My Favorite Foods

Photo of Kathleen, a single female libertarian PastafarianI’m not a “foodie” by any means. But I do appreciate beautifully prepared and presented food. And I love shows like Top Chef and Ace of Cakes…and of course, Iron Chef America. Please Note: I am very impressed by men who are great cooks.

However, since I don’t drink milk or eat eggs, and when you say “seafood” I hear “cockroaches from the ocean floor,” I qualify as a “picky eater.”

Okay, I’m exaggerating just a bit. I don’t drink milk — I hate the taste — but I use it to cook with. I put heavy cream in my coffee. I eat eggs if they’re hidden in something like cupcake batter. But fried? Ew, no thanks. Deviled eggs? I have to leave the
room. (How can you stand to eat something that smells like old man fart?) And I associate the smell of fish or sushi with the 30-gallon aquarium I kept for years. Sorry, sushi fans.

Born and raised in the Midwest, I’m partial to good old-fashioned American comfort food. However, I also like Italian, Chinese and Mexican. And if I go more than a day without fresh vegetables or a huge salad, I get cravings for them.

Eventually I’ll post my favorite recipes on this page, but for now, you’ll have to settle for a list:

  • Honey Baked Ham (the reason I’ll never be a vegetarian…or Jewish, for that matter).
  • Thanksgiving dinner and all that entails
  • Beef stew made in the crockpot
  • Chili with sausage and black beans (another crockpot delicacy)
  • Homemade chicken and noodles (takes forever, but to die for)
  • Oriental Chicken Salad (there’s a place in L.A. that makes the best on Earth)
  • Cabbage Rolls (another crockpot recipe)
  • Homemade Bread (I heart my bread machine)
  • Lasagne (Seriously, my lasagne recipe is the best EVER)
  • A perfect steak with sauteed mushrooms
  • Bacon (mmmmm, everything’s better with bacon)
  • Mushrooms (anytime, anywhere, bring ‘em on!)
  • And of course, chocolate, which gets its own food group.

I’d love to appreciate wine, but my palate is very uneducated. Perhaps my Soulmate will teach me.  I don’t much go for beer, though. I’m more into hard cider.  Mmmm, Woodpecker!

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