From NaBloPoMo Writing Prompts, November 2, 2011:
“If you knew that whatever you ate next would be your last meal, what would you want it to be?”
“If you knew that whatever you ate next would be your last meal, what would you want it to be?”
We are a food family. Sitting down for a meal gets us talking about ingredients and cooking methods and past meals until long after the current meal has been consumed. So this prompt poses great difficulty. Are we talking a full, four to five course meal? Or a single plate/bowl meal? Gourmet or comfort food? Homemade or restaurant?
Let’s consider the options:
Single Bowl, Homemade, Comfort Food: My mom’s chicken curry casserole with green beans over sticky rice.
Single Plate, Homemade, Comfort Food: Mom’s meatloaf, Dad’s smashed cauliflower, roasted or grilled asparagus.
Courses Meal, Homemade, Gourmet: Cheese, Salami, and Artichoke Platter with a bright chardonnay; Dad’s Asparagus and Brie Soup; Dad’s Beef Short Ribs with a mild merlot; Mom’s Crème Brule with Caribou “Morning Blend” Coffee.
Single Plate, Restaurant, Comfort Food: Four Rivers BBQ in Winter Park/Winter Garden, Florida . Pulled pork, baked cheese grits, cinnamon apples, coleslaw.
Courses, Restaurant, Comfort Food: San Jose ’s in Orlando , Florida . Chips with queso blanco and guacamole, chicken fajitas with flour tortillas, Mexican brownie with ice cream and keep the sangria coming.
Single Bowl, Restaurant, Gourmet: Roaring Fork in Austin , Texas . The biggest bowl of Verde Mac-n-Cheese available.
Courses, Restaurant, Gourmet: Take me to Victoria & Albert’s at Disney's Grand Floridian Hotel. Put me in the chef’s hands, no seafood please, with wine pairings. I will die happy.
And don’t forget the malasadas from Leonard's Bakery or the ice cream mochi from Bubbies. Plzkthx.
Ah, my list is very close to yours, although I would have to add Shoyu Chicken.
ReplyDeleteAs a matter of fact, my Single Plate, Homemade, Comfort Food would be Shoyu Chicken, Sticky Rice, Mac Salad, with Shoyu on top. Local girl-style. I really am interested in everything else you are blogging about, but food is a nice escape from my writing schedule, and since I'm not eating most of these things right now, writing about food is a nice second-best.
ReplyDeleteOooh, that does sound good. Well, except for the mac salad. Heh. Your shoyu chicken is the best!
ReplyDeleteyou have great taste in food!
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