Food Fest Meet and Greet

[ysabetwordsmith]

Lots of folks want to see more activity on Dreamwidth. Thematic meet and greet events offer a good opportunity for that. So I made one for this month's Food Fest theme. It gives people a place to meet folks with similar interests, and to squee about the current theme.

Here is the basic outline. Fill in as much or as little of it as you wish, depending on your interests as they relate to the Food Fest.


Name: Whatever you wish to be known by.
Sex/Gender Identity: Share any descriptions you wish people to know about you, including pronouns.
Home Turf: Your country, state/province, ecoregion, or whatever else you wish to share.
Find Me At: Your other blogs, services, or venues.
My Favorite Restaurants: Local, chain, ethnic, whatever.
My Favorite Cuisines: To make, to eat out, or just to read about.
My Favorite Foods: Ingredients, dishes, recipes, etc.
Things I Can't or Won't Eat: Allergies, aversions, exasperations with the modern foodstream, etc.
Fun Food Quotes: Humorous sayings, advice or guidelines you like, etc.
Cookbooks I Recommend: Old or new, in any format.
Cooking or Food Shows I Recommend: Television, online, movies, etc.
Cooks I Admire: family legends, local or wider celebrities, authors, etc.
Online Food Resources I Recommend: Recipe archives, cookbook lists, places to buy exotic ingredients, etc.
Favorite Food Blogs or Communities: Anything on Dreamwidth, or other venues, relating to the above topics.
About My Blog: A general description of your blog metaphor, what your blog contains, common formats / media, activity level, typical rating level, featured fandom(s) or original work, etc.
What I Create: Anything you make that relates to the Food Fest theme or above topics; fandoms, formats, recurring motifs, and so forth. Do you write and share your own recipes, garden and post photos, link recipes that you described in your fiction, or what? Do you use recipes, measurements, and/or intuition?
What I'm Looking For: Things you would like to get from this activity; readers, comments, recommendations of fandoms or fanworks, new friends, cooking conversation pals, wider representation of something, etc.

<strong>Name:</strong> Whatever you wish to be known by.<br /><strong>Sex/Gender Identity:</strong> Share any descriptions you wish people to know about you, including pronouns.<br /><strong>Home Turf:</strong> Your country, state/province, ecoregion, or whatever else you wish to share.<br /><strong>Find Me At:</strong> Your other blogs, services, or venues.<br /><strong>My Favorite Restaurants:</strong> Local, chain, ethnic, whatever.<br /><strong>My Favorite Cuisines:</strong> To make, to eat out, or just to read about.<br /><strong>My Favorite Foods:</strong> Ingredients, dishes, recipes, etc.<br /><strong>Things I Can't or Won't Eat:</strong> Allergies, aversions, exasperations with the modern foodstream, etc.<br /><strong>Fun Food Quotes:</strong> Humorous sayings, advice or guidelines you like, etc.<br /><strong>Cookbooks I Recommend:</strong> Old or new, in any format.<br /><strong>Cooking or Food Shows I Recommend:</strong> Television, online, movies, etc.<br /><strong>Cooks I Admire:</strong> family legends, local or wider celebrities, authors, etc.<br /><strong>Online Food Resources I Recommend:</strong> Recipe archives, cookbook lists, places to buy exotic ingredients, etc.<br /><strong>Favorite Food Blogs or Communities:</strong> Anything on Dreamwidth, or other venues, relating to the above topics.<br /><strong>About My Blog:</strong> A general description of your blog metaphor, what your blog contains, common formats / media, activity level, typical rating level, featured fandom(s) or original work, etc.<br /><strong>What I Create:</strong> Anything you make that relates to the Food Fest theme or above topics; fandoms, formats, recurring motifs, and so forth. Do you write and share your own recipes, garden and post photos, link recipes that you described in your fiction, or what? Do you use recipes, measurements, and/or intuition?<br /><strong>What I'm Looking For:</strong> Things you would like to get from this activity; readers, comments, recommendations of fandoms or fanworks, new friends, cooking conversation pals, wider representation of something, etc.


Feel free to copy this Meet and Greet into your blog as well as filling it out here.

Comments

Hi!

[fuzzyred]

Name: Fuzzyred, Fuzzy J, Jenn.
Sex/Gender Identity: She/her, grey-asexual, kinky.
Home Turf: Canada, in the South-eastern area.
Find Me At: Here is really the only space I'm active.
My Favorite Restaurants: I'm not good at picking favourites but Bad Witch Bakery does great cookies, brownies and cheesecakes. Mamo Burger is a good non-chain restaurant for burgers, with some unique options and the ability to build-your-own. There a few good sushi places, although I can't really pick a favourite because I don't have a way to decide which is better. And Jose's Noodle Factory (which might be a chain) is still a good place for general North American food, although I did like them (and their prices) better before they switched from kid friendly family place to "upscale family dining.".
My Favorite Cuisines: Umm... I'll try just about anything. I do tend towards "typical" North American food most often, but I also enjoy Indian, Middle Eastern, and Asian dishes.
My Favorite Foods: Chocolate, strawberries, raspberries, pasta, perogies, Polish muffins, and chili.
Things I Can't or Won't Eat: I'm not allergic to any foods, but I avoid very spicy foods, large quantities of fish, and anything that is bitter, especially on the vegetable side.
Fun Food Quotes: I don't have many of these, but I do like "Eat the rainbow."
Cookbooks I Recommend: The Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook is pretty handy. It has mostly standard recipes, so it's not the most adventurous thing out there, but it does work nicely for novice cooks and still gives a variety of dishes so you aren't stuck making the same thing over and over again.
Cooking or Food Shows I Recommend: I like "Cooks Country" and "America's Test Kitchen."
Cooks I Admire: My maternal grandparents and my paternal grandma, because they were/are all skilled in there own way, and were/are willing to pass along their skills if you ask. It was always good family time and I have some great memories in the kitchen with them (and am lucky to still have my paternal grandma with me for making new memories).
About My Blog: I mostly make weekly posts about life in general, and I have a Comfort Corner post that goes up the 1st and 3rd Sundays of every month. I will also occasionally post bingo fills I've made, which are typically freeform or short form poetry, or pictures from my lastest fiber craft project.
What I Create: I cook out of necessity and bake for fun. Most dishes I make are standard north american fair, because my cooking skills aren't very strong yet. I almost always follow a recipe when cooking because I don't have much faith in my free-form skills. Baking tends to be cookies or brownies or other simple things although I am starting to branch out there. I still use a recipe for baking because so many things need to be precise, but I'm more confident on making substitutes or veering off the beaten path for baking.
What I'm Looking For: I like making new friends and I'd love to find some new recipes to try, from any cuisine. I'm happy to talk about food with people, although I don't make very many food related posts on my blog at this time.

Re: Hi!

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> I avoid very spicy foods, <<

I forgot to list that on mine. I enjoy ginger heat, but have a low tolerance for anything else.

>> "Eat the rainbow." <<

Oh yeah, that's a favorite.

>> Most dishes I make are standard north american fair, because my cooking skills aren't very strong yet. <<

Maybe look for cookbooks that focus on skills and techniques? Or you could choose a favorite food and get a specialty cookbook for it to learn its variations. We baked our way through a substantial portion of The Search for the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie.

Re: Hi!

[fuzzyred]

>>Maybe look for cookbooks that focus on skills and techniques? Or you could choose a favorite food and get a specialty cookbook for it to learn its variations. We baked our way through a substantial portion of The Search for the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie.<<

I was considering doing this for my Food Fest bingo card. I could use a new cookbook or two, and it would be a fun way to fill a square and learn some new skills.