eat~drink~love

Yep, I saw the movie. But what I want to type about is how much I love to eat. How much I love to cook, entertain, nurture, feed, please the palette...  and create in the kitchen!! And did I mention how much I love to eat? I am hungry again just typing this. My Mom let me help cook dinner before I was tall enough to see over the counter. I remember sitting on top of the table where she allowed me to "tear" the lettuce for the salad. She allowed me to plan the meals when I was old enough to shop for the ingredients and prepare them over a hot stove! Then came the years of outdoor camping and cooking over an open fire. Then I married young so I became Betty-Crocker-Wanna-Be in the early 70's. Then my international travels opened up my gut to so many different ethnic dishes, my favorites being Thai and Indian Curries. I was married to a Cajun, who soon became a Chef so I ate my weight in filet mignon, crawfish and catfish!! Now I no longer consume chicken nor beef...but I am a proud "Fishetarian" and would walk on a bed of coals for raw tuna or fresh salmon. I honestly prefer my foods to be as close to the source as possible. I remember my stepson once trying to debate that french fries are a vegetable. (I never eat fried food either.) Recently I read the winners of a local  recipe contest "From the Belly of the Beast" P-O-R-K! for "CHOCOLATE COVERED BACON Dipped in Almonds" ...seriously? This morning my nephew made fun of me as we ate breakfast together from the local Taqueria. Most of the tacos were filled with eggs, sausage, bacon, cheese, and carne guisada, while mine was cactus and rice. He brought me a bouquet of weeds from the yard in case I needed lunch!!  I have been labeled a "food snob" and am guilty of cringing and almost gagging at the sight of a hamburger or those deep friend tacos from Jack in the Box. Sorry. But now  I am on some kind of culinary high this week, as my kitchen is beginning to come alive! Now it will still be rustic, as we are in serious remodel mode...the bathroom is next, then living, dining and bedroom. But at least for now, I have a working range and fridge!! I want to bake and cook everything I can get my hands on...all at once! I want to throw a big dinner party but no where to sit...everything is packed in storage, and I refuse to eat on paper plates...hell no!!  But, what I am pondering is perhaps finally putting together a collection of my favorite recipes in the form of a casual cookbook. We here at Heritage Haus Bed & Breakfast have always shared our recipes. But since we are closed for repairs, I am romancing the idea of generating a tiny bit of pocket change by selling a collection of our recipes. And if you have endured this lengthy post long enough for the final question, here it is, because I am considering a give-away to celebrate my 600th post!!....would you prefer a digital recipe collection or a hard copy to hold in your hand, spatter olive oil upon, and spill wine with????? ~ Make mine red, please~ Leave me a comment and I will put your name in the bucket for a give-away! My 600th post will be someday next week, so I will pick a winner that day!! Come have some fun with me...tell me about your favorite foods, dietary desires and culinary cravings! ~ EAT~DRINK~ LOVE~