Posts Tagged ‘Food’

Fun Fruits

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

A while back Susan mentioned that she had never had a star fruit or a kiwi fruit, but that she had thought about trying them. She had even bought kiwi fruit before but said she never could get herself to try it. Of course that meant that I had to get some and she was going to try them. To make it better we had the kids tonight so Susan couldn’t back out of trying. Luckily the kids were excited about trying them so there was only one person upset about trying something new :) .

Star Fruit

Star Fruit

First up was the star fruit. I have had star fruit before and it isn’t my favorite so I wasn’t to hopeful that they would like this. Because of the shape everyone was excited to try it, however we didn’t have much success after the first few bites. Susan said it tastes like a unripe apple which I think is a pretty good description.

Kiwi Fruit

Kiwi Fruit

Next up was the kiwi. Everyone got to pet the kiwi before I cut it which the kids thought was great, but it had Susan second guessing her willingness to try it. I love kiwi fruit but I wasn’t sure how Susan would like it because of the texture. She ate part of hers around the edges but she wouldn’t eat the part with the seeds or the middle so I think I was right about the texture for her. Anna wasn’t a fan of the kiwi either, but Tyler loved it. He was upset that there wasn’t any more left and wanted me to go by the store to get some more.

So we had two new fruits with Susan and Anna liking neither, and Tyler liking the kiwi. At least now Susan and Anna can say they don’t like star fruit or kiwi and know they are telling the truth. Although I think if Susan could get over the texture of the kiwi she would like it.

Another poll!!!

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

I just really liked the poll that we did, regardless that it drew attention to my nerdiness. So I want to do another. The most pressing question is whether Paul should do his 7 mile run now and miss a tasty dinner he cooked and time w us or if he should wait til 8pm when the kids are in bed and its colder, windier and our bed time. But alas, by the time most of you read this, it will be a mute point.

SO! We will vote on the last side dish for Thanksgiving instead. That way you can also leave a comment about what YOU are doing, too! You know, make it interactive and all. Paul and I will be hibernating on Thanksgiving after we run our 5K that morning (www.greensborogobbler.com). We have not stayed home by ourselves in MONTHS! Here is our menu so far:

  • turkey breast
  • garlic mashed potatoes
  • homemade bread (Paul insisted! I did not force this one)
  • collard greens
  • pumpkin crisp
  • Cliff Bar Cabernet (from the makers on Cliff Bars, like nutrition bars)

Here is the poll question: Should we have homemade mac and cheese too?

Should we have homemade mac and cheese for Thanksgiving?

  • Yes (75%, 3 Votes)
  • No (25%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 4

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My Picky Eater Is Growing Up

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

From the title of this post most of you will probably think this is going to be about one of the kids, instead this is about Susan. When I first met Susan I think the only things she had ever eaten were pizza, hot dogs, macaroni and cheese, toast and eggs. It was so bad that shortly after I met her we were talking about something she had never had and I said “that is like saying you have never had Frosted Flakes”. Well it turned out she hadn’t had Frosted Flakes (yes I am talking about the cereal that everyone else in the world has had). So we promptly went out and got a box for her to try.

Since then she has (reluctantly) tried all kinds of new things. She has tried everything from pana cotta to Foie Gras Mousseline. She even regularly eats (and likes) spinach. There have been all kinds of new things that she has tried and loved, which is good because it helps me convince her to try more things. We still have our set backs, like when I wanted to make the pasta fagioli recipe that Lauren sent us this week to try (she was not happy so I haven’t made it…yet), or when she found out that McDonald’s doesn’t have honey for her chicken nuggets any more (this was a major dilemma for her). Overall though, she has been really good about trying new things.

Still I was shocked when she sent me a message this morning asking if we could have cedar plank grilled salmon tacos for dinner. I love trying new foods so I was excited to hear this!

Well…I’m off now to make some fish tacos.

“What was that on your plate?”

Sunday, October 12th, 2008
The Blues

The Blues

My mom was looking at our pictures from our honeymoon, and I got a email from her asking “what was that on your plate?”. This was our dessert for dinner at the Glitretind Restaurant in Deer Valley UT our last night of our honeymoon. It was called “The Blues” and was a blueberry dessert. Susan’s favorite part was the “blueberry paper” (it’s the purple square in the picture). She loved the way that it melted in her mouth as soon as it hit your tongue. My favorite (which the name is escaping both of us right now) had almost a jam like consistency but with a more dessert-like flavor. Mixing it with the caramel ice cream was great.

The most impressive part of the dinner was that Susan tried my Foie Gras Mousseline and loved it. She even ate more after I told her that it was goose liver. For those of you that know Susan you know that is a HUGE deal because she never tries anything new and would never admitting to liking something like that.