Comments on: Pickled Pig Feet

By: Lisa Iriarte

Lisa Iriarte — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:50:54 +0000

Growing up, my parents, particularly my dad, would live by the phrase “can’t knock something until you’ve tried it.” I was allowed to refuse to eat anything, as long as I tried it first.

Dad has eaten snake, chocolate covered bugs, any number of disgusting things. And I’ve had some weird ones like frog and squid, but nothing to those extremes, and no pickled pigs’ feet. But their philosophy did prepare me to enjoy a wide range of wonderful ethnic foods.

Can’t wait to read the gory details. (Hey, stop by Facebook sometime. I just made a major announcement. No, not a book sale, but awesome, nonetheless!)

By: Nikki Loftin

Nikki Loftin — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:35:21 +0000

Nan – fearless? Trust me, there was a whole lotta quaking going on. It was… indescribably awful. I’ll get gory later… vacation first. Hope your summer is going well!

By: Nikki Loftin

Nikki Loftin — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:34:31 +0000

Yes. I did it. I may never be the same again, but I did it. I’ll blog about it after vacation… the trauma is just too fresh now… *sob*

By: Nikki Loftin

Nikki Loftin — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:33:40 +0000

Shelli – you are, as always, hilarious. But shopping at Hot Topic MIGHT have been worse than what I did. No, wait. Not possible.

By: Nikki Loftin

Nikki Loftin — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:32:54 +0000

Vonna – I was so disturbed by your suggestion to shampoo my chickens. What kind of childhood did you have? LOL Thanks for the input.

By: nan marino

nan marino — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:20:57 +0000

So you really did it? I’m beyond impressed. Wow. And here I am, thinking I’m this fearless spirit because I howled at the moon. Hope you enjoyed your workshop.

By: Lori W.

Lori W. — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 04:14:44 +0000

Eeww! Prior to opening your blog, I saw on Facebook that you did indeed try to eat/taste that foot. Your hero status just went way way up in my book. Can’t believe you did it! I have to hold back the vomit thinking about if you got a nibble of the hoof! Hope you get lots of mileage out of this one.

By: Shelli Cornelison

Shelli Cornelison — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:41:45 +0000

Oooh, what can we make Nikki do? Hmmm… Actually, I think you should go to the mall, walk into Hot Topic and start gathering up outfits to try on. And, yes, you should actually try them on. This is good research for a number of reasons: 1. Some of the kids reading upper midgrade actually shop there so it will put you in touch with your audience. 2. You could probably milk some serious humor out of describing how to put on a pair of neon pink skinny jeans (or lime green fishnet stockings)in a 4×4 dressing room. 3. If that humor doesn’t get you far enough, you can write about the salesgirl who helps you when you ask her to run out and find you another size in that plaid miniskirt with 72 zippers on it. And you should ask her to bring you other sizes, over and over again, until you force her to show emotion. Or her surgically-implanted vampire fangs. Whatever.

Think about it. When the pierced-face sales girl asks if the clothes are really for you, you could deadpan such a great comeback. I say the heck with your inner hillbilly!Channel your inner middle school goth chick. And take pictures!

OR you could take a gallon jar of pickled pigs feet into Hot Topic and ask little Vampira to try it for you. ???

By: Vonna Carter

Vonna Carter — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 12:35:57 +0000

Ah, pigs feet! One of my father’s favorite foods that plagued my childhood! But if you don’t like those, you wouldn’t like any of my other food suggestions.
You have chickens, right? Have you ever shampooed one and dried it with a hair dryer? Loads of laughs there!
Paint a cat’s toenails.
Get a leash, a big unruly dog and a skateboard. Go to town!
Oh, here’s food suggestion that won’t offend your inner vegetarian; make homemade marshmallows. That’s a treat.
Have fun!