Killing them softly with chicken and dumplings.

My family hates dumplings, nothing to do with the flavor, they can't get past the texture. Too weird for moderns I think.

Chicken and real, honest-to-god, home-made rolled dumplings?

Will you marry me?

I haven't had real good dumplings in ages. Please save me some.

Wally and I have very different tastes in foods.

Not saying he's a completely meat and potatoes guy, but more like that than I am.

He doesn't like a lot of Italian foods, well, Southern Italian.
Won't eat foods like tabouli, dolmas, hummus.

He's had sushi, didn't object, but wouldn't get it for himself.

I don't really keep that close track. If either of us don't care for what the meal is going to be, we'll just fix something else for ourselves. It's a trade off.

I feel so bad for Wally right now. He's having an endoscopy on Tuesday really early, so he couldn't eat today or tomorrow. I picking foods for myself that don't have an aroma, and eating them in another room.

He's sipping beef broth, apple juice and jello.

That reminds me. Wally told me that years back, either he one his sisters, I forget which, told his mom that they really missed her homemade dumplings.

So, she mailed each of them a box of them.....regular post, in August.

She lived in IL, he and 2 siblings were in FL.

They called her to ask why she sent them each a box of green fuzz.

The way they tell the story is one of those laughing until you cry tales.

Why yes I will marry you, Mr. Setanta. Just take me away from these awful people and I'll be a lovely wife.

There's pleanty left over, edgar. Just come on by.

How could someone not like the texture of a dumpling? Seriously! They aren't getting good dumplings. I'm not saying mine are as good as Aunt Billie's but they're pretty good. Now, drop dumplings I can understand not liking the texture of.

Chai, that reminds me of when Mr. B had his mouth wired shut because of a broken jaw. For three weeks I couldn't eat at home without sneaking. The only consolation was knowing he was more miserable than me.