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I ate fried cicadas (with garlic & hot peppers) in Thailand, lovingly prepared by my sister-in-law. Un-fried bug parts in my granola sounds healthier. My only suggestion...stop reading about it. Sometimes, ignorance is bliss.

My MIL asked me what I would like for my birthday dinner. Prime Rib! Love rare prime rib. So she went out and bought the biggest hunk-a-love she could find. Spent a fortune I'm sure (and this was in the '70's). That night, at the table, she proudly delivered...pot roast. Yep, she had pot-roasted that lovely cut of meat. Well, it was tender.

Another...while attending a family reunion in Michigan, after a decade in New Orleans, my 7 year old whispered to me, "What's wrong with the food? It has no taste." Since then we travel with mini bottles of Tabasco.

White needs a warm day,
Sweating in the summer sun.
Red keeps out the chill.

aged cheddar, any kind of wonderful aged cheddar with crystals ...love the crunch.

I eat a lot of SF jello, with whipped cream but I wouldn't exactly say it's my favorite! I suppose something better would be strawberries with cream, whipped or not. Can I have a packet of Splenda?

Rare t-bone, yum!

When my daughter & I were in Thailand last year we took a day long cooking course. Upon returning home, when she visited, we threw a dinner party using all the recipes we had learned. My friends adored the food, the evening and us!

Chocoate Mousse!

Ribs. Tender, smokey, tangy with BBQ sauce, carmelized perfection on the grill, ribs. Baby back or regular, country style or bone-in...I just love those ribs!

Whole grain mustard and some really hearty bread, cheese, tomato and mayo, too.

Bagels, lox and a little cream cheese.

Fresh veggies and/or fruit with some kind of dip. Fresh herbs if possible, in the dip, plus crackers, breadsticks or toast rounds. I like to do "different" veggies & fruit tho...not just carrot stix and celery. Maybe dilled green beans or slices of raw turnip...star fruit, fresh pineapple, strawberries drizzled with balsamic. We get chipped & dipped to death!