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The Omnivore's Hundred from "Very Good Taste"
This is a neat little survey I stole from How to Eat a Cupcake, who got it from CookiePie, who got it from Sticky, Gooey, Creamy, Chewy, who found it where it originated at Very Good Taste.
Fom VGT:
Below is a list of 100 things that I think every good omnivore should have tried at least once in their life. The list includes fine food, strange food, everyday food and even some pretty bad food - but a good omnivore should really try it all. Don’t worry if you haven’t, mind you; neither have I, though I’ll be sure to work on it. Don’t worry if you don’t recognise everything in the hundred, either; Wikipedia has the answers.
Instructions
1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten. (mine are green because bold didn't stand out very well)
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating. (I couldn't figure this out so I just typed "NO" behind them)
4) Optional extra: Post a comment at http://www.verygoodtaste.co.uk/ linking to your results.

The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison-I grew up in Wyoming & live in Kansas, so I think this is a given!
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare - I had this growing up. In South Dakota it is called tiger's meat and served with crackers.
5. Crocodile- I think I had alligator, but close enough!
6. Black pudding-NO
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi -
15. Hot dog from a street cart - In Wichita, a street cart parked outside the court house, so we would occasionally have a yummy hot dog!
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes - I grew a purple variety in my Garden this year!
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese -NO
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
.29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk - I've had goat cheese which is made from goat's milk... That doesn't count, does it? :)
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill - NO
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers -
89. Horse -NO
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

Only 47 out of 100! I need to get out more!

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Happy Blogoversary to Renee Garcia!

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Children left alone to die in a hospital!

Jill Stanek's Story

My name is Jill Stanek. In 1999, I discovered that Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, Illinois, where I worked as a labor and delivery nurse, was leaving babies who survived induced labor abortions to die in the soiled utility room.
I personally held one of these infants 45 minutes until he gasped his last breath.
When I explained my experience to hospital administrators, they refused to stop their horrific treatment of these infants.
After going public, my story immediately grabbed the attention of legislators and media, which resulted in the introduction of the Illinois Born Alive Infants Protection Act.
Christ Hospital fired me in August 2001 for reasons related to my public statements.
I testified before Barack Obama in the Illinois Senate Judiciary Committee and Health and Human Services Committee as well as the US House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution.
On August 5, 2002, I joined President George W. Bush for his signing of the federal version of the Born Alive Infants Protection Act.

"Christ" hospital has a lot of changes to make before being able to live up to their name. I am appalled that any decent human being could let this happen. I cannot fathom throwing a whole, breathing child into a utility room and left to die. I don't think there is a pro-choice individual out there who can say that this is OK? If you are one of those people, please comment and if you know somebody who can possibly see this from another perspective, send them over! I pray that there are no hospitals out there that are still doing this. If there are, I want to visit that dirty utility room and steal a few babies and give them the treatment necessary to live.

I don't think this kind of thing is still legal, but if it is . . My thoughts for pro-life staff at places like this. TAKE the babies while they are still alive. Rush them to another hospital and get treatment for them. If you aren't comfortable doing this yourself, call a pro-life volunteer and have them do it. If they are charged with kidnapping, the door is opened. NOW, the hospital staff can all be charged with murder.

I've been Tagged!

8 things I am passionate about:

1. My Boys
2. My Great Dane
3. Breastfeeding
4. Journaling (creatively)
5. My family (the 4 of us)
6. My marriage
7. Self-Growth
8. Preserving Life


8 things I often say:

1. "Talk nice to the baby"
2. "NO Bite"--to my Great Dane, pupppy, Autumn
3. "How late are you working" my hubby is planting wheat & harvesting soy beans
4. "Remember to do a good job"-Jaxon
5. "I love you"
6. "This house is a disaster"
7. "NO, J"
8. "beans, milk, eggs, cookies" or whatever I can think of when Jaxon is writing a grocery list


8 things I want to do before I die:

1. Flip a house
2. write a book
3. move to Alaska or Hawaii
4. go back to school
5.do more crafts
6. raise goats & chickens
7. take cooking classes
8. take a cake decorating class

8 things I have learned from my past

1. Do not allow your insecurities to poison relationships with those you love.
2. Never say "never"!
3. Do not give up who you are in the name of love, because that isn't love.
4. No matter how hard I try & how kind I am, my mother-in-law will always use everything I do and don't do as ammunition against me and sticking up for my family and me only causes more drama.
5. Children teach you much more than you can teach them!
6. You don't realize how valuable time is until you are married with children!
7. Education opens the mind in ways you can only see after spending time with groups of people that are not educated. Their viewpoints are narrow, with no ability to see from another's perspective.
8. Life is a journey of personal growth.

8 places I would love to visit:

1. DisneyWorld
2. Alaska
3. Hawaii
4. Branson, Missouri
5. Southeastern United States
6. Russia
7. the Bahamas
8. New York City

8 things I currently need/want:

1. new tennis shoes
2. goats
3. chickens
4. a house
5. "me" time
6. a dishwasher
7. more storage space in my house
8. SLEEP

8 people I tag:
Jill
Tara
Jessica
Dawn
Dena
Carol
Mom
Brady