The Jelly Monster’s Fantastic Foodie Quiz
Right then, back to some good ol’ fashioned fattening stuff. So fellow Cavan-dweller, the scrumptious Jelly Monster, has tagged me. I’m not really into memes and stuff, but this one’s so food-related it’s practically got my name on. Here goes, then:
1. What’s your #1 comfort food?
Brownies! There’s always a stash of some sort of brownie here at English Towers. My current favourite are rum and raisin (‘specially made for English Grandma’s birthday), peanut butter and dark chocolate, or the ridiculously indulgent double chocolate cookie dough brownie:
2. If you were stranded on a desert island what food would you want to have with you to survive on?
Stranded? On a desert island? I wouldn’t want food, I’d want a lifetime’s supply of barbecue coals and a nice Weber. Oh and a nice young man to get the fish out of the sea because I don’t think I can actually fish. And maybe some dill. Or fennel. Okay, I’ll shut up now.
3. What are your signature dishes? (What dishes are you known for making?)
Cakey buns! Anything with loads of sugar and chocolate and cream and gazillions of calories. Of course I make normal food too, but I don’t really advertise the fact.
4. It’s Friday night, you don’t know what to cook. You opt for?
Risotto. It’s our staple ‘what shall we have tonight?’ food at English Towers. There’s always Parmesan in the fridge, herbs in the garden, risotto rice and stock cubes in the cupboard and generally some other old leftover chicken or mushrooms in the fridge to bung in.
5. What’s your ultimate food weakness?
Cheese. Give me a lovely chunk of Wexford Cheddar with some ome crusty bread and a glass of wine, or a golden bubbling welsh rarebit… and I’m a happy hedgehog.
6. What food can you soooo not eat?
I’m not a big shellfish eater. I don’t mind the odd mussel or prawn, but I’m not big into oysters or clams. I don’t think there’s anything I really dislike, but I’d probably choose something else given the choice. Although the hand harvested Maine scallops with a pea, Pecorino, basil and mascarpone laced risotto at The Flying Fish Café at Walt Disney World were pretty darned lush (extra triffids too):
7. You need a drink, you grab a…?
Nice glass of white wine. A Chablis or a Sauvignon Blanc please, extra cold. Or maybe a frozen watermelon daiquiri. Or Champagne if I’m really celebrating.
8. What’s the most decadent dish you’ve ever had?
Our farewell dinner at Citricos at The Grand Floridian, Walt Disney World, Florida was probably the best meal I’ve ever had. My main course of braised short ribs (lusciously falling off the bone) with vanilla parsnip purée, sautéed mustard greens and blood orange demi-glace was just amazing.
9. What’s your favourite type of food?
Probably Indian. I’d eat it much more often if there was a decent Indian restaurant nearby. Apart from that, I’d have to be contentious here and say junk. For an occasional treat, I can’t think of anything I’d rather eat than a big fat burger from Eddie Rockets, or a huge pizza with everything on from Pizza Express. Slurp.
10. Favourite dish?
What, my ‘last meal on the planet’ type favourite? It would have to be chicken korma, pilau rice, peshwari naan and that yummy spinach and potato curry. Ooh, I’m salivating just thinking about it!
11. If you could go to any restaurant, where would you go?
I’d love to go to Matt Tebbutt’s The Foxhunter (the wondrous Sarah from Disney is a friend of Matt’s and STILL hasn’t arranged me a table. Tsk, some friend she is). I’ve always wanted to go to the Fat Duck too. Closer to home I love The Forge in Kells, County Meath (review – with pics! – coming up very soon),or Eatzen in Ashbourne.
12. Soup or Salad?
Salad, probably. Although it would have to be a nice warm one with some chicken or maybe a Caesar.
13. Buffet, take-out or sit down?
Sit down. You can’t beat the ceremony of going out to eat somewhere really nice.
14. What’s the most impressive meal you’ve ever made?
Probably last year’s Christmas dinner for 10. We had the best time and the turkey turned out really well.
15. Do you consider yourself a good cook?
Well, I’m certainly a food obsessive. I’m probably an okay home cook. (Note to Matt Tebbutt: don’t let me loose in a restaurant kitchen though).
16. Do you know what vichyssoise is?
Yes.
17. Who’s your favourite TV cook?
Matt Tebbutt. Love his style of cooking (and he’s rather easy on the eye too).
18. Can you name at least three famous cooking personalities?
God yes, I can name loads. Don’t get me started.
19. Homemade or homemade from a box?
Eh? Home made every time. Although I’m not sure what home made from a box is anyway.
20. Tag three more foodies…
I’ll throw this out to you lot. Answer one, answer them all, put it on Facebook, or just ignore me. See if I care.
28 Responses to “The Jelly Monster’s Fantastic Foodie Quiz”
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2 Cake
3 Cake
4 Fridge Pie
5 Cake
6 Anything with pig in
7 Cab Sav
8 Anything at TK2. Wow.
9 Cake
10 Cake
11 Our lovey dovey spot at Rinnucini
12 Soup
13 Sit Down
14 Actually, the pie I made on Monday
15 Nope
16 Yep
17 Delia
18 The holy trinity: Delia, Nigella, Hugh
19 Home made
20 Do I even know three foodies?
Jelly, that was hard.
Fridge pie: explain
TK2: eh?
What was the pie in 14?
And I’m sorry, there’s far too much cake in there.
Disqualified.
Love to Mrs M xx
Fridge pie is the contents lurking in the bottom of the veg drawer and leftover shelf, the day before shopping day. Whizz bang it all together in a nice gravy, lash on a crust et voilá!!
TK2. Only the besht doddarn Thai restaurant in the WORLD! (outside, actual Thailand, natch)
It was actually a lamb hotpot that I turned into a pie. Colin actually threatened to think about possibly marrying me someday on tasting it! Foine sentiment but where’s me rock?
And, for your information, there’s no such thing as too much cake. This week, I’m all about the Barm Brack. Woo-hoo!!
xx
Oh and nice work EM. I’m chewing my own shoes here now.
I’m going to get you for this, just you wait. I have a cunning plan. Think you’re the only Cavan blogger can cook up a storm, eh? Hmmm.
Oh yes, the buns. I did hesitate before posting, especially as this was Jelly’s tag, but well, some things have to be done – even if they do look vaguely…erm…dribbly…?
2 – Sticky Toffee Pudding and custard
3 – Chili
4 – Curry… but now it’s Mrs M’s Goulash
5 – Chocolate, White or Milk .. I don’t give a stuff !!
6 – You know, I don’t think is any food I won’t eat .. not one I won’t try…
7 – Diet Coke
8 – Decadent or Wierd ? – Guinea Pig, Kangeroo, Shark, Dolphin, Aligator… and some I don’t care to think of on my travels ..
9 – Tough, Indian is high, so is Thai and of course Slovak ..
10 – Mum’s Christmas Dinner
11 – Not bothered by restaurants.. maybe one of Gordon Ramsey’s.. but not fussed by them..
12 – Mrs M’s Soups followed by a Cob Salad from the Village Pub on Balboa Island pls
13 – Sit Down everytime
14 – Chili for Mad Uncle A 2 weeks ago
15 – No, I don’t try and I stick to what I know
16 – I do now !
17 – I’d have to say Ramsey, love his passion and desire to succeed
18 – yes
19 – Homemade
20 – No !
Vick xx