Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Bites / Foods / Fun and Games Simmer This Food Quiz on Low, Part 2
Posted by Nicki Wood on Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 11:48 AM
Last week, Bites published the first part of a quiz on personal food preferences. Here's the second half. Fill in the answers and determine whether you're surprised at the answers, or whether you could see them coming a mile away.
Know what surprised me? To find that the three things always in my grocery basket are eggs, onions and sour cream and that I want to learn to cook venison.
Your latest food discovery?
The three items always in your shopping cart?
Your go-to weeknight dinner?
Your top food destination?
What food do you most want to learn to cook?
The last thing you cooked was ...?
Your culinary icon?
Favorite cookbook?
Your least favorite food?
A typical breakfast?
The last thing you ate?
Your drink of choice?
Your culinary guilty pleasure?
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Sorry to post here as this has nothing to do with the food quiz but I saw that Zola's restaurant equipment is being auctioned through McLemore Auction Company.
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And even more interesting....if you click on the refigerators you can actually see their contents. A little peek behind the curtain!
Your latest food discovery? fennel…yeah, just like everyone else.
The three items always in your shopping cart? eggs, milk, bananas (for the kids)
Your go-to weeknight dinner? a 30-minute vegetable beef soup
Your top food destination? Chicago. And I’d love to tour New England and eat nothing but seafood.
What food do you most want to learn to cook? paella
The last thing you cooked was ...? chicken parm
Your culinary icon? Bobby Flay
Favorite cookbook? Honestly? The Cake Mix Doctor
Your least favorite food? lamb
A typical breakfast? weekdays – cereal with skim, coffee. weekends – eggs, wheat toast with raspberry jam, coffee.
The last thing you ate? baked potato with homemade pork butt bbq on top
Your drink of choice? water. beer.
Your culinary guilty pleasure? Does this mean fancy or embarrassing? I’ll go with embarrassing. Campbell’s tomato soup spike with chicken broth and cayenne, served with bowtie noodles
Your latest food discovery? Late to the game, but “Peasant” cuts of meat like short ribs, hangar steak, etc.
The three items always in your shopping cart? Onions, garlic, organic skim milk
Your go-to weeknight dinner? Chicken breast smothered in a mixture of chopped tomatoes, olives, onions, garlic, whatever herbs I have on hand, a splash of olive oil and red wine vinegar, baked at 425 for 20ish mins, served over cannellini beans.
Your top food destination? In the US, New Orleans.
What food do you most want to learn to cook? Hard to admit as a true Southern girl, but I can’t make biscuits worth a crap.
The last thing you cooked was ...? Braised beef short ribs over goat cheese grits.
Your culinary icon? Ina Garten – she’s rich, has gorgeous homes in Manhattan, the Hamptons and Paris, an adoring husband, and lots of fab friends…what’s not to love.
Favorite cookbook? The internet
Your least favorite food? Beets.
A typical breakfast? Cheerios, skim, banana, walnuts
The last thing you ate? A handful of raw almonds
Your drink of choice? Iced Tea
Your culinary guilty pleasure? Potato chips…or Krystal.
Your latest food discovery?
the ease and cost savings of making your own butter
The three items always in your shopping cart?
milk, diet coke, onions
Your go-to weeknight dinner?
random pasta dish w/ chicken or sausage
Your top food destination?
Chicago or Austin
What food do you most want to learn to cook?
Pastry
The last thing you cooked was ...?
Green curry w/ chicken, veggies and coconut rice
Your culinary icon?
My grandmother
Favorite cookbook?
Mark Bittman's "How to Cook Everything" (supplemented w/ the orange covered Betty Crocker, circa 1970)
Your least favorite food?
Mussels
A typical breakfast?
as of late--Weight Watchers english muffin w/ parkay spray and sugar-free strawberry preserves...surprisingly tasty
The last thing you ate?
strawberry yogurt
Your drink of choice?
a slightly dirty beefeater martini
Your culinary guilty pleasure?
Broccoli au gratin flavored Rice-a-Roni (has to be the Rice-a-Roni brand, generic won't do). Gross, I know.
Okay, I'll play
Your latest food discovery? quinoa (latest only to me)
The three items always in your shopping cart? apples, spinach, organic chocolate milk for my son
Your go-to weeknight dinner? fish, wilted spinach
Your top food destination? New York
What food do you most want to learn to cook? pie crust
The last thing you cooked was ...? Morrocan chicken stew
Your culinary icon? lately, Kevin Gillespie
Favorite cookbook? John Besh's latest My New Orleans is gorgeous, but Barefoot Contessa is so simple, accessible, easy and good--she is my go-to; also epicurious
Your least favorite food? raw onion
A typical breakfast? sadly, a skinny latte, but I'm trying to do better
The last thing you ate? sushi
Your drink of choice? red wine
Your culinary guilty pleasure? nutella
Okay, I'll play
Your latest food discovery? quinoa (latest only to me)
The three items always in your shopping cart? apples, spinach, organic chocolate milk for my son
Your go-to weeknight dinner? fish, wilted spinach
Your top food destination? New York
What food do you most want to learn to cook? pie crust
The last thing you cooked was ...? Morrocan chicken stew
Your culinary icon? lately, Kevin Gillespie
Favorite cookbook? John Besh's latest My New Orleans is gorgeous, but Barefoot Contessa is so simple, accessible, easy and good--she is my go-to; also epicurious
Your least favorite food? raw onion
A typical breakfast? sadly, a skinny latte, but I'm trying to do better
The last thing you ate? sushi
Your drink of choice? red wine
Your culinary guilty pleasure? nutella
Your latest food discovery? Cardoons
The three items always in your shopping cart? Italian sausage, sour cream, canned tomatoes
Your go-to weeknight dinner? Sausage and peppers
Your top food destination? San Francisco
What food do you most want to learn to cook? Thai things
The last thing you cooked was ...? Some weird taco soup
Your culinary icon? Whoever invented blue cheese
Favorite cookbook?Patricia Wells' Trattoria
Your least favorite food? Tomatoes in January
A typical breakfast? Coffee and whatever was leftover from the night before
The last thing you ate? Spaghetti noodles
Your drink of choice? Wine
Your culinary guilty pleasure? Lemonheads
Your latest food discovery? Carne Asada Fries.
The three items always in your shopping cart? Milk, Cereal & Cookies.
Your go-to weeknight dinner? Chicken Sandwich w/ fries or Breakfast (eggs, bacon, waffles etc...)
Your top food destination? My Parents' house.
What food do you most want to learn to cook? Anything delicious, simple and quick.
The last thing you cooked was ...? Ham & eggs.
Your culinary icon? Duff Goldman.
Favorite cookbook? The internet.
Your least favorite food? Beets, brussels sprouts, squash & eggplant.
A typical breakfast? Cereal & tea.
The last thing you ate? An M&M.
Your drink of choice? Water.
Your culinary guilty pleasure? Taco Bell.
Your latest food discovery? I've been using it for a while, but I guess agave nectar
The three items always in your shopping cart? eggs, onions, spinach
Your go-to weeknight dinner? chicken prepared some way, a green vegetable steamed, sauteed, or roasted, and a salad
Your top food destination? San Francisco
What food do you most want to learn to cook? Fish. I don't know why but it intimidates me, so I rarely try to cook it myself.
The last thing you cooked was ...? black-eyed pea jambalaya
Your culinary icon? Tom Colicchio, probably as much for his sexiness as his cooking
Favorite cookbook? binders I've made myself over the years filled with tearouts from magazines
Your least favorite food? applesauce and mayo
A typical breakfast? chicken sausage and a hardboiled egg
The last thing you ate? Whole Foods naked roasted chicken, carolina vegetables, beets, and some fantastic raw cauliflower concoction on the cold bar
Your drink of choice? water
Your culinary guilty pleasure? plain M&Ms and popcorn - together.
Your latest food discovery? Crepes, who knew they were so easy! And a super easy shrimp scampi.
The three items always in your shopping cart? green tea, fresh fruit and veggies, and bananas (such is the life of a runner)
Your go-to weeknight dinner? Pasta, any variation.
Your top food destination? Chicago.
What food do you most want to learn to cook? A vegan/dairy free cheesecake (cheese-fake)
The last thing you cooked was ...? BBQ pizza (actually more specifically my own version of The Roasted Rooster from long-gone Christopher Pizza), and crepes the next morning.
Your culinary icon? Oddly, an ex-bf who was so creative in the kitchen. And Alton Brown, love the science.
Favorite cookbook? Tie with Better Homes & Gardens and Betty Crocker. And a little cookbook from a church in Kingston Springs someone gave me.
Your least favorite food? Pork
A typical breakfast? Ouch, I usually skip it most days. But when I do, banana or soy yogurt.
The last thing you ate? Baby carrots and mini pitas with hummus.
Your drink of choice? Wine-S. American reds, Beer-Yazoo Sly Rye Porter, Cocktail-Jack & Ginger, non-alcohol-Gatorade
Your culinary guilty pleasure? Goat cheese brie with dried cranberries.
Color me impressed by everyone's sophisticated answers to "the last thing you cooked was..."
You all are cooking up a storm at home.
Your latest food discovery? It's been a while since I've tried anything new, but my last great discovery was bottomless fries at Red Robin--ha!
The three items always in your shopping cart? bag of baby lettuce, apples, crusty bread
Your go-to weeknight dinner? pasta or soup
Your top food destination? London or NYC
What food do you most want to learn to cook? Nothing, really. There are just some things I'd prefer to have someone else make (like biscuits).
The last thing you cooked was ...? HA HA HA. Reheated some gifted food. And loved it.
Your culinary icon? Bittman.
Favorite cookbook? How to Cook Everything (Vegetarian).
Your least favorite food? That I actually eat? Bitter broccoli. Drives me nuts.
A typical breakfast? Yogurt or oatmeal
The last thing you ate? candy!
Your drink of choice? water or sangria
Your culinary guilty pleasure? Cheese...all kinds except bleu. And Cracker Barrel.
Your latest food discovery?
[i]the pumpkin curry at Noodle House (YUM!)[/i]
The three items always in your shopping cart?
[i]grape tomatoes, greek yoghurt & scallions[/i]
Your go-to weeknight dinner?
[i]thai-inspired noodle soup[/i]
Your top food destination?
[i]NYC[/i]
What food do you most want to learn to cook?
[i]paella[/i]
The last thing you cooked was ...?
[i]lemon-garlic shrimp, roasted rutabaga[/i]
Your culinary icon?
[i]Bourdain[/i]
Favorite cookbook?
[i]Bouchon[/i]
Your least favorite food?
[i]canned English peas (bad elementary school cafeteria memory)[/i]
A typical breakfast?
[i]yoghurt, granola, blueberries[/i]
The last thing you ate?
[i]lemon-garlic shrimp, roasted rutabaga[/i]
Your drink of choice?
[i]Alcoholic: Rye Manhattan;
Non-Alcoholic: Green Tea [/i]
Your culinary guilty pleasure?
[i]weekend buffet at Golden Coast[/i]
Pogo, you have excellent taste in food. Canned peas are too yucky to even exist, and last night we had roasted parsnips. Manhattan is my drink of choice, and I'm a semi-regular at the Golden Coat buffet.
Now I want to focus on jamiealex's claim that homemade butter is more economical. I love making butter -- it's the same thrill as making bread -- but have always assumed it cost more to make it than buy it. Anyone else with experience in the economics of butter-making?
FYI to Pogo, Nicki and any other Manhattan lovers, Mr. Martini (David Paine) is giving a Manhattan clinic at Dose next to Grand Cru today from 3:00-4:30.
Cheers!
Late to the post but what the hell, I loved reading all the other responses.
Your latest food discovery?
How delicious (& easy!) a simple roast chicken w/ lemons & herbs can be
The three items always in your shopping cart?
Veggies, Cheese,& Wheat tortillas
Your go-to weeknight dinner?
Cheese, Nuts, and a Veg or 2
Your top food destination?
San Fan
What food do you most want to learn to cook? Anything my Granny can cook
The last thing you cooked was ...?
Beef Stew w/ baby carrots & fingerling potatoes
Your culinary icon?
Would love to to learn to cook from Bittman & Bourdain's love child
Favorite cookbook?
Bittmans 'How to Cook Everything'
Your least favorite food?
Cooked cabbage- smells like it tastes. yuck
A typical breakfast?
South Beach Protein Bar (peanut butter)
The last thing you ate?
Pizza (don't judge me, it was at a Pub & I was tipsy)
Your drink of choice?
Oolong Tea
Your culinary guilty pleasure?
Chicken Tenders from TGI McFun-sters (only w/ honey mustard. but of course)
