I Want to Know

Here I am, suspended somewhere between something and something else and I find myself pondering the ridiculous and silly.  Especially as it relates to food.  I love food.  I love to cook and to eat and to share meals and to feed others.

So indulge me here, I have a few curiosities and I'm hoping you will oblige.

Butter on your corn or not?

When it comes to mayonnaise:  Kraft, Best Foods, Miracle Whip, Nayonnaise?

Potatoes, baked or mashed?

Pasta - do you sauce the whole pot or let everyone sauce their own?

Artichokes are best served with mayonnaise, butter, lemon or nothing?

Pies or cobblers?

Corn tortillas or flour?

Water, sparkling, with lemon, with lime, with cucumber, with nothing?

Mimosa or Blood Mary?

Toast or english muffins?

Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier?

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Zinfandel, Cab Franc?

Pinot?

Do you prefer whipped cream or ice cream with dessert?

Chocolate or fruit?

Steak, chicken, pork, fish, tofu, tempeh, seitan, beans?

If you can't get fresh produce, do you use frozen or canned?

Spice of choice - cumin, curry, oregano, chili flakes, taragon, marjoram?

Salt - iodized, kosher, sea?

Braggs or soy sauce?

Brown rice or white?

Peaches or nectarines?

If you have time and feel like playing, I'd love to hear from you.  Consider it public service as I perfect my hostessing abilities.  You are my control group.

Comments

[Donna]

Butter on your corn or not?
-NOT, AM CUTTING OUT FATS WHEREVER I CAN AND MY BUTT AND MOTABOLISM IS THANKING ME FOR IT

When it comes to mayonnaise: Kraft, Best Foods, Miracle Whip, Nayonnaise?
--SEE ABOVE, MAYO OF ANY KIND IS OUT, BUT IF I MUST, WOULD BE NAYONAISE

Potatoes, baked or mashed?
--CARBS ARE GOING THE WAY OF FAT, I LIKE BOTH BUT FIND I CAN'T EAT MUCH SO IT'S USUALLY MASHED IF ANY IN A BAKED DISH OF SOME SORT LIKE SHEPHERDS PIE

Pasta - do you sauce the whole pot or let everyone sauce their own?
--TO EACH THEIR OWN, MUCH LIKE OMELET CONTENTS

Artichokes are best served with mayonnaise, butter, lemon or nothing?
--LEMON

Pies or cobblers?
--I CAN WHIP UP PIES EASILY, BUT FOR WHENEVER YOU MIGHT VISIT, I'D SURE BRUSH UP ON MY COBBLER RECIPES

Corn tortillas or flour?
--PREFERENCE FOR CORN, BUT BUY FLOUR FOR USE MAKING WRAPS DAILY BECAUSE THEY SUIT THAT BETTER

Water, sparkling, with lemon, with lime, with cucumber, with nothing?
--IF HAVE CHOICE, WITH LEMON...BUT USUALLY HAVE W/ NOTHING FOR CONVENIENCE

Mimosa or Blood Mary?
--MIMOSA, BUT KIR HOLDS SOME ROMANCE IF IT CAN BE FOUND ON THE MENU

Toast or english muffins?
--NEITHER, WOULD PREFER NUTS OR CARROTS FOR CRUNCH, BUT IF I MUST PARTAKE OF THESE CARBS IT'D BE ENGLISH MUFFINS I'D CHOOSE

Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier?
--I STICK TO THE WHITES IN THIS PHASE OF MY LIFE, PARTLY BECAUSE MY TASTE HAS CHANGED AND PARTLY OUT OF KINDNESS TO MY NOSE WHICH LATELY TURNS RED WITH THE REDS

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Zinfandel, Cab Franc?

Pinot?

Do you prefer whipped cream or ice cream with dessert?
NEITHER, DESSERT ITSELF IS ENOUGH, BUT A SMALL DAB OF ICE CREAM CAN BE NICE

Chocolate or fruit?
--USED TO BE CHOCOLATE AT ALL COSTS, NOW, OUT OF LOVE FOR A NEWFOUND STABLE MOOD FROM MAINTAINING MORE EVEN BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS, I'D REACH FOR THE FRUIT WITHOUT HESITATION

Steak, chicken, pork, fish, tofu, tempeh, seitan, beans?
--SEITAN, BEANS, TEMPEH, TOFU IN THAT ORDER OF PREFERENCE, BUT BECAUSE OF THE EASE OF ACCESS, IT'S USUALLY TOFU

If you can't get fresh produce, do you use frozen or canned?
--I MOST OFTEN TRY FROZEN, THEN AFTER NOTICING THAT IT'S BECOME FREEZER BURNED FROM SITTING IN THE FREEZER TOO LONG, REVERT TO THE CAN SHELF FOR WHAT IS ON OFFER THERE

Spice of choice - cumin, curry, oregano, chili flakes, taragon, marjoram?
--CUMIN, CURRY, TARAGON, MARJORAM, CHILI FLAKES, OREGANO IN THAT ORDER...I HAVE A WEAKNESS FOR ANYTHING WITH CARDAMOM TOO

Salt - iodized, kosher, sea?
--KEEPING IT SIMPLE, IODIZED IS QUITE CONVENIENT

Braggs or soy sauce?
--IGNORANT OF BRAGGS, BUT KNOW I PREFER TAMARI TO SOY

Brown rice or white?
--PREFER BROWN, BUT WHITE IS MORE CONVENIENT AND MORE OFTEN MADE

Peaches or nectarines?
IF SOMEONE ELSE WILL CUT THE SKINS OFF, PEACHES, IF NOT (AND WHO WOULD, ME BEING THE ONLY MOM IN THE HOUSE), NECTARINES

If you have time and feel like playing, I'd love to hear from you. Consider it public service as I perfect my hostessing abilities. You are my control group.

...BUT HEY, ANYTHING YOU COOK IS EXTRAORDINARY, SO I'D EAT IT ALL!

[Christie]

Butter on your corn or not? not

When it comes to mayonnaise: Kraft, Best Foods, Miracle Whip, Nayonnaise? miracle whip

Potatoes, baked or mashed? mashed

Pasta - do you sauce the whole pot or let everyone sauce their own? everyone fixes their own

Artichokes are best served with mayonnaise, butter, lemon or nothing? little butter

Pies or cobblers? pies

Corn tortillas or flour? Flour, always.

Water, sparkling, with lemon, with lime, with cucumber, with nothing? Nothing

Mimosa or Blood Mary? Bloody Mary

Toast or english muffins? English Muffins

Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier? Pinot Grigio

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Zinfandel, Cab Franc? Merlot

Do you prefer whipped cream or ice cream with dessert? ice cream

Chocolate or fruit? both together :)

Steak, chicken, pork, fish, tofu, tempeh, seitan, beans? fish

If you can't get fresh produce, do you use frozen or canned? Both

Spice of choice - cumin, curry, oregano, chili flakes, taragon, marjoram? oregano

Salt - iodized, kosher, sea? Sea salt

Braggs or soy sauce? soy

Brown rice or white? Brown

Peaches or nectarines? peaches

[Sacha]

Butter on your corn or not? YES

When it comes to mayonnaise: Kraft, Best Foods, Miracle Whip, Nayonnaise? BEST FOODS

Potatoes, baked or mashed? BOTH!

Pasta - do you sauce the whole pot or let everyone sauce their own? EVERYONE DOES THEIR OWN

Artichokes are best served with mayonnaise, butter, lemon or nothing? WE DONT REALLY EAT ARTICHOKES UNLESS I MAKE SPINACH DIP

Pies or cobblers? COBBLER WITH ICE CREAM

Corn tortillas or flour? FLOUR

Water, sparkling, with lemon, with lime, with cucumber, with nothing? STILL WATER WITH LIME

Mimosa or Blood Mary? BOTH!

Toast or english muffins? RAISIN ENGLISH MUFFIN WITH LOTS OF BUTTER

Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier? CHARDONNAY

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Zinfandel, Cab Franc? ZIN

Pinot? MY FAVE

Do you prefer whipped cream or ice cream with dessert? WHIPPED CREAM

Chocolate or fruit? DEPENDS ON THE MOOD, BUT USUALLY FRUIT

Steak, chicken, pork, fish, tofu, tempeh, seitan, beans? STEAK OR PORK

If you can't get fresh produce, do you use frozen or canned? FROZEN, NEVER EVER CANNED

Spice of choice - cumin, curry, oregano, chili flakes, taragon, marjoram? CHILI

Salt - iodized, kosher, sea? KOSHER USUALLY, IODIZED FOR BAKING

Braggs or soy sauce? SOY

Brown rice or white? WHITE

Peaches or nectarines? NECTARINES

[Jenifer]

~Butter w/salt and pepper.
~Hellmann's Mayonnaise.
~Potatoes - baked or mashed. Love them both!
~Pasta - let everyone sauce their own.
~Artichokes - garlic w/ butter and lemon.
~Cobblers.
~Flour tortillas.
~Water - ice cold w/ nothing else.
~Mimosa.
~Toast.
~Pinot Grigio.
~Merlot.
~Real whipped cream.
~Chocolate
~Steak, chicken, pork, fish, tofu, beans.
~Mostly fresh produce, but would buy frozen if I had to.
~Oregano, fresh basil, fresh mint, lots of garlic!
~Sea salt.
~Soy sauce.
~Jasmine rice.
~Peaches.

[ls]

Butter on your corn or not? butter. with salt adn pepper.

When it comes to mayonnaise: Kraft, Best Foods, Miracle Whip, Nayonnaise? Mayo made byu Spectrum so it isn't fake but has no trans-fat.

Potatoes, baked or mashed? mashed. love them.

Pasta - do you sauce the whole pot or let everyone sauce their own? individual.

Artichokes are best served with mayonnaise, butter, lemon or nothing? lemon AND butter

Pies or cobblers? pie. I like crust!

Corn tortillas or flour? whole wheat ones, not white flour.

Water, sparkling, with lemon, with lime, with cucumber, with nothing? ice cold still water with lemon slice

Mimosa or Blood Mary? Mimosa!! or a Bellini!!

Toast or english muffins? depends on the bread. Crust chewy sourdough toast is hard to beat.

Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier? only like champagne

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Zinfandel, Cab Franc?
see above
Pinot? ditto

Do you prefer whipped cream or ice cream with dessert?
whipped cream, the real thing with a touch of vanilla added to it.
Chocolate or fruit? chocolate, but not mixed withfruit. all by its lonesome.

Steak, chicken, pork, fish, tofu, tempeh, seitan, beans? the last 5 for me

If you can't get fresh produce, do you use frozen or canned? frozen

Spice of choice - cumin, curry, oregano, chili flakes, taragon, marjoram? oregano. it is the Italian in me

Salt - iodized, kosher, sea? sea, or Hawaiian red salt

Braggs or soy sauce? soy

Brown rice or white? mix of both.

Peaches or nectarines? peaches

[Summer]

I am so hungry. So why not think about food?

Butter on your corn or not?
Butter, unless it's very fresh Silver Queen.

When it comes to mayonnaise: Kraft, Best Foods, Miracle Whip, Nayonnaise?
Hellman's, which a previous commenter noted is likely the East Coast version of Best.

Potatoes, baked or mashed?
Mashed, with gravy made from whichever bird I've roasted.

Pasta - do you sauce the whole pot or let everyone sauce their own?
Sauce the whole pot. That's the Italian way.

Artichokes are best served with mayonnaise, butter, lemon or nothing?
Garlic butter. VERY garlicy butter.

Pies or cobblers?
If I'm baking, it's a cobbler, I never mastered pie crust. If someone else did the baking, I'll cheerfully eat either.

Corn tortillas or flour?
Flour.

Water, sparkling, with lemon, with lime, with cucumber, with nothing?
Sparkling or still, with lots of lemon juice.

Mimosa or Blood Mary?
I'd rather have a Kir Royale, but if I have to choose between the two I'd take a Bloody Mary (with Tabasco, not horseradish). I hate orange juice with a passion usually reserved for cockroaches and skunks.

Toast or english muffins?
English muffin, with WAY too much butter, please.

Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier?
Just make it cold and keep pouring.

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Zinfandel, Cab Franc?
Why is Shiraz not on this list?

Pinot?
Noir.

Do you prefer whipped cream or ice cream with dessert?
Since I can't have dairy, and think soy ice cream is nasty, it's Cool Whip for me.

Chocolate or fruit?
Chocolate!

Steak, chicken, pork, fish, tofu, tempeh, seitan, beans?
Chicken, fish, beans.

If you can't get fresh produce, do you use frozen or canned?
Frozen. I use a lot of canned tomatoes, though.

Spice of choice - cumin, curry, oregano, chili flakes, taragon, marjoram?
Cumin, couldn't live without it. But I'd really shrivel up and die if I lost access to a wide variety of hot sauces.

Salt - iodized, kosher, sea?
I use plain (non-iodized) for baking and brining, kosher for seasoning food as I cook.

Braggs or soy sauce?
Soy sauce. Or fish sauce!

Brown rice or white?
White - jasmine, basmati or arborio. I really want to eat brown rice, but white just tastes so much better.

Peaches or nectarines?
Chocolate.

[Andrea]

Butter on your corn or not? butter

When it comes to mayonnaise: no mayo at all for me

Potatoes, baked or mashed? garlic mashed

Pasta - do you sauce the whole pot or let everyone sauce their own? all of it

Artichokes are best served with mayonnaise, butter, lemon or nothing? garlic butter

Pies or cobblers? pie

Corn tortillas or flour? corn

Water, sparkling, with lemon, with lime, with cucumber, with nothing? water with lime

Mimosa or Blood Mary? no alcohol for me

Toast or english muffins? english muffins

Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier? see above
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Zinfandel, Cab Franc?

Pinot?

Do you prefer whipped cream or ice cream with dessert? real whipped (as long as it's the way I make it)

Chocolate or fruit? chocolate dipped fruit
- I have a yummy, EASY chocolate ganache recipe if you want it :)

Steak, chicken, pork, fish, tofu, tempeh, seitan, beans? chicken, mostly

If you can't get fresh produce, do you use frozen or canned? frozen, never canned

Spice of choice - cumin, curry, oregano, chili flakes, taragon, marjoram? oregano

Salt - iodized, kosher, sea? mostly sea salt

Braggs or soy sauce? soy, i don't know what braggs is, so soy sauce it is

Brown rice or white? half and half

Peaches or nectarines? nectarines

[Melanie]

Butter on your corn or not? butter

When it comes to mayonnaise: Kraft, Best Foods, Miracle Whip, Nayonnaise? Kraft

Potatoes, baked or mashed? I'm the queen of Mashed.

Pasta - do you sauce the whole pot or let everyone sauce their own? Sauce it all

Artichokes are best served with mayonnaise, butter, lemon or nothing? little butter

Pies or cobblers? Cobblers are simpler. Pies are prettier.

Corn tortillas or flour? Flour, always.

Water, sparkling, with lemon, with lime, with cucumber, with nothing? Nothing

Mimosa or Blood Mary? Sangria?

Toast or english muffins? Toast!

Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier? Chardonnay

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Zinfandel, Cab Franc? Cabernet Sauvignon

Pinot? not.

Do you prefer whipped cream or ice cream with dessert? ice cream alone is the best dessert.

Chocolate or fruit? Fruit.

Steak, chicken, pork, fish, tofu, tempeh, seitan, beans? fish

If you can't get fresh produce, do you use frozen or canned? Frozen is ok. Canned? Never!

Spice of choice - cumin, curry, oregano, chili flakes, taragon, marjoram? cumin and oregano, but not together

Salt - iodized, kosher, sea? Sea salt

Braggs or soy sauce? soy

Brown rice or white? Both

Peaches or nectarines? Fresh peaches, mmmm.

[Leigh]

How fun! This one is coming from a bland eater (as you know) and a mostly "eat to live" gal...

Butter on your corn or not? A disgrace if not.

When it comes to mayonnaise: Kraft, Best Foods, Miracle Whip, Nayonnaise? I don't do Mayo...

Potatoes, baked or mashed? Mmmm to both. I think baked is safer, ya know? You don't have to worry about what kind of consistency the mashed should be.

Pasta - do you sauce the whole pot or let everyone sauce their own? Whole pot.

Artichokes are best served with mayonnaise, butter, lemon or nothing? Never had 'em.

Pies or cobblers? Um, I'm not sure of the difference. I like chocolate! So as long as they are chocolate, it doesn't matter.

Corn tortillas or flour? Corn for tostadas and tacos. Flour for burritos and wraps.

Water, sparkling, with lemon, with lime, with cucumber, with nothing? Water with nothing.

Mimosa or Blood Mary? Neither (I drink wine or frou-frou drinks)...How 'bout Sangria?!

Toast or english muffins? English muffins.

Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier? Pinot.

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Zinfandel, Cab Franc? Merlot.

Pinot? Yes.

Do you prefer whipped cream or ice cream with dessert? Whipped cream.

Chocolate or fruit? Need I respond? Chocolate!

Steak, chicken, pork, fish, tofu, tempeh, seitan, beans? Beans.

If you can't get fresh produce, do you use frozen or canned? Canned (i'm lazy and I don't cook much).

Spice of choice - cumin, curry, oregano, chili flakes, taragon, marjoram? Oregano

Salt - iodized, kosher, sea? Sea salt

Braggs or soy sauce? Braggs

Brown rice or white? Brown

Peaches or nectarines? Neither (I just don't like fruit. I wish I did!)
XOXO

[Rebekah]

Wow, this is great! What fun! =)

Butter on your corn or not? Usually with, and a tiny sprinkle of salt. Oh, and cut right off the cob.

When it comes to mayonnaise: Kraft, Best Foods, Miracle Whip, Nayonnaise? - Best Foods.

Potatoes, baked or mashed? I don't think there's a wrong way to eat a 'tater. They're their own food group, right? =)

Pasta - do you sauce the whole pot or let everyone sauce their own? - It depends -- I like to sauce my own plate but sometimes it's best to sauce the whole pot.

Artichokes are best served with mayonnaise, butter, lemon or nothing? Great on their own or with lemon, but usually a little mayo.

Pies or cobblers? Cobblers!

Corn tortillas or flour? Flour for burritos and quesadillas, corn for tacos.

Water, sparkling, with lemon, with lime, with cucumber, with nothing? - If it's still a little lemon is great. If sparkling, it stands on it's own for me personally.

Mimosa or Blood Mary? - Mimosa -- any drink that involves champagne is perfect in my book!

Toast or english muffins? - Again, depends on what you're preparing. Definitely muffins for something like Eggs Benedict, but a simple piece of toast with butter and preserves is also great.

Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier? - Sauvignon Blanc

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Zinfandel, Cab Franc? - Being a fan of Napa wines, I'd say Cabs all the way. Then A good Zin or Merlot.

Pinot? - Not sure.

Do you prefer whipped cream or ice cream with dessert? - Screamin' for ice cream!

Chocolate or fruit? - How about fruit WITH chocolate? No? Then just chocolate. =)

Steak, chicken, pork, fish, tofu, tempeh, seitan, beans? - Hate to admit this, but I eat way too much steak. Terrible, I know.

If you can't get fresh produce, do you use frozen or canned? - Frozen. Produce out of a can just seems wrong to me, most of the time.

Spice of choice - cumin, curry, oregano, chili flakes, taragon, marjoram? - Looove curry.

Salt - iodized, kosher, sea? - Again, kinda depends. Iodized for baking, sea for grilling, kosher for whatever else. ??

Braggs or soy sauce? - Actually haven't heard of Braggs. So, soy sauce it is!

Brown rice or white? - Definitely trying to use brown rice whenever possible.

Peaches or nectarines? - Peaches.

[Sanne]

Butter on your corn or not?
May I roll the cob of corn in the butter, please? And then some salt and black pepper on top... Yummy, Yummy!

When it comes to mayonnaise: Kraft, Best Foods, Miracle Whip, Nayonnaise?
I'm Dutch - so Calve. Not sure if that one is for sale in the States at all.

Potatoes, baked or mashed?
Baked

Pasta - do you sauce the whole pot or let everyone sauce their own?
Carbonara always with sauce in the whole pot. All other pastas served on the plates with a couple of spoonfuls of sauce on top.

Artichokes are best served with mayonnaise, butter, lemon or nothing?
With a vinaigrette to dip them in.

Pies or cobblers?
Pie

Corn tortillas or flour?
Both, depending on the mood.

Water, sparkling, with lemon, with lime, with cucumber, with nothing?
Either plain, sparkling, with lemon or lime - never tried with cucumber... Sounds nice though.

Mimosa or Blood Mary?
Mimosa at brunch; daiquiris or mojitos at night.

Toast or english muffins?
Is an English muffin the same as a scone? I'd go for a scone.

Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier? Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Zinfandel, Cab Franc? Pinot?
I lived in France. That means that the choice of wine should fit the food served.

Do you prefer whipped cream or ice cream with dessert?
Ice cream

Chocolate or fruit?
Chocolate

Steak, chicken, pork, fish, tofu, tempeh, seitan, beans?
Steak, chicken, fish, tofu or legumes.

If you can't get fresh produce, do you use frozen or canned?
Canned

Spice of choice - cumin, curry, oregano, chili flakes, taragon, marjoram?
Depends on the cuisine

Salt - iodized, kosher, sea?
Sea

Braggs or soy sauce?
Soy sauce, but that choice is simple cause I've never had Braggs.

Brown rice or white?
White

Peaches or nectarines?
Nectarines

[Phoenix]

Butter on your corn or not? Yes, with salt too

Mayonnaise: Best Foods! (Although out here, Best Foods is called Hellmenz or something like that.. has same logo and taste.)

Potatoes, baked or mashed? Mashed, but I'll take 'em any way you can serve 'em

Pasta - sauce the whole pot

Artichokes are best butter

Pies!!

Flour tortillas

Water, with nothing (I like plain old tap water)

Mimosa, because I've never had a proper Blood Mary

English muffins (with honey!)

I'm skipping all the wine questions... I've had wine twice, once was a bad red and the other was Arbor Mist. :P I like beer.

Whipped cream with dessert-I like melted ice cream which doesn't go with most desserts

Fruit

Steak!!

If you can't get fresh produce, I use canned?

Spice of choice - oregano (I use garlic most of all though)

Sea salt

Soy sauce

White rice

Peaches

[Doulala]

Most of my answers depend on my mood so I don't know how much help I'll be.

Buttered corn depends on if I'm trying to cut calories or not. That can change from day to day. ;-)

Mayo, Best Foods only (if I use any)

Potatoes, anyway except cold. I can't stand potato salad. Ick!

Pasta, I sauce the whole pot.

I don't know about artichokes. I've only eaten the hearts.

Pies, I'm not a big pie fan though. I really only like sweet potato (pumpkin is a close second) and peach.

Corn tortillas or flour? Depends on the meal.

Water, with lemon please.

Mimosa. My mom and I used to make allmosas (orange juice and ginger ale) when I was a kid. Loved them!

I've been on an english muffin kick lately.

I like the pale, slightly sweet stuff. What kind of wine is that?

Ice cream is probably my favorite food in the world next to pizza and oreos.

Chocolate, always. Again, I guess it depends on if I'm trying to "be good".

Steak, chicken, or fish.

I prefer frozen but I sometimes use canned corn and green beans.

Oregano, blame it on my Italian husband.

Kosher salt is my favorite.

Braggs or soy sauce? I dunno.

Always brown rice. I haven't purchased white in years.

Nectarines. I love the taste of peaches but I can't stand the fuzz.

[krista]

this is making me way too hungry to think.

[Liv]

Butter on your corn or not? Definitely butter

When it comes to mayonnaise: Kraft, Best Foods, Miracle Whip, Nayonnaise? Kraft

Potatoes, baked or mashed? Baked and loaded

Pasta - do you sauce the whole pot or let everyone sauce their own? I've done both

Artichokes are best served with mayonnaise, butter, lemon or nothing? Garlic butter

Pies or cobblers? Cobblers

Corn tortillas or flour? Definitely flour, not a big fan of corn tortillas

Water, sparkling, with lemon, with lime, with cucumber, with nothing? Sparkling with lemon or lime, ice cold

Mimosa or Blood Mary? Depends on the mood, I wouldn't turn down either!

Toast or english muffins? English muffins

Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier? Chardonnay - but I really don't know wine at all

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Zinfandel, Cab Franc? Merlot

Pinot? Like it

Do you prefer whipped cream or ice cream with dessert? Ice cream, never a fan of whipped cream (does that make me weird?)

Chocolate or fruit? No contest - chocolate!

Steak, chicken, pork, fish, tofu, tempeh, seitan, beans? First four - I like me some meat!

If you can't get fresh produce, do you use frozen or canned? Not usually, except for canned corn and tomatoes. I do have a bread casserole recipe that calls for canned asparagus which is great, you wouldn't want to use fresh asparagus for it...

Spice of choice - cumin, curry, oregano, chili flakes, taragon, marjoram? Cumin and curry, and I like a little fire to my food so chili flakes are always good too

Salt - iodized, kosher, sea? Kosher or sea

Braggs or soy sauce? Soy sauce

Brown rice or white? White, bad I know but I just don't like brown rice, never have

Peaches or nectarines? Nectarines

That was fun - when you get a chance could you share some more of your recipes with us? Or maybe create a special recipes section. They always sound soooo good and I love to be able to cook healthy things for my family. Congrats on completing your run!

[mb]

Oh Brooke, I love your food game. I love food so much, too. Since my pukey days are gone...all I can think about is what to create for dinner (which I have been doing a very yummy job at lately! Baby likes good whole foods, not animal products though, except fish, so I have to get really creative)
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Butter on your corn or not? Ah, hell yeah, why bother? I use Earth Balance, too, which i really love.

When it comes to mayonnaise: Kraft, Best Foods, Miracle Whip, Nayonnaise? VEGANAISE is by far the best choice. If not then pure canola mayonnaise.

Potatoes, baked or mashed? All of the above. I also love little red potatoes boiled and roasted rocks with a bit of salt, pepper and rosemary.

Pasta - do you sauce the whole pot or let everyone sauce their own? Um, I often wonder. I worry it will not be sauced enough so I tend to let everyone do their own.

Artichokes are best served with mayonnaise, butter, lemon or nothing? I do Veganaise, lemon, a bit of olive oil and salt. Oh god, I think I am cumming thinking about it...

Pies or cobblers? Who cares. Both if you are baking.

Corn tortillas or flour? Depends. Fish tacos: corn. Burrito: flour.

Water, sparkling, with lemon, with lime, with cucumber, with nothing? Plain with lemon. Sparkling with mint.

Mimosa or Blood Mary? As long as it's booze, gimme both.

Toast or english muffins? I love both. Crispy and wet with butter and jam.

Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier? Pinot Grigio.

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Zinfandel, Cab Franc? what's the dryest Miss. Wine Country? That's my answer.

Do you prefer whipped cream or ice cream with dessert? Whipped.

Chocolate or fruit? Summertime I go for fruits for sure...wintertime it's dark chocolate.

Steak, chicken, pork, fish, tofu, tempeh, seitan, beans? My diet consists of beans and fish right now.

If you can't get fresh produce, do you use frozen or canned? Never, except for yesterday I used a bag of organic frozen spinach to make a very fast garbanzo and spinach curry and it was so good. Canned tomatoes too, with lots of garlic and garaam masala.

Spice of choice - cumin, curry, oregano, chili flakes, taragon, marjoram? CUMIN and MORE CUMIN!

Salt - iodized, kosher, sea? SEA, fer sure.

Braggs or soy sauce? Bragg-a-licious.

Brown rice or white? Both depending on mood. Brown mostly, but there is nothing more lovely than the smell of white Jasmine rice slow cooking. Yum.

Peaches or nectarines? Peaches. Fresh juicy peaches. Wish I had one right now. But you are a peach and I get to SEE YOU in A WEEK! What will we eat....???????

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[Emily]

Butter on your corn or not? YES (but I use Earth Balance)

When it comes to mayonnaise: Kraft, Best Foods, Miracle Whip, Nayonnaise? Actually, Vegenaise is the best non-egg mayo I've found so far

Potatoes, baked or mashed? BAKED (and then mashed in the skin!)

Pasta - do you sauce the whole pot or let everyone sauce their own? SAUCE THEIR OWN

Artichokes are best served with mayonnaise, butter, lemon or nothing? BUTTER

Pies or cobblers? COBBLERS

Corn tortillas or flour? It really depends on what they are used for. Quesadillas, I like flour, but for tacos or enchiladas, corn.

Water, sparkling, with lemon, with lime, with cucumber, with nothing? SPARKLING WITH LEMON

Mimosa or Blood Mary? BLOODY MARY

Toast or english muffins? ENGLISH MUFFINS

Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier? CHARDONNAY

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Zinfandel, Cab Franc? MERLOT

Pinot? NOIR

Do you prefer whipped cream or ice cream with dessert? ICE CREAM

Chocolate or fruit? FRUIT

Steak, chicken, pork, fish, tofu, tempeh, seitan, beans? SEITAN (definitely the most versatile veggie protein and good for those who don't so soy. Although of course bad for those with celiac.)

If you can't get fresh produce, do you use frozen or canned? (frozen - better for you than canned)

Spice of choice - cumin, curry, oregano, chili flakes, taragon, marjoram? I couldn't cook without both CUMIN and CHILI FLAKES

Salt - iodized, kosher, sea? SEA

Braggs or soy sauce? SOY SAUCE

Brown rice or white? WHITE

Peaches or nectarines? NECTARINES

[Emilie]

Delurking to play. Leave it to food to get me talking. ;)

Butter on your corn or not? YES

When it comes to mayonnaise: HELLMAN'S

Potatoes, baked or mashed? LUMPY MASHED

Pasta - do you sauce the whole pot or let everyone sauce their own? SAUCE IT ALL

Artichokes are best served with mayonnaise, butter, lemon or nothing? BUTTER

Pies or cobblers? COBBLERS

Corn tortillas or flour? CORN

Water, sparkling, with lemon, with lime, with cucumber, with nothing? FLAT WITH LEMON

Mimosa or Blood Mary? MIMOSA

Toast or english muffins? ENGLISH MUFFINS

Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier? PINOT GRIGIO

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Zinfandel, Cab Franc? I'M NOT A RED FAN

Do you prefer whipped cream or ice cream with dessert? ICE CREAM

Chocolate or fruit? CHOCOLATE

Steak, chicken, pork, fish, tofu, tempeh, seitan, beans? BEANS, CHICKEN

If you can't get fresh produce, do you use frozen or canned? YES, SOME OF BOTH

Spice of choice - cumin, curry, oregano, chili flakes, taragon, marjoram? CHILI FLAKES

Salt - iodized, kosher, sea? SEA

Braggs or soy sauce? NEITHER

Brown rice or white? WHITE

Peaches or nectarines? NEITHER

[Amy F]

Buttered with salt and pepper.

Miracle Whip.

Baked.

Recently, I've been saucing the whole pot, but I never used to. Except Peter's been picky and wants his sauce on the side, so it's risky.

Hate artichokes.

I don't see cobblers much around here, so pies.

Flour.

With lemon or nothing.

Mimosa

English muffins

Chardonnay

I don't drink much red

Pinot? No.

Ice cream.

Chocolate

Steak or chicken

Frozen

Not too picky so long as it isn't super-strong (I'm a Midwesterner). I don't like thyme much, but that's not on your list :)

Iodized, but the others are fine and I'm just too lazy to get them.

Braggs or soy sauce? Either

Brown rice or white? Lately we've made more brown.

Peaches or nectarines? Mmm, either.

[Ericka Lutz]

Butter on your corn - NOT

Best Foods, no other

Potatoes, baked

Pasta - solo saucing

Artichokes are best served with mayonnaise, butter, lemon or nothing? - serve it all, I like w/ butter or nothing

Pies or cobblers? Pies AND cobblers

Corn tortillas

Water.

Mimosa.

Toast.

Pinot Grigio

Cabernet Sauvignon

Pinot? Sure!

Whipped cream!

Chocolate or fruit? BOTH

Steak, pork, fish, tofu.

If you can't get fresh produce, do you use frozen or canned? I'm SURE you can get SOMETHING fresh!

Oregano, chili flakes.

Salt - iodized, kosher, sea? -- They all have their times.

Soy sauce.

Brown rice or white? White. Sigh. I KNOW I should like brown...

Peaches!