I hate olives. Really, really, really, really hate them. I used to choose the longer, regular lines over the express lane at my old grocery store, because the latter was next to the olive bar and the smell, which I could smell up to about 7 feet away, makes me want to hurl. And I like olive oil – go figure!

Seitan in spicy sesame sauce, over brown rice with kale on the side.

I love tempeh just about any old way, but tempeh reubens, with smoky tempeh, real (cow) cheese and sauerkraut, on rye, are the bomb!

I can only eat sprouted hummus, which I’ve never seen in Boulder (there’s a dreadie couple in Portland who make and sell it at New Seasons and such), and I don’t have the dedication to sprout the beans myself.
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But, it is good for you, most people like it, and it’s fairly versatile, so it’s a safe potluck option.

Thankfully, I prefer Baba Ghanouj.

You might find these at a good Pho shop. Made with condensed milk. Incredible.

Really, I thought this was awful.

Now, it wasn’t my pick exactly – my roomie left a couple of DVDs outside my door and I noticed Jeremy Irons was in it, so I thought I’d give it a try. I almost gave up, but I had this sick fascination with it – could it really get any worse? And imagine, my first exposure to Heath Ledger was Brokeback Mountain, such a great performance (where his monotome muttering actually works). This was embarassing, but ya gotta start somewhere, right?

Anyway, if the idea of this film appeals to you, I recommend “Dangerous Beauty” (a little more serious) or “The Three Musketeers” (the 70s version, with Raquel Welch, Faye Dunaway, Richard Chamberlain, Charleton Heston and Michael York – truly a delightful romp).

but surprisingly engaging as a love story.

I just don’t like ‘em. Give me cold pizza, herring or kippers for breakfast any day.

Like drinking boogers.

Ick. Blech. Bluugghhh.

That it’s like boogers in condensed milk doesn’t help.

Now I’ll admit, I’m a little sensitive to – or weird about – food textures, but Boba tea is just too too.

Blaahhhhh!

My recipe for grape leaves dolams is from Turkey, and uses rice, onion, pine nuts, currants, mint, dill, sugar, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and lemon juice.

They rock.