KatieB: Katie Buffalo
I'm a Kentucky girl who has found herself living in Yorkshire, England, which is more like Kentucky than you might imagine. I like bicycles, blogging, books, and many other things that begin with B along with some that don't.
Location:
Leeds, England
Status:
I'm 40, Female, Taken
Ranking:
Coming soon!
Her groups
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Her quirks and foibles
Food loves: | steamed mussels, raw oysters, roasted broccoli with crispy edges, hot sauce and chili peppers, anything smoked (including chocolate and tea), the perfect cheeseburger, well-made ales (and porters and stouts), creme brulee, slow-roasted impossibly tender pork roast with crackling, Mexican street food, cilantro/coriander, ginger, and, finally, pies, both savoury and sweet. |
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Food hates: | Instant coffee, cheap American-style lager, cheap chicken (free range or do without!), and generally anything that is an example of style over substance. |
Food heroes: | My nan, Alton Brown, Heston Blumenthal, M.F.K. Fisher, and the Maillard Reaction. |
Food villians: | I wouldn't say they're villains, exactly, but I am extremely annoyed by vocally picky eaters who have to tell you exactly why everything being served is disgusting. If you don't like it, don't eat it. More for me! |
Food highlight: | Successfully preparing, cooking, and serving a Chinese-restaurant style roast crispy duck with all the trimmings. It took all day, involved pouring off about a cup of boiling fat every hour from a big, awkward tray, and it was delicious. Even the bones were good. I won't be doing it again, though. |
Food lowlight: | I love pies. But I rarely make one successfully. Lots of lowlights in my pie experiences. |
Favourite utensils: | A 70-year-old (at least!) cast iron skillet |
Food beliefs: | I think it's interesting that food television shows and blogs and 'foodie-ism' as a fad is HUGE right now, but the number of people who actually cook their own food from fresh ingredients on a regular basis is at an all-time low. Isn't it sad to imagine all these people in the world eating pot noodles while they watch Gordon Ramsey swear at actual food on the television? |