Okay, just some general posting to get some meat back on these bones, and I figured I'd yack something up here. And since it is a personal interest of mine, I want to know what kind of foods people like here?
Personally I am a man of the east - most of the foods I like originate from the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, China, Southeast Asia, and Japan. I am proficient in cooking foods from all these places but I am most well known for my Indian and Thai curries, and I also possess a handy-dandy cast iron stomach and tend to like my food hot, with lots of different spices. On rare occassions I will eat more middle-America type fare, typically centering around mashed potatoes, stuffing, and such, but since I am almost completely Veg now (with the exception of sea food and eggs), most typically American dishes are very meat centered (my home state of Iowa is well known for its pork chops, and yes, there is nothing quite like an Iowa pork chop, though now I can only recall the flavor from memory). And I also like Fish and Chips occassionally, but I don't tend to eat a lot of deep fried foods, and I bake my fish after lightly brushing it with peanut oil, and I bake my fries too. Not quite the same, but still good.
So, what does everyone else here like? Share a favorite recipe if you wish. If anyone wants any of mine I can post them here for those who are interested, when I have more time (tis in such short supply right now - can't even finish my stuff for Operation Dynamo. I will get to it, at some point...)
