Comments on United States of Motherhood: Anthony Bourdain in the Making

i'm so impressed. my kid is only on tomato soup, s...

2009-09-26T15:42:43.995-07:00

i'm so impressed. my kid is only on tomato soup, so far...and even that needs little goldfish sprinkled in for temptation!

I recently came accross your blog and have been re...

2009-09-24T00:47:42.971-07:00

I recently came accross your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

My mom babysat my daughter from infancy to 4 years...

2009-09-23T09:47:55.162-07:00

My mom babysat my daughter from infancy to 4 years old. When my daughter was probably around 2, she and my mom would go to eat Pho together every Friday. Before my daughter could pronounce "pho", she'd say "mum, mum" when she got to the restuarant. Now she knows how to set up her little sauce plate for the hoisin sauce and wipe her chopsticks and spoon. She doesn't like to eat her pho with a fork by the way.

Yummm.. I haven't had tripe in a while. I also mis...

2009-09-22T14:04:49.006-07:00

Yummm.. I haven't had tripe in a while. I also miss Oxtail soup. My big regret about Seattle is that good Korean food is almost impossible to find (I heard there's a few good places on Aurora, way up North).

That's awesome that he's an adventurous eater. I wonder if he'd still eat it if he knew what it was though :D

Amelia!! I know ack! There were leftovers yester...

2009-09-22T09:43:02.405-07:00

Amelia!! I know ack! There were leftovers yesterday that CG and I had for lunch. I meticulously picked out every gelatinous tendon chunk and strip of pearly white tripe.

I missed one in Beau's bowl and he nearly gagged.

We personally draw the line on some foods.

As for innards, not good. I was planning on writing a post, but quick and dirty:

fatty liver disease

fat deposits in liver which usually are there permanently and can turn into scar tissue which turns into cirrohsis like the best of alcoholics.

We are going to try to get enzymes under control and stop process by losing 40 lbs and limiting alcohol to 1-2 drinks weekly or preferably none.

If this doesn't stop, I am 30 points on my labs from a liver biopsy. Ouch!

On top, my cholesterol and blood pressure are sending red flags. Time to start eating better and exercising rather than just driving kids to their exercise.

Sigh. I am actually pretty positive. Ate oatmeal, went for walk yesterday. Working on my baby steps. :)

Mmm, tripe and... tendon. Ack. Speaking of innard...

2009-09-22T02:32:43.683-07:00

Mmm, tripe and... tendon. Ack.

Speaking of innards, how is your liver? Hope you got good news yesterday.
x
Amelia

TopsyTurvy? Eyeballs? Gross. Ickety-ick. you are ...

2009-09-21T12:39:08.030-07:00

TopsyTurvy? Eyeballs? Gross. Ickety-ick. you are a baaad cousin. :)

Carrie? Eel shashimi? Yum. Another one of Lil Man's faves. He'll try the roe eggs when the older ones stick to salmon roll and spider crab.

Dawn? Double gross. Poo? Shiver. Taboo. Very taboo.

Dumbblond? Yeah, cigarettes? Gross. Now drink like a fish?? Hmmm...guilty. And food porn? That's like my favorite label when I stumble. Some people drool. Others call it comfort food. For me, it's "Food Porn." Nom, nom.

Let's just hope he doesn't inhale cigarettes and d...

2009-09-21T12:32:04.426-07:00

Let's just hope he doesn't inhale cigarettes and drink like a fish ala Mr. Bourdain. And the fact that he refers to shows as "food porn" creeps me out...

lol..my kids were great eaters...until they got to...

2009-09-21T12:24:08.237-07:00

lol..my kids were great eaters...until they got to about 5...ugh.

As for Anthony...he had me until he was in China or Japan, and at a dish that traslates to "house of poo"...you go ahead and guess what THAT was!!

My two-year-old hates almost all "white people" fo...

2009-09-21T09:31:30.827-07:00

My two-year-old hates almost all "white people" foods, as I call them. He completely rejects things like peanut butter and scrambled eggs. But give him a handful of eel or salmon sashimi, and he's in heaven.

Definitely taking after his daddy's side of the family and not mine.

When my little cousin was 7 he'd order things like...

2009-09-21T08:35:33.223-07:00

When my little cousin was 7 he'd order things like garlic shrimp with a side of risotto. I dared him to eat the eyeball off his grilled whole fish once. He popped it his mouth and said, "mmmm, so good."

I'm all for raising kids with a refined pallet. Who cares about pizza when there's so much amazing food out there! :)

-topsyturvy