3. What would be on the menu for your ultimate birthday party?Oh what a yummy interview question from Cassie!
Let's just say this right upfront: I love food. And drinks. And food.
And I adore parties.
Unfortunately I've developed a life rule for myself that involves just one simple edict: don't eat anything you like.
Isn't that the saddest thing ever? Of course I'm just kidding. Anyone who's seen me can attest to the fact that I am very well fed, or at least I certainly give that impression by my appearance!
OK, so the dream menu...
I really like simple foods, especially pizza, the really gooey good kind with lots of cheese and greasy toppings. I also love Mexican food. The botana from Xohchimilco's in Southwest Detroit is one of my favorite things in the world. Ooooh, the avocados, the green olives, the melted mexican cheese.....
I also love bread, real bread, with a chewy crust, covered in butter or dipped in olive oil.
I stopped eating bread for YEARS in my locarb days, and I still don't eat much. If I start I just can't seem to stop! During that same time I actually started to enjoy salads, so I figure my dream meal would include one of those. It has to feature fancy lettuce - no iceberg allowed - and fun things like nuts and gorgonzola cheese. Maybe a few bosc pear slices, too.
I am female, so of course I love chocolate. How about a dark chocolate cake with really thick ganache for dessert?
No chocolate in the house? Then bring on the creme brulee.And to drink? I can't eat without a glass of good red wine. OK, I often settle for cheap, mediocre red wine, but for my birthday? At the very least I require several glasses of my new favorite, Penfolds Shiraz/Cabernet.
The truth is I'm really not that fussy. As I write this my son is preparing dinner: broiled sirloin steaks, sauteed spicy broccoli and red-skin potatoes. I'm sipping a glass of shiraz. Please don't hate me.
I'm a lucky, well-fed lady.
I know it's Lent, but gimme the dish: what do you crave?
