Food :)

I love food. I love eating food, I love talking about food, I love watching the food network, I love making food (although I am not very good at it yet). It makes me happy and content from within when I think about food.

One of my ideal jobs is being a food critic. The other one is being a book critic. If I could eat and read all day and get paid for it, I would be set for life :)

I am a vegetarian. I once gave a speech in one of my classes about being a vegetarian. The research involved regarding cruelty to animals was quite saddening.


I enjoy various world cuisines. My favorite type of food, after Indian food of course, is Italian. I love the creamy flavors of Italian sauces, particularly the alfredo sauce and the muscarpone sauce. I also love Italian bread – the chiabatta and the fucassia drizzled with extra virgin olive oil. And how could I not mention Italian chesses - the ricotta, the mozzarella, the parmesan oregiano. Of course last, but not least, Italian Pizzas - especially Pizza Margharita...yummm!



I love Mexican cuisine for its spicy flavors. All the different peppers with varying levels of heat are so enticing – the jalapenos, the habaneros, the chile-relenos, the poblanos. The combination of hot sauces, cheeses and flour tortillas in several cooking styles like the enchiladas, the burritos, the quesadillas, make my mouth water anytime.



Coming close in terms of flavor is the Mediterranean cuisine. We never have any trouble finding delicious vegetarian food at a middle-eastern restaurant. They usually have an entire section dedicated to vegetarian dishes. The simplest and tastiest dish is the Hummus. I once made it and it turned out pretty good. My other favorite is the falafel in a pita sandwich with tahini sauce and other veggies. I also love the thin crust pizzas with baba ganoush and feta cheese topping and most mediterranean restaurants often have a great variety of fresh fruit juices that perfectly complement the food (my personal favorite – the guava juice).

I am going to have to devote an entire blog to Indian food, there is just so much there :)

BTW...did anybody watch the Next Food Network Star? The season finale was on Sunday Night and the winner was Aaron McCargo Jr.

So thats it for today, feel free to share your favorite foods/restaurants with me...