Ran across this today and Brett and I went through the list to see what we had eaten. Turns out he has a much more adventurous palette than mine.
1. Abalone Brett
2. Absinthe Brett
3. Alligator April Brett
4. Baba Ghanoush Brett
5. Bagel and lox April
6. Baklava April Brett
7. Barbecue ribs April Brett
8. Bellini April Brett
9. Bird’s Nest Soup
10. Biscuits and gravy April Brett
11. Black Pudding
12. Black Truffle
13. Borscht April Brett
14. Calamari April Brett
15. Carp Brett
16. Caviar
17. Cheese fondue April
18. Chicken and waffles
19. Chicken Tikka Masala April Brett
20. Chile Relleno
21. Chitterlings/Chitlins
22. Churros April
23. Clam Chowder April Brett
24. Cognac
25. Crabcake April Brett
26. Crickets
27. Currywurst
28. Dandelion wine
29. Dulce de leche
30. Durian
31. Eel April Brett
32. Eggs benedict Brett
33. Fish Tacos
34. Foie Gras April Brett
35. Fresh Spring Rolls April Brett
36. Fried Catfish April Brett
37. Fried Green Tomatoes
38. Fried Plaintain
39. Frito Pie April
40. Frog’s Legs
41. Fugu
42. Funnel Cake April
43. Gazpacho
44. Goat Brett
45. Goat’s milk April Brett
46. Goulash Brett
47. Gumbo April Brett
48. Haggis
49. Head Cheese
50. Heirloom Tomatoes April Brett
51. Honeycomb Brett
52. Hostess Fruit Pie April
53. Huevos Rancheros
54. Jerk Chicken Brett
55. Kangaroo April Brett
56. Key Lime Pie April
57. Kobe Beef
58. Lassi Brett
59. Lobster April Brett
60. Mimosa April Brett
61. MoonPie April Brett
62. Morel Mushrooms
63. Nettle Tea
64. Octopus April Brett
65. Oxtail Soup
66. Paella
67. Paneer
68. Pastrami on Rye Brett
69. Pavlova April Brett
70. Phaal
71. Philly Cheesesteak April Brett
72. Pho Brett
73. Pineapple and cottage cheese April
74. Pistachio Ice Cream
75. Po’ boy April Brett
76. Pocky April
77. Polenta
78. Prickly Pear Brett
79. Rabbit Stew
80. Raw Oysters Brett
81. Root Beer Float April
82. S’mores April Brett
83. Sauerkraut Brett
84. Sea Urchin
85. Shark Brett
86. Snail Brett
87. Snake Brett
88. Soft Shell Crab April Brett
89. Som Tam
90. Spaetzle April Brett
91. Spam April Brett
92. Squirrel
93. Steak Tartare
94. Sweet Potato Fries April Brett
95. Sweetbreads
96. Tom Yum
97. Umeboshi
98. Venison April Brett
99. Wasabi Peas
100. Zucchini Flowers Brett
Brett's Total is 48
April's Total is 41
And now we have an entire list of new foods to try!
Monday, April 9, 2012
Thursday, December 15, 2011
The 12 Days of Christmas
My family has a tradition of opening 12 small presents on each of the days leading up to Christmas. Accompanying each gift, we sing the appropriate parts of the popular holiday song, "The 12 Days of Christmas." This year, my mom sent Brett 12 gifts along with mine and we have been opening the gifts and singing together every morning. It took him until Day 3 to tell me that there was an Aussie version of this song! Anyway, I am in love with this and am now going to have us sing both versions before we open our gifts every year. For the benefit of my family reading this (Brett says it is not worth typing in the American version since his family will know it), here is the Aussie 12 Days of Christmas lyrics:
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me an emu up a gum tree
On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me two pink galahs
On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me three kookaburras laughing
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me four lyrebirds
On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me five kang-a-roos
On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me six broglas laying
On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me seven koalas climbing
On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me eight dingos dancing
On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me nine croc's a snoozing
On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me ten wombats washing
On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me eleven lizards leaping
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me twelve possums playing
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me an emu up a gum tree
On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me two pink galahs
On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me three kookaburras laughing
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me four lyrebirds
On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me five kang-a-roos
On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me six broglas laying
On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me seven koalas climbing
On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me eight dingos dancing
On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me nine croc's a snoozing
On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me ten wombats washing
On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me eleven lizards leaping
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me twelve possums playing
Monday, August 8, 2011
Happy Birthday Dad!
In honor of Dad's (Brian's) birthday, Brett decided the best gift would be a picture of himself (and me, and the rest of the Penn State gang who went to Luis and Amanda's wedding). I just think it is great that y'all will be able to see him all dressed up in a nice shirt (non-black) and tie!
Happy Birthday Dad! ~Brett (and April)
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| (from left) Patrick and Blair, Brett and April, Rebekah and Tim |
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Blue Heelers and Orange Juice
To celebrate our return from Australia I have started downloading old Blue Heelers (an Australian cop drama that started in 1994) episodes to show April. While we were there I had wanted to show her some good Australian TV shows, but our choices were somewhat limited by the fact that they do not really make good Australian TV shows anymore. So I decided to go back to the classic shows and I thought Blue Heelers would be an excellent place to start.
April thinks the show is great, especially since 1) she loves "cop shows" and 2) she now understands so many of the references and landmarks of the show after having been to Australia and having seen small town country life (Australian style) for herself. One of my regrets is that I did not get to take her in to an authentic small town pub while we were there; we only went to fancier pubs. Watching Blue Heelers also helps explain my overuse of the word 'bloody' although I don't use the word 'bum' anywhere near as much as they do!
The other aspect of Australian culture it helps explains is my constant consumption of orange juice. In America it seems to be something you will have at breakfast but not really an all day drink. On the show they are always drinking it (along with multiple cuppas), so it is apparently an Australian thing and not just a Brett thing.
In addition to Blue Heelers, I've been paying close attention to the Tour de France, though I have to miss the ending tomorrow because of a meeting with a faculty member. April doesn't quite understand my obsession with cycling, but she is willing to listen to me ramble on and on about the finer details of the sport and the daily race update regardless.
Finally, to Lyn and Brian a.k.a. Mom and Dad (and to a lesser extent Kira): We want to thank you for all the effort both of you put in while we were there. Although we were in and out quite quickly sometimes and exhausted at others, there is no way the holiday would have gone as well without all of your help!
April thinks the show is great, especially since 1) she loves "cop shows" and 2) she now understands so many of the references and landmarks of the show after having been to Australia and having seen small town country life (Australian style) for herself. One of my regrets is that I did not get to take her in to an authentic small town pub while we were there; we only went to fancier pubs. Watching Blue Heelers also helps explain my overuse of the word 'bloody' although I don't use the word 'bum' anywhere near as much as they do!
The other aspect of Australian culture it helps explains is my constant consumption of orange juice. In America it seems to be something you will have at breakfast but not really an all day drink. On the show they are always drinking it (along with multiple cuppas), so it is apparently an Australian thing and not just a Brett thing.
In addition to Blue Heelers, I've been paying close attention to the Tour de France, though I have to miss the ending tomorrow because of a meeting with a faculty member. April doesn't quite understand my obsession with cycling, but she is willing to listen to me ramble on and on about the finer details of the sport and the daily race update regardless.
Finally, to Lyn and Brian a.k.a. Mom and Dad (and to a lesser extent Kira): We want to thank you for all the effort both of you put in while we were there. Although we were in and out quite quickly sometimes and exhausted at others, there is no way the holiday would have gone as well without all of your help!
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Princess has a new friend.
Still trying to get over the jet-lag of returning home (for example, my day/night sleeping is still a bit off) which is not so fun now that I'm teaching. My first day didn't go so hot, but hoping that tomorrow goes better.
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Unpacking is a secondary priority, but this little guy was not going to spend one more night in the suitcase. After cuddling with Princess for a minute, he is now safely sitting on my desk cheering me on while I work and waiting for Brett to come home. We miss everybody in Australia so much already!
Unpacking is a secondary priority, but this little guy was not going to spend one more night in the suitcase. After cuddling with Princess for a minute, he is now safely sitting on my desk cheering me on while I work and waiting for Brett to come home. We miss everybody in Australia so much already!
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