Okay, I’m totally lying.
I was simply feeling entirely too lazy to do some real cooking, so reheating some homemade BBQ pulled pork that I stashed away in our freezer sounded much more appealing!
It was just as good the second time around.
Roasted cauliflower tossed in Garlic Gold classic balsamic vinaigrette served as our side.
Dessert was awfully good tonight as well.
Festive, huh? The kind people at Tastykake apparently caught wind of my sweet tooth and sent me a whole box of goodies to try.
Being the coconut lover I am, the Ghostly Goodies dark chocolate covered coconut cakes were my first victim.
They reminded me of an Almond Joy, but with richer chocolate (a very good thing!).
I always feel like coconut is one of those polarizing foods. People seem to love it or hate it which inspired a fun little “love it or loathe it” game.
Let’s play!
Question of the Evening
- Do you love or loathe the following foods:
- Coconut
- Mushrooms
- Cilantro <—This one is historically polarizing!
- Mayonnaise
- Black Licorice
My answers:
- Love
- Love (Unless they’re canned and then they taste like armpit.)
- Love
- Neutral (I prefer Miracle Whip.)
- Newly neutral (I used to hate black licorice and recently started to like the taste. Weird.)
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1- Coconut – Love
2- Mushrooms – Love
3- Cilantro LOVEEEEE, but did not like when I was young … my grandmother told me that I used to say I did not want trees in my food!
4- Mayonnaise – Love, but I really do not have it often at all
5 – Black Licorice – HATE …. is there a harsher word for HATE … HIGHLY DISLIKE!
1- on the fence about this one
2- LOVE
3- LOVE
4- Ahhh…… me no likey
5- HATE- I just don’t get it.
1. Coconut – loathe
2. Mushrooms- love!
3. Cilantro – love!
4. Mayonnaise – newly loathe (prefer mustard, guacamole, etc)
5. Black Licorice – loathe
1. LOVE
2. LOVE
3. LOATHE!
4. Eh, loathe
5. Loathe
love em all except mayo. just cant like it.
that coconut candy looks so good. i am a huge mounds fan – and the dark chocolate reminds me of that. Mmmm!
I LOVE Black licorice. Bring on the Good N’ Plenty’s. Mayo is gross. Miracle whip is tolerable (and only a thin schmear).
great post!
Coconut–used to think it was gross or just meh, now I love it
Mushrooms–fresh only, love
Cilantro–in appropriate quantity, i love it
Mayonnaise–neutral,but i love Vegenasise or Miracle Whip more
Black Licorice – hate it
1.Coconut – LOVE
2.Mushrooms – love
3.Cilantro – love
4.Mayonnaise – love
5.Black Licorice – can take it or leave it!
Coconut- Love
Mushrooms- Love
Cilantro- I don’t really know? lol
Mayonnaise- HATE. To the point where it grosses me out to look at it.
Black Licorice- hate
LOVE
LOATHE
NEUTRAL
Warming up to
LOATHE
here is an odd one. I HATE cheese. Except on pizza. And HATE yogurt.
The Kidless Kronicles
1. Coconut – Love!
2. Mushrooms – only on pizza or portabello.
3. Cilantro – neutral actually. i definitely don’t hate it, but i can’t say i really reallllly like it
4. Mayonnaise – hmm, i kind of wish i loathed this, but i’d be lying. it’s pretty yummy 🙂 i prefer ketchup+mustard though
5. Black Licorice – never had it!
1) Neutral- I have to be in the mood!
2) New Love!
3) Love Cilantro
4) Loathe
5) LOATHE!!!!!!
My mom grew up in the Philly area so I have been eating TastyKakes since I was young. My favorite are the butterscotch krimpets (and the chocolate peanut butter ones come in as a close second).
Coconut——–>LOVE
Mushrooms—->LOATHE (and am allergic!)
Cilantro ———>Love
Mayonnaise—->Love but also enjoy Miracle Whip (I grew up having both because my mom likes one and my dad likes the other)
Black Licorice—->New love for me. I love the licorice jelly beans!
despise coconut and licorice….two of the worst food inventions ever….ha, however, mushrooms are a nice replacement for a meat in a dish..earthy and have some bite, mayonnaise is a nice change up in place of dipping baked sweet potatoes in, and cilantro is refreshing in Mexican dishes
1) Neutral
2) Love, love, love!
3) Neutral (I know, kind of funny with a polarizing food!)
4) Loathe- don’t let it anywhere near me!!
5) Loathe (but it’s not as bad as mayonnaise!)
What does armpit taste like?!?! That made me laugh out loud!!
1. Love
2. Love (agree re: armpits)
3. Love (except when you use too much of it, and it OWNS your dish!)
4. Loathe. But if I realllly wanted candy and that was all that was around, I’d eat it anyway.
Whoops, I skipped the mayo.
Should have read:
4. LOVE! But I avoid mayo as much as possible.
And
5. Loathe. But if I realllly wanted candy and that was all that was around, I’d eat it anyway.
1) Love
2) Very neutral, LOVE stuffed Mushrooms, hate them in stir fry, don’t mind them on pizza
3) Like
4) Not quite like, but don’t HATE it
5) YUCK!
LOVE your blog, I read everyday but rarely comment, thought I might start!
Coconut–> Love love love!!
Mushrooms —> Neutral
Cilantro—> Love. I adore mexican food and cilantro is such a staple
Mayonnaise—> I used to hate mayo, but now I can tolerate it in tiny amounts
Black Licorice–> never tried it
1. Love
2. Neutral (it depends on how long they’re cooked, the more raw the better!)
3. Loathe- except in Mexico! For some reason there it’s not quite as strong, and it tastes amazing in the guacamole!
4. Loathe
5. Loathe
Love, love, love, love, neutral! Especially coconut–just love it! I even ask for a pump of coconut syrup in my iced coffee during Summer.
I am clearly in the minority here, when I say I LOVE BLACK LICORICE! Seriously, I would always eat the black jelly beans first. Good N Plenty’s are great. The best is salted black licorice though. Delish.
I guess it’s an acquired taste, huh? My whole family likes it.
LOVE mushrooms, coconut, & cilantro – especially coconut & mushrooms!
Loathe mayo & black licorice – I just hate the texture and look of mayo, eww
1. LOVE
2. LOVE
3. LOVE
4. LOATHE… I absolutely hate mayonnaise. So gross, unless its homemade, then that’s a totally different story
5. neutral
Hey Julie!
Good question!
1) Coconut – Like
2) Mushrooms – Love!!!
3) Cilantro – Like 🙂
4) Mayonnaise – Love
5) Black Licorice – Loathe
1. Hate
2. Likable (only if they’re raw, cooked they get all squishy)
3. Love
4. Likable
5. Hate
1) Coconut – LOVE
2) Mushrooms – I used to HATE these. I would pick them out of everything my mom cooked, but lately I’m starting to like them more… 🙂
3) Cilantro – I’m neutral
4) Mayonnaise – I will eat it, but I LOVE Miracle Whip. YUM.
5) Black Licorice –Everyone I know loathes black licorice but I’ve always had a taste for it because of my dad. I don’t know if anyone remembers this but my dad always chewed BlackJack Gum and it is black licorice flavor.
BAHAHAHA “tastes like armpit” how is this possible? 🙂
1 neutral
2 neutral(but i got food poisoning from them once, so maybe it’s not loathe or love, but fear)
3 neutral
4 neutral
5 tolerate
i’m really unemotional about food, wow.
meh.
Hate
Take it or leave it
Hate
Hate
Dang I’m picky!
Hate
Hate
Love
Hate
Hate
Pickiest eater ever!!
love
love
super love
eh…neutral
depends on what it’s in. I like anise flavored things, but I don’t like licorice.
First off – love, love, like, hate, HATE! 🙂 You’re so creative with your blog questions! I have never seen those ghosty cakes in my store and I’m glad I didn’t. I”m such a sucker for holiday stuff! I never buy treats, but but a pumpkin, ghost, or peppermint in them and I’m all over it!
1.Coconut—LOVE LOVE LOVE
2.Mushrooms—YUCK! they are a fungus and grow without sunshine! When I was a kid my mom told me stories that they were put here by aliens to read our minds! (she hates them too haha) but seriously, they are a fungus.
3.Cilantro — This is my WORST thing. I can taste it a mile away and even if there is a drop of Cilantro in something I can’t eat it.
4.Mayonnaise— I love it but never eat it 🙁
5.Black Licorice— I used to like it when I was a kid, in Europe we had them all the time..now I really don’t like them! Even the taste of fennel is too licoricey for me!
hahah bottom line I guess I am SUPER picky, except when it comes to coconut! Bring.It.On.
1. Depends on my mood…or what form it comes in.
2. Strongly dislike (not loathe though)
3. Loathe
4. Love (but light mayo only)
5. Loathe
Love ALL of the above hahaha <3
well except Mayo. It matters what my tummy is wanting lolz.
Tasty Cakes are the best!!!! I grew up in Wisconsin and Tasty Cakes are not sold there, however my college roommate at the University of Wisconsin was from Philly, PA where Tasty Cakes were a commonplace and her mom would send us Tasty Cakes in care packages and whenever I am on the East Coast I always look for them. I don’t know if they are actually that good or it is just their scarcity that makes them good, like kinder eggs when you go to Europe.
Coconut-Not a big fan, got sick after eating it when I was a child
Mushrooms-love so much I want to marry them
Cilantro-I like it, some people don’t taste cilantro normally and it tastes like soap to them, so I can understand why some people hate it.
Mayo-I am very picky about my mayo situations, I will eat it in tuna salad and very little else
Black licorice- I love anise flavored things, my grandpa used to always have these anise flavored hard candies so the flavor reminds me of him.
Coconut <– don't love/don't loath
Mushrooms <— like, don't love
Cilantro <—used to loathe, now i like
Mayonnaise <— don't love/don't loathe
Black Licorice <— LOATHE!
1. Coconut – LOVE
2. Mushrooms – LOVE (except canned – ew!)
3. Cilantro – LOVE with a crazy passion
4. Mayonnaise – HATE (but I like vegan mayonnaise!)
5. Black Licorice – Neutral, it’s just okay
1. Love
2. loathe
3. LOATHE
4. loathe
5. loathe
I LOVE them all except Mayonnaise – yuck!
PS I am the person who steals all the black jelly beans from the container 😉
Coconut – usually like. Not in love.
Mushrooms – good ones, not the slimy sliced white caps from the produce section
Cilantro – Basically my favorite food
Mayonnaise – GAG, I always sub sour cream!
Black Licorice – if cilantro isn’t my favorite food, it’s licorice!
1. LOVE
2. LOVE
3. I don’t mind it in mexican dishes.
4. Loathe so creepy!
5. Loathe ew!
1. Loathe
2. Loathe
3. neutral when mixed in foods (ie. mexican/thai)
4. loathe
5. loathe – no WAY!
love coconut
loathe mushrooms
love cilantro
love mayo
love black licorice!
those sweets look so yummy! are they available in stores? not that i need them or anything;)
Exact same as you, especially agree with the canned mushrooms… YUCK!
LOVE coconut
Loathe mushrooms (unless they are covered in cheese on a pizza)
Love cilantro
Neutral on Mayo. Used to like it, but now I use hummus in its place
Loathe black licorice
I like these posts! 🙂
1. Love
2. Love
3. Loathe [seriously, cilantro is THE WORST]
4. Loathe
5. Loathe
Love
LOATHE
love
love hate
Those Tastycakes look delicious! I love dark chocolate & coconut & halloween treats 🙂
Do you love or loathe the following foods:
1. Coconut – LOVE!!!!
2. Mushrooms – Neither love or loathe. I won’t eat them as is, but they’re OK in some things.
3. Cilantro – not sure, actually… I know I’ve had it in salsa, but I don’t think I like it otherwise
4. Mayonnaise – Love both Mayo & Miracle Whip 🙂
5. Black Licorice – Loathe!
I love you Julie! Thank you for this- so appropriate as I was just telling my grandmother how I hate cilantro and she said it’s all in my head..printing out that NY Times link! For the rest:
Coconut–> love
Mushrooms–> love
Cilantro –> the smell alone makes me wanna gag
Mayonnaise–> neutral
Black Licorice–> loathe