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1. What do you make more complicated than it needs to be?
I probably make everything more complicated than it needs to be. What can I say?
2. What impresses you?
Acts of kindness and acts of generosity impress me. Also, a young person who is polite and well-spoken impresses me!
3. On a scale of 1-10 how picky of an eater are you?
(1=extremely and 10=not at all) If you had to eat a meal made entirely of one
color what color would you choose?
I guess I am an 8. I'm not that picky but I don't like salmon or rutabagas or sardines . . . or liver (I could eat live with gravy IF I HAD to do so and if someone else cooked it! I don't like beets in any form or fashion. I don't like oysters (I have eaten one raw oyster many years ago!). I don't like black licorice or black jelly beans! I can only take Blue Cheese in small amounts. I feel like I eat most regular meats and vegetables and most other cuisines such as Mexican, Italian, etc.. If I were at your house and you served any of those things to me, I would try my hardest to eat whatever you served. I do NOT eat cashews because they make me sick! I still don't think I'm that picky, am I? Or am I fooling myself?
4. What does balance in life mean to you? Does your life
currently feel 'balanced'?
In one of my classes in Spring Semester A, we talked a lot about living a balanced life - spiritually, emotionally, mentally, physically. A balanced life means I'm spending time with God, with myself (exercise, reading for pleasure), time with family, and time with friends, along with time spent at work and time sleeping. Am I living a balanced life? I don't think so. Am I working on it? Always.
5. If you could travel the world for a year what would be
your first destination?
Do I also have an unlimited budget? If so, I want to start with Australia and New Zealand. I want to make sure I go to Japan and Thailand and Vietnam. I want to go to Iceland and I would love to go on a safari in Africa. I want to go to Morocco, and Peru and Portugal! I want to see it all! I know you just wanted first destination but it was exciting to think about all of that travel!
6. Insert your own random thought here.
Mark is into cooking using his new Sous Vide immersion circulator (or whatever you call it)! He has cooked Salmon, Halibut, wild hog sausage, and by the time you read this . . . he will have cooked 7 pork tenderloins. He cooks it in the vacuum sealed bags submerged in the water until it is heated to the perfect temp and then he throws it on the grill to sear and brown the outside. Anyone at your house cook using one of these gadgets?
We haven't invested in the Sous Vide but my neighbor has one so I've tasted things made that way. We are all about the grill so I can't see us adding that here. When my daughter lived in Korea we had plans to go back for a second visit and then on to Vietnam but then the stupid virus took over the world and we didn't get to make the trip. I love Japan...such a beautiful country! Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteThat is a great answer for #2. I agree, young people who are polite and are well spoken really impress me too.
ReplyDeleteI don't think you are a picky eater, those foods are ones that most people don't like although I do love liquorice and beets.
Yes, I would love to visit all of those places that you mentioned, especially Japan.
The new cooking gadget sounds interesting.
I like your answer on living a balanced life. I think it is a daily goal no matter how we are doing.
ReplyDeleteWe were doing sous vide for a while but then we got sick of the meat we had (grass fed cow straight from a farm) so we stopped but I think we should go back.
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ReplyDeleteI liked your #2... agree!!
Have a blessed week my friend!
Carla
Nope to your Mark's gadgets! Sounds interesting, though! You two entertain lots. It's usually just me here. I enjoyed all of your answers!
ReplyDeleteAfter reading your list of "no" foods, and seconding many of them, maybe I am pickier than I think!!:) Picky or not, it is a hard no for liver, sardines, black licorice and oysters!!
ReplyDeleteWe have a friend who cooked a turkey with the sous vide method. I like the fact that your hubby tossing the meat on the grill to make it look more appealing. We haven't tried it ourselves. Great answers, Lisa. You are more of an adventure traveler than me.
ReplyDeleteThat sous vide sounds interesting! I have heard good things about it…
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