Angie McGowan not only has a love for cooking but also loves to experiment with different recipes and cuisines. Angie’s delicious recipes can be found on her food blog, called Eclectic Recipes. Please welcome Angie this week to ThatsSoYummy’s Yummy Questionnaire.
* Sweet or Savory?
Savory
* Which ingredient(s) do you use the most?
Olive Oil
* What’s your favorite cooking smell?
A roasting turkey stuffed with fresh herbs
* What is your most favorite cooking sound?
Frying chicken
* In the kitchen, what’s your most treasured possession?
My old large cast iron skillet
* What do you look for inside a dish?
Whole food ingredients, good aroma, aesthetically pleasing, full flavors
* What is a “faux pas” in your kitchen?
Flipping meat more than once.
* Is there a food you will not eat?
Just odd things, like green mangos and salt, I have to wait for them to ripen.
* What food is your guilty pleasure?
Chocolate
* Have you ever changed how you feel towards a food?
Yes, over the years, since I have been exposed to new cooking techniques, I have learned to like more foods.
* If you could prepare a dinner for anyone, who would it be?
50 cent, that poor boy just lost more than 50 pounds, he needs a good home cooked meal to put his weight back on.
* If you could choose a living or historical cook to prepare a meal for you, who would it be?
Alton Brown, his genius fascinates me.
* Which food website/ or blog would you die without?
Food Network, it is such a great resource to go back and check the recipe when you forgot to jot it down during a show.
* What is your favorite food related word?
Succulent
* What is your favorite food shopping experience?
You pick farms
* If you could move, which country would you move to for the food?
Southern France
* What’s the dress code in the kitchen when you cook?
Really? Ok, I usually jump in the shower before making dinner so it’s a cami, panties and sometimes an apron, if I’m frying. We also swim several times a week, so if I’m not in sleep ware, it’s a bikini.
* What would you request on the menu if it was your last supper?
For the appetizer, cumbers, tomatoes and radishes in white vinegar. My drink, a jack and coke. For dinner, fried chicken, homemade mac and cheese and collards with hot pepper vinegar. For desert, a whole key lime pie.
* What food would you prepare to seduce someone?
A cocktail margarita made with just Patron and fresh limes. A baked brie in phyllo dough stuffed with fancy, pitted olives for an appetizer. Lobster Bisque with sour dough rolls. Grilled Fillet Mignon with a morel cream sauce made with shallots and port wine. Roasted Asparagus. Scalloped potatoes made with havarti cheese. Mondavi Merlot, the big bottle. A trifle for dessert with brownie bits, chocolate moose, whipped cream and lots of raspberries. Ending with a coffee made with Godiva chocolate coffee, cream, and Godiva chocolate liquor.
* What food are you craving right now?
Chocolate
* What is your comfort food?
Pasta
(Image by Worlde)
