Posts by apricotree

Love - raw or lightly steamed/baked seafood, cottage cheese, nuts and nut butters, pumpkin/squashes/sweet potato, broccoli/spinach/cabbage/eggplant/garlic/onio ns, most fruits, clear soups, porridge, eggs.

Hate - celery, mushrooms, raw bell peppers.

tomato salsa for sure. sweet doesn't go with spicy to me.

Crisp apple or juicy pear?

sesame seeds.

calories aside, traditional japanese sushi (just fish/veg and rice) or fusion type sushi(cream cheese/mango/smoked salmon etc)?

Do you like tuna?
yes, very much.

Do you like energy drinks?
not at all...they all taste like antibiotics to me.

How do you like to eat potatoes?
erm...i don't like potatoes all that much. if i had to choose then hash browns.

Do you like to listen to music while cooking? If so what?
nah. i don't need any other distractions as it is. i will be tempted to cook along to whatever paced rhythm the songs are=disaster.

Do you like to recreate classic dishes to be your own?
yup! sometimes i'm creative...others i'm lazy and sub ingredients with whatever i have on hand.

Do you like meat?
i'm not particularly fond of meat. i love seafood though.

What is the largest amount of people you have cooked for?
i've never cooked an entire meal. i've brought stuff to potlucks though.

How much money did you spend on your last grocery trip?
huh.  don't even want to think about it. more than i should.

What's the next thing you will eat?       &nb sp;               &nb sp;               &nb sp;               &nb sp;    chocolate for dessert

Who is the person that taught you to cook?
myself, my mom, cookbook authors?

What is something you regret eating recently?
mmm no idea.

Do you stress eat?
for work related stress yeah...but if its the nervous or upset type of stress then i lose my appetite.

What is something you've always wanted to learn to cook?
really good bread, and also to cook pork without overcooking it. grr

What is your favorite food that starts with the letter "R"?
Ricotta ravioli

What's food makes you think of your teenage years?
coke and lemon tea mixed, also kfc cause there was one near our school with free refill of drinks haha

What's the funnest kitchen mishap you have ever had?
eh. the time i took 375 Fahrenheit as degree Celsius.then i became confused because the oven didn't go that high so i just turned it the highest it could go and decided to leave my cupcakes in there twice the  length of time to make up for the lack in temperature. in my defence, i was young and apparently quite dumb.

Do you clean up right after you cook or do you let it sit awhile?
i clean while i cook. the idea of washing dishes after eating would kill my appetite.

Who do you think is the most attractive celebrity chef?
anthony bourdain haha. he's hot.

Do you freak out when your grocery store is out of an item you want?
yeah... i get supremely annoyed and will immediately start planning the next trip in my head to go get it.

Are you the type of person that carries on a conversation with your server at a restaurant?
if he/she looks friendly i guess.

What was the last thing you ate?
vegetable soup and light chicken alfredo

Are you clueless in the kitchen?
i start off confident and end up clueless.

What time is dinner tonight?
it was at 7 pm

What's your biggest pet peeve in the kitchen, if you have any?
people walking in and out, hovering and making comments...huhh. if i wanted that  would have joined a cooking show.

Do you read the tabloids when you're in line at the grocery store?
oooh yes! haha   

Does what you cook depend on your mood?
yeap, that and the ingredients i have on hand.

Are there any unopened things in your cupboards that have been in there for a long time?
i'm pretty sure i have fossilized items in there somewhere.

Can you ever smell what the neighbors cook?
yeah...that and their cigerettes too.

Do you ever buy groceries online?
eh no. too much trouble, though i'm thinking of ordering some stuff that isn't sold in the places i shop

Do you have any recipes that you will not share with others?
i don't have any recipes worth hoarding yet.

Do you take vitamins?
yep

Do you own any kitchen gadgets commonly seen on infomercials?
nope.

What's the first letter of the last food you ate
s

Do you have any friends who are good cooks?
not really. average i guess.

Have you ever made jam?
yes! i just made marmalade a couple of days back!

What was the last thing you cooked that you thought turned out better than expected?
can't recall anything right now.

Do you say "BAM" while cooking?
no...the kitchen drawers says "BAM". i say ouch.

1. what is the absolute best 'carby' smell?

--fresh baked cookies

2. what is the best dessert smell

-fresh oatmeal and chocolate chip cookies

3. what is the best dinner foods smell?

--the wok hei of good chinese food

4. what is the best breakfast food smell?

--fresh roasted coffee and waffles

5. what veggie smells the best?

--i don't go around smelling vegetables really. i assume they all smell kind of...green?

6. what berry smells the best?

--strawberries

7. what fruit smells the best?

--crisp smell of apples or fruity peach.

8. what "fatty" food smells the best?

--sizzling butter with meat/seafood

9. what snack food smells the best?

--popcorn. drives me crazy at the cinemas.

10. what food sends your appetite through the roof when you smell it?

--lots of stuff. anything with butter usually does it.

11. what smell makes you want to vomit/ruins your appetite?

--eh...shitake mushrooms are nasty.

12. what smell brings back memories of childhood?

--fried eggs, winter melon soup, powdered milk and the smell of my asthma inhaler

1. If you could create a new cereal flavor what would it be? (flavor, grain, fruit etc?) granola with caramelised walnuts, freeze dried strawberries, raisins and peanut butter chips

2. If the ice cream companies were to add a fourth flavor to the Neapolitan trio, what should it be? It should be a plain basic flavor like the rest  so...peanut butter. Or plain cheesecake. so it'd be like having 3 types of cheesecake. 

3. Design a new burger/sandwich for fast food restaurant (can be veggie based if you dont eat meat) toasted burger buns layered with juicy teriyaki chicken, ginger and garlic sauce and creamy coleslaw.

4. Whether you drink soda or not , create a new flavor to introduct (ie: Orange Coke) honey, apple and rose soda or honey, mango and lime soda

5. If Ketchup no longer existed, what other fruit or veg could you puree for a condiment? mango and grapes

6. What fruit would make an awesome jelly? peach would be awesome

7. Create a non-traditional pizza (ie: Greek pizza with feta, olives and spinach) Thin crust pizza with eggplant, onion, peppers and spinach, topped with mozerella, ricotta and a poached egg with runny yolk. 
   
8. Favorite vegetable that would be great made into chips, add a flavor if you like (ie: BBQ Carrot chips) seasoned seaweed, or salty caramel yam chips 

9. What ethnic food/foods should become more popular in the US (or UK or country you live in) It'll be nice to see more places dedicated to seafood that's NOT fried.

10. You having a granole/snack bar what be your dream nutritional and ingredient makeup (ie: 10 grams fiber, 500mg calcium, flax seed and blueberries) Almonds, cashews and sunflower seeds with coconut and apricot coated with yoghurt.  

Favorite breakfast: some form of toasted bread type thing with some form of egg

Favorite fruit/veggie: bananas/durians/apples and eggplant/broccoli/cabbage

Favorite sweet: chocolates and ice cream (but not chocolate ice cream)

Favorite source of protein: definitely seafood and nuts

Favorite carb: bread bread bread

Favorite fat: huh? you mean like type of oil? butter then.

Favorite "diet" food: cottage cheese-it's way flexible...sweet, salty, cold, hot in soups, by itself, added to salads or sandwiches etc etc...

Favorite drink: milk? both flavoured and plain.

Favorite overall food: japanese / chinese

Food you hate most:ugh. shitake mushrooms/half cooked egg whites

1. hot dogs- the reaallly cheap kind with lots of sodium

2. fish fingers

3. sweetened condensed milk-spread on bread or by the spoonful

4. buttered bread with sugar/ with cheese and sugar

5. toblerone-which my mom would buy and give me one triangle at a time

-white bread

-egg yolks

-rice vermicelli

-broccoli/cabbage/spinach/okra  (i go through phases, right now it's cabbage)

-chocolate

-laughing cow light cheese

-chicken soup

-hazelnuts/almonds

-lean cuisines

i eat the yolks.. never could stand the whites. i give the whites to my mom :)

* . . Favorites*
Color bell pepper:: bleah unless cooked, then they all seem to taste the same to me.
Favorite herb or spice:: garlic or onion powder
Hot beverage:: coffee or tea
cookie:: oatmeal and chocolate chips, white choc and macadamias
Soda:: i don't like soda...grape or apple flavoured if i had to choose
Type of bread or bread product:: crusty breads with squishy innards
Midnight snack:: all forms of comfort foods. definitely.
Soup:: cream of chicken and sweet corn
Type of cake:: carrot cake, lots of cream cheese icing
Type of hummus:: i've only tried it once and i can't even remember the taste.
Pastries:: croissants or muffins
Fruit:: peach, durian, pears
Vegatable:: eggplant, broccoli, cabbage
Style of cuisine:: japanese or cantonese. except for breakfast or brunch. than it's western.

* . . Have You Ever . . *
Ate on your rooftop?: seeing as i live o the nineteenth floor in a thirty floor building...i have no rooftop to eat on. sadly. :(
Ate outside in the rain?: i think so. might have.
Dropped food in public?: all the time.
smelled something good and ate it even though you weren't hungry?: all the time. ;(
Laughed so hard you chocked on your food?: hahahahaha *chokes* yes!!
Picked fresh fruit?: yup. my grandma's house used to have mango trees. full of ants though.
had to give up a certain food you love due to health reasons?:: eh nope. thank goodness.
stole or "grazed" at a grocery store lol?: yes!! somewhat. As a child i picked the chocolate sprinkles off donuts as i walked past them in shops... muahahahaha!
purchased a food item just because someone else did?: yup
ate at a table with someone you didn't know?: yup. fairly awkward when you're squished up next to each other. I tend to think of eating as quite personal. lol!
Gone out of your way to  cook for someone?: yeah.
snuck food into a movie theater?: yes! always! i snuck a chilli dog in once then ended up not daring to eat it cause the moment i opened the box the entire theatre could smell it.
gone for ice cream in the winter?: no winter where i live
Been in a food fight?: em...no. i feel deprived.

* . . Who was the last person to . . *
share food with you?: bunch of friends and me when we went out to celebrate a birthday
Tell you you are a good cook?: My gran when i baked her banana cake
go grocery shopping with you?: my mom
help you cook?: my mom again
take you to dinner?: eh. my dad.
cook for you?: my mom makes dinner
Take you to lunch?: my mom heh.
Call you a bad cook?: Hmm not sure lol
Buy you ice cream?: ???
Buy you snacks at the movies?: i bring sweets...can't stand the queues
bake for you?: uh...my cousin made cheesecake for everybody couple weeks back. that count?
Ordered a pizza with you?: oh gosh. i can't remember. I think it was when a bunch of friends stayed over during christmas last year?
treat you to a gourmet meal?: my dad! cause he likes to eat.
tease you for a kitchen mishap?: my friend

* . . What's the last . . *
thing you had for lunch?: a tuna sandwich with blue cheese dressing mixed in and a cup of tea
Time you cooked?: eh my mom makes dinner most days. i eat lunch out. so..heh. i don't quite remember.
Meal you had?: Dinner
Jell-o you ate?: somewhere in my childhood a lime green one with whipped cream grossed me out so much i gave up on them.
Soup you ate?: clear chicken soup
Cookie you ate?: chocolate chip!
Drink you've had?: plain water
nutritious thing you ate?: spinach, carrots and broccoli
bagel you ate?: long long ago
Food you've eaten?: above mentioned nutritious things in above mentioned soup. With noodles and an egg yolk.
Flavor of gum chewed?: mint
sauce you used?: blue cheese dressing in my tuna sandwich
Grocery store you shopped at?: This place called cold storage near my house
treat you had?: my tuna sandwich was nice. But if you mean treats, then a small packet of pizzeria pretzel flavoured Combos, a small bar of white chocolate with raspberries and an almond coconut yoghurt bar yesterday night.

* . . Can You . . *
make  homemade bread?: no. i can make homemade rocks though.
eat dairy?: ooh. yes.
Bake a cake?: yes! love it!
Roll your own burritos ?: never tried.
Cook meat?: yup.
toast toast with out burning it?: i have a toaster... and yet. sometimes i still burn it.
decorate a cake nicely?: i'm not too bad. but no one's going to mistake me for a professional.
Multi task in the kitchen?: no. nonono. it's horrible when i multi task.
understand cookie jargon?: ?what's cookie jargon?
Impersonate a certain dish?: simple dishes.
Prepare a holiday meal?: parts of a holiday meal. i can't multitask so entire meals are out.
Cook anything really well?: i'm good with scrambled eggs.

* . . Finish The Line . . *
If i were a snack food I'd be ...: pocky. thin with lots of great clothes. LOL!
I wish I could cook ...: really good jap food.
So many people don't know I make great ...: but weird combinations out of food. Some not so great.
I am never going to eat ...: mushrooms. Black, slimy, shrivelled fungus.
My food weakness is...: designs. I cannot resist food porn. if it looks good i assume it will taste good (not true, sadly). also, carbs.

CARBS

1.bread

2.instant rice vermicelli

PROTEIN

3.nuts

4.cheese

5.crabs

6.eggs

VEG

7.cabbage

HYDRATION?

8.soup

DESSERTS

9.chocolates

10.ice cream

Thank god this is a hypothetical situation. This list is considering i would want at least some sort of semblance to a healthy-ish lifestyle, of course. In an ideal world number 2,5,7,8 will likely be replaced by other choices  most likely belonging to the last category, and therefore cutting twenty years off my life easy.

cheese: laughing cow light cheese wedge, low fat cottage cheese

yogurt: fage 0%, any non fat yoghurt really

ice cream: mcdonald's ice cream cone!! also, i buy mini icecream cones for about 120 calories each..just like a regular cone except about half the size.

milk: low fat almond milk (35 calories per cup), or skim milk

cereal: don't eat cereal

oatmeal: flavoured instant oats, comes in packets of about 120 calories each 

pasta: emm. does shirataki noodles count? also japanese soba noodles

crackers: Ritz :) with cheese:)

tortillas: i use mountain bread wraps, they're bout 70 calories

bread: regular white bread, high fibre though

chips: mini packets of lays

fruit snacks: that would be fruits.

cookies: chocolate chip cookies by danone that's about 90 calories for 5. 

100 calorie pack: used to be quaker's  mini delights (so good!) but i tend to eat 2 or 3 packs at a go, which defeats the purpose, so i stopped buying them.

english muffin: don't really eat these, except for when i get an egg mcmuffin.

bagel: don't really eat bagels, either.

snack bar: i love nature valley's granola bars. also almond,coconut and apricot bars

pastry: krusteaz fat free muffins or chocolate brownies- doesn't taste like fat free stuff, and only bout 120 to 130 per serving

Anything fried. I used to eat tons of fried stuff but now...nahh.

Udon noodles, and sushi cause i thought they were fairly low calorie like soba, but turns out they're not and the discovery gave me such a shock i've never wandered near them since.

Also, soda. But that's not too hard cause i've never been into them in the first place.

And peanut butter cause oh gosh. i. can't. stop. and it leads to binges. I looove nuts however, so now i limit myself to nut bars. i wear braces, and it take me forever to gnaw through one nut bar and i'm so knackered by the end of it i feel satisfied.

i prefer pb and honey actually. or with sweetened condensed milk. mmmmm.