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Mixed with greek yogurt and used as a dip for anything, or sandwich spread.

Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

I've tried the tablets and the best thing you can eat are definitely lemons, with krystal or another vinegary hot sauce on them. Limes were delicious too. We had a huge variety of foods, some better than others. Pickled veggies were good (giardiniere) but actual pickles were pretty gross in my opinion. We also had tons of junk food - doritos, flaming hot cheetos, etc. Had a few different types of beer which was fun; chocolate stout tastes like a milkshake, pbr tastes like nothing.

I wish I could remember more of what we ate, there were plenty of duds and everyone had a different flavor. Basically I would get a bunch of strong flavored things and condiments and let people experiment. I remember putting spicy mustard on something and thinking it was amazing. Sour and spicy things tended to be the most interesting, other stuff just lost its flavor.

I would take one tablet each and really make sure you coat your tongue with it while it's dissolving. I think we ended up taking one and a half each because the first one didn't do much.

One of my own - espresso cookies with cayenne pepper in them for a little kick.

Roasted with crispy skin. Preferably some kind of cherry/cranberry sauce on the side.

I've only had Oro de Oaxaca, which a friend brought back for me from Mexico. It's super smoky which makes it perfect for bloody marias.

Open a brick of cream cheese, cover with a a jar of red pepper jelly, serve with crackers. Could do the same with a log of goat cheese and some olive tapanade. Trader joes makes some really good jarred bruchetta toppings and you can buy pre sliced baguette rounds at most grocery stores.

A poem emailed to me an hour after giving christmas cookies to a friend:

Has anyone ever died
from a sugar high?
I think I might
as I polished off my last cookie tonight.
So sad that I have eaten
every last morsel made by a fair maiden,
Ms. Laura K*****,
knowing your cookies has made me none the wiser.
However, my pants have gotten tighter.
(But I don't mind being less lighter.)
Because those cookies were so good
Eat them breakfast, lunch, and dinner- I would!
Little pecan pie cookies were my fave-
I possibly could write a Rashanda Rave!
Spicy, cayenne pepper cookies were so unique
Laura K- could you be at your peak?
Chocolate, cherry, with white chocolate too,
Did I tell you that I love you?
Jelly cookies in my mouth,
Flat, round ones about to go south
in my belly, down you go!
No more left- OH NO!!!!!
What do I have left to live for?
I guess next Christmas- when I will get MORE!

Dark chocolate and any kind of nut.... the dark choc pb m&ms have filled a void in my life.

The relish tray is classic..... you still find that at many "supper clubs" in Northern Wisconsin.

bite sized wedges of brie battered and fried in lard. Served with pears, but that still doesn't really cancel it out. SO good.

Standard Tap and Royal Tavern are my favorites. The Khyber does a small version of the RT burger for just a few bucks, which is great because then you have room to try other things. Standard Tap has the best fries in the city, in my opinion. Greasy but crispy with bits of peel left on.

I like the Good Dog burger with cheese on top, not inside. The temperature of the cheese stuffed one turns me off if they cook it medium and I just don't like burgers cooked more than that.

For Pete's Sake also has an excellent burger. And Coco's on jewelers row has really good kobe burgers - get them with the salad instead of fries and order a $3 mountain of freshly fried potato chips sprinkled with blue cheese and scallions to share with your table.

homegrown salsa - tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, onion, cilantro all grown in the yard!