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* Beef and cheese pot pie on a stick *
American Beauty?
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*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?
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Key Lime Pie and Non-fat Milk = Natural Born Killers?
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.
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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
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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.
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Is #138 Nanny McPhee?
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Is #110 Friends with Money?
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I also cook mine in parchment, and enclose some citrus so as not to have the heavy salmon smell that seems to permeate the house for days after I cook salmon. I have been using the "organic" Scottish salmon (though there's some controversy over their use of "Organic", the farming methods are organic though there's no such certification, and the salmon itself is extra-exquisite!)
I top the pieces with fresh tarragon, top that with slices of orange, and bake. It's delicious. Here's one that I fancied up a bit in plating so I could photograph it:
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!
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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.
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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?
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I watch this one at least once a year. Such candy for the eyes and ears.
Capezzoli di Venere!
Crema Mascarpone Speciale.
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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.
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OK....I feel better now. Thanks everyone who rose to my defense! I totally accept responsibility for not putting all of the details in the original posting...but again was trying to err on the side of being brief. I also accept that I probably should have ordered something as many of you do feel that my not ordering anything was rude. I appreciate your opinions and will do better next time.
Chrisamirault you had me laughing at your response.....I appreciate it very much!
For those of you who felt the need to resort to name calling and nastyness, you said some very hurtful things and I feel sorry for you.
I'm now going to go out to lunch with a group of friends from work.....and I WILL order something!
Margy
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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#89 is Grey Gardens - Jerry loved big Edith's corn on the cob almost as much as the raccoons loved wonder bread
ETC - "grey" not "gray"
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.
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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.
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-
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I'm interested in the opinions of the board. I was visiting my in-laws with my husband and the 4 of us went out to lunch at an "Arizona Family Restaurant" in a senior community south of Tuscon. The menu consisted of very standard sandwiches, breakfast all day, hamburgers and a few salads. As I've gotten older and more "into" food, I've found that I have become more selective as to what foods I will or will not eat. There wasn't anything on the menu that appealed to me....I really did try to find something! I did ask if I could order 1/2 of a cobb salad (although the picture did NOT look appetizing) and was told no. So....I chose not to order anything.
My mother-in-law made it pretty clear that my not ordering anything was not acceptable and that there were "plenty of things" to choose from on the menu.
So was I wrong? When you're with a group at a restaurant that doesn't have food choices you like, do you order something you don't want just to be polite?
Thanks,
Margy
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.
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Spaghetti with maple syrup is an Elf-ly type of supper.
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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.
I'll Name the Food, You Name the Movie
in Food Media & Arts
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* 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.