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Tomatoes have to be vine ripened, fresh from the garden to be really good. As for fried green tomatoes, bad ones are nasty. Good ones are yummy. They have to be seasoned just right and served with ranch dressing. Canned asparagus - nasty. Steamed or sauteed fresh asparagus - yummy.

Speaking of ranch dressing, bottled ranch dressing - blech. It has to be freshly made from the Good Seasons mix. The stuff in the bottle has the most foul after-taste ever. Not sure what it is, but it's nasty.

In the strange/exotic foods category: fried frog legs (not bad at all), squirrel (good or bad, depending on the age of the squirrel and how it's prepared), rabbit (okay), raccoon (blech! stringy and greasy), fried snapping turtle (eh).

Chicken hearts...they barbecue them down in Brazil.

CathyCA wrote:Raw tomatoes

Love 'em with a pinch of salt and a dash of crushed black pepper. Ymm, tomatoes.

Not bad with some mozarella cheese, a splash of olive oil and a bit of crushed basil.

Raw tomatoes with Jane's Crazy Mixed Up Salt for me.

One of the few things I don't care to eat is turnips. My dad used to love them. They always seemed like potatoes gone awry.

Now if you offer some fine, sweet chow chow with just a hint of heat, that's OK.

devildeac wrote:

CathyCA wrote:Raw tomatoes

Love 'em with a pinch of salt and a dash of crushed black pepper. Ymm, tomatoes.

Not bad with some mozarella cheese, a splash of olive oil and a bit of crushed basil.

Yum! My neighbors growing up had a huge garden - we picked veggies from their at their request (begging might be a better word) Nothing better than a summer day standing in the garden with a salt shaker picking a ripe tomato off the vine warm from the sun and eating it like an apple (with salt) if there was a floating on a cloud smilie I would use it here. <sigh>

Pease are pretty darn good straigtht of the vine too!

Alfalfa sprouts. Does anyone eat those any more?

YmoBeThere wrote:Alfalfa sprouts. Does anyone eat those any more?

I enjoy them on a salad.

DukeUsul wrote:

YmoBeThere wrote:Alfalfa sprouts. Does anyone eat those any more?

I enjoy them on a salad.

Or on a sandwich!

devildeac wrote:

CathyCA wrote:Raw tomatoes

Love 'em with a pinch of salt and a dash of crushed black pepper. Ymm, tomatoes.

Not bad with some mozarella cheese, a splash of olive oil and a bit of crushed basil.

Agree with you. I'm currently overwhelmed with Jelly Bean grape tomatoes - but they sure are good!

YmoBeThere wrote:Alfalfa sprouts. Does anyone eat those any more?

I am sprout neutral. I don't buy them, or add them when I cook. I don't avoid them either. If they are on something I'm eating I'll eat them...if they aren't I won't miss them.

YmoBeThere wrote:Alfalfa sprouts. Does anyone eat those any more?

I'm severely allergic to them!

I'm a big fan of bean sprouts in my stir fry.

Deep Fried Butter (no I am NOT making this up)
Fried Pecan Pie.

No Joke. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32665106/ns ... _and_wine/

Looks DD will be in business for a long long time.

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Eww! Tomato juice also falls in the "raw tomato" category. Funny thing is that I WILL eat fresh salsa. I guess that's because the tomatoes have been processed with the onion, lime juice, beans, cilantro and corn.[/quote]

Not a fan of tomato juice or tomato sandwiches, but I love me a Five Guys burger with bacon, cheese, lettuce, onion, and tomato. I LOVE a good tomato on a burger.

CathyCA wrote: Eww! Tomato juice also falls in the "raw tomato" category. Funny thing is that I WILL eat fresh salsa. I guess that's because the tomatoes have been processed with the onion, lime juice, beans, cilantro and corn.

No brunchgate bloody mary for you. Good thing mimosa's will be there. (Not this one, we actually have to wait until a real brunchgate)

CameronBornAndBred wrote:

CathyCA wrote: Eww! Tomato juice also falls in the "raw tomato" category. Funny thing is that I WILL eat fresh salsa. I guess that's because the tomatoes have been processed with the onion, lime juice, beans, cilantro and corn.

No brunchgate bloody mary for you. Good thing mimosa's will be there. (Not this one, we actually have to wait until a real brunchgate)

So, this is a fake BG? Explain please. All this time, I thought this one real. :lol: :lol: :lol:

I hate overcooked veggies. Especially cabbage & any leafy green veg. I love collards but if mushie, yuk. I like white rice but much prefer brown rice. I don't like instant rice.

Very Duke Blue wrote:

CameronBornAndBred wrote:

CathyCA wrote: Eww! Tomato juice also falls in the "raw tomato" category. Funny thing is that I WILL eat fresh salsa. I guess that's because the tomatoes have been processed with the onion, lime juice, beans, cilantro and corn.

No brunchgate bloody mary for you. Good thing mimosa's will be there. (Not this one, we actually have to wait until a real brunchgate)

So, this is a fake BG? Explain please. All this time, I thought this one real. :lol: :lol: :lol:

It's only a real brunchgate if it actually involves brunch. This one is a tailgate. Hopefully all the foods present will be understood and enjoyed!