Kumquat the Cat's friend

about me

New members of the household are Kiwi and Quincy, a female and male kitty, respectively. They are so cute! All together our kitties' names are:

Kumquat, Cranberry, Kiwi and Quincy

All fruit names (deliberate) and all start with a hard C sound (completely coincidental)

Zaar Chefs I have met so far: Elmotoo, justcallmeToni, ~Rita~, Midwest Maven, Bird&Buddha (both of them) and most recently, Ms*Bindy from upstate New York Wonderful, sweet, friendly people and great chefs!

Most relevant thing to mention here is that I am a vegetarian. To put vegetables and other things not meat or fish on the table I work as an actuary (in my case anyway, a combination of statistician, number-cruncher and/or programmer). For fun I like to travel. Early next year we are planning on visiting some of the National Parks near Las Vegas (we're not really gamblers). Later next year we are planning on going to South Africa. My most recent vacation was a ride on the Orient Express from Istanbul to Budapest. Spectacular natural scenery (Canada and Alaska are really beautiful, Patagonia in Chile is sublime, Iceland is unique) has been my latest passion as far as travel destinations but I have seen quite a few big cities too. On my bulletin board at work I keep a list of every country I've visited (other than the U.S. of course). So far I've made it to five continents: Europe, Africa, South America, Asia and North America of course. I've got only two other continents to conquer I don't usually have difficulty finding vegetarian dishes here in the U.S. or overseas, but I am not a fanatic who will interrogate the chef about every ingredient either!

I have no kids, just cats, Kumquat, Cranberry, and more recently Quincy and Kiwi. They are purebreds, of the breed alley caticus (okay, American shorthair I guess). Our cats are not vegetarians, though my boyfriend (significant other) is. I am a friend of all animals both tamed and wild. In addition I am a freethinker and my boyfriend studies philosophy. Either way, we get along pretty well.

Pet peeve? Okay, I don't like public scenes, especially parents yelling at their children, lovers' spats, etc. If it must be done please do it in private:D



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Favorite Foods:

My favorite junk food is pizza (plain or veggie, but it has to be made well). Will eat and enjoy everything vegetarian except mushrooms (fungus, yuck). Artichokes and tomatoes (all types such as sun-dried, fresh and canned, including paste and sauce) are among my favorite vegetables. Garbanzos are my favorite beans. I like cheese, nuts and olives too but I try to limit my intake of high fat foods. Have been attempting a vegan diet as of late, but a strict vegan diet has so far remained elusive. Don't have much of a sweet tooth; I'm interested in healthful recipes (usually) from a variety of regions. My feeling is too many people pay too much attention to cooking meat and don't realize how delicious the variety of starches and vegetables in their diets can be After having been through all three Zaar World Tours, I've decided that Moroccan cuisine is my most favorite. No surprise, it has lots of veggies:D I've had the opportunity to eat Moroccan cuisine when I was in Morocco.

My rating system is based on my own opinion, not the opinion of the person I feed (needless to say my BF mostly). This is in part to encourage him to submit his own reviews, particularly when he makes recipes and doesn't review them To protect his privacy I won't tell you his chef name. So far he has reviewed three of my recipes, objectively I hope

I almost never make a recipe as it's written. Please don't let this bother you (if it does) because I am altering the recipes for my and my BF's taste and, therefore, my review will be better! I rarely rate a recipe poorly because I rate it as I've made it. I also always include the changes I've made in my review.

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