100 foods you should eat. Bold what you've eaten, italicize what you've eaten and hated, strikethrough those you're not willing ever to try. Underline ones you have no idea what they are.

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros - My favorite Mexican dish. Yum!
4. Steak tartare - I hope I’d be brave enough to try this
5. Crocodile
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Not the weird little fairy-type creatures ... the rich dessert enjoyed and craved by so many chocolate lovers throughout the world (or at least the US ... not sure there are a lot of brownies baking in Mongolia right now) and often eaten by the panful.

I'm not a lover of brownies.

There.  I've said it.  I've confessed.  And it's true.  I'll take a ( Read more... )

Oh, there's drama.  There's all kinds of drama.  (I'm sure that's grammatically incorrect, somehow, but I don't have the energy to re-read it.  Help me out,
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Can someone tell me why you can buy a package of meat (steak, for instance), which says "Sell by August 23rd", and then when you reach into your fridge on August 23rd, it's spoiled?  Are store refrigerators colder than mine?  Because that's the only explanation I can come up with.

Grrrrr....

So ... I've just ordered a bunch of take-out from a nearby Chinese restaurant.  The guys says that he's going to have to call me back to confirm the order and he'll give me the total charge then.  (What???)  So I hang up and less than 10 seconds later, he calls back:

"Jennifer?"
"Yes."
"Hi, I'm calling from name of restaurant to confirm your order."
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Explanation taken from Fante's Kitchen Wares:

The tasty traditions of Morocco and other Northern African peoples can be experienced more fully using a tagine (or tajine).

Traditionally used by nomads as portable ovens over charcoal braziers, for making stews, usually containing meat. The low, indirect heat produces a rich, aromatic flavor as the ( Read more... )