Couldn't Resist Trying the Omnivore's List...

Since there are foods on here that I have eaten, and they didn't appear on the vegetarian list! I've eaten 32 of the foods on this list.

Here’s what you do:
1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
4) Optional extra: Post a comment here at http://www.verygoodtaste.co.uk/ linking to your results.

The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

One Hundred Foods to Try

Vegetarian Version
Non-Vegetarian Version

Take your pick and give it a whirl. I've had 59 of these foods...so far. Be sure to leave me a comment so I can come and look at your list!

1 Fresh young coconut
2 Dolmas (stuffed grape leaves)
3 Truffle oil
4 Pomelo
5 Kalamata olives
6 Saffron
7 Inari sushi
8 Huckleberries
9 Cashew nut butter
10 Vegetarian black pudding
11 Banana roti
12 Laotian coffee
13 Chocolate chip cookie dough peanut butter milkshakes (in Chicago!)
14 Poutine (you can find a vegan version in Brooklyn)
15 Gnocchi
16 Roasted chestnuts
17 Baba ganoush
18 Wheatgrass juice
19 Soy cheese pizza
20 Yucca or taro root
21 Fresh grilled corn on the cob
22 Sangria
23 Macaroni and cheese
24 Persimmons
25 Indian barfi
26 Mangosteen
27 Vegetarian caviar
28 KFC Vegetarian Chicken Sandwich
29 Vegetarian turducken
30 Steamed edamame with sea salt
31 Saltwater taffy
32 Vegetarian Hot and Sour soup with lotus and woodears
33 Black sapote
34 Vegetarian Chinese steamed buns
35 Navajo tacos
36 McDonald’s Veggie Burger
37 Sake
38 Gulab jamun
39 Fried pickles
40 Chai tea
41 Thai papaya salad (som tum)
42 Pecan pralines
43 Fried green tomatoes
44 Goat cheese
45 Vegetarian s'mores (over a campfire of course!)
46 Stevia
47 Macadamia nuts
48 Nutella
49 Veggie corn dogs
50 Garlic ice cream
51 Jackfruit
52 Vegetarian shu mai
53 Mango
54 Tandoori masala
55 Fennel
56 Fried plantains
57 Horchata
58 Sweet potato fries
59 Sunchokes/Jerusalem artichokes
60 Caramel popcorn
61 French camembert
62 Tofurky
63 BK Veggie Burger
64 Vegetarian gyoza/potstickers
65 Sun dried tomatoes
66 Vegan cheesecake
67 Avocado maki
68 Durian
69 Nutritional yeast
70 Real butterscotch
71 Lemongrass
72 Chartreuse
73 Zapp’s or Tim’s brand potato chips (trust me on this one!)
74 Fortune cookies
75 Cotton candy
76 Salted lime margaritas
77 Vegetarian rice crispy squares
78 Vegetarian prawns or shrimp
79 Balsamic fig reduction sauce
80 Brussels sprouts
81 Passionfruit
82 Marmite
83 Wasabi
84 Vegetarian fluff
85 Honey dijon mustard
86 Bubble tea/boba
87 Blueberry beer
88 Deglet noor dates
89 Chocolate covered espresso beans
90 Chinese or Taiwanese stinky tofu “choh doh-foo”
91 Vegetarian Tom Kha (Thai Coconut Soup)
92 Vegetarian reuben
93 Coconut oil
94 Peanut brittle
95 Creme brulee
96 Vegetarian jerky
97 Crystallized ginger And last but not least, someday.....
98-100 Carl’s Jr, Wendy’s and Jack-in-the-box Veggie Burger (Hey, a girl can hope, can’t she?)

Thanks to my blogging friend...

Dolphin Valley Academy I know, from her recommendation of the MapMyRide website, exactly how far I've been going on my bike rides. Except it doesn't like my little short cul-de-sac road, or the fact that my route doubles back on itself. So, just add on 1/2 mile to every ride and you're there, LOL. I've been going 6+ miles on my solitary rides--not that far with kiddos in tow but hey, dragging 50 pounds behind me counts for something. Methinks I burn just as many calories ;-)

Funny...or Embarrassing?

So, I gave my hubby a $25 gc for Home Depot, for Father's Day. Guess that should have been a gc for $25.34 instead. He used it for recent purchases which totalled out to the larger dollar amount--and had to put the 34 cents on his debit card because he didn't have any cash on him. Oops! BTDT ;-)

My "Before I Turn 40" Resolution

OK, maybe it's not a resolution, because those are meant to be broken, right? And I don't mean to break this. So, it's decided. It's not a resolution. It's a way of life. A change for the better. I can't let myself go any longer--and I can't give excuses and wait for other people (my dh, my children) to be healthy with me. If they want to, fine--if they don't want to, I'm not letting that stop me. I already eat pretty healthy, but exercise has been my downfall. I really enjoy bicycling. Always have, since I was a teenager. And I've decided that I'm going to ride again, for my own health and enjoyment. I'm trying to get at least a 30 minute bike ride on the Rail Trail every day that I can. I'm not setting a goal of so many days per week, because that just doesn't always work out. My goal is to ride every day that I can--THAT works for me. Sometimes I'm by myself...sometimes one or two children join me. Whichever way is fine with me. It's the time duration that counts for me now, not the distance I go (that 50 extra pounds behind me with a kid on a co-pilot shortens the distance, ya know ;-) I fell better for finally getting regular exercise. And I dare not hope...but...ya know, my pants and shorts feel a bit looser on me than they used to. Not complaining at all!

Now where's the cattle prod for my dh's behind? He's the one who NEEEEEEEDS the exercise, for his heart and his weight and a bunch of other things that would be improved. But I'm not letting him hold me back anymore. Yay for me!

New Homeschooling Resource Blog

Homeschooling Apropos is up and running! Check there often for bits of wisdom, tips, and materials reviews, culled from the iVillage Homeschool Board.

Playing the trump card

Or, how to silence a child quickly ;-)

DS6 inquired of his sister how many American Girl dolls she needs to have, because after all, they ARE expensive, you know ;-) When I informed him that his Lego cargo train cost more than sister's AG doll and extra outfit that she got for her birthday, he had nothing more to say. You should have seen her smirk ;-)