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Food, Glorious Food!

16 November 2012

Prompt: This one will cover one of my favorite subjects, Food.
Do you follow a certain regimen/diet when it comes to eating?
Other than something you might be allergic to, are there any foods you avoid or limit yourself to?
What's your favorite meal to prepare. Share your recipe if you like. (I have a 'killer' chocolate recipe!)

Diet?? What's that?! I have always eaten whatever sounds good to me (or whatever I have available) whenever I get hungry.
         As far as foods that I limit or avoid other than what I am allergic to (which takes sour cream out of it), I have in the last year and a half had to learn how to limit my green vegetable intake. Which for me is difficult because I love most veggies - but because of a certain blood thinner I have to take, I have to limit my intake of foods with vitamin K. My nightmare scenario come to pass. But I still sneak in some salads, olives, or okra from time to time. And I am not a fan of fast food. When I do eat that stuff, my stomach hurts for days! As far as avoidance goes, avoidance is always the case when it comes to my relationship with beets. Yuck! Maybe one day I'll try them again, but it won't be today.
         My favorite meal to prepare? Depends on my mood, as most things in my life do. I love to slow cook a good venison chili with chopped onions, fresh garlic, jalapenos, and cilantro thrown in. But I also enjoy a nice dish my Mom always called "Continental Zucchini" - take sliced rounds of both yellow and zucchini squash, 1 can whole corn (drained), and fresh onion. Grill up the onion and squash then add the corn once the squash is tender. Mix in your choice of cheeses to the extent of cheesiness you like (you can also put some on the top to melt if you'd like) and cover the food. Allow cheeses to melt. Season to taste and enjoy. I prefer mozzarella and a mild cheddar in mine but combinations including pepper jack also work well.