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Five Questions

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1. Who is the better cook, you or your spouse?

2. How often do you talk to your mom?

3. Are you adventurous in the kitchen or stick to the recipe?

4. Is your second toe longer than your big toe?

5. Do you dress up for Halloween? (Bonus question: What will you be this year?)

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1. Who is the better cook, you or your spouse? Well when I was married, hubby was the better cook.  I HATE cooking, just not my thing.  I am most familiar with the fridge (where the beer is kept cold) and the coffee maker (where the coffee is hot).  Never have been one that liked cooking.  YES I can cook, I can follow a recipe and will even get brave now and then and screw it up change things but I still hate it.  He on the other hand is an awesome cook.  That reminds me, need to email old Lord Voldemort ex-hubster and see what he’ll charge us to make us Diva’s a big tray of his incredible stuffed shells.

2. How often do you talk to your mom?
Daily.  It is kinda hard to avoid, we live together.  Though it was at least every other day if not every day when I was married too.  I am close to my mom which is a good thing.  If not verbally in person or via the phone, it was on email and texts.  Mom is in her mid  60′s but she is tech savvy and can BBM, IM, text, Twitter, Facebook and email etc.

3. Are you adventurous in the kitchen or stick to the recipe?

Simply entering the kitchen is rather adventurous for me!  To actually approach the stove and make food is a big hairy deal really.  As far as recipes, yes I will deviate if I think I can do something better.  As stated in a blog yesterday, when entering the kitchen I tend to Tweet and Facebook to the local fire boys to be on standby just in case, one never knows with me.

4. Is your second toe longer than your big toe?

Nope mine have a nice, slant from the big one down to the small one.

5. Do you dress up for Halloween? (Bonus question: What will you be this year?)

Most years of late I do dress up, however this year I am not certain.  I like to dress up as Cruela DeVil but I may be loaning the costume out to a friend.

Day 12 → Something I Never Get Compliments On

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30 Days Of Truth

Day 12 → Something you never get compliments on

Let me preface this by saying that there are possibly 3 dishes that I can cook well, one of which never fails to get compliments, beyond that…I never get compliments on my cooking.

Now do not misunderstand, I can cook.  If you call following a recipe to the letter cooking.  But the kitchen is just not my territory.  I enjoy baking to a degree, and make some pretty good Christmas cookies, but honestly I am not at home in the kitchen at all.  The only appliance I am an expert at using in the kitchen is the coffee pot.  I make good coffee.  But face it that is not hard to accomplish.  When it comes to cooking, I can burn water.

I do not exaggerate this really.  Once when I was making chili, even the ex had to take a swipe at me.  A little history…for whatever reason one day when he started to make his chili, he ended up using black beans.  I think we were trying to make the chili more South Beach Diet friendly if I recall correctly.  So he used seasoned black beans rather than chili beans.  It totally changed the flavoring and made his nice recipe a lot better….Okay back to the story at hand.  I called the firehouse to ask him how to make that chili because I wanted to make it for dinner.  After giving me the list of ingredients, before hanging up, he said he would put his unit on stand-by since I was going to be cooking.  VERY funny, Chef Piere, though probably not a bad idea all things considered.  After that, anytime I was cooking I put that status up on my Twitter and Facebook accounts, requesting whatever unit was on duty to be on standby while I was in the kitchen.

I am proud to say that this chili recipe has been improved upon by ME.  Oh and the kitchen is still in tact, but I’m sure if it ever catches on fire somehow I will have been involved, attempting to cook something.  I changed the type of tomatoes used in it and it tastes even better.  It IS good, meaty chili, but not spicy, just slightly sweet.  I love it. Everyone that has had it loves it.  It is one of the requested dishes in the Diva Den.  But beyond this very simple, tasty recipe, no one ever compliments me on my cooking.  And honestly? I’m okay with that! (when you cannot cook, no one asks you too!)

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The Breast Milk Debate

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WARNING: This post might be full of T.M.I. (too much information) for some that know me!!

I listen to local radio station, WKRQ, 101.9FM, here in Cincinnati.  On Wednesdays listeners can call in to the Jeff & Jenn morning show and share something in an effort to “wow” others, hence they call it Wow Wednesday.

Yesterday a woman called in talking about how she was making dinner for her hubby/boyfriend (not sure which it is) and her kids and discovered that she had ran out of milk.  With no time to run for more, I’m guessing, she decided to substitute her breast milk (she is currently nursing a baby) in place of regular milk in the recipe.  Dinner was a success, seems the family really liked it.  Well, that is, until she explained the little substitution she had made, then seems her significant other and kids were completely grossed out.

The one show host posted it on his Facebook page, and it was the topic of conversation briefly this morning on the show during my drive in.  Those calling in or leaving FB comments had some strong opinions.

Now me..well my ex-hubby loved breast milk.  He asked me if he could try it when I was nursing our daughter and found it to be tasty.  He also found it kinda hot in a kinky sort of way.  I admit, one time when I had been unable to get home in a timely manner to feed the baby, and became engorged I needed his help.  A breast pump wasn’t working and I was in pain, so I grabbed Mr. Kinky-cheeks and took him to the bedroom and asked him to assist in the relief efforts.  He was more than happy to oblige.

Breast milk is considered the perfect food for a baby, assuming of course that mama is healthy, not doing drugs or drinking.  Cow’s milk, as one caller pointed out, is loaded with additives and steroids these days.  So what is the big hairy deal?  One caller said she used breast milk for her husband’s coffee when they ran out of creamer and he liked it so much she continues to do so.  I’m a bit undecided on this one, still mentally chewing it.

BUT I am curious what YOU think about it!  Please, weigh in and let me know your thoughts!