interesting questions for new to me palates…
ps- “both” is a valid answer, well, for some.
These are great answers to have on hand when cooking for friends!
- breakfast: savory or sweet or none?
- starch fiend?
- coffee, tea?
- tolerant of spiciness?
- brownies: nuts or no nuts?
- ice cream: yea or nay?
- cake or pie?
- fruit: the whole or just juice?
- mayo: yes, moderation, no?
- mushrooms: yea or nay?
- tomatoes: yea or nay?
- cilantro: yea or nay?
- olives: yea or nay?
Edited July 19th:
doh! Forgot to ask about sushi! Well, raw tuna to be specific…
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breakfast: savoury and sweet
starch no, fiend, yes?
coffee no, tea ye, yes, yes!
I am a spice girl, yes,
No, no nuts in my brownie, if you want points, please.
ice cream usually nay, unless it’s an unusual day
Cake and Pie
Prefer Juice over fruit
Mayo is the Wayo to go!
Mushrooms totally have my heart,
tomatoes, cooked or sometimes raw (but not the juicy, blobby pips bit)
Cilantro - its ok, in moderation
Olives - well they make oil don’t they? What is there to complain about that????
breakfast: Kashi cereal with banana & soymilk, or none
starch fiend? Yes!
coffee, please.
tolerant of spiciness? Gimmie the heat, babe!
brownies: no nuts? Don’t sully the experience.
ice cream: yea!
cake or pie? Cake with no frosting.
fruit: Whole.
mayo: Extreme moderation.
mushrooms: Yes!
tomatoes: YES!
cilantro: Love it.
olives: Indeed.
* breakfast: savory or sweet or none? all three, depending on the mood
* starch fiend? nope
* coffee, tea? both
* tolerant of spiciness? yes !
* brownies: nuts or no nuts? nutsss
* ice cream: yea or nay? yea yea yea
* cake or pie? non-creamy cakes
* fruit: the whole or just juice? both
* mayo: yes, moderation, no? moderation
* mushrooms: yea or nay? yea
* tomatoes: yea or nay? nay, but trying to eat more cooked ones for health’s sake
* cilantro: yea or nay? nay
* olives: yea or nay? NAAAAAY
breakfast: savory or sweet or none? savory
starch fiend? YES
coffee, tea? Coffee- MOCHA
tolerant of spiciness? LOVE it
brownies: nuts or no nuts? nuts
ice cream: yea or nay? yea
cake or pie? both
fruit: the whole or just juice? whole
mayo: yes, moderation, no? no
mushrooms: yea or nay? YEA
tomatoes: yea or nay? yea
cilantro: yea or nay? yea
olives: yea or nay? only black
wow that was fun
thanks!
Teddy
And if any of y’all get to cook for me…
* breakfast: savory or sweet or none?
either
* starch fiend?
yes, though I can be distracted if the meal isn’t starch centeric
* coffee, tea?
both- right now they have to be iced!
* tolerant of spiciness?
The more the better!
* brownies: nuts or no nuts?
I’m nutty.
* ice cream: yea or nay?
Yes!
* cake or pie?
cake.
* fruit: the whole or just juice?
whole fruit
* mayo: yes, moderation, no?
yes
* mushrooms: yea or nay?
yes
* tomatoes: yea or nay?
if they are disguised or beaten to a pulp- yes
* cilantro: yea or nay?
yes
* olives: yea or nay?
Ooooo yes!
* breakfast: savory or sweet or none? all and everything.
* starch fiend? yes!
* coffee, tea? both!
* tolerant of spiciness? mediumly so.
* brownies: nuts or no nuts? nuts please.
* ice cream: yea or nay? oh yeaaaa.
* cake or pie? cake all the way.
* fruit: the whole or just juice? all, everything, any way you’ve got it.
* mayo: yes, moderation, no? no.
* mushrooms: yea or nay? yea yea yea.
* tomatoes: yea or nay? yea, but sundried is a nay
* cilantro: yea or nay? yea
* olives: yea or nay? yea, sometimes…
brekkie? both (sorry)
starch? woohoo!
coffee/tea? tea.
spiciness? bring it on.
brownies? no nuts. not ever. but feel free to add frosting, peanut butter or cream cheese ![]()
ice cream? umm… duh! yay!
cake or pie? cake.
fruit: whole or juice? both, all, everything, whatever.
mayo? no. eew.
mushrooms? love ‘em.
tomatoes? sometimes
cilantro? ick.
olives? black yes, green no.
breakfast: savory or sweet or none? both, but not together
starch fiend? yes
coffee, tea? tea, green preferably
tolerant of spiciness? moderate
brownies: nuts or no nuts? both
ice cream: yea or nay? generally nay
cake or pie? cake but i like fruit pies
fruit: the whole or just juice? whole
mayo: yes, moderation, no? yes
mushrooms: yea or nay? DEFINTELY
tomatoes: yea or nay? yes
cilantro: yea or nay? yes, lots please
olives: yea or nay? yes. all of them
Breakfast: savory and sweet.
Starch fiend? At times.
Coffee, tea? Coffee, decaf only; tea, always.
Tolerant of spiciness? Very much so.
Brownies: no nuts. My teeth don’t like nuts.
Ice cream: always yea!
Cake or pie? Yes please.
Fruit: whole, juice, whatever. I’ve been making a lot of unsweetened fruit sauces lately.
Mayo: in moderation.
Mushrooms: yea, but /never/ canned.
Tomatoes: without the seeds and gooey stuff, yes.
Cilantro: my partner hates it, but that’s all the more for me!
Olives: pitted, please.
breakfast: savory or sweet or none? Savory, but sometimes sweet. Never, ever none.
starch fiend? Bring ‘em on!
coffee, tea? Tea, please, iced, strong, without sugar.
tolerant of spiciness? You probably can’t make it spicy enough if anyone else is going to share it.
brownies: nuts or no nuts? Either way!
ice cream: yea or nay? Oh yes, and every kind there is.
cake or pie? Yes to both!
fruit: the whole or just juice? Whole fruit; if juice, really pulpy with nothing added.
mayo: yes, moderation, no? Depends.
mushrooms: yea or nay? Yes, lots.
tomatoes: yea or nay? Yes, if they’re homegrowns or sundried.
cilantro: yea or nay? Yes!
olives: yea or nay? Yes to anything other than on pizza.
* breakfast: savory, always!
* starch fiend? yes.
* coffee, tea? coffee, with cream
* tolerant of spiciness? yes, to some degree
* brownies: nuts or no nuts? no nuts!
* ice cream: yea, of course!
* cake or pie? pie!
* fruit: the whole
* mayo: not on sandwiches! ketchup: not if my life depended on it!
* mushrooms: YES
* tomatoes: only my favorite fruit in the whole world!
* cilantro: yea (as you saw in my salsa)
* olives: yea, so long as they don’t come out of a can
* coffee, tea? coffee in the morning; tea at night
* tolerant of spiciness? bring it!
* brownies: nuts or no nuts? NO NUTS!!!
* ice cream: yea or nay? yea X 100000000
* cake or pie? both, except cherry pie
* fruit: the whole or just juice? whole
* mayo: yes, moderation, no? nope, not at all
* mushrooms: yea or nay? mmm…yea!
* tomatoes: yea or nay? ooh, yea. lots of ‘em in different colors and flavors
* cilantro: yea or nay? yea! good with ripe tomatoes!
* olives: yea or nay? yea! also good with tomatoes!
breakfast: savory
starch fiend? yes
coffee, tea? both
tolerant of spiciness? The hotter the better
brownies: Lots of nuts
ice cream: yea - especially vanilla
cake or pie? both
fruit: the whole
mayo: yes
mushrooms: yea
tomatoes: yea
cilantro: yea
olives: yea
breakfast: savory
starch fiend? Yes
coffee, tea? Tea
tolerant of spiciness? mmmm mmmmm spice
brownies: no nuts
ice cream: yea
cake or pie? cake
fruit: the whole or just juice? both
mayo: NO
mushrooms: yea
tomatoes: yea
coriander: yea
olives: yea
Say yeah to all, both where the options are presented - EXCEPT: Mayo - Yes, but lightly, and only if it is REALLY mayo and not the tacky Miracle Whip salad dressing!!! Does anyone else have this gripe, that they probably sound like a fussbudget, always sking the counter/waitperson if it is truly mayo?
Brownies - No nuts, which get in the way of the chocolate flav plus have a peculiar texture in this context.
breakfast: savory or sweet or none? Savory
starch fiend? Heck yes
coffee, tea? Tea sometimes
tolerant of spiciness? Moderate
brownies: nuts or no nuts? Either
ice cream: yea or nay? Sure, why not
cake or pie? Pie
fruit: the whole or just juice? All of the above
mayo: yes, moderation, no? Never as a condiment, always homemade as an ingredient
mushrooms: yea or nay? Yea, and yippee!
tomatoes: yea or nay? Mmmm. Tomatoes.
cilantro: yea or nay? The devils weed!
olives: yea or nay? Any time, any place
breakfast: savory or sweet or none? either or both
starch fiend? No
coffee, tea? Coffee!
tolerant of spiciness? SEEK spiciness
brownies: nuts or no nuts? No nuts
ice cream: yea or nay? Yea.
cake or pie? Yeast coffee cake (e.g. babka), otherwise pie
fruit: the whole or just juice? Whole
mayo: yes, moderation, no? Moderation
mushrooms: yea or nay? Yea
tomatoes: yea or nay? Yea
cilantro: yea or nay? YEA!
olives: yea or nay? Yea,
Raw tuna: Yea!
* breakfast: savory or sweet or none? None just an enormous cup of caffelatte
* starch fiend? No
* coffee, tea? Both
* tolerant of spiciness? YES
* brownies: nuts or no nuts? Nuts
* ice cream: yea or nay? oh yeaaaa.
* cake or pie? Cake
* fruit: the whole or just juice? The whole fruit, I feel cheated otherwise
* mayo: yes, moderation, no? Let’s say rarely.
* mushrooms: yea or nay? Oh yes!
* tomatoes: yea or nay? Absolutely YES!
* cilantro: yea or nay? No
* olives: yea or nay? Yes, both in solid and liquid form
* breakfast: savory or sweet or none? Muffin with cheese and oatmeal cookie, so both
* starch fiend? BFF
* coffee, tea? coffee
* tolerant of spiciness? completely
* brownies: nuts or no nuts? No nuts
* ice cream: yea or nay? yeay
* cake or pie? cake
* fruit: the whole or just juice? the whole
* mayo: yes, moderation, no? yes, best if aioli
* mushrooms: yea or nay? yeay
* tomatoes: yea or nay? yeay
* cilantro: yea or nay? yeay and yeay
* olives: yea or nay? oh yeay
Edited July 19th:
doh! Forgot to ask about sushi! Well, raw tuna to be specific… delicious!
breakfast: savory or sweet or none? Sweet
starch fiend? Yes
coffee, tea? Hate the taste of coffee love the smell, tes? if I must.
tolerant of spiciness? yes
brownies: nuts or no nuts? Never nuts never never
ice cream: yea or nay? I scream for ice cream!
cake or pie? Cakewith piles of butter cream
fruit: the whole or just juice? depends
mayo: yes, moderation, no? The glue that holds all good food on the bread!!
mushrooms: yea or nay? Yes please
tomatoes: yea or nay? too runny for me
cilantro: yea or nay? yes please
olives: yea or nay? Ick
Sushi - Dead fish should be buried at sea.
breakfast: savory or sweet or none? sweet
starch fiend? yesssssssss
coffee, tea? none
tolerant of spiciness? not much
brownies: nuts or no nuts? nuts
ice cream: yea or nay? yes
cake or pie? both…
fruit: the whole or just juice? both
mayo: yes, moderation, no? no
mushrooms: yea or nay? yes
tomatoes: yea or nay? yes
cilantro: yea or nay? no
olives: yea or nay? yes
sushi: yes yes yes!
breakfast: savory or sweet or none? savory
starch fiend? mmm yeah
coffee, tea? yes to both
tolerant of spiciness? crave the spiciness
brownies: nuts or no nuts? prefer none- but ok with!
ice cream: yea or nay? yes
cake or pie? cake and pie
fruit: the whole or just juice? whole
mayo: yes, moderation, no? binding agent
mushrooms: yea or nay? yes
tomatoes: yea or nay? yes
cilantro: yea or nay? YES
olives: yea or nay? YES
and I don’t do raw fish.
I’m over by Flick’s and Picks- let’s discuss recipes at length!
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