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AGTV: Eggs Benedict Arnold
Really, really good. :) I liked the production, the food looked wonderful, and it felt like you guys were having fun, which is really catchy.
More like this, please! :)
My First Recipe
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. I *love* the thought process you outlined! That's the mark of someone who knows what they're doing. It's the same process in music, sports, programming - the ability to improvise on the fly, make use of what you know and your experience, and the tools you have in front of you.
Congrats! My only suggestion was going to be Hansens' Soda, but it's got High Fructose Corn Syrup in it, which I avoid at all costs. Orangina sounds like a good call, but possibly also Izze Clementine, if available in your area.
Not that Mimosa Braise doesn't sound perfect all by itself! Just suggesting options to extend your oeuvre. :)
Coffee Culture
There was a place in San Diego near where I went to University called The Living Room and they had rooms with couches and tables and comfy chairs and books and all sorts of stuff. I wrote some really good poems in that place. They had a spinach-cheese croissant that was awesome. The coffee was good, but the atmosphere was why I went there.
Wow, it sure has come a long way:
http://www.livingroomcafe.com/sdsu.html
Anyway, cool story. I advocate coffee shop culture, even if I don't have time to go myself lately.
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I agree with many here, especially LunaPier at the top. We use a combination of things from friends and relatives. My sister taught us about "no thank you bites", where the child would normally say "No thank you" to a food, we give them a small portion (say, an asparagus spear or small spoon of pasta salad) that they have to eat. If they don't like it, fine, we try to remember that. If they like it, they're free to get more.
Second, a former boss of mine had two daughters that would eat all sorts of food - sushi, Indian food, etc. When asked his secret, he said that he and his wife would cook dinner and proclaim that "This is dinner. If you don't like it, you may fix yourself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich." Inertia being what it is, they would eat the dinner and became accustomed to trying and eating a wide variety of food.
My youngest is on quite a mac & cheese kick right now (she requests it but doesn't always get it - and when she does, it's Annie's), but my oldest never had anything like that. I shudder when I hear parents telling stories of their kids who only eat things that are white or some such.