It’s like some sort of interrogation, where there same questions are asked again and again and again, with minor variations, in the hope that I’ll slip up, fail to keep the story straight, and the truth will come tumbling out.
But so far, I’ve withstood every variation.
1. What would people be surprised to find in your kitchen or refrigerator?
Amelia Earhart.
At least, it would surprise the heck out of me.
2. Name three (or more) foods that are always in your refrigerator.
Milk, milk, lemonade, and usually something chocolate.
Then later in the week, it’s just milk and lemonade.
When the milk is gone, it’s time for another run to the market.
3. What is the perfect snack?
Perfect for me, or perfect for the snack?
I’ll eat Doritos until I reach the bottom of the bag. Good for Frito-Lay, but not so good for me.
I hate those toasted pita thingies, so they are the perfect snack for me, because I won’t eat them.
4. What are your favorite edible indulgences?
As mentioned before, I enjoy See Food.
The most indulgency thing that I’ll eat is my mother-in-law’s buckeyes. I have never seen these elsewhere and don’t know if other people call them the same thing, but they’re some sort of peanut butter thing dipped in chocolate, about the size of a ping-pong ball. Like what a Reeses peanut butter cup (which I also adore) wants to be when it grows up. It’s one of the few things she cooks that doesn’t make my stomach shrivel. So, I eat them to indulge myself, and nearly everything else she cooks, I eat to indulge her. Fortunately, she gave up cooking altogether several years ago, and the reserves of left-overs are starting to run low.
5. What and where is your favorite restaurant and what do you order there?
You’re trying to order a hit on me; I can tell.
My favorite restaurant changes according to my mood, but I do have a bad habit of ordering the same thing over and over at the same restaurant. For example, when I go to any of the chain of “The Border Cafe” I will order the gulf coast enchiladas, every time. So that’s the dish to put the poison in.
6. What is/are the most unusual thing you have ever eaten?
I have a strict policy of only eating things once, and therefore each thing I eat is equally unusual.
7. What would you never eat?
I tend to avoid insects. No special reason, but I guess I’m too old to overcome that childhood aversion.
Also, I avoid eating things that are still alive, unless they’re shellfish, or fruit.
Oh, and Amelia Earhart.
