Friday, July 3, 2009

Weird foods you like/Friday Fluff

The Fat Nutritionist has broken my artists' block, and I am working on a poster saying "I put meatballs in the vegetable soup, just for you!". In the meantime, I'm thinking about food (as I sometimes do near a holiday) and I was wondering if, should I have many readers, they like some weird foods? Or if you tried cooking different foods that "shouldn't" taste good together, but do? What are your "secret ingredients"?

I once made up a recipe for "sweet guacamole"- it involves mixing mashed raw avacados with sugar, cinnamon, and chocolate, and adding salt to taste. I still love that stuff, only now I have a food processor, and don't have to mash by hand.

I've also recently discovered turnips. Before now, my experience with turnips had been a disgusting, bitter, overcooked mush. Now I am discovering how, when only cooked until firm, turnips are extremely delicious (you won't die if you eat them raw, but they taste better cooked). My veggie soup had two or three turnips, eggplant, avacados, and Romaine lettuce, in a tomato base.

As for my secret ingredient, I'll probably do a post in fall about how much I love making vegan pumpkin cake, and how my boyfriend (Bernie) doesn't believe that it's vegan.

Have a great 4th of July!

-Angie

4 comments:

bored_libratian said...

I used to Hate asparagus, mustard, and coffee. I can't live without the latter two, now.

For utterly perfect Pumpkin pie, add 1 or 2 tablespoons of real maple syrup. The fake stuff will not work, and I don't know why.

Piffle said...

Would you be offended if I posted a tip for meat dishes?

the fat nutritionist said...

Yay, I'm so glad you're actually making the poster! I'd love to see it when it's done. I just love that line.

Fat Angie said...

I'm not a vegetarian, but my cousin is. So, sure, bring on the meat dishes!