4 August 2010

Profile of a Healthy Eater: Renee

Miss Renee has a laundry list of last-supper foods (and they all sound perfectly delightful!). She also likes cooking anything “on/near/with bacon.” I can definitely get down with that. Eat on, Renee!

Renee’s pooch and “part-time GQ model” who loves to watch her cook!

What’s your foodie style? Seeing recipes on Food Network, talking about it to my mom, adjusting recipes to what we get in the CSA!
Something people consider “healthy” that you think is anything but? Coffee! Haha, I don’t think a lot of people think coffee is healthy per se, but I have so many friends who are addicted to it, and I think that’s scary! I never drink coffee and I feel pretty confident that I’m going to live a little bit longer because of it.
Favorite food/health blog? love Nutritionista! And La Cuisine for beautiful food pictures and recipes.
Your go-to five-minute meal? Tomato-avocado (and cucumber if I have it) salad - toss with salt, pepper, dash of balsamic vinegar… sigh, soooo wonderful (and pretty colors).
Perfect last meal? Okay, this is about to be a laundry list (and including plenty of NON-healthy things): fried chicken, perfectly crispy bacon, chicken cutlets and egg patties (mom’s recipe), dill pickles, molten chocolate lava cakes, fro yo with various toppings, perfect mac and cheese, pizza with tons of toppings, my grandma’s pasta, the aforementioned tomato-avocado-cucumber salad… and yes, not quite sure I could fit anything else into my last day of food on Earth. :)
Favorite method of cooking and why? I love my grill pan… I also like cooking anything near/on/with bacon.
Craziest diet you’ve ever tried? Luckily, I do not have the will power to do any crazy diets. Although I read a whole book about the 21-day total detox- mostly just terrified me.
Restaurant you’d go to every day if you could? If I could go to one NEW restaurant everyday, I’d much prefer to do that! (on some mysterious benefactor’s dollar, that would be even better!!).
Food/dish you’ve always wanted to learn how to cook, but haven’t? B [what is this, Renee?!].
Dream dining companion? My whole entire family - past and present, immediate fam, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and the good enough friends who can keep up with us.