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Originally Posted by graciegirl
Mais oui. It always has that Je ne sais quoi.
This not directed at you, Walter, but...Upscale pfffft. Most of us are trying to have our money outlive us. The PRICE is RIGHT at most local restaurants and most restaurants have at least a couple of items that are always delicious. And Chez Home is still open for good food, simply prepared...and.. There are amazingly good frozen entrees these days.
I really don't like food snobbery. Some folks think they are such gourmets. I think some of them are just picky eaters and their mom didn't make them eat what was on their plate. This is not directed at you Tomwed or anybody posting...it is just a rant. Now I feel better.
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No offense taken but I disagree.
When my kids were very little they had no preconception of what tastes good. I'm not sure if taste buds dictate what you eat. I think it's environment. So I fed my kids anchovies, broccoli, mushrooms, asparagus, mussels, clams, spinach, eggplant--all foods that some people won't eat. I enjoyed them so they enjoyed them. I didn't need to make them. The boys have a much richer life when it comes to eating. My wife is picky and so is my daughter. I never forced her either. More often than not I had to make two meals, one "wit" and one "witout". I cook well because I couldn't, and still can't afford to eat out.
As I get older I tend to gravitate to peasant food. The term does sound snobby but the food uses easily found ingredients that poor people ate. I think Marcella Hazen is my favorite cook.
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