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Stuffing. Any kind. Ooooh, and Potatoes too.
Maybe I should just say Carbohydrate. Any kind.

Dreena's Lemon-Broiled Green Beans....mmmmm

I found this blog once...http://burntlumpia.typepad.com/burnt_lumpia/
I sent it to my Filipino friend, who sent it to her mom. They both said the recipes were super authentic, and delicious.
Hope it helps!

I always tip on the after tax amount. I waited tables for too many years not to. It feels wrong (to me) to not to tip on the full amount of the bill.

Corked wine is wine that has been contaminated with TCA, (Trichloroanisole).

TCA is commonly found in cork, but can also be found in barrels, pallets, or anything made of wood in a winery.

More often than not corks are sterilized to the point that TCA is not a problem, but about 5% of wines are tainted with TCA, or are "corked".

Corkiness is hard to explain. It can be a mustiness that is really profound, or it can be so subtle that it just sort of robs the wine of it's fruit. Some say they can feel TCA on their palate.

I can't say you will definitively know when you get one, because you might not. That's the problem. Often times we will get a "corked" wine and just think the wine is no good, not realizing that it has a flaw.

I often mistake Argentine Malbec for corked, because it has a green hay quality to it in my opinion, and it reminds me of "cork".
I am am more often than not wrong of course, and I love Argentine Malbec !!

I would say, if you go to a tasting at a wine shop or wherever, and they come across a "corked" wine, ask to smell it, and taste it. You won't forget it. It's a memorable flaw.

You can get it on their website.

Try it, maybe it's fine!
But don't count on it.
Good luck!

Potato anything. No meat needed.

I am a true believer that red wine and chocolate are a bad pairing.
But that's just me, because it's a very popular pairing.

Beth1, Leftover sparerib. That is funny.

It seems the overwhelming response is to just eat as is, with some extra sauciness. I guess that may be the best way to go.
Although, the taco filling idea is a good one too.

Thanks for the suggestions!!

Indian.

This is so funny because I too was at Whole Foods yesterday and almost bought the five artichokes for $5!
I decided there was no way two of us could eat them in a timely fashion.
But it was so tempting.

We like to grill them with olive oil and garlic and then make an aioli dipping sauce.
Cut them in half, clean out the choke of all the hairy bits etc., and then coat them in olive oil and garlic, and grill. About half an hour to 40 minutes. You may char some of the outer leaves, but it's no big deal.