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Green bell peppers and pineapple. I like pineapple, generally, just not warm. I hate green bell peppers though. I've tried so hard to like them, but it will just never happen.

When I was in college, my roommate and I would have "pantry scraps" nights. We would literally take 3 things out of our pantry and make dinner with it, no matter what it was. The most memorable (and delicious) was when we made a sort of chicken and apple "cobbler." We baked chunks of chicken and apple together with walnuts and shredded cheddar and topped it off with pastry dough (just flour and eggs). It turned out really well, and I was super surprised at how it tasted. I think it might've had walnuts in it too. Anyway, it was a fun and challenging game for us to play. Some nights we had things that weren't so great (maple beer pork comes to mind), but it really tested our cooking abilities.

Another thing to consider, especially with winter coming up, is soup! I've always thought that I'd like to start with a boring base soup on Monday and add a few things during the week to make it different each night. Like start with a huge pot of tomato soup on Monday, add some veggies on Tuesday, add some pasta or beans on Wednesday and add some meat or stale bread on Thursday. And by Friday you'll probably be ready for something else :)

The Seared Brussels Sprouts with Bacon Lardons look amazing!

Ladies, ladies, ladies, Paul was just awful and creepy. I would never want to take food from him... And as far as Brianna goes, hopefully she'll be gone soon. She just seems so fake, and like she's trying to be a lot more fun than she actually is. Every time she talks about how much she likes to party, she just seems flat.

But on the subject of Brad - he's too cute!!! He's been one of my favorites from the beginning mainly because he's adorable, but also because he really knows what he's doing. I loved it when the judges (can't remember which one) said that all he would have to do is smile, and everyone would love him. So true.

Rieslings. I'm starting to get more into reds, but sweet white wines is where it's at.

I spent 3 weeks in Vietnam, and (I could be completely wrong), but it seemed to me that in the South, they pronounced it "foe" and in the North they pronounce it "fuh." It also tasted better in the South and the people were friendlier there, so I prefer to call it "foe." :)