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Friday, January 9, 2009
Four Fantastically Fine Foods on this Frigid Frickin' Friday
It's been a while since I've participated in Four Foods on Friday, and today seems like as good a day as any to get back into it, because I know there's nothing you people like more than reading about what the hell it is that I eat. Fascinating. To see the food doings of people far more interesting than I, head over to Fun, Crafts, and Recipes.
#1. Waffles. Do you usually eat frozen or homemade?
I don't eat a heckuva lot of waffles, actually. When I do happen upon one, it isn't frozen, nor is it homemade. It is hotel-made. The only time I eat a waffle is at one of those free continental breakfasts at a hotel. You know, the kind where there are a dozen paper cups filled with waffle batter next to the fancy shmancy self-serve rotating waffle maker. Hey! I just remembered that I gave Kelly one of those a couple years ago, for her birthday, because she was, at the time, completely in awe of the rotating hotel waffle maker. I don't remember seeing it, ever. I just asked her if she ever used it, or if she knows what happened to it, and her answers were no, and no. How do you lose something like that?
#2. Eggs. Do you buy brown, white, or it doesn’t matter?
I don't care what color they are, unless it's Easter, but I do buy the kind of eggs that come from chickens that are not kept in cages, but are instead allowed to cluck around on a farm somewhere, pecking at the grass and living a nice chicken life. And I do. Love. Eggs. They're one of my favorite foods, but I don't eat them that often, and I'm not going to increase my egg consumption anytime soon. Tell you why in a sec.
#3. Oatmeal. Do you usually make instant or cooked?
Oh, man. Here's the thing…I really don't like oatmeal. I've tried all kinds, too. Irish oatmeal. Steel-cut oatmeal. Quick oatmeal. Oatmeal with cinnamon on it. Oatmeal with brown sugar. Oatmeal with fruit. I just can't get into it, and I really want to make myself eat it every day, because guess what? Because I went to the doctor last week and had my cholesterol checked, and it is high! Okay, just borderline high, but still. I have no reason to have high cholesterol. My parents don't. I don't smoke. I don't have high blood pressure (it's actually low). I don't eat processed foods or a diet high in fat, and I exercise. Why do I have high cholesterol? Well, borderline, but if it's borderline when I'm 45, I'm a little concerned about what it's going to be as I get older. Hey, there's something good about it—in terms of cholesterol numbers, age 45 is still under the category of "young adult." I like it. But if you have any ideas on how to make oatmeal more edible, other than adding cream and sugar or whomping it into a cookie, PLEASE let me know, would you?
#4. Bacon. Share instructions or a recipe that you use bacon in.
Can't remember where I found this recipe, but I started making it right before Christmas. Here's whatcha do. Steam some Brussels sprouts. Mix up some light sour cream with some horseradish, salt, and pepper. Toss the warm sprouts with that, and sprinkle on a few slices of crispy crumbled bacon. You won't be sorry.
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