’s the last thing you ate? Cherry Fage yogurt and a Luna Bar

What’s your favorite cheese? Cheddar (provolone is a close second)

What’s your favorite fish? Cod

What’s your favorite fruit? Hard to pick just one.  I love melon, grapes, peaches, strawberries, pineapple and on and on

When, if ever, did you start liking olives? never, I still don't like olives

When, if ever, did you start liking shellfish? I’ve always loved shellfish

What was the best thing your parent/s used to make? american chop suey, spaghetti and meatballs are two that stand out

What’s the native specialty of your home town? I don't know really.  I'm going with Village pizza which technically wasn't even in my hometown.

What’s your comfort food? bread, potatoes, rice, casseroles, baked goods (yes, I have food issues...)

What’s your favorite type of chocolate? Dove dark chocolate with almonds (which is a big change from a few years ago when all I like was milk chocolate)

How do you like your steak? Medium well– just a little pink.

How do you like your burger? medium well with cheese and bacon

How do you like your eggs? scrambled, poached, fried, omelette, quiche, boiled, deviled I like eggs!

How do you like your potatoes? I can’t think of a thing you could do to a potato that would make me not like it. (copied from the original blog post but it is so true!)

How do you take your coffee? I don't.

How do you take your tea? I don't really drink tea either.

What’s your favorite mug? I don't drink tea or coffee so rarely use a mug

What’s your cookie of choice? Chocolate chip.

What’s your ideal breakfast? my favorite thing right now is a Blueberry Bliss Luna bar and a Cherry Pomegranate Fage yogurt

What’s your ideal sandwich? I like grinders (subs)...probably an Italian 

What’s your ideal pizza (topping and base)? Extra cheese, mushrooms, meatballs...but we have a local pizzeria that makes excellent cheese pizza and I prefer it to anything else.

What’s your ideal pie (sweet or savory)? my homemade apple pie (chicken pot pie is about equal)

What’s your ideal salad? Ceasar with grilled chicken

What food do you always like to have in the fridge? Eggs.

What food do you always like to have in the freezer? chicken and ice cream

What food do you always like to have in the cupboard? Peanut butter

What spices can you not live without? salt, pepper, Nature's seasoning

What sauces can you not live without? spaghetti sauce

Where do you buy most of your food? Walmart.

How often do you go food shopping? usually a couple of times (or more) a week

What’s the most you’ve spent on a single food item? no idea

What’s the most expensive piece of kitchen equipment you own? stove

What’s the last piece of equipment you bought for your kitchen? I buy lots of Pampered Chef products.  I also love Demarle pans.

What piece of kitchen equipment could you not live without? all of it

How many times a week/month do you cook from raw ingredients? If this means cooking from scratch, I do that most of the time.

What’s the last thing you cooked from raw ingredients? I made vegetable garden chowder, chicken tetrazzini, chicken pie filling and a curried chicken and broccoli casserole all on the same day.

What’s your favorite thing to make for yourself? hmmm I don't know

What meats have you eaten besides cow, pig, chicken and turkey? rabbit.

What’s the last time you ate something that had fallen on the floor? I don’t remember.

What’s the last time you ate something you’d picked in the wild? It was probably blueberries but I don't know when {Editing to say that it wasn't blueberries.  I picked and ate lots of autumn olives last fall.)

Place the following cuisines in order of preference (greatest to least) – Italian, sushi, Chinese, French, Indian, Thai: Italian, Chinese...not sure about the others.

Place the following flavors in order of preference (greatest to least) – Garlic, ginger, basil, aniseed, lime: Garlic, ginger, basil, lime, aniseed.

Place the following fruits in order of preference (greatest to least) – cherry, apple, orange, pineapple, watermelon:  pineapple, watermelon, cherry, apple, orange.

Bread and spread: homemade bread with butter

What’s your fast food restaurant of choice, and what do you usually order? Subway.  I like the BMT but I am more likely to order turkey because of the calories.

What are three of the best dining-out experiences you’ve had? nothing stands out as spectacular

Favorite cookbook/s? I love cookbooks so this is too hard.  I like Taste of Home and Quick Cooking cookbooks, Sue Gregg's cookbooks, Fix, Freeze, Feast and The 400 Calorie Fix.

Got any favorite food blogs? No

What’s the next thing you’ll eat? lunch..probably a turkey sandwich, baked Lays and a Weight Watchers ice cream bar.

Hungry, anyone? Post a link to your blog if you play along.