grrlygeek: Tracie Umbreit
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I love food but don't consider myself to be a food snob. I typically prefer small family owned restaurants to the pricier five star joints.
My culinary focus these days has been on my health so I try to incorporate a lot of fresh ingredients and whole grains.
Location:
San Diego, USA
Status:
I'm Female
Ranking:
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Her quirks and foibles
Food loves: | fresh herbs, fruits and veggies from the farmer's market, microgreens, good quality olive oil, nonfat plain yogurt, garlic, indian spices, fried green tomatoes, buttermilk cornbread, homemade sorbet/ice cream |
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Food hates: | fat-free dairy products (with the exception of plain yogurt) |
Food heroes: | mark bittman, rick bayless, sylvia woods, jamie oliver |
Food villians: | fast food chains |
Food highlight: | homemade mac-n-cheese with chicken, spinach, duxelle of mixed varieties of mushrooms, and four cheeses with fried green onion garnish |
Food lowlight: | a father's day omelet i made when i was in 7th grade that consisted of eggs, pickles, olives and whatever else i could find in the frig...ewwww |
Favourite utensils: | chef's knife, mandoline slicer, china cap strainer, french oven |
Food beliefs: | keep it fresh and simple and always try to buy locally grown produce. |