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!
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Monday, April 9, 2012
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Doctors, Cooking, and Weight
So, while my day has been less than productive, I am very happy to say that I did the near-impossible--I got Brett to go to the doctor!! After being sick for over a week, I was glad that he was able to get some professional help. The doctor wasn't able to give a ton of advice, but did say that we need to change Brett's diet to what doctors call a "bland diet". For a foodie like him, this was probably worse than a death sentence! But, we are taking the news in stride and doing our best to figure out the new food requirements (though I had to keep reminding him to focus on what he CAN eat and not on the CAN'T eat side of the list.) Considering I want to lose weight too (so I look better in all those awesome Australia pics!), being so conscious about what we're putting in our bodies can't hurt. Hopefully it will settle Brett's stomach issues enough that he can be taken off the bland diet before our trip (esp. since tomatos are a no-no and he would be miserable to be home and still not get that yummy tomato paste he craves and raves about!).
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Australia Day 2011
Australia Day is January 26th. Every year since the Displaced Australian moved here, he has hosted a great Australian-themed party to celebrate his homeland and try to educate us ethnocentric Americans about the wonders of the Land Down Under. This year, Australia Day celebrations were a week later than usual, but Brett's invitation was as original and tempting as ever:
Hi all,
In cased you missed it, yesterday was a day of great historical significance. Every January the 26th we celebrate the discovery of the world's largest prison, commonly know as Australia. In celebration of Australia Day I am inviting you all around for a traditional Australian celebration. You will get to enjoy such Australian treats as pasties (it is a food item for those of you with dirty minds and incorrect pronunciations), sausage rolls, kangaroo meat, lamingtons and I will also be gently placing some prawns in a skillet (as opposed to throwing shrimp on the barbie). As it got such rave reviews last year, vegemite will again be available for the curious, mentally ill and those with no taste buds. As usual, there will be authentic Australian beer and an all Australian wine list.
The celebrations will be at 4:30pm Saturday the 5th of February at my place. Both significant and insignificant others are very welcome. To help cover food and beverage costs, I am asking for a $5 donation, or as we are celebrating a nation of convicts, you can simply bring over an item of value and leave it unattended.
There were 8 (I think) R.S.V.P.'s for the event, and preparations had been underway for weeks when the weather decided to be a party pooper. We had an ice storm the night before and day of the party and ended up having to cancel. I can't begin to say how disappointed everyone was. :-(
The upside was that Brett did get a chance to make some of his favorite Australian foods, learned that lamingtons made with boxed cake mix work in a pinch, and he has kangaroo meat and Cooper's left to enjoy another day.
Since I'm not much of a cook and (while learning) am not yet an expert on Australia, my contributions to the day involved cleaning the apartment and preparing the decorations. Some will be able to be saved for next year's Australia Day Party, others Brett think he might just keep up year round, lol. :-)
This little kangaroo isn't so little. About three feet tall and 16 inches across, I hand painted her and made the word bubble sign. In the weeks since the party date, the balloon has deflated, so I'll be replacing it with a paper balloon. Note from April-Brett complained that the balloon looked menancing in the darkness, and I'm suspicious about the fact that it is just magically started deflating-we had it since December and it was fine. Did he secretly put a pinhole in it so it's darkened shape wouldn't keep him up at night???
First, the size...this cardboard cutout is the size of a door frame. It's made so you can put your face in the holes and get your picture taken looking like a "real" Australian. :-) It took me hours and hours to color this in (the material sucks up the marker ink so it takes multiple coats). I even ordered a special set of markers so our color palette would be perfect. It came out so well. I only regret that I didn't get a pic of us posing in it.
This painting was actually already on the wall. A gift from Brett's family on their visit to the States this year, the "Not Australia" sign was my festive addition.
My sister Angela found this Australia calendar and gave it to Brett for Christmas. He doesn't really use a calendar, but it never hurts to have one up (this month happened to be another kangaroo, but other pictures are quite beautiful!).
The one thing that's a guarantee after Australia Day is how much I find myself thinking "It must be great there." Why is Brett *here* again? ;-)
Hi all,
In cased you missed it, yesterday was a day of great historical significance. Every January the 26th we celebrate the discovery of the world's largest prison, commonly know as Australia. In celebration of Australia Day I am inviting you all around for a traditional Australian celebration. You will get to enjoy such Australian treats as pasties (it is a food item for those of you with dirty minds and incorrect pronunciations), sausage rolls, kangaroo meat, lamingtons and I will also be gently placing some prawns in a skillet (as opposed to throwing shrimp on the barbie). As it got such rave reviews last year, vegemite will again be available for the curious, mentally ill and those with no taste buds. As usual, there will be authentic Australian beer and an all Australian wine list.
The celebrations will be at 4:30pm Saturday the 5th of February at my place. Both significant and insignificant others are very welcome. To help cover food and beverage costs, I am asking for a $5 donation, or as we are celebrating a nation of convicts, you can simply bring over an item of value and leave it unattended.
There were 8 (I think) R.S.V.P.'s for the event, and preparations had been underway for weeks when the weather decided to be a party pooper. We had an ice storm the night before and day of the party and ended up having to cancel. I can't begin to say how disappointed everyone was. :-(
The upside was that Brett did get a chance to make some of his favorite Australian foods, learned that lamingtons made with boxed cake mix work in a pinch, and he has kangaroo meat and Cooper's left to enjoy another day.
Since I'm not much of a cook and (while learning) am not yet an expert on Australia, my contributions to the day involved cleaning the apartment and preparing the decorations. Some will be able to be saved for next year's Australia Day Party, others Brett think he might just keep up year round, lol. :-)
This little kangaroo isn't so little. About three feet tall and 16 inches across, I hand painted her and made the word bubble sign. In the weeks since the party date, the balloon has deflated, so I'll be replacing it with a paper balloon. Note from April-Brett complained that the balloon looked menancing in the darkness, and I'm suspicious about the fact that it is just magically started deflating-we had it since December and it was fine. Did he secretly put a pinhole in it so it's darkened shape wouldn't keep him up at night???
First, the size...this cardboard cutout is the size of a door frame. It's made so you can put your face in the holes and get your picture taken looking like a "real" Australian. :-) It took me hours and hours to color this in (the material sucks up the marker ink so it takes multiple coats). I even ordered a special set of markers so our color palette would be perfect. It came out so well. I only regret that I didn't get a pic of us posing in it.
This painting was actually already on the wall. A gift from Brett's family on their visit to the States this year, the "Not Australia" sign was my festive addition.
My sister Angela found this Australia calendar and gave it to Brett for Christmas. He doesn't really use a calendar, but it never hurts to have one up (this month happened to be another kangaroo, but other pictures are quite beautiful!).
The one thing that's a guarantee after Australia Day is how much I find myself thinking "It must be great there." Why is Brett *here* again? ;-)
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