petite tête de chou

A friend injects strawberries with Grand Marnier and dips them in chocolate. Yum.

What is the first picture? Looks like rose petals, candles and another type of flower? Just beautiful.

Perhaps this might give you some ideas.

Good lord, don't kneel at my table and don't ever, EVER touch me. Ever.

Pho with lots of sriracha. Sweet, creamy, iced-coffee.

A selection of olives? Figs and melons. Dried fruit relishes.

My Christmas stocking used to comprise at least half of my holiday enjoyment but for the past four years or so I havent had one. But IF I did I would love a spice stocking. I dont know how useful it would be for future Christmases considering the remaining aromas. Nevertheless.... Spices to get me started as per the many wonderful, incredibly well-informed folks on the Indian, Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian, Spanish, African, Mexican and "other" forums. But no dried tarragon, chives or chervil, please.

You could make a batch of pretty standard meatballs that you could add to different gravies, tomato sauces, sweet and sour sauce, etc. Freeze meatballs so that you may remove as many as you need. Theres all different kinds of enchilada-type dishes that freeze well. Shredded chicken/black bean and green chili is popular in my house. Maybe even a vegetarian option- roasted, mashed winter squash and/or beans and rice. Maybe make a couple small loaves of pate since they freeze well, too. That would nice for a munchie-type of dinner. Bread/crackers, mustards, pickles, etc. Stuff chicken breasts or thighs with various fillings. Feta, olives, etc. Mushrooms, herbs, gruyere. Wrap tightly in cling film before putting them in the freezer bags. Be sure to chill anything you plan to freeze before popping it in the freezer. Freezer burn is yuck!

Roast legs. Shred/chop meat and crispy skin. Add to mushrooms roasted with thyme, rosemary and garlic. Add turkey/mushroom mixture to roasted cubes of winter squash. Chopped chives, nuts and cheeses optional. Layer between sheets of phyllo dough (brushed with clarified butter, of course) in a 9x13 pan (score top into individual servings), form into triangles, log or? Bake in a 350 oven for about 40 minutes or until golden. Serve with creme fraiche, especially if you don't include cheese in the filling.

Turkey leg confit?

This and other recipes for oysters use fresh chervil. Sounds good to me.

Cold rare beef of any kind. With salt. Dill pickles with mustard and cheese. Canned tuna or sardines with curry, onions and mustard (love my mustards). Saltines dipped in bbq sauce. Sliced pears with hot tea. Cold rice and tofu with sriracha, lime and soy sauce. Maybe a chunk of bittersweet chocolate and a cup of black coffee while watching a Twin Peaks marathon.

You were taught right! As a kid I would often eat 2 or even 3 lemons in one sitting. I had to have my teeth bonded when I was just 11! And the sores in the corners of my mouth HURT. Just for a change of pace I'd eat a lime or two but lemons were number one with me.

Fresh horseradish and cream, smoked oysters and green onion.

When I was a young woman I fell in love with most of Dansks line and settled on filling my hope chest with Christianshavn Blue.

I like to sit down with a container of blue cheese dressing and eat it by dipping my index finger in it.

Not me.

Soy "mayo" is perfectly acceptable as a sandwich spread but as a main ingredient, not so much. To my palate, I can really taste the soy. Not a bad flavor (love cold tofu with soy sauce) but it might overwhelm, say, an egg or potato salad. Health wise it has less fat and cholesterol, but given how often you purchase mayo, the benefits would be negligible.

If you're a bit of an idiot you're a meathead. If you're trying to conceive a child you're probably makin' bacon (or, forgive me, porkin') a lot. If I have an issue with you I have a beef to discuss. If a young George Bailey is excited he might exclaim, "Hot dog!!" If I thinks thats rubbish I'd say its baloney. If my husband is feeling tenderly towards me he might call me his little lamb chop. God. Some one stop me.

That takes the cake! A woman-for-hire is a tart. A completely inebriated person is pie-eyed.

I was so nervous about attending my first day of school in the first grade that I vomited my boiled eggs. Didn't eat eggs for about a year after that. And even tho' I enjoy eggs NOW, I'll always have a wee bit of a twinge about them.

This thread talks about kokum quite a bit.

In two words...cassava cakes.

I share your pain. Ugh. I really, really use my hands alot: household chores, hauling buckets of gravel, soil and barkdust, use shovels and rakes, bathroom remodel and did I mention lots of COOKING? . The cracking around my thumbs has resisted all creams, oils, gloves, sweet-talk and massages. And my cure is the same as yours...rest those hands! But with no one standing in line to complete my tasks...

*Chipotle, bacon, green onion, cheddar* potato salad, stuffed eggs or cornbread.