took the time and effort to make, pickup, pay for, etc. It all works.

cay...tea double boiled. I don't much like meat, but I have been known to follow up a swordfish steak...this was on the bosphorus, so it was probably very fresh... with a second swordfish steak for dessert!!! I'm not kidding!!! I don't like desserts that are too sweet, so that lets out baklava. Ouzo, yuck...no licorice!!! There are some Turkish cooks on YouTube, but I'd ignore the potato, pasta based dishes.

but don't let them give you fake rose jelly. Sometimes they take honey and throw in some rose essence, but that's not how it's made.

when her kids were young. Would take me a whole afternooon but it is so worth it. She visited last week and I made some for her and my brother to take home.

"If Music be the food of love, play on" Twelfth Night WS

..and peach cobbler alamode for dessert. Very hard to beat.

If my hands won't knead, spinach salad.

Can’t say I’ve tried the two together.

Started making potato leek soup instead.

It's a bit more prep work because you are dealing with leaks, but the soup is better.

I figure it counts as the food of (platonic) love since I make it for relatives and friends all the time.

In fact, I have a standing list of folks who want a couple quarts every Thanksgiving and Christmas, so I make a couple chili cauldrons' worth every fall.

This is the recipe I use, except I use Krakow Nights and I skip the Rosemary. I use Greek yogurt instead of sour cream too.

especially if it is for a well loved person (or persons).