Food meme

Omnivore's Hundred
1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.There is little if anything I won't try.

I attempted to cleanup the formatting, but it was too much work.


The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile (if you count Alligator)
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects (not on purpose, although I would eat chocolate ants)
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob Chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost or brunost
75. Roadkill (well, unless I hit it and it was fresh)
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Edible Flowers
89. Horse - Not that I was aware of anyway
90. Criollo chocolate (different from regular chocolate?)
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa (I've eaten Rose petals, but not Harissa)
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermadour (I'm not 100% sure)
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake (rattlesnake specifically)

The day after ...

Yesterday's post was way too morose. I will post it later after editing. So, I think I might have become a lightweight. Not in actual weight, but rather in drinking, eating, and smoking.

Last night we went to Hudson's on the Bend for dinner, to celebrate my 33rd trip around the sun. It was scrumptious. I started with the seared Fois Gras. If I ever have to pick a least bite to eat on this planet, hand me a plate of fois gras. For my main course, I had the Ribeye with Guajillo Sauce, and M had the chocolate espresso Elk backstrap. My steak was a bit tough, but flavorful. Her meat was perfect. With dinner, we had a bottle of Spellbound Petite Syrah. A light red, it balanced well with our dinner, as well as the Creme Brulee trio we had for dessert.

On our way home, we decided to look at TVs at Worstbuy. We want a new TV for our bedroom. I'm leaning towards a 42-46 inch LCD from Samsung, but we shall see.

When we got home I lit up a cigar. Last night saw me smoking the Padron 1926 Serie 2. A 5.5 inch box pressed belicoso. It was nice and spicy, and matched well with my Vanwinkle Bourbon. All of that led me to take a couple gas-ex pills and hit the rack around 10:00. I was done.

Watermelon Salad

On the fruit hierarchy chart, watermelon is near the top. Not the tip top, that is saved for the President of Fruits, the Peach. Directly under the Peach is the pineapple (consider it the Secretary of Defense), then the watermelon (Secretary of the Interior maybe?). Anyway, there is very little that beats a slice of cold watermelon on a hot day. However, it lacks a certain sophistication. Enter watermelon salad.

Watermelon Salad with Cracked Pepper Vinaigrette

4 cups watermelon - cubed
4 ribs celery - diced
1/2 cup red onions - diced (I used a full cup)
1/2 cup feta cheese (not the block)
1/2 cup Cracked Pepper Vinaigrette (I Used Cookwell & Co.)
Pinch Fresh cracked black pepper (to taste)
Pinch Grey salt (Flake Sea salt can be substituted)

Add together, chill, then serve.

Guess who likes sleeping in his own bed?

This guy! Back from Vegas on Thursday (technically it was Friday morning). I managed to get dressed for work on Friday, and packed for BJJ in Dallas on Saturday. I worked through lunch and left a couple minutes early for Dallas. Weighed in at the tournament (231.7 - damn, still a super heavyweight) then off to Love field to pick up my Big Sis - NuttnBunny the crafty knitting queen.

From there we got checked into the Hotel, and after solving only a few problems (she not me) we went to dinner. I always forget how snooty Big D can be. Not that I minded, as we were Rico Suave, but still it ain't Austin. Brisket tacos at Mia's. Awesome. Queso at Mia's. Bleh. It might be the first time anyone put Chicken stock in queso. Bad things man.

Back to the hotel, where I had an "interesting" conversation with a hotel employee. Seems they were having a prom there. Parking was insane. After we dropped off The behemoth, I forgot I left a pistol in the vehicle. When I explained I needed to grab something, the guy who was helping us said he would just go grab whatever it was. I explained that the something I forgot was a pistol, and I would prefer to grab it myself. The look on his face was priceless. Needless to say, he showed me to my truck and I secured it myself.

BJJ tournament the next day was a big let down. The tournament was well run (except for this odd 45 minute rambling rules speech/rant the owner went on). Rather, my performance was a letdown. I lost to a guy who was much better then most intermediate guys I have rolled with in No-gi, and may or may not run a gym *coughsandbaggercough*. In Gi my performance was a little better, I couldn't finish my triangle choke and lost on points, then was injured during my second match (I didn't think I had a second match) when a rib popped out of socket. When my competitor slid up into a high Kesa Gatame right over the rib, I tapped. A little ice and an Aleve/Advil cocktail and it was fine. Still a bit sore, but manageable. I'm going to tape it for Wednesday, and we will see how things go.

Monday starts me eating right again. I took a two day break, but am back on it. Salad for lunch then Buffalo Tenderloin steaks, salad, and fresh fruit.

Pineapple salsa

Hammer posted a couple recipes for Salsa, and I wanted to add my favorite as well. Pineapple Salsa. It's sweet, hot, and good. I love hot food. Not spicey, but hot. To that end, I often have to make my own salsa (technically I don't have to, I just prefer to). Salsa is generally an easy thing to make. Good ingredients will almost guarantee a good product.

Fresh ingredients
1 fresh Pineapple - cored then cubed
2 Habaneros - chopped
4 Jalapenos - chopped
4 Serranos - chopped
1/2 Red Onion - chopped
4 Green Onions - diced
1 bunch Cilantro (sub mint if you don't like Cilantro) - rough chopped

Dry ingredients - all to taste
Fresh ground black pepper
Pinch of good salt
Chipotle powder
Ancho powder
Comino
Cayenne
Chilepitin

Throw this all in the food processor, and process until you reach your desired consistency. Serve cold.