Another food meme

1. If you have to choose between locally grown or organic, which do you usually choose?
Both. I luckily live in an area where that's usually possible.

2. Favorite way to prepare potatoes:
Fried. Fries or hashbrowns XP I know, it's awful. I also like mashed and boiled.

3. Do you press your tofu before preparing/cooking it (if you eat soy)?
Yes, unless it's silken and going into baked stuff. :)

4. Name your favorite recipe that is a tradition in your family:
Hummingbird cake - so going to veganize it soon.

5. Any food allergies?
Nope.

6. When you want to go to a fancy dinner, where do you go?
Ratatouille or Bay Leaf!

7. When you have a cold, what do you crave?
Snuggles.

8. What kind of water do you drink? (Filtered, spring, tap, etc.)
Tap water.

9. Name a flavor of soda you'd love to see:
I don't drink much soda anymore. How about I just get a huge water tower full of Santa Cruz Raspberry Lemonade built near my house, just for me?

10. If the recipes you ate as a child were compiled into a cookbook, what would the title be?
Much Meatses. Oh And Pie.

11. If you were allowed to grow one food that can't grow in your climate, what would it be?
Mangos.

12. Favorite type of mushroom?
Crimini or portabellas.

13. Most frustrating part of your kitchen?
The crappy tiny range, and the fact that the cupboards above the fridge are ABOVE THE FRIDGE. Also no garbage disposal, yecch.

14. Last food you burned?
Oatmeal. Forgot about it while I was getting dressed for class.

15. Usual response to a veg*n's favorite question, "But where do you get your protein?":
Tofu, whole grains, and broccoli. Oh and YOUR MOM. Snap.

16. If you were baking your own birthday cake today, what flavor would it be?
Vanilla confetti! :D

17. Favorite brand of chocolate chips?
Ghiradelli.

18. You have $200 of your tax return reserved for Williams Sonoma - What do you buy?
A ricer, some Le Creuset stuff, a gnocchi board, two more sets of measuring cups and spoons, a wok, a tartpan, spices, a bundt pan, mini pie plates, more baking pans, I think I'm way over the $200 limit now LOL.

19. Do you plan your menus in advance? Any tips to share?
Not really. Usually I look and see what I have around the house and try to plan around stuff I already have on hand.

20. You have 3 minutes before you have to leave the house and you're starving- What do you eat?
A banana.

21. If Martha Stewart, Paula Deen, and Rachel Ray got into a fight, who would win and how?
Paula Deen - that bitch is fucking scary.

22. If you eat oatmeal, what do you add to it before serving?
Raisins, walnuts, chopped apple, flax seed, and cinnamon. Sometimes nutmeg too. MMMM. One of my favorite breakfasts.

23. If you got to travel to one country and learn all the traditional dishes there, where would you go (ignore commitments in your current place of residence)?
Thailand (sans meat/dairy of course)

24. Favorite late night snack?
Popcorn with nutritional yeast and tea or a beer.

25. Favorite springtime food?
Strawberries, asparagus.

26. Favorite food-related magazine?
I don't really read any.

27. Which do you prefer: shoyu, tamari, conventional soy sauce, or Bragg's Aminos?
Tamari, but Bragg's if I'm just eating plain rice. It's less powerful.

28. What vegetable or fruit do you dislike the most?
Eggplant.

29. Name a holiday food you look forward to all year long:
Pumpkin pie, om nom nom...

30. If you could convert anyone to veganism with your magic wand, who would you convert?
Everyone I know?

*Tag you're it! Kelly, Michelle, and anyone else who wants to!