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Website: http://cbeth.tumblr.com

Location: Brooklyn, NY

About: Disenchanted member of the creative underclass by day; shameless foodie by night (and weekend).

Favorite foods: Falafel-in-pita, Olives, Indian sweets, Toasted corn muffins with a little butter, Moroccan carrot salad, chickpeas, Old Bay seasoning, pistachio ice cream.

Last bite on earth: Chicken Tagine with olives and preserved lemon.

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Desert Island Food

Rye toast, buttered with thinly sliced peaches on top and a cup of coffee.

Of course, this would have to be a Desert Island where it is morning all day long and there would be no complex protein-requiring hard work to do. I'm sure this exists somewhere.

cbeth at 9:49AM on 04/02/08

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Desert Island Food

Oh, and definitely a good chianti to go with it. Swinburne, I'm with you on the tuna.

I think this question was on an episode of Arthur on PBS (the stuff kids make you watch) the teacher, Mr. Ratburn, asked all the kids what their desert island food would be, and they all got it wrong because of course, a healthy body needs all the food groups to survive for long periods of time, so you couldn't survive on just one food. Thus ensued a food pyramid discussion.

embolini9 at 12:47PM on 04/04/08

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Desert Island Food

Without a doubt, rigatoni with homemade sauce and romano cheese, OR cheese-stuffed tortellini with my mom's homemade pesto. I think my life would be over if I got sick of that. And hey! 3 food groups, right?

embolini9 at 12:40PM on 04/04/08

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Desert Island Food

Sushi isn't all raw fish. o.O


Cassaendra at 7:09AM on 04/04/08

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Desert Island Food

thick whole wheat bread lightly mayo'd with sprouts and avacodo slices with VERY crisp bacon. oh man now i am hungry!!!! i could also go for homemade mac n cheese like my momma makes. But really anything that has super crisp bacon is good in my book.

http://organicandnaturalmom.blogspot.com/

oh thank you kero i almost forgot the diet coke oh the horror I vote diet coke (with vanilla) as my meal if i don't get a drink choice

love2cook at 5:47PM on 04/03/08

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Desert Island Food

Ok, I've given it some thought. But please ask me again in the future, because maybe I'll change my mind.

Full meal from my family's favorite red-sauce italian joint. Salad with vinegary dressing, crunchy toasted garlic bread, a big order of eggplant parmigiana and a side of cappellini. With a diet coke.

Kerosena at 10:37AM on 04/03/08

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Desert Island Food

Wow! What a great site! Just about everybody got the gist of my little contest and really ran with it, but Sbelle clearly caught the 'long haul' nature of the question; I'm having (her?) suggestion for lunch this Saturday -- and in her state, (VA) too! I'm travelling down to Richmond's Monument Ave 10K run (2 daughters running).
But sushi? Never could get into the raw fish thingie. When God created tuna, He created mayonnaise a millesecond later.
My second choice? a '21 Club' cheeseburger and Caesar salad, Wild Turkey and branch water. For Show money, a perfect sub sandwich -- good, crunchy on-the-fat-side baguette, ham, soppressata, capicola, proscuittini, provolone, shredded lettuce, tomatoes, vinegar/oil combo, salt, pepper, oregano and a $2 bottle of Froggie table wine.

swinburne at 9:11AM on 04/03/08

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Desert Island Food

Good French bread, Plugra butter, Steen's Cane syrup, and a good pot of duck and andouille gumbo with some rice!

GumbeauxGal at 12:22AM on 04/03/08

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Desert Island Food

There would probably be chicken. Rice, maybe or pasta. A complicated medly of veggies. Salad. Avocados, chips, salsa.. Something with nuts and chocolate for dessert.

Given enough time, I'd probably be able to cheat on the idea by finding ways to recombine the same ingredients different ways so that it wouldn't be the same dish every day. Take the tomatoes of out the salad and mash 'em up into the pasta. Cut up the chicken, let it get cold, and mix it with the salad to create a chicken salad. Hmmm...I have chocolate and nuts and peppers...do I smell mole?

dbcurrie at 12:16AM on 04/03/08

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Desert Island Food

@TikiPundit - What island? And,

I can't even figure out the answer for me in this situation. I am always intrigued by many of the postings on this site and they do make me really think about what my life would be like in the different scenarios I am reading about. This one has me completely stumped! Maybe I should get out more.

crazyspice at 10:11PM on 04/02/08

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Desert Island Food

Boy howdy, as a son of the Islands, and a fan of plate lunch, I'd have to say that:

1) a plate lunch can contain any mix of protein and carbs you can imagine, and if you think of it, it's probably already been done

and,

2) I'd want the biggest, most diverse plate lunch ever created, delivered to my heiau, three times a day!

TikiPundit at 9:46PM on 04/02/08