The Omnivore's Hundred

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I wanted to post something fun for a blog...been to emotional lately (all I'll say is that Alhamduillah things are getting better and I pray they will continue that way!)

I saw this food game on Simplicity by the Sea blog  
and thought I would post mine answers as well! Feel free to join in!
** Note any pork or alcohol on the list, I've tried 'before' I was Muslim - just in case someone was wondering** 



Here’s a chance for a little interactivity for all the bloggers out there. 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.


Here’s what I want you to do:
1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
4) Optional extra: Post a comment here at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.

The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile ( I don't think I would try it but maybe)
6. Black pudding
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
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
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
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 (accidently swallowed a fruit fly and thats as close as I want to eat an insect YUCK)
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu (not a chance)
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
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
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam (Nobody should eat that stuff)
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

Spring has sprung....well its trying to!

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I thought it was about time I changed my Meez avatar to something a bit more 'spring-like' It's not completely what I would wear in Spring....but alas it is not Spring here yet! So, this will have to do for now!

This is totally 'my style' of what I would wear in the real world.

Ok I want to see your 'meez' of your 'real-world' self! It's kind of fun!

http://www.meez.com

The world through...

You See the World Through Blue Colored Glasses

You live your life with tranquility. You have faith that things will work themselves out with time. You judge all your interactions through the lens of hope. You try to get all the facts before forming your opinion. You face challenges with wisdom. You know that all bad things pass, and you have the confidence to see problems through. You see love as the utmost expression of trust. Your relationships tend to be peaceful and stable. At your worst, you can be cool, melancholy, and detached. You sometimes have to step back from emotionally charged situations. You are at your happiest when you are able to reflect and relax.

What Color Glasses Do You See the World Through?

This one is a bit more accurate! It's true that I live in 'hope' and that I am at my happiest when I can relax and nobody is bothering me with things that I cannot change!

These are a few of my favourite things...

Assalam alaikum & Peace to all

So I've been tagged (3 times I may add!) Here is my list... and I'm not tagging anyone because I don't think there is anyone left! But you are free to do this list on your own blog or if you don't have one post it on mine...lol

NOTE: You have to add one additional "favorite" thing to the end of the list when you answer


Favorite color: Blue

Favorite perfume (guys): Eternity

Favorite perfume (girls): Lovely (Sarah Jessica Parker's perfume -hubby's gift!)

Favorite pj brand: Don't have a fav (there are brands?) Just flannel comfy ones!

Favorite clothes brand in general: Love H&M

Favorite person in the entire world: Can't say I have a favourite, mom's are mom's, hubby's are hubby's they are all my fav's!

Favorite country: so far? Black Sea region in Turkey

Favorite car: BMW convertible, newer ones (well actually from the late 90's early 2000's not the current ones!)

Favorite sport: Cross country skiing (although I did get injured...still like it!)

Favorite sport player: N/A Don't really watch enough to have a 'fav'

Favorite spot in America: Niagara Falls (Canadian side)

Favorite animal: Like them all, especially fuzzy bunnies

Favorite movie: Lots of them, Wizard of Oz is a standard

Favorite singer: Don't have a favourite, listen to various things

Favorite day in the week: Friday!

Favorite time of the day: Night (after work)

Favorite holiday season: Spring (its not a holiday I know)

Favorite number: 10 (1 & 0 I can make a computer with that!)

Favorite food: Pizza (mmmmm Pizzzzaaaaa)

Favorite chocolate: ALL of them (haven't met a chocolate I don't like, well unless it has orange in it ..ick!)

Favorite cartoon: Bugs bunny (classic)

Favorite blogger: So many to choose from...love them all!

Favorite Flavor Ice Cream: Double Chocolate & Mint chocolate chip!!

Favorite Mobile Brand:Nokia (I've always had Nokia's, you drop them no problem!)

Favorite name: (female) Hajnal (Hungarian name, means Dawn) (male) Adam
(these are not names I would choose for my child though :) that will remain my
secrert...lol inshallah one day I'll use them)

Favorite hobby: Reading & Writing

Favorite room in my house: Kitchen & Living room

Favorite Fruit: Strawberry & Mango

Favorite flower: Roses

Favorite Word: Whatever

Favourite non religious book: Jean Auel novels

Im adding:
Favourite 'cold day' beverage: Hot chocolate with whipped cream
(if you are not in a cold climate then just your fav drink!)

I am...

You Are the King

You are natural leader. You like to rule, and people like to be ruled by you. You handle responsibility well. You enjoy providing for those who are loyal to you. You master anything you try, and you refuse to accept failure as an option. You're especially good at developing strategies and delegating tasks. You are a total perfectionist. Your standards are hard to live up to. However, you are also very generous ... at least to those in your inner circle.

What Role Do You Play?

I can't really say that that is entirely accurate. I mean I like perfection and yes, sometimes my standards are a bit high but I don't think I am a leader, or that I like to 'rule'. I handle responsibility like everyone else... because I have too!
I do not accept failure yes, delegating...well I'm ok at it not wonderful. I like to think that I am generous, and not only to my 'inner circle' (who ever that may be?)

Kind of an interesting quiz!!

Customizing your blog

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As you may or may not have noticed I have been re-doing my blog format and as a result some of you have been asking me how I have done certain things...so here is a list of sites I've used to change the formats!

First I added a 'cute' background! Its from here http://www.thecutestblogontheblock.com/
actually most of my customization came from that site!

The there is the adding of the 3 columns
http://www.thecutestblogontheblock.com/secret.php?id=3
Read the instructions at the above site and then go to....
http://tips-for-new-bloggers.blogspot.com/2007/02/three-columns-blogger-template.html

For the 3 column steps...I would recommend that you do it slowly and step by step.
(Like it says on the cutest blog.com I did not find the 'update' portion and it worked just fine)

Also make sure that you change the column widths...you can play around until everything fits nicely!

Also I made a 'fav icon' its the little 'flower' that appears in the link bar
Now this process looks really difficult but it doesn't have to be - as I found out!
I would recommend using a .png or (even better and easier) a .gif picture. If you want to create an .ico image there is a long process involved (I couldn't be bothered!) buy hey if you feel like it go for it! OR you can do this to any image you find
http://www.animatedfavicon.com/ go to that site and enter the location of your file and
click on 'create' fav icon you will see your picture on the bottom as a 'preview' and then click on
'get it now' - it will download a zip file which you will extract and save the .png file to your computer.
The next step is to save it to a site like 'photobucket' so that you can get the URL of the image and insert the 'code' into your blog template...again just follow the instructions carefully!

I forgot originally to add in the 'label cloud' link
http://phy3blog.googlepages.com/Beta-Blogger-Label-Cloud.html

Hope this all helps - have fun customizing!!

All about the letter 'A'

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Ok its like TAG week here! LOL buy hey we all need some entertainment!

Rules: IT'S HARDER THAN IT LOOKS!

• USE THE 1ST LETTER OF YOUR NAME TO ANSWER EACH OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.
• THEY HAVE TO BE REAL PLACES, NAMES,THINGS. NOTHING MADE UP!
• TRY TO USE DIFFERENT ANSWERS IF THE PERSON WHO TAGGED YOU HAD THE SAME 1ST INITIAL.
• YOU CAN'T USE YOUR NAME FOR THE BOY/GIRL NAME QUESTION.
  

1. What is your name: Aalya

2. A 4 Letter word: Alms

3. A Boys Name: Adam

4. A Girls Name: Ayse

5. An Occupation: Accountant

6. A Color: Aqua

7. Something you wear: Anklets

8. A Beverage: Apple Juice

9. A Food: Acorn Squash

10. Something found in the bathroom: Air

11. A place: Ankara

12. A Reason for being late: Anger

13. Something you shout: Arrrrr

5 Things I was doing 10 years ago

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Ok so I got tagged...so I must do the tag...lol

5 Things I was doing 10 years ago

1) Was 23 yrs old (Ok so you know my age now :P)
2) Was in the same job I am now
3) Would meet my future husband soon
4) Was experiencing a big loss in life
5) Was learning new skills

5 Things On My To-Do List (not in any order)

1) Learn new surahs from Quran
2) Eat Lunch
3) Blogging new posts
4) Wash/wax my car
5) Finish this entry!

5 Snacks I Like (not in any order)

1) Chocolate
2) Ice-Cream
3) Fruit
4) Chips
5) Cookies

5 things I would do if I was a millionaire

1) Give to charity
2) Travel
3) Buy a big house (a place for my mom and in-laws and have our own space!)
4) Get a farm with lots of animals (for my mom - she wants to save animals)
5) Have my own business


5 places I have lived ( for various lengths of times)
(I've only lived in one place so ill change this to where
I would like to visit - in no particular order!)

1) Egypt
2) Australia
3) Turkey(well the parts I have not seen yet)
4) Makkah
5) Canada (British Columbia)

5 Jobs I have had

1) Baby-sitter
2) Travel Agent
3) Customer Service
4) Accounting
5) Purchasing

5 people I Tag

Ammena
Sonya's Life Today
Anisah's Thoughts
German Muslimah in America
Hijabee in DC

One word answers

Assalam alaikum & Peace to all - Another 'game' to keep me occupied!!


1. Where is your cell phone? Purse

2. Where is your significant other? Work

3. Your hair color? Brown

4. Your mother? Home

5. Your father? Memory

6. Your favorite thing? Peace

7. Your dream last night? Strange

8. Your dream/goal? Happiness

9. The room you're in? Office

10. Your hobby? Writing

11. Your fear? Bugs (with lots of legs)

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Home (my own)

13. Where were you last night? Livingroom

14. What you're not? Dishonest

15. One of your wish-list items? Baby

16. Where you grew up? Canada

17. The last thing you did? East

18. What are you wearing? Sweater

19. Your TV? Small

20. Your pet? None

21. Your computer? Desktop

22. Your mood? Tense

23. Missing someone? Hubby

24. Your car? Hyundai

25. Something you're not wearing? Coat

26. Favorite store? H&M

27. Your summer? Gone

28. Love someone? Yes

29. Your favorite color? Blue

30. When is the last time you laughed? Today

31. Last time you cried? Last week

My coffee adventures!

Assalam alaikum & Peace to all

This is a fun post... it's my ode to Adventurous Ammena

It's all my latest coffee cup pictures :)


This one was when they first started to use the holiday/winter cups
it was a yummy latte.



This one is a chocolate hazelnut latte - yummy!

Ok so the people who don't like coffee...just imagine it is
a white hot chocolate!

Ok, so I only have 2 right now...I took two pictures of the beverages I drank at work - but those are on my cell phone and I didn't have a chance to download them! But hey that can be another post...'what I do at work - other than work' .... enjoy!

Have you done this...or planning on doing it?

I saw this on another blog
http://germericanmuslim.blogspot.com/

Thought it would be interesting to do and I've added a few of my own comments about some of them! :) Also would be interesting to re-do this blog after maybe a year or 5 years (gosh will I still be blogging then??) to see how the answers woudl change!!

Enjoy!


1. Started your own blog (Yeah too many of them!)
2. Slept under the stars (In a tent, does that count?)
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity(Inshallah one day)
7. Been to Disneyland (Disneyworld)
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo (for my music exam)
11. Bungee jumping
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill (blush)
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb (petted one)
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run (almost 3rd base)
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language (In the process of it)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight (not by moonlight though -cloudy night)
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkelling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favourite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar (never again)
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book (got one of my poems published)
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible (Read the Quran)
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby (Inshallah one day)
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone (several)
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

6 word memoir to describe you!

I've been tagged by Ammena



The Rules:1. Write your own six word memoir

2. Post it on your blog and include a visual illustration if you’d like

3. Link to the person that tagged you in your post

4. Tag six more blogs with links - Don't know who to tag...anyone interested can play !!

5. And don’t forget to leave a comment on the tagged blogs with an invitation to play!



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