Confessions of a Fugitive Mind
April 21, 2006
Five on Friday for April 21, 2006
- 1. What are your favorite ethnic/regional cuisines (Italian, Mexican, Thai, etc.)?
- I *love* Mexican food. Also Cuban and Indian. I think it's the liberal use of beans and lentils that does it for me.
- 2. When visit a restaurant serving that kind of food, what do you generally order?
- I am a total fool for Mole and carnitas in Mexican restaurants. Cuban restaurants kill me with their black beans. I just can't get enough of them: as side dishes, in soups, or in appetizers. In Indian restaurants I usually go for the buffet or sampler plates because I like just about everything (except goat curry and super spicy stuff).
- 3. Which ethnic food or dish is your favorite to make yourself?
- Baked Kibbeh - Soak one cup of bulgar wheat in 2 cups of warm water for 15-20 minutes. Mix with one pound of ground lamb or beef, one cup of diced onions, a half cup of pine nuts, and two teaspoons each of cinnamon and cumin. Add cayenne pepper and salt to taste. Fill a greased muffin tin with the mixture and bake for 25 minutes. Serve with hummus sauce (hummus thinned with olive oil and broth), cool cucumber and tomato salad, and pitas.
- 4. If you could travel to one country or region, just to experience the food, where would you go?
- Cuba.
- 5. Where would you not want to go because of the food?
- Japan. They eat far too many fishy things for my tastes.
Posted by criminal at April 21, 2006 12:06 PM
Comments
I think your obsession with beans and lentils is cute. So very mom-like. Makes me think of when you both laughed (exactly alike) in The First Wives club at the "Who did you have over for a party? Gun's & Roses?"
Posted by: Barbie at April 22, 2006 07:59 AM
Beans. I made a whole pot full for Easter dinner.
Posted by: Mom at April 22, 2006 04:49 PM