petite tête de chou

* Customer ordering at a restaurant: "Raw carrots and beets." Waiter: "This is a restaurant, not a meadow." * Ninotchka? * "l've been everywhere and done everything. l've eaten caviar at Cannes, sausage rolls at the dogs...What is there left for me but marriage?" * The Lady Vanishes? Mmm. I loves me some Hitchcock.

* Beef and cheese pot pie on a stick * American Beauty?

*Tea sandwich eaten in the plants, Roast chicken on Sundays(shelling fresh peas) and 6 enormous cakes sliced in wedges that could fill a dinner plate Pollyanna (1960)? Is #103 The Good Earth?

Yes indeed. And such a psychedelic-green that slice of pie was. Another? An extremely bizarre tea-party. The table is set with beer braised rabbit with carrots, onions and potatoes, a jar of lemonade and butter tarts for dessert.

Spring scallions/radishes/mesclun salmon asparagus strawberries eggs tender tips of thyme, rosemary, sage and lovage to be used whole on focaccia Summer tomatoes and fresh chilis corn caneberries- blackberries and raspberries endless supply of fresh chives from my garden cherries, nectarines and plums Autumn to Winter winter squash and sweet potatoes- two very favorites whole nuts- hazelnuts and walnuts especially apples and tons of different varieties of pears brussel sprouts

Whoops! I didn't know that I repeated a guess already given by Nicola Kountoupes. Here's a clue: key lime pie and a glass of non-fat milk.

Is #138 Nanny McPhee?

Is #110 Friends with Money?

Salmon, tarragon, orange and cauliflower. What a wonderful combination of flavors, texture and color. Seems like this would be a nice transition dish from winter to spring. Thanks for the idea!

Here's a few threads to mine for ideas... Preservation Basics, Instructor: Jackal10 Pickles, PICKLESSSSSS Pickles, What's the point? Dill Pickles Pickle terminology, sour and half sour Pickles, Does anyone still make them?

Well, no takers, so I'll wade in with a wild guess and say... Tom Hanks in 'Big'. ← Good guess, but no. It's a more recent movie than that. ← I'll add that this line was spoken towards the end of the movie during a $10,000/person charity dinner for Lou Gehrig's disease that was attended by the entire ensemble of characters. ← Tuesdays with Morrie? I know that the film dealt with the disease but I don't recall the quote.

Correct. No. 108 is definitely Amadeus. ← Amadeus it is. It's now been *years* since I first wanted to try the Nipples of Venus and still haven't. Or is it "a" Nipple of Venus?

I watch this one at least once a year. Such candy for the eyes and ears. Capezzoli di Venere! Crema Mascarpone Speciale.

I'll take a stab at your problem and suggest that 3 hours at 300 degrees is long enough but not hot enough. OR hot enough but not long enough. Go ahead and pop it back in the oven and cook till tender. It'll probably be even better with the overnight snooze in the refrigerator.

Margy, If ordering a bit of something next time will make life a better scene for you, fantastic. And those that jumped to conclusions and expressed their ignorance with stunningly rude behaviour should never, ever stop you from posting. Or doing anything else for that matter.

Is it Grave of the Fireflies?...probably not......... this is a Japanese anime movie about 2 children in WW2 Japan and in one scene they eat fruit drops then fill the can with water and drink it...I do recommend the movie, for what it's worth.... ← You got it. There's actually a tin of fruit drops available with the little girls picture on it. Considering her fate I don't think that I'll be buying the candy anytime soon.

Another film for folks guessing pleasure.. Fruit drop candy (the brand name would reveal the movie too easily). When the candy was gone the tin was filled with water, shook, poured into a cup and drank.

But if you accept an invitation to go to lunch doesn't that mean the person asking is asking you to join them in eating? Most people enjoy eating with others. To accept an invitation and then turn around and decide the food wasn't good enough imo is rude. One caveat being that you inform the person that you weren't hungry prior to going to the restaurant but would like to join them simply to enjoy their company. In this situation I've STILL ordered something. An appetizer, a salad, and/or a dessert with coffee. Oftentimes people are uncomfortable eating when someone with them is not. I'm sorry friend or not I really feel wierd if you are just watching me eat. It would make me uncomfortable and make me feel if I were the one being ungracious. *shrug* then again I'm Thai. Food is REALLY important to us. IF you visit a Thai home you are always asked if you are hungry or thirsty and people WILL foist food onto you no matter. To not do so is inhospitable on the hosts part. To no eat is to give the impression that the hospitality is unwelcome or inferior. ← I would hope that the inviter was more interested in my company than wether I had a plate in front of me or not. Is it about the food or my company? OnigiriFB, I enjoy eating with others. When I'm hungry. When there's something that I want on the menu. Not because of social or familial obligations. If folks get upset over me not drinking or eating, well, hopefully they'll consider me an otherwise respectful, delightful woman to be around and will forgive me. ← Is going out to eat just for company? Is it not also the food, the atmosphere, the act of eating together, etc etc etc? I'm sure you are an engaging diner companion whether or not you eat it. However, I would still be uncomfortable to be eating alone and the whole dinner whatever would have lost its charm. I've had this happen to me ONCE. My friend did tell me she wasn't hungry but would go and socialize. I didn't like it and I'd rather not do it again. Now if someone tells me that I make arrangements for another night or try to eat something before hand. If the case were you show up and then decide you don't want something I would still be uncomfortable and less likely to ask you to dine out again. Go grab coffee and dessert with or a glass of wine with sure. ← True. Being invited to dine is usually done with multiple reasons in mind. Yet, it seems a shame that if I didn't eat with you that your whole dinner "would have lost it's charm" and I will now be less likely to enjoy your company over a dinner table again. Each to their own, of course. moosnsqrl, you were able to put into words what I, a college ne'er-do-well, am incapable of.

But if you accept an invitation to go to lunch doesn't that mean the person asking is asking you to join them in eating? Most people enjoy eating with others. To accept an invitation and then turn around and decide the food wasn't good enough imo is rude. One caveat being that you inform the person that you weren't hungry prior to going to the restaurant but would like to join them simply to enjoy their company. In this situation I've STILL ordered something. An appetizer, a salad, and/or a dessert with coffee. Oftentimes people are uncomfortable eating when someone with them is not. I'm sorry friend or not I really feel wierd if you are just watching me eat. It would make me uncomfortable and make me feel if I were the one being ungracious. *shrug* then again I'm Thai. Food is REALLY important to us. IF you visit a Thai home you are always asked if you are hungry or thirsty and people WILL foist food onto you no matter. To not do so is inhospitable on the hosts part. To no eat is to give the impression that the hospitality is unwelcome or inferior. ← I would hope that the inviter was more interested in my company than wether I had a plate in front of me or not. Is it about the food or my company? OnigiriFB, I enjoy eating with others. When I'm hungry. When there's something that I want on the menu. Not because of social or familial obligations. If folks get upset over me not drinking or eating, well, hopefully they'll consider me an otherwise respectful, delightful woman to be around and will forgive me.

Lying isn't my bag, either. No, I do not want to hurt her feelings or teach her a "lesson." A cup of tea or coffee in front of me is always welcome. A beverage, my undying devotion and scintillating conversation will just have to do.

YAY!! I was really hoping someone knew this. Albert Maysle recently released another DVD with previously unseen footage that is just as intriguing and absorbing as the first.

I'm always curious because I'm as much a food snob as anyone, yet I get by without rude comments and name calling. The occasional "ewwww" but you, know that's going to happen if you order tripe. Perhaps going along brings about a little getting along, as the saying goes. And the making an issue of the whole "I will not have *anyone* dictate my behaviour concerning food" thing when the "anyone" in question is an elderly relative who asks little more than that you join her in lunching seems a little...I don't know... ← Rude? Inflexible? Food is where I, personally, draw the line. I won't waste it by ordering it and not eating it and I certainly won't order it and pick at it at an attempt to appease others. What's the problem? I.don't.want.the.food. I'd love to sit and talk to my dear grandmother but without.the.food. Big deal. -shrugs-

Were you wrong? You might be. If you declined to order something in that *specific* situation (casual restaurant with an in-law/family) believing that there wouldn't be negative consequences you were wrong. Stick with your choice but anticipate the fall out. On a personal level, I do not feel you were wrong in declining to order. I will not have *anyone* dictate my behaviour concerning food (or much else, for that matter). But I expect the stares, rude comments and name-calling (such as snob). Bring it.

Spaghetti with maple syrup is an Elf-ly type of supper.

Yes! Way to go, ptdc! That was one of my favorite scenes in a movie filled with wonderful scenes. ← It was such an unexpected and delightful scene. Hm. I've got one to add to the pile... Corn on the cob cooked in a pot, on a hot plate, while in bed. Ice cream eaten from individual pints. Liver pate and cat food shown in the same frame. hint: contrary to the films name, it is *not* about flowers.