petite tête de chou

Edsol? or maybe these?

#86 Tampopo's little boy had a rice omelette made for him on the sly.

Mostly Martha?

Was #65 included in Alice in Wonderland?

Hamburgers and spinach. Popeye? "...a nice MLT..." A well loved film...The Princess Bride.

I have a particularly sensitive sense of smell, too. I wonder if that is a more determining factor of being a "supertaster" than disliking notoriously bitter foods.

Sprinkle either of the vinegars over warm rice or steamed vegetables Make salad dressings with them (perhaps add a bit of sesame oil) Add to mayonnaise and use in an asian-themed sandwich (banh mi?) Make dipping sauces to serve with fresh vegetables or salad rolls Oats are oats. Make oatmeal. Unless there is a whoosh of aroma from your saffron toss it or use it to color rice or easter eggs!

Supertaster who likes all the above, too. Funny, I thought that I'd burned off most of my tastebuds with wickedly spicy food long, long ago.

Mezcal worms?

Perhaps sugar is just too damn easy. Challenge the imagination and all that to find other sweet alternatives?

#52 "These are snowflakes. Chives are identical." Dinner Rush. I forgot all about this film until now. And it was only seven years ago.

The Bucket residence . . . the lady of the house speaking! Keeping Up Appearances. When my S.O. is being a slob I call him Onslow ← Yes! Our dear Hyacinth *Bouquet.* Such delicious pretension.

Extensive multiethnic cooking experience?

I know that Lionel Hardcastle in the TV series "As Time Goes By" has a special affinity for custard tarts but I can't place the chili reference. ← #40. Yes, ma Petite Chou, you are right. While they definitely take a back seat to the beloved custard tarts, Lionel often fancies the sausages from nearby shop (commenting that they are made in-house) and brags about his "incendiary" chili con carne which proved nearly fatal to Jean the first time he made it for her. I was wishing I had some of it ! ← I love British sit-coms. Here's an easy one...Candlelight Suppers.

Hi Emily. Bleudauvergne has a lovely recipe for octopus. Scroll down to post #253. The Montignac Method, je mange, je maigris - a diary.

I'd say pizza from scratch is my most recent "staple." I say staple because it is, hands down, my husband's favorite food. The dough is easy- four cups of some type of flour, one package of dry yeast, olive oil, some salt, water and sometimes herbs or cheese. The pizza sauce is either a simple marinara or a roasted red pepper sauce if the peppers on are sale. The toppings depend on the mood of the day. Pizza is an absolute *must* for keeping the gustatory peace in my household. Actually, now that I'm thinking about it most of my basics have primarily been determined by what I learned from my mother (white bean soup, split pea soup, meatloaf, a Thanksgiving meal, fried chicken, potato salad, sugar cookies, etc) and what my husbands favorite foods are (um, pizza!, spaghetti, chili, Denver omelettes, fried potatoes, sweet and sour chicken, biscuits and sausage gravy, various pies and cakes, etc). Pretty basic stuff. But not always as easy to pull off as they might seem. Well, at least for me.

L.A. Story. I do best with the easy ones.

Tis from The Red Dwarf.

I know that Lionel Hardcastle in the TV series "As Time Goes By" has a special affinity for custard tarts but I can't place the chili reference.

There's some great ideas (and pictures!) on this thread- Carbonnade de Boeuf Flamande. When I made this dish I used Bridgeport's Ropewalk ale. VERY tasty!

Yeah, that's awful wording. My take on it is to take one bunch of spinach, remove the stems, make one packed cup of said leaves, then chiffonade *that.*

Add a couple sprigs of fresh rosemary (dried works) to your braise. I love beef and rosemary together. Fresh (or dried) thyme is nice, too. And chopped, fresh parsley at the end. Oh, just pick a herb or two and use it.

I definitely pull my hair back if I'm cooking. Between the oven, burners, dishes and a bit of stress it's just too damn HOT to keep my hair down.

The line was spoken by Jerry Horn to his brother, Ben Horn in Twin Peaks...I'm pretty sure.

Is #1 Crimes of the Heart and #2 'Night Mother?