You Ate What...?

I wasn't going to put this on here because it is a variation of a pretty normal food. My husband, however, thinks this is crazy and said I should put it on here. He eats many of the crazy things that I do or that I serve, but this one eludes him I think. I have to admit, most of the combinations I think are normal and other people think are strange I got from my dad. From him I learned cheese with pears and pepper on cantaloupe. Odd thing I ate*: canned pears with grated parmesan and romano cheese. Normally when I have canned pears and cheese I eat shredded cheddar. It definitely has more flavor than the parmesan/romano combination. I see recipes that pair cheese and pears (usually with crackers) and the pear plays a much less prominent role. This was just sprinkling a good bit of parmesan/romano on top of the pears. It was "eh." I might do it again if we run out of shredded cheddar. *according to my husband.

We went to the OSU-OKC farmer's market on Saturday with my nieces and picked up some veggies for the week. We enjoy baby spinach salad, and the stall that was selling bags of baby spinach also had kale and radishes that we bought. We've never had kale and the fellow who sold them suggested we try kale chips. So, here we go. Second batch of kale chips Odd thing I ate: Kale chips. I used olive oil and ranch popcorn seasoning (it also said it was good for veggies/fish/meat etc). It had a mineral-y taste I understand is common with greens. The first bite tasted like a potato chip, but a whole batch tasted, well, green. We have enough to make another batch, but I don't know that I'm going to buy kale again anytime soon. The second batch I used olive oil pam on the pan and on the top I used lemon infused olive oil and the ranch seasoning. It was still not my favorite food.

John and I were out last night eating with some friends of ours at a Chinese buffet. This place, China King, has an extensive buffet with much seafood, a hibachi, sushi, and the usual Chinese buffet staples. I wasn't ravenous, but I ate with some gusto. Most of what I got was normal fare: fried shrimp, hot and sour soup, steamed rice, beef and broccoli. But some of it was odd. Odd food of the trip: Fried squid. This was not calamari rings or something, this was the legs cut and fried. Chinese name: Yau Yu Sou. Odd though they may be, they are incredibly yummy. They are really only seasoned with salt and pepper. Mostly they are tender, but occasionally a thick piece will be tough. Odd food I did not eat: Steamed crawfish/crayfish/crawdads. I'm not a big fan of crawfish, especially when they are still whole.