I feel like I'm in with the cool kids now. LOL I've been tagged by Sue at Food Network Musings to play this little game. Now, I hope I'm not too awful for doing this, but since I share this site with a bunch of people, and since Quinn is the one who's most active, I thought we'd split the job between us. That means that we'll each post 4 facts and tag 4 people. I'd hate to leave him out of the fun. =)

Rules

1. We have to post these rules before we give you the facts.

2. Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves.

3. People who are tagged need to write on their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.

4. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

Steen's facts:

1) It's obvious that I adore food, with few exceptions. I've got some really fond memories of eating mushrooms when I was a child, most often sautéed in some butter and then doused in milk or cream. It's probably still my favorite way to enjoy them.

My ex husband had a long long list of vegetables he despised (shoulda been my first clue...) including zucchini, some other squashes, cauliflower, broccoli, eggplant, etc., etc. And, yes, my beloved fungus. It took me eight long years to finally get him to like mushrooms, then we promptly split up.

I've upgraded. Newer. Cuter. Better in every way. Likes most veg. But no mushrooms. <sob> Still, I am so counting my blessings.

2) I'm a solid cook. I know my way around a kitchen and usually feel confident winging it or following a recipe. I cooked at my grandmother's side when I was a child, so I've grown up in the kitchen. And yet, baking scares me. Literally. I get butterflies and heartburn and who knows what else at the very thought. But I've been making progress. Baby steps. I'm determined to conquer my fear and get fat(ter) on home-made bread.

3) Here's a non-food related fact. I'm covered in tattoos. If you had to pick me out of a lineup, I'd be the last one you'd guess was a food nerd.

4) I am super easygoing. Really. Very even keel. I don't tend to get depressed, I'm not one for mood swings. I am a generally happy person who really loves her friends, her boyfriend, her dogs, and appreciates how good life can be. That being said, I've found myself just a hair shy of angry at Bob's kitchen behavior. He refuses to use recipes. Literally. Even when he doesn't know how to make something, he'll just try and figure it out. That's all well and good, but come on! Just a wee little peak. Just to nudge you in the right direction.... How is one to learn? To avoid mistakes? To recreate genius? <sigh>

Apparently, years ago, he managed to construct the ultimate meatloaf. There's no record of it. His subsequent attempts to delight my palate have failed. You know... If he'd written it down somewhere... LOL

Quinn's facts: (Waiting on you, Q!)

Steen tags:

1) ChubbyPanda at The Epicurious Wanderer

2) Recipe Tweaker

3) Kayoko at Umami Mart

4) And, just cuz I know how to suck... I tag Christian, aka The Gimp at Rottenmac, who also happens to be one of us Ham-sters. Come on, pal... It's your time to shine!

Quinn tags:

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Hey Steen,

Thanks for the tag. I'll try to get to this sometime this month. I've got a crazy backlog of articles I'm trying to work through right now.

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I left you a really long comment at my blog, because yours ate mine up...I hope that's ok, because, oops, I just posted it.

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