The Chew, Part III

This is the last of miniseries on food. I have been loving the discussions in the comments!

Part I

Part II

What food did you think you would hate but end up loving?

The first time I had kohlrabi, I did not have high hopes for it. But kohlrabi is good, yo. 

What food combo sounds weird but is actually amazing? 

You know me and I'll always rep a Midwestern "salad." Consider strawberry pretzel salad or Snickers apple salad. Those things are legitimately delicious, even if they should never be called a salad.

What food should NEVER be eaten together? 

Whatever the nastiness is that makes green bean casserole. Gag.

What’s your go-to dish when family or friends come over? 

Oh, this is fun! I almost always have fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies. I keep frozen dough in the freezer so I can have cookies whenever I want. I also will almost always make popcorn with my Whirley-Pop. There will always be a charcuterie board with cheese, nuts, and jam. If I have any date balls around, I'll pop those on the table. That's all snack-y stuff if I'm hosting book club or something.

If people are coming for dinner, I'll make my regular berry and lettuce salad and then we'll have a frittata or soup or something that can easily be made ahead of time and just heated up when people arrive. 

For years I would serve turkey tacos with a Rachel Ray recipe we had, but since we don't cook meat in the house anymore, we've really steered away from tacos and burritos. I'd like to bring Mexican back into our rotation, though. 

If you were dating and a potential partner was NOT a foodie, would that be a dealbreaker? 

Obviously not. *sigh*

 

What’s on your food bucket list? 

I want a bubble waffle cone again. I could probably make this happen by just going to Milwaukee, but it's not fun to go with my husband, so I need a partner in crime to do this.

But, not really. Since I've been married to my husband, I stopped having food-related aspirations. It's for the best. 

Would you consider frozen food as good food? Why or why not? 

Frozen fruits and vegetables are just as good as fresh. But after that...I'm a bit of snob.

On a scale of 1-10, how picky of an eater are you? 

There are some foods I won't eat - pork, Brussels sprouts, and beets spring to mind. Drinking milk makes me gag. I don't love to eat meat, but if I went to dinner at someone's house and something beef or poultry was served to me, I'd eat it. So, I'm not without particularities, but I'm pretty open-minded. 2.5/10 for pickiness?

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This or That?

Doughnuts or muffins? Muffins, but this was a hard call.

Pizza or ramen? Pizza and it's not even close.

Sushi or tacos? Oh. Wow. Tough. Tacos, probably, but if you want to go get sushi, I'll go with you.

Chips or popcorn? Popcorn, but I'm not a food snob. I'll take either.

Ice cream or cake? Ice cream.

Coffee or tea? Coffee, but I am a daily tea drinker who only gets coffee as an occasional treat.

Wine or beer? Neither.

Breakfast or dinner? Breakfast.

McDonald’s or Wendy’s? Wendy's.

Sweet or savory? Sweet.

Crunchy or chewy? Crunchy.

Sparkling or flat water? Sparkling.

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What's your go-to dish when people come over? Are you picky?  McDonald's or Wendy's?