What Foods do you LOVE!!!

[appnut]

Pasta.  Love it with all sorts of sauces from olive oi & parm cheese to elaborate sauces.  I have some sort of whole wheat pasta every work day for lunch.  Chocolate.  I'm a chocoholic.  Meat Loaf.  Italian cuisine.  Pound cakes.  Home made simple cookies such as peanut butter or chocolate chip.  Doughnuts, especially jelly filled or cream filled.  I could just keep on writing stuff, but will stop. 

 

[maytagbear]

Some of my loves........

Shellfish. Clams, scallops, shrimp, lobster.

Peanut butter, but only smooth Jif.

Raw vegetables, dip optional, and I mean optional. Carrots, celery, broccoli, red bell peppers, zuchinni, cauliflower.

Potatoes. My heritage is 50% Welsh, 50% German. Baked, mashed, twice baked, pan-fried. Not the casserole at Cracker Barrel. No cheese at Waffle House. McDonald's fries, but only if they are hot, and I am inside the store. You do not have to say "no salt," they really would rather you didn't. If you ask for fresh, and are willing to wait the few minutes, most will be happy to comply.

Pears. As a treat, Del Monte sliced, in syrup.

Beef, no more than medium rare. Most cuts of pork. Chicken, but mostly thighs, legs, and wings.

Rice. Uncle Ben's, wild rice, basmati, risotto. Yes, I am a carbohydrate......

Tuna, halibut, flounder, salmon.

Bananas, but just a minute after they turned yellow. Splotchy ones go into baked goods or the bin.

Red raspberries. When my market offers them 2 for $6.00, that's all I have for the next meal.

Bacon, but not ham. Most hams around here just taste too salty to me.

All things citrus. Clementines get me through winter. Key lime pie gets me through heartbreak.

My baking. I am almost always disappointed by store bought cookies, cakes, and pies. A notable exception is Pepperidge Farm Coconut cake and two other people with forks.

Soups, generally homemade. I think I've posted my mushroom soup here. I know I have posted my Ma's potato soup..... When I do open a can, it's generally a Progresso can.

Corn. On the cob, creamed..but home done, so I can select the texture. Cornbread, pan cooked corn fritters/cakes/dodgers, not deep fried.
"No salt added" canned tastes much fresher than the salted variety. Same is true with green beans.

My friend Marsha's shrimp and barley salad. Most salads. Green salad with dijon vinaigrette (lemon juice, Grey Poupon, tiny pinch salt, and Colavita olive oil).

Avocados.

Pistachios, cashews, walnuts, pecans, macadamias.

I have delveloped a slight, but real allergy to chocolate. Maybe more of a sensitivity. However.......it's not fun to live with.

Pastas..spagh bolognese, butter with garlic.........

I live alone, but no longer drive, and the nearest full line supermarket is 3 miles away, so I do rely on canned, bottled, and frozen more than I would always like.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[whirlykenmore78]

Where do I start?

OK here I go

Prime Rib, No more than mid-rare and do not over salt the au-jus.

A good steak, I look for fine marbling moisten with Worchestershire, season and broil on a hot grill to mid-rare.

A good burger, fry it on the flattop grill like it should be. Finish with cheese and bacon.

REAl smoked BBQ: ribs, brisket, chicken, pork shoulder and ham.

Smoked Sausage, brats, hot dogs

A good italian meat sauce.

Many cheeses

Spinach, corn, green beans, collard greens.

I'm sure there will be more.
WK78

 

[xraytech]

Some of my most favorite things are:

Halupki or Golabki(depending on if its the Slovenian or Polish style, I love both)
chicken paprikash with grated noodles
creamed green bean soup
my home made garlic dill pickles
my spaghetti sauce(made with my great aunts recipe)served with meatballs over linguini, percatelli, or rigatoni only
a good smoked Polish or Slovenian kielbasa with lots of sauerkraut
home made pierogi(potato and longhorn cheese, kapusta, or lekvar filling)
home made lemon meriunge pie(with a tart filling, I like to taste lemon not sugar)
stuffed grape leaves
a good medium well lamb kabob or a lamb sandwich
beef stew(light on potatoes, heavy on carrots, beef, mushrooms, and onion)
chicken picatta
a good home made fruitcake with lots of cherries and well soaked in good booze

It seems my heavily Eastern European background is quite noticeable in my food list,

 

[askolover]

Sweet tea without lemon, chocolate, raspberries...used to grow raspberries & eat the right off the bramble, German chocolate cake, Krispy Kreme's, Ham, smoked pork chops, ribeye steak, cracklin' cornbread, red beans and rice from the French Quarter, PB&J with grape jelly, strawberry waffles, my homemade lasagna, homemade chicken & dumplings, my mother's chicken stew...and many more

I don't drink or smoke so my vice is food!

 

[whirlcool]

Scallops broiled or pan fried in butter
Lobster boiled in the traditional New England manner.
Prime Rib with horseradish/sour cream sauce
Brussels Sprouts
Carrots
Rice Pudding
Bread Pudding
BBQ Ribs Boneless Country Baby Back (Just found a very easy recipe to do in the oven)
French Toast

These are things that I really love. Not that we have them all the time, most are just for a special treat!

 

[jerrod6]

Foods I love or like:

 

Steamed Broccoli or Broccoli sauteed with olive oil and garlic

Asparagus

Sweet Potatoes

Brussel Sprouts steamed and then served with olive oil and onions.

Green beans

 

Raw corn.  I make a raw corn salad containing cherry tomatoes, crab, olive oil, sherry vinegar and tarragon. I buy the corn on the cob and strip the kernels from the cob. 

 

Kale or chard sauteed in olive oil and garlic

Carrots cooked with piece of raw ginger

 

White rice flavored with Turmeric

 

Any type of brown rice.

 

Smoked salmon on pumpernickel bread with capers and onions

 

Broiled Salmon

Swordfish

Tuna cooked but still almost raw - I guess this is called rare

Turbot fish

Halibut cooked with lentils - sounds strange but tastes very good, or halibut cooked anyway

Rock fish cooked in Panko crumbs

Baked Shad fish -  love this but the season for it is short

Tilapia

Most types of sushi 

 

Roasted beets with olive oil and Rosemary

Cauliflower

Yellow or zucchini Squash

Collard greens or cabbage cooked in a pressure cooker with olive oil and garlic

 

Oysters anyway but usually cooked

Clams

Mussels

Scallops 

Shrimp

Snow and regular peas

Turnips 

Strawberries

Blueberries

Fage Greek yogurt Total - not low fat

Miso soup

Grilled or fried Tofu

Seitan

Red grapes

Rice noodles prepared with fish sauce, peanuts, carrots, and basil

Goat Cheese

Black beans cooked with onions, roasted peppers, garlic and olive oil and thyme. 

Potatoes Au Gratin made with gruyere cheese 

 

Most types of Red wine

Single malt Scotch

Irish whiskey

Bourbon

Gin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[polkanut]

For me it's:

pork

chicken

roast turkey

a real Caesar salad

ice cream

ice cold milk (white or chocolate)

Chicago style thick crust pizza

most types of sausage

all vegetables except for squash & asparagus

Italian food

Chinese food

czarnina, schwarzsauer (aka duck blood soup)

pasties w/ brown gravy from the UP of MI

anything tomato based, but not fresh or raw tomatoes (make me gag)

smoked meats

golombki

pierogi's

most types of fruit

a traditional WI Friday night fish fry w/ an ice cold glass of beer

fresh bakery

my version of hash brown casserole

potatoes

 

I'll stop now because I could go on forever.