Comments on: Win a cookbook, make some fish http://couchcubicle.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/win-a-cookbook-make-some-fish/ Working (and eating) from home Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:38:21 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Susanna http://couchcubicle.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/win-a-cookbook-make-some-fish/#comment-2974 Susanna Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:38:07 +0000 http://couchcubicle.com/?p=1478#comment-2974 This was such a neat giveaway idea for the book! I love reading all these funny foodie stories. When I think about a not-so funny foodie story I think about my stomach virus stories (I get them at least once a year starting 4 years ago... not cool). I now have this love/hate relationship with red wine and Indian food. Especially curries that have some sort of dairy in it. I won't get into details but you can imagine. This was such a neat giveaway idea for the book! I love reading all these funny foodie stories. When I think about a not-so funny foodie story I think about my stomach virus stories (I get them at least once a year starting 4 years ago… not cool).

I now have this love/hate relationship with red wine and Indian food. Especially curries that have some sort of dairy in it. I won’t get into details but you can imagine.

]]> By: A little rusty « Couch Cubicle http://couchcubicle.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/win-a-cookbook-make-some-fish/#comment-2964 A little rusty « Couch Cubicle Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:24:00 +0000 http://couchcubicle.com/?p=1478#comment-2964 [...] - and thank you for all the comments for the cookbook contest!!  I haven’t had a chance to really read them all, but I will today and I’ll pick a [...] [...] – and thank you for all the comments for the cookbook contest!!  I haven’t had a chance to really read them all, but I will today and I’ll pick a [...]

]]> By: living2thetruth http://couchcubicle.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/win-a-cookbook-make-some-fish/#comment-2963 living2thetruth Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:18:44 +0000 http://couchcubicle.com/?p=1478#comment-2963 I know it's late, but I still want to share for fun! I was about 5 and it was Halloween night. I was super excited to go out trick-or-treating to get lots of YUMMY candy (pb cups, snickers, twix....drool!) Anyways, we were having fish for dinner, and when I was 5 I HATED fish. My dad told me, "You can't got trick-or treating until you finish ALL the fish on your plate." WHAT?!?!?! NO trick-or treating?!?!?! So, I shoved it in my mouth and off we went. HOURS later, we ended the venture at my grandmas house. At this point, we had been out for probably 2-3 hours and I started crying. My mom asked, "What's wrong?" I looked at her and through tears said, "Mom, can I spit out my fish now?" I know it’s late, but I still want to share for fun!
I was about 5 and it was Halloween night. I was super excited to go out trick-or-treating to get lots of YUMMY candy (pb cups, snickers, twix….drool!)
Anyways, we were having fish for dinner, and when I was 5 I HATED fish. My dad told me, “You can’t got trick-or treating until you finish ALL the fish on your plate.” WHAT?!?!?! NO trick-or treating?!?!?! So, I shoved it in my mouth and off we went. HOURS later, we ended the venture at my grandmas house. At this point, we had been out for probably 2-3 hours and I started crying. My mom asked, “What’s wrong?” I looked at her and through tears said, “Mom, can I spit out my fish now?”

]]> By: Cecilia http://couchcubicle.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/win-a-cookbook-make-some-fish/#comment-2962 Cecilia Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:29:46 +0000 http://couchcubicle.com/?p=1478#comment-2962 Hi there, I just discovered your blog ... I love it!!! You're SOO FUNNY!! Seriously, I love your humor ... :0D I swear I wasn't commenting to get the cookbook but my most memorable food experience would be ... ummm ... i.don't.know... so you can exclude me from this draw :) Have a great trip my funny 'friend'!! Hi there, I just discovered your blog … I love it!!! You’re SOO FUNNY!! Seriously, I love your humor … :0D

I swear I wasn’t commenting to get the cookbook but my most memorable food experience would be … ummm … i.don’t.know… so you can exclude me from this draw :)

Have a great trip my funny ‘friend’!!

]]> By: Chandra (Eating to Live) http://couchcubicle.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/win-a-cookbook-make-some-fish/#comment-2961 Chandra (Eating to Live) Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:43:37 +0000 http://couchcubicle.com/?p=1478#comment-2961 The most amazing food experience I've ever had was eating a Birthday Cake Remix ice cream at Coldstone in Hawaii with my dad on my birthday when I turned 14. It was my first time ever at Coldstone and I had never tasted something soooooo delicious. Every bite was heaven. It's been a tradition since then to eat Coldstone's Birthday Cake Remix on my birthday (although, sadly, not always in Hawaii). The most amazing food experience I’ve ever had was eating a Birthday Cake Remix ice cream at Coldstone in Hawaii with my dad on my birthday when I turned 14. It was my first time ever at Coldstone and I had never tasted something soooooo delicious. Every bite was heaven. It’s been a tradition since then to eat Coldstone’s Birthday Cake Remix on my birthday (although, sadly, not always in Hawaii).

]]> By: Molly http://couchcubicle.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/win-a-cookbook-make-some-fish/#comment-2960 Molly Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:40:45 +0000 http://couchcubicle.com/?p=1478#comment-2960 umm when I was like 9 years old and eating from a raw vegetable plate at a sleepover party (what kids party has a raw veggie plate?!), a piece of cauliflower got lodged in the back of my tonsils. I thought they just felt swollen ag the time. My mom and I didn't realize it for about two days- rancid. To this day, I cannot eat crudites. umm when I was like 9 years old and eating from a raw vegetable plate at a sleepover party (what kids party has a raw veggie plate?!), a piece of cauliflower got lodged in the back of my tonsils. I thought they just felt swollen ag the time. My mom and I didn’t realize it for about two days- rancid. To this day, I cannot eat crudites.

]]> By: Erica http://couchcubicle.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/win-a-cookbook-make-some-fish/#comment-2959 Erica Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:05:53 +0000 http://couchcubicle.com/?p=1478#comment-2959 Hey! That is so cool that they picked you to give away the cookbook! How fun! Hope the wedding was a lot of fun! Now onto my cookbook desires :) I love cooking (duh this is why I have a food related blog) but with seafood, fish in particular, I'm very hesitant. I know that fish is so good for you, but I guess I just have never made the effort to find good ways to prepare it. My husband loves fish and would probably be very happy if I started making more of an effort to make it! I mean just how much chicken can one person eat? I'm probably getting close to exhausting my chicken options- I need fish help! Hey! That is so cool that they picked you to give away the cookbook! How fun! Hope the wedding was a lot of fun! Now onto my cookbook desires :) I love cooking (duh this is why I have a food related blog) but with seafood, fish in particular, I’m very hesitant. I know that fish is so good for you, but I guess I just have never made the effort to find good ways to prepare it. My husband loves fish and would probably be very happy if I started making more of an effort to make it! I mean just how much chicken can one person eat? I’m probably getting close to exhausting my chicken options- I need fish help!

]]> By: Rachael http://couchcubicle.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/win-a-cookbook-make-some-fish/#comment-2958 Rachael Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:37:26 +0000 http://couchcubicle.com/?p=1478#comment-2958 Today, I went on one of my favorite local walks, up to the top of Bernal Heights, an urban park in the middle of San Francisco. Coming down the hill while I was walking up were not only the gazillion adorable dogs (and their sometimes-adorable-owners, like the little old man with the two beagles, one old and grey-haired, one young and adorable ... but I digress) that are always up there, but two (straight) young men with large bowls FILLED WITH BLACKBERRIES that they had picked. In a park. In the middle of what is supposed to be a major city. I said "Wow! That's like $50 worth of blackberries!" and one of them said "or enough for three pies." It was one of my favorite random urban exchanges ever, and the whole shebang is being added to my list of things that make the Quality of Life better in San Francisco than in just about any other place I've spent significant periods of time. Oh - and, of course, I spent a few minutes picking and eating blackberries before continuing up the hill. Today, I went on one of my favorite local walks, up to the top of Bernal Heights, an urban park in the middle of San Francisco. Coming down the hill while I was walking up were not only the gazillion adorable dogs (and their sometimes-adorable-owners, like the little old man with the two beagles, one old and grey-haired, one young and adorable … but I digress) that are always up there, but two (straight) young men with large bowls FILLED WITH BLACKBERRIES that they had picked. In a park. In the middle of what is supposed to be a major city. I said “Wow! That’s like $50 worth of blackberries!” and one of them said “or enough for three pies.” It was one of my favorite random urban exchanges ever, and the whole shebang is being added to my list of things that make the Quality of Life better in San Francisco than in just about any other place I’ve spent significant periods of time. Oh – and, of course, I spent a few minutes picking and eating blackberries before continuing up the hill.

]]> By: Bridget http://couchcubicle.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/win-a-cookbook-make-some-fish/#comment-2957 Bridget Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:09:42 +0000 http://couchcubicle.com/?p=1478#comment-2957 My parents are from Morgantown! I've spent lots of quality time there. My story isn't about eating food per se, but it is a family classic... I have two older sisters. When I was about 7, my oldest sister told my other sister and I that she heard avocado was good for your hair. So she convinced my middle sister to let her put avocado in her hair. Except that we only had guacamole in the house. Same thing, right? Never ones to pass up a free beauty product, we went ahead and slathered the guacamole all over her hair. We let it sit for a few minutes and then rinsed it out. Except there were chunks of onion and tomatoes in the guac that we couldn't get out of her hair for days... My parents are from Morgantown! I’ve spent lots of quality time there.

My story isn’t about eating food per se, but it is a family classic… I have two older sisters. When I was about 7, my oldest sister told my other sister and I that she heard avocado was good for your hair. So she convinced my middle sister to let her put avocado in her hair. Except that we only had guacamole in the house. Same thing, right?

Never ones to pass up a free beauty product, we went ahead and slathered the guacamole all over her hair. We let it sit for a few minutes and then rinsed it out. Except there were chunks of onion and tomatoes in the guac that we couldn’t get out of her hair for days…

]]> By: jenna http://couchcubicle.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/win-a-cookbook-make-some-fish/#comment-2956 jenna Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:41:29 +0000 http://couchcubicle.com/?p=1478#comment-2956 MMmm fishhhhhhhh. The electric slide sounds pretty fun too. MMmm fishhhhhhhh. The electric slide sounds pretty fun too.

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