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Ten Things You Might Not Want to Know about Me and Food

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I don’t usually participate in any of those ‘blog tag’ games that circle around the internets. It’s not that I don’t want to do it. In fact, I usually have good intentions when I get tagged. It’s just that I have this little problem called procrastination that seems to interfere with just about every blog post I plan on writing. So this is a formal apology to every blogger who has ever tagged me for one of those internet memes in the past. I meant to follow through, it just didn’t happen.

So what brings this up? Well, I have recently been tagged not once, but twice! And since I’ve been laid up with the flu for over a week and haven’t cooked a single thing, I figure I’d might as well respond to some questions about myself rather than let that post about Oprah’s expired book giveaway hang out at the top of the page any longer.

First I was tagged by Recipe Girl, a fellow San Diego food blogger who wants me to answer 8 specific questions about myself. And then I was tagged by Roni of Green Lite Bites who wants to know 7 things about me and food. Well, I’ve decided to change things up a bit and just write ten things you might not know (and might not even want to know) about me and food.

1. I don’t always feel like cooking.

2. Even though I love real Italian pizza, there will always be a place in my heart for real American pizza. I prefer Round Table.

3. I dislike most seafood and have only cooked fish once in my life.

4. I am not a ‘foodie.’

5. I hate raw onions and will never, ever, ever want to eat them (but I cook with them almost daily).

6. I dislike mushrooms and asparagus but am working on getting over it.

7. I will always choose creme brulee, creme caramel, panna cotta or flan over any kind of chocolate dessert.

8. Homemade bread warm from the oven spread with lots of butter will always be my favorite food.

9. I will sometimes eat nothing but grilled cheese sandwiches for a week straight.

10. When I’m sick, I only want to drink 7-up.

Now don’t you feel like you know me so much better? Ok, maybe not. But If you’re just dying to know more, here are some resources for you:

I’m not going to to tag anyone else to participate but if you feel inspired to open up and share a little about yourself, leave a comment telling us a couple things about you and food.

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  1. Spouse Calls says

    I have the opposite reaction to 7-Up and Sprite. My mom always gave it to me when I was sick, and now I associate the flavor with being sick and so I don't like it -- even when I am sick. Just give me a plain old Coke! Funny enough, though, I still give my kids Sprite when they are sick, and they like it! Terri
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  2. Nicole says

    Sandra: Thanks for sharing the tip about onions and rice vinegar. I might give it a try one of these days! I don't mind mushrooms too much in pasta since I had lots of great mushroom pasta and rice dishes in Sicily. But I still don't like them on pizza for some reason! I hope you get to visit Italy someday, I'm sure you'd absolutely love it! Thanks so much for your comment :-) Jen: I know lots of people that drink ginger ale rather than 7-Up. In fact, I think that's what my husband prefers. Katie: If you attempt to make some ginger ale, I hope you'll share the results with the rest of us! Rae: It's so much fun to hear that there are others out there with the same feelings about onions and grilled cheese sandwiches! Thanks for sharing :-) TerryB: Yes, I am finally feeling back to normal but I have had a hard time getting back into the cooking/baking groove for some reason. I'm sure everything will be back to normal soon, though! I'll head over and check out your answers now :-) Spouse Calls: That's interesting. I actually don't drink 7-Up much except when I am sick because it definitely does have that association. But it's still the only thing that makes me feel better :-)
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  3. Maria says

    Hi.. I visited your old website and read the part where you asked if there were any foodies out there who wanted to follow you on Twitter. I don't follow many people at all (can count them on one hand)..But you mentioned you often talk about food on Twitter.. so I am now following you! Anyway, I found it interesting/confusing that in this list of random facts.. you claim you aren't a foodie. You could have fooled me! What's your definition of foodie?
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  4. Jonathan says

    I enjoy McDonald's. Who admits that. I'm only happy that there's not one near where I live. I would control myself if there were one. I tell myself. I can relate to loving both fine food and crap food. Like TV and film there's art house and Buffy. Who doesn't love grilled cheese, bread slathered in butter both sides!? Funny I get 7-up..no Sprite! when I do get McDonald's because I know the upset stomach will follow.
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  5. Samantha says

    My mother always gave us ginger ale or Coke, especially for nausea. I hate Coke when I am healthy but having now had my first bout of the tomach flu without my mother to baby me, I was very grateful to the friend who bought me a liter of Coke, The flatter it got the better it was (how gross is that!) I knew i was better when i couldn't stand the stuff anymore!
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  6. Nicole says

    Samantha: I know several people who like to drink coke when they're sick but to me it sounds terrible! But at the same time, lots of people think the 7-Up thing is weird. Go figure :-)

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