A to Z Blog Challenge - O

Letter O

Oysters

Up until just a few years ago, you would have never heard me say.... "Oysters are yummy!" I always thought that they were pretty "yucky" and I had no desire to eat them! Then, a friend introduced them to me at a get together. I had a RAW one on a saltine with hot sauce! Surprisingly, it really wasn't that bad! Then, I had one that was broiled in the oven with a chunk of Parmesan cheese on it!! Oh my!!! It was sooooo yummy! I think I ate several of those! Then, when David and I traveled to New Orleans in the Fall of 2009, I introduced him to them! We ate them cooked, tho. He still hasn't had any raw ones!

Oxygen

This is something that my mother now has with her at all times. Since she has developed Congestive Heart Failure, she has had to be on oxygen pretty much 24/7.

Onions

This is something that, as a child, I would NOT eat! Now, I love them! I can still remember not liking McDonald's hamburgers because they had little bits of onions on them. I would scrape them off every time! Now, David and I add them to just about everything that we cook. It's funny how our tastes change.

Olives

I "like" olives, but they are not something that really like. However, Ashley REALLY likes black olives! She could eat a whole can of them in one sitting! I like green ones in my salad sometimes, and I like sliced black ones on my pizza.

Organized

This is something that I try to be. I try very hard to keep my house and things organized, but I don't always succeed. Having EVERYTHING organized would be wonderful!!! If I could have free reign in a Container Store, that would make my day!!

A to Z Blog Challenge ~ O

The word for today is OYSTERS.

I know. This is a strange word for me to pick. I never would have thought that the sentence... "I love to eat oysters."... would ever come out of my mouth!!!

I always thought of them as nasty and slimy!

But.... there is always a first time for everything, and then add the fact that I can pretty much be talked into anything.... I had the opportunity not too long ago to try oysters. One of my friends that I went to New Orleans with, had a get together at her house and oysters were on the menu.

First, I tried one RAW, on a cracker, with hot sauce. I was nervous. But, I ate it and it wasn't bad. It wasn't my "favorite", but it wasn't bad either. I think I may have eaten one more of these, but I'm not sure.

Then, my friend put FRESH Parmesan cheese on some and roasted them for a few minutes in the oven. WOW!!!! These were oh-my-gosh DELICIOUS!! Of course, I love cheese, so that may have played a roll in why I loved them so much! I ate several of these! YUM!

I didn't have oysters when I went to New Orleans with my friends, but Hubby and I had them a couple of times while we were there.


(I tried to upload a photo, but for some reason... it won't load. Sorry about that!)

Since the recent BP Oil Spill disaster, I have had the fishermen on the oyster industry on my mind. I pray that they have been able to continue their business and can once again, gain profit from it. If I could... I would be down there this Fall, ordering and eating some!!