(post, Ivy Manning)
In the same vein as the popular "25 Random Things About Me" trend, I give you this, a way to know me better: by my stomach! If you read this, fill out your own and pass it on! # I love to chew on pen caps # I crave fried chicken thighs (never the breast..tastes like cotton)at least once daily. # I schmear roasted garlic on toast and eat it for breakfast. # I love lethally hot pork curries, no matter of country of origin...vindaloo, jungle curry, Burmese with young ginger... # I like equally spicy shredded green papaya salad with rice paddy mud crabs # I eat pot stickers from Golden Horse in Old Town Portland around 3pm on weekdays so no one can see my boarding house manners. # I make a mean Schaum Torte (meringues filled with frozen custard, strawberries and whipped cream), ask me for a recipe! # I hate hard boiled eggs. Have since kindergarten. # I am beginning to get the appeal of Spaghetti Squash # I didn't like fish until I moved to Oregon.Now I have a little sushi problem. # Some consider me a dumpling addict. But I can quit whenever I want. # I dream of someday opening a restaurant that only serves mashed potatoes. # I don't see why everyone makes such a big deal of beef tenderloin. Braise me a knuckle, tail or neck bone and I'm all yours. # I once ate an entire pound of Purple Peacock Broccoli in one sitting. # I once got in a shouting match over a bag of huckleberries. # I collect bottles of truffle oil. # I ran away when I was 6 with a saute pan and a spoon. (A girl's gotta eat, ya know?) # I love Juicy Fruit gum. # I have been to Autentica dozens of times, but can't bring myself to order anything but the whole fried fish in adobo. # I have shaken hands with Alice Waters, Ruth Reichl, Charlie Trotter, Ming Tsai and Alton Brown. Only one really impressed me. # I don't like cold soups. # I can't eat cream, but I sometimes do. # I am a lousy pie fluter. I try and try and never get better at it. # My favorite quote is by Dolly Parton. When asked if she had a sweet tooth, she replied, "Oh honey, I'd much rather have one little potato than a whole pie!: