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I do have thoughts on some particular foods, some mentioned earlier: - I find cranberry sauce the least harmonious thing on the main plate (probably because of the mix of sweetness and astringency), but I also don't avoid making a cranberry-orange relish. Others like it at dinner, and I like eating my share--just separately. - I don't make highly sweetened sweet potatoes (I stew them with fruit-based ingredients and don't use plain sugar because the finished product is sweet enough for us, and I don't add marshmallows), but I'll eat some at others' dinners, and not just to be "polite." - I also don't make the usual green bean casserole. If any of you readers are unfamiliar with this casserole, it's not just any casserole with green beans but a particular kind of recipe, originally from Campbell's; it's "notable" enough that Wikipedia has a page about it. It uses condensed cream of mushroom soup as a sauce and some of those canned French-fried onions, some mixesd in and some as the topping. I have another creamed vegetable dish that I'd prefer to cream; I also avoid using what I consider shortcut ingredients at family dinners, and I prefer to season food myself than rely on some soup maker's judgment. (If someone requested that I make this casserole, I'd be more likely to make a basic white sauce, add a wider selection of mushrooms, fry my own onions, and try other individual touches.) I don't hate the dish either, though--I don't even hate the soup itself--and eat this casserole when others serve it. Yes, I'm a selective cook but not an incredibly picky eater. Quote:
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So far, I haven't been shopping; I've driven other people to look for bargains on Black Friday, but they asked me, I didn't ask them, and I've never led such a trip myself. I don't especially enjoy shopping for bargains, and I don't also enjoy large shopping crowds. I may shop today for a few things that I need to replenish and that I buy year-round. Quote:
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