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From the altfriday5:

1. How often do you (1) eat out, (2) cook for yourself or (3) otherwise forage for food?

1)When I'm feeling well enough to combined with having the money to. Maybe once or twice a month
2)Does "making oatmeal in the microwave" count as cooking? Less frequently now, but in normal times, more often
3)I eat small meals or snacks pretty often these days. Never a meal, except when one of my housemates cooks.

2. What's your favourite restaurant and why?

Hard to say. Pita Inn- the only place I've ever found to get a real Jerusalem-style falafel.

3. What's your favourite food to prepare for yourself?

Favorite? Absolute favorite? Roast chicken breasts with lots of garlic, with dressing and vegetables.

4. What one food gives you the strongest emotional reaction? Why?

At Christmas, my hostess for dinner had made a chopped tomato-and-cucumber salad, the kind I saw all over Palestine. When I took a bite, it was clear she had made it with olive oil and lemon juice, the Palestinian way. I was immediately transported back to Tuwani (I had left it a scant three weeks before), and had to close my eyes for a few seconds because the sensory pull was so strong. Actually, it wasn't until hindsight that I realized how it was prepared, because I was trying to figure out how eating it gave me such strong mental imagery of a place and people I love.

5. If you were stuck on a desert island for the rest of your life, what would you do with the coconuts?

Er... probably anything I could do with the coconuts. Eat, drink, make clothing, tools, etc. I'd probably try to find a way to string one up into some kind of musical instrument. Not very original, but true.

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