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My dad got me started on cookie sandwiches - white bread slathered with butter and however many Dutch speculaas cookies it took to cover the surface of the bread. It could also double as a dessert. I also used to like making peanut butter sandwiches with chocolate sprinkles. Kind of like a peanut butter cup sandwich. :)

I love frying up sliced shallots in butter and some olive oil and tossing in some steamed green beans, although I'm sure that you could do this with almost any fresh vegetable. Also great in risotto.

Most buffets scare me. Places like Country Buffet especially. It's impossible to guarantee the quality of the food, or how it was prepared. I do wonder how much recycling is involved. I'm typically a little braver when it comes to Indian or some Chinese buffets, but I need to know the place pretty well before I do that. It is great for giving you a sample of many different foods though. When I'm there, I'll typically try small amounts of everything at the first pass. When my plate is full but not terribly full, I go and eat it. If there's something I missed, I'll take a small scoop of it and maybe another small scoop of something that I really liked on the first pass. My golden rule, however, is never take more than what you will finish. I don't aim to "eat my money's worth" when I'm there. I go to enjoy the quality of the food, not the quantity. The buffet that I will avoid with a ten foot pole? Seafood buffets. Especially sushi. Ugh. Seems like a case of food poisoning just waiting to happen.