I am somewhat new to blogging so it took a little figuring for me to understand the “tagging” of 5 Things You Don’t Know About Me. I still don’t know where the word meme comes from but when Aiofe of Yumbrosia let me know it was my turn… I felt an obligation to answer her call before leaving on my trip to Cozumel in 8 hours.
1. I love miniature things, especially food and drinks. So, when this chocolate cake with a mini vanilla malt was put in front of me at MK, my heart skipped a beat with excitement and it went down in history as one of my favorite restaurant experiences ever.
2. My right thumb is about 3/4 of an inch shorter than my left thumb. I had a complex about it as a kid. My dad named my right thumb Edgar.
3. I am in love with learning curves. I often take on grandiose projects, conquer them and then never use the knowledge again. For instance, I made a good friend’s wedding cake. It was four tiers. Each tier was a three layer chocolate cake soaked with espresso and filled with espresso buttercream then covered in sage green fondant and piped with ornate decoration. It was an amazing experience and well received but I will never make a wedding cake again.
4. My husband is half Greek and half Dutch. We visit Greece and the Netherlands regularly and spend weeks before each trip talking about what we will eat while we are there.
5. I drink a lot more beer than wine.
I know that I am supposed to tag the next 5 but it seems that most have already shared their 5 things. I will perhaps seek out others when I return in a week, hopefully with inspired recipes from my first visit to Mexico. Until then, happy eating.