I am a fairly serious fellow, and I tend to write about fairly serious things; however I do have a sense of humor buried way down deep and sometimes I get tickled about something. From what I have seen, WordPress is a good place to express oneself when one gets tickled.
Okay. I love food. I love to eat it, cook it, and even just touch it. I am of the school that says the best kitchen utensil every created is the human hand.
I eat enough food, honestly, to feed the average family. I am also blessed with the ability to do this and not ever grow in girth; apparently I have the metabolism of a shrew.
The running joke at supper is the fact that no matter what we eat, I push back from the table and say, “Whew…that is my FAVORITE meal.” Whatever I happen to be eating is always my favorite thing to eat.
I do hate some foods however.
- Hominy. For those of you who don’t know what that is; trust me it’s gross.
- Cottage cheese. Look, just leave the milk on the counter for a few days and drink it. Same thing.
- Squid. I don’t care if you fancy it up and call it calamari, it’s still little pieces of stinky fishy rubbber.
Other than those things, food is pretty much fair game. My favorite vegetable? Turnip greens. One year when they were in season I ate them daily for almost a month. Apparently, that is a bad idea. They are very high in calcium, and evidently will cause kidney stones if you subsist on just them…ouch is all can say to that.
Okay, on to the thing that tickled me. My blogging friend, James, over at the Isaiah 53:5 Project wrote a post entitled
In this post, James waxed quite eloquently on the evils of something called quinoa.
Later my blogging friend, Insanitybites, over at See, There’s This Thing Called Biology wrote a post entitled.
Foodie Blogging
In this post, IB waxed quite eloquently about the evils of kale. (which is actually decent mixed with some turnip greens.)
Well, this one is for you two, my friends. I know that as soon as you read this, you will immediately get busy in the kitchen. Let me know how it comes out, will you?
The Girl in the Blue Apron had the following to offer.
Meatless Mondays: Quinoa With Kale
ENJOY!!!!
Truth in Palmyra 
February 21, 2015 at 14:17
Good post.
Thanks for the link Wally 🙂
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February 21, 2015 at 14:18
I was just cruising blogs and found that one…and right away it made me laugh. Thank you James. And there’s actually some nice food on that one.
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February 21, 2015 at 14:44
You’re welcome
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February 22, 2015 at 03:35
Glad you liked it Wally.
I have been trying to do more health and fitness posts but haven’t been very good about it.
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February 21, 2015 at 14:58
Broccoli. Love it! Never tried kale, bu I will if I ever find any 🙂 I love munchies, too.
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February 21, 2015 at 14:59
Oh me too Jen…broccoli is good just about any way you want to cook it..or not cook it for that matter. About the only thing that can ruin it is to cook it mushy.
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February 21, 2015 at 16:33
I like quinoa (more accurately, I eat quinoa – it doesn’t really have any flavor) and I like kale. I like poached eggs, too. So I think I’ll make her dish – and feel really good eating it.
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February 21, 2015 at 16:37
The dish did actually look quite attractive to tell the truth. I like poached eggs. just seem to be able to poach them!
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February 21, 2015 at 19:24
That egg looks disgusting. Bleugh. If it’s meant to be poached it’s a million miles away. Anyway it looks like a vile meal. No more to be said apart from to crawl into a corner and vomit.
Also IB waxes. Rarely, if ever, eloquently.
But as you are writing about food, here’s a question. How do you justify killing sentient beings for your own pleasure when it’s perfectly possible to live without doing so? And do you differentiate, say, pig, sheep, cow, ok, horse, dog, cat, not?
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February 21, 2015 at 19:29
Roughseas
What does anything you asked have to do with the post? The post was written for humor and fun…period and end of story. I mean, seriously. If I write about serious stuff, I get picked at and If write fun, I get picked at. Read the disclaimer: NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS KALE AND QUINOA SALAD!!
By the way, coming around and insulting folks like IB is not nice.
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February 21, 2015 at 19:36
Well, one, the egg looks disgusting. I think that is fairly relevant.
If you post pix of a soft-poached egg not everyone will like it.
Two, you said IB waxed eloquently. I did not insult her. I disagreed with you. As I do about most things. If you want insulting, I could so go there, but it isn’t my style. Normally.
I was interested in your view about killing animals for food given your view that we discussed earlier about how foetuses are really people so shouldn’t be killed. Wondered how you squared that with killing sentient beings to stick on your plate. But if you like I’ll wait till you mention eating bacon or whatever before I ask again. Unless I get banned. Me da igual.
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February 21, 2015 at 19:50
Okay
I’ll address this briefly.
Yes, I eat meat. I am perfectly fine with it. God put the animals and plants on this earth for us to steward and use.
Roughseas…a child and a cow are not equal. Non negotiable and end of story. Killing a cow and murdering a fetus are not the same, as we were created in the image of God…animals were not.
Have a nice evening.
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February 21, 2015 at 20:19
No Wally, it is not the end of the story. Please do not dismiss me like that. Well actually you won’t get the chance because I don’t appreciate being addressed like that, despite my attempts at a courteous and civil conversation.
Your god didn’t put anything anywhere. But even if he/she/it did, he/she/it also commanded Adam, Eve, and every other animal to only eat plants. Pretty clear?
Or not?
Some eminent rabbis have considered killing animals for food to be wrong.
A foetus is not an independent sentient being. You can’t murder it. Do you not understand medical and legal definitions? Your belief does not surmount the law, currently. Much as you would like it to.
A child is a sentient being. A cow is. A foetus is not.
Nor did you answer whether you would eat horse, dog, or cat. Or why you choose to eat animals when your god provided you with plenty of plants to eat.
I am very disappointed that you can’t separate your beliefs from statutory legislation and empathy for other living creatures. I don’t believe in your god but I doubt it would support your incredibly selfish beliefs.
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February 21, 2015 at 20:27
Actually Roughseas I didn’t respond because this post is not about this topic. This post was FUN and that is all. Please allow it to remain in the light of fun . And if that’s not ok, then frankly so be it.
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February 21, 2015 at 20:35
Your posts are up publicly. If you don’t like the responses and you consider them off-topic, then you delete them.
Truth, cos you like truth, I don’t find any of your posts fun. Not a single one.
And if you want to do food posts. Top tip. Take your own photos.
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February 21, 2015 at 20:41
Yeah…I can’t do nuthin right, guess I’ll just go eat worms now LOL.
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February 21, 2015 at 20:53
LOL! Great post, Wally. Thanks for the mention. I’ll eat almost anything and calamari is one of my favorites. There are only four things in this world I’d prefer not to have to eat, hominy, quinoa, kale, and barley. I seem to be in good company 😉
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February 21, 2015 at 20:56
Camamari naaaaasty
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February 22, 2015 at 17:39
XD Oh, that punchline. Laughing…
I guess I’ll have to write one of these “foods to avoid” posts too.
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February 22, 2015 at 18:02
Hey…joint the crowd LOL. People seem to like them!
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February 22, 2015 at 20:13
Hah! Thanks for the laughs. My husband is in the same club: he loves everything. It’s a pleasure to cook for him! Now I’m hungry.
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February 22, 2015 at 20:34
What ya fixing? Lol
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February 24, 2015 at 05:02
This was a fun post! I have never tried Kale, Quinoa or Hominy.. they look pretty gross to me. I agree about the cottage cheese, yep spoiled milk! I do love calamari but only fried. My husband and I were on a cruise and ate it not knowing what it was because the cruise ship gave us a free coupon. If I had known what it was I would never have tried it lol!
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February 24, 2015 at 11:06
Hominy is yucky lol. Eww. We just agree to disagree on calamari lol.
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