On Tue, 04 Apr 2023 08:42:29 -0700, John Larkin
<jlarkin@highlandSNIPMEtechnology.com> wrote:

[snip]
>
>People are different. Some people will actually, voluntarily, eat
>cilantro. I detest anything in the eggplant/cucumber/squash category.

Guilty.

>But I like pickles. I assume that pickling destroys some obnoxious
>chemical in cucumbers.
>
>One day I said "I may have used too much garlic" and Mo replied
>"Excuse me, but I didn't understand that."
>
>Enough garlic and bacon makes brussels sprouts almost edible.

I do like Brussels sprouts, especially cut in half, oiled, and broiled
in the stove like meat. Or fried in a cast iron pan.

And I'll eat cooked garlic cloves left over from cooking.

>>>George Bush senior had a great line:
>>>
>>>"I am the President of the United States of America and I will not eat
>>>broccoli."
>>
>>I believe this was because it instantly goes cold after (or even before)
>>serving. [Which is certainly true.]
>>
>>>
>
>It's still yummy, for instance raw in salads.

I like broccoli, but not alone, or loose in a salad. Works well as a
stir-fry ingredient, or in a sauce.

War Story: In the late 1970s, in Baltimore, a college friend of mine
was preparing a special meal for her boyfriend. She is
Jewish/Catholic, and he is an Indian from a hot and slow part of
India.

For some reason, she gave me the task of deciding how much chili
pepper to put in the dish, which was some traditional Indian recipe. I
looked at him, then her, and back at him. And doubled the chili level
suggested in the recipe from a American cookbook.

He was very happy. She was dying, sweating, conflicted. (It was a
bit too hot for me, but it was good.)

Joe Gwinn

On Tue, 04 Apr 2023 14:09:16 -0400, Joe Gwinn <joegwinn@comcast.net>
wrote:

>On Tue, 04 Apr 2023 08:42:29 -0700, John Larkin
><jlarkin@highlandSNIPMEtechnology.com> wrote:
>
>[snip]
>>
>>People are different. Some people will actually, voluntarily, eat
>>cilantro. I detest anything in the eggplant/cucumber/squash category.
>
>Guilty.
>
>
>>But I like pickles. I assume that pickling destroys some obnoxious
>>chemical in cucumbers.
>>
>>One day I said "I may have used too much garlic" and Mo replied
>>"Excuse me, but I didn't understand that."
>>
>>Enough garlic and bacon makes brussels sprouts almost edible.
>
>I do like Brussels sprouts, especially cut in half, oiled, and broiled
>in the stove like meat. Or fried in a cast iron pan.
>
>And I'll eat cooked garlic cloves left over from cooking.
>
>
>>>>George Bush senior had a great line:
>>>>
>>>>"I am the President of the United States of America and I will not eat
>>>>broccoli."
>>>
>>>I believe this was because it instantly goes cold after (or even before)
>>>serving. [Which is certainly true.]
>>>
>>>>
>>
>>It's still yummy, for instance raw in salads.
>
>I like broccoli, but not alone, or loose in a salad. Works well as a
>stir-fry ingredient, or in a sauce.
>
>
>War Story: In the late 1970s, in Baltimore, a college friend of mine
>was preparing a special meal for her boyfriend. She is
>Jewish/Catholic, and he is an Indian from a hot and slow part of
>India.
>
>For some reason, she gave me the task of deciding how much chili
>pepper to put in the dish, which was some traditional Indian recipe. I
>looked at him, then her, and back at him. And doubled the chili level
>suggested in the recipe from a American cookbook.
>
>He was very happy. She was dying, sweating, conflicted. (It was a
>bit too hot for me, but it was good.)
>
>Joe Gwinn

Did the romance survive?

On Tue, 04 Apr 2023 12:33:13 -0700, John Larkin
<jlarkin@highlandSNIPMEtechnology.com> wrote:

>On Tue, 04 Apr 2023 14:09:16 -0400, Joe Gwinn <joegwinn@comcast.net>
>wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 04 Apr 2023 08:42:29 -0700, John Larkin
>><jlarkin@highlandSNIPMEtechnology.com> wrote:
>>
>>[snip]
>>>
>>>People are different. Some people will actually, voluntarily, eat
>>>cilantro. I detest anything in the eggplant/cucumber/squash category.
>>
>>Guilty.
>>
>>
>>>But I like pickles. I assume that pickling destroys some obnoxious
>>>chemical in cucumbers.
>>>
>>>One day I said "I may have used too much garlic" and Mo replied
>>>"Excuse me, but I didn't understand that."
>>>
>>>Enough garlic and bacon makes brussels sprouts almost edible.
>>
>>I do like Brussels sprouts, especially cut in half, oiled, and broiled
>>in the stove like meat. Or fried in a cast iron pan.
>>
>>And I'll eat cooked garlic cloves left over from cooking.
>>
>>
>>>>>George Bush senior had a great line:
>>>>>
>>>>>"I am the President of the United States of America and I will not eat
>>>>>broccoli."
>>>>
>>>>I believe this was because it instantly goes cold after (or even before)
>>>>serving. [Which is certainly true.]
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>It's still yummy, for instance raw in salads.
>>
>>I like broccoli, but not alone, or loose in a salad. Works well as a
>>stir-fry ingredient, or in a sauce.
>>
>>
>>War Story: In the late 1970s, in Baltimore, a college friend of mine
>>was preparing a special meal for her boyfriend. She is
>>Jewish/Catholic, and he is an Indian from a hot and slow part of
>>India.
>>
>>For some reason, she gave me the task of deciding how much chili
>>pepper to put in the dish, which was some traditional Indian recipe. I
>>looked at him, then her, and back at him. And doubled the chili level
>>suggested in the recipe from a American cookbook.
>>
>>He was very happy. She was dying, sweating, conflicted. (It was a
>>bit too hot for me, but it was good.)
>>
>>Joe Gwinn
>
>Did the romance survive?

It did, only to collapse about a year later when the man's family
called him home to meet and marry the bride they had chosen for him.
This is the tradition where he came from.

He went home, and we lost contact with him.

Joe Gwinn