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cherry-mascarpone with hot fudge

black

with fresh bread and a little balsamic

with good bread, green olives, nutty pecorino, and perfectly ripe canteloupe!

wine, baguette, stinky cheese. escargots with garlic butter!

i don't remember when i first discovered it, but israeli food does magical, wonderful things with chickpeas.

Torrisi all the way!

i recently realized that one of my favorite staple dinners is totally vegan: lemony red lentil soup with chile, and a raw broccoli salad with a garlicky, vinegary, sesame-ginger-soy dressing.

i can also love on some farro with roasted squash, rosemary vinaigrette, and steamed kale (topped with nutritional yeast, for extra yummy hippie factor).

maple yogurt of all kinds is my favorite. i will have to munch this one asap.

I see it as a definite dealbreaker, not only because it would mean a lack of shared interest in food, but because preferring fast and/or microwaved foods reveals a sort of underlying mindset with which I just wouldn't be compatible. One of the things I like most about cooking and eating is the sense of creating something from scratch if I've made if myself, and knowing exactly what I'm putting into my body, and if I'm eating out I like to appreciate the craft that went into making my food. If my significant other couldn't understand that and preferred mass-produced food, I don't think I could handle it.

I agree about a meal being a communal experience and the strain created when people close to you are unable to fully share it -- one of my best friends has a history of eating disorders and it's really painful to eat with her.

This is pretty much my go-to meal. So good.

i was hoping stand would do one (because i love their toasted marshmallow) but alas! will have to check out one of the others.

i am notorious for putting hot sauce on everything, but my favorite is hot sauce on popcorn, minus the butter. mmmmmm.