I was sitting in the world’s best Physical Therapy office last week reading a foodie magazine (did you expect any thing less?) and ran across a one page article…10 item questionnaire actually with a local chef and the questions got me to thinking that these might make for an interesting blog post from both sides of the screen. So today ya’ll are going to learn a bit more about me and I am looking to learn more about those of you who follow WikiJan. So I used some of the questions from the article and tossed in a few of my own. Our little community here cover a wide age range from those of us just starting out on our own to those of us on the other side of raising kids.
So come, pull up a chair to the WikiJan table and lets all get to know each other a little better, here are the questions cut and paste them into the comments section…
1. What food most reminds you of your childhood?
2. When you cook what is your specialty?
3. If you had to choose only one food to eat for a week what would it be?
4. What is your guilty food pleasure?
5. What is your ideal setting for a meal
6. Are there any foods you dislike and will not eat?
7. What was the last thing you cooked?
8. If you could who would you spend a year learning to cook from?
9. What is your MUST have cooking utensil?
10. Do you prefer to dine in or carry out?
11. Salty or sweet?
12. What is the perfect bagel topping?
13. Where would be your perfect foodie destination?
14. What is your “go to” fresh herb?
15. What is the one intimidating dish you want to learn to cook?
…Oh and just to tease you a bit look what is coming up on WikiJan -Granola!
Now go play with your food.
WikiJan
WikiJan Cooks 
April 14, 2012 at 6:55 pm
1. What food most reminds you of your childhood?
Rice
2. When you cook what is your specialty?
Very involved dishes, the more ingredients the better.
3. If you had to choose only one food to eat for a week what would it be?
Ribeyes, cold rare if you please…
4. What is your guilty food pleasure?
Hot buttered Cheerios (don’t judge me lol), the closest I can get to popcorn which I can not have any longer.
5. What is your ideal setting for a meal?
The kitchen table with lots of people to feed.
6. Are there any foods you dislike and will not eat?
Eggplant BLEACK!
7. What was the last thing you cooked?
Granola, real food..Chicken Parm
8. If you could who would you spend a year learning to cook from?
Alton Brown hands down
9. What is your MUST have cooking utensil?
My 5″ Shun knife, but coming in a very close second would be my Wilton’s silicon flat scraper-it goes from bowl to pan and back without blinking an eye. It was the best $7 I have spent.
10. Do you prefer to dine in or carry out?
Dine in 80%-20%.
11. Salty or sweet?
Salty
12. What is the perfect bagel topping?
Cream Cheese nice and thick on a toasted Onion Bagel.
13. Where would be your perfect foodie destination?
France for the classical and Germany for the rustic.
14. What is your “go to” fresh herb?
Rosemary, I keep 2 or 3 containers of it in the fridge all the time. A sprig tossed into a white wine cream sauce make an average sauce into an amazing sauce.
15. What is the one intimidating dish you want to learn to cook?
Dried cured Salami
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April 16, 2012 at 8:16 am
1. What food most reminds you of your childhood?
EGGS
2. When you cook what is your specialty?
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
3. If you had to choose only one food to eat for a week what would it be?
EGGS
4. What is your guilty food pleasure?
PIZZA
5. What is your ideal setting for a meal
OUTSIDE
6. Are there any foods you dislike and will not eat?
FRIED OKRA
7. What was the last thing you cooked?
INDIAN SPICED SALMON
8. If you could who would you spend a year learning to cook from?
DANISH PASTRY CHEF
9. What is your MUST have cooking utensil?
KNIFE
10. Do you prefer to dine in or carry out?
DINE IN
11. Salty or sweet?
SALTY
12. What is the perfect bagel topping?
SMOKED SALMON AND CAPERS
13. Where would be your perfect foodie destination?
SEOUL
14. What is your “go to” fresh herb?
CILANTRO
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April 16, 2012 at 10:14 am
You and I agree on the okra BLEACK!! Slimy nasty stuff.
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April 16, 2012 at 7:02 am
1. What food most reminds you of your childhood?
Fruit
2. When you cook what is your specialty?
The ultimate Mancake
3. If you had to choose only one food to eat for a week what would it be?
Burritos (variety and nutrition all wrapped up in one)
4. What is your guilty food pleasure?
Chocolate chip cookies
5. What is your ideal setting for a meal
Grill fired up…beef on. Spring/Summer evening.
6. Are there any foods you dislike and will not eat?
Not that I have yet to encounter
7. What was the last thing you cooked?
Eggs with feta.
8. If you could who would you spend a year learning to cook from?
wiki jan…duh
9. What is your MUST have cooking utensil?
Good pan
10. Do you prefer to dine in or carry out?
Carry out please.
11. Salty or sweet?
Freedom or Justice?
12. What is the perfect bagel topping?
hmmm. As boring as it sounds, plain cream cheese.
13. Where would be your perfect foodie destination?
Bay Area.
14. What is your “go to” fresh herb?
Garlic (is that considered and herb)?
15. What is the one intimidating dish you want to learn to cook?
This question is too intimidating for me to answer.
Good questions Wiki Jan
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April 16, 2012 at 10:19 am
Hmm garlic I will have to look up that one and see we have had this debate at the house and could not decided.
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April 18, 2012 at 12:02 pm
1. What food most reminds you of your childhood?
homemade pizza or tacos
2. When you cook what is your specialty?
breakfast
3. If you had to choose only one food to eat for a week what would it be?
mexican!
4. What is your guilty food pleasure?
french fries
5. What is your ideal setting for a meal?
my mom’s, at a favorite restaurant, potluck at my apt with a few close friends
6. Are there any foods you dislike and will not eat?
olives
7. What was the last thing you cooked?
roasted asparagus and redskin potatoes, frozen black bean burger with guacamole–random!
8. If you could who would you spend a year learning to cook from?
would have to say my mom
9. What is your MUST have cooking utensil?
beyond the necessary, i just got a citrus juicer and it rules! also loving my food processor
10. Do you prefer to dine in or carry out?
dine in, i like a change of scenery
11. Salty or sweet?
salty
12. What is the perfect bagel topping?
don’t eat many bagels, but i love a good flavored cream cheese
13. Where would be your perfect foodie destination?
mexico, or maybe italy
14. What is your “go to” fresh herb?
love basil in the summertime, cilantro for south of the border dishes, mint in a salad or cocktail, jan is teaching me the wonders of dill!
15. What is the one intimidating dish you want to learn to cook?
pasta from scratch
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April 18, 2012 at 2:14 pm
Well Kathryn I’ll have to talk to H.N. and K.F.C. when we do pasta at their place and see if they mind you coming along for the pasta lesson. You will be surprised at just how easy it is to make. OH and fresh Dill is AMAZING!
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May 3, 2012 at 7:13 am
Hi Jan!! I missed you this morning at SB! Thanks for inviting me to your blog. I can’t wait to try to make some of these delicious treats!
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May 3, 2012 at 7:45 am
Hi Allison! Glad to have you here make yourself comfortable if you have any questions give me a shout.
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