It's Not Easy Being Foodie

I have to vent first before I get into some other details. Being a foodie/food snob isn't always easy. I don't really like being called a food snob, but I can understand why I might be perceived this way. I do, however, have serious issues with being called picky. Just because one does not get excited to go to Chili's or frequent Taco Bell, does not make one picky. I don't discriminate against any type of meat or exclude shellfish from my diet. The only really common ingredient I can do without is onions, but I am not going to throw a temper tantrum if they're included. Being picky is not being open to different types of foods. Do any of you other foodies run into this or is it just me?
Now on to some other things. I mentioned in an earlier post that I had made some pizza, and I want to encourage all of you to try this if you haven't. Making pizza dough is extremely easy. After that, it's just up to you in deciding what kind of toppings you want to put on. Pizza Margherita is a great place to start. It's simply mozzarella, tomatoes, and basil. I love the addition of a high quality extra virgin olive oil and an aged balsamic vinegar. O & Co has some of the best choices of olive oil and balsamic vinegar in the world. Trust me on how amazing they are. They vary in tastes just like wines .
Another good dish I tried this week was a spinach and penne pasta. You take spinach, garlic, goat cheese, cream cheese, salt, and pepper, and you puree it in a food processor. Next, you pour it over the cooked penne and serve over a bed of wilted spinach. It was awesome and relatively easy. I added some chopped chicken to this just to have some meat.

What are you making?

Recents & Rants

Some recent food I've enjoyed. I made some pizza on Saturday, one was a caprese pizza, fresh mozzarella, diced tomatoes, fresh basil, topped with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. The second was goat cheese and roasted red pepper, topped with fig-infused balsamic vinegar. I was skeptical of the fig at first, but after I tasted it, I was sold. The goat cheese combination is very good. Also, went to Wahoo's on Sunday and got a shrimp burrito. I was very disappointed. It tasted of dirty bell peppers and onions. I ended up spitting out a lot of the ingredients. It's sad when it comes to that. I knew I liked the shrimp tacos, I always get the shrimp tacos, and yet I got the burrito. Why do we do things like that? You know something is going to be good, you're looking forward to it, but at the last moment you change your mind. It's like what they say with multiple choice tests, go with your first instinct. I've been craving hamburgers all week, since I made a poor buffalo burger on Monday. I mixed in goat cheese with the ground buffalo, but I guess I grilled it too long. Any recommendations? Anyway, I'm craving Rodney's Hamburgers. I've never been there, but I'm hearing great things about the sweet potato fries.

Now on to my rants. This will be a frequent section. They opened up a Jack-in-the-Box near our house, and the line for the drive-thru had been a mile long for more than a week. It didn't matter what time of day it was, the line was always long. This place killed people back in the 80's, and now people are spending hours in the drive-thru just for a chance to tempt death. Really? I have never eaten here, and I don't plan on ever eating there. I don't hold any contempt for fast food, as I occasionally crave a double cheeseburger from Burger King; however, can't we develop some taste buds, maybe a little bit of class? Get out of your car, march yourself into that disease-ridden place, and punch that Styrofoam smiley face right in the carrot nose. Say no to Jack!