Favorite Foods

Wow - so many as long as they are prepared fabulously. E.g. One would be a great steak from the grill, almost charred but still rosy inside, preferably from free range cattle and acommpanied by a terrific bottle of wine (many other main dishes come to mind, too many to mention); a couple of great side dishes - such as oven roasted sliced and herbed potatoes with caramelized onions and a vegetable or with just a fabulous salad and then finish off the meal with an exciting dessert - could be homemade bread pudding with choc. chunks and caramel sauce, chocolate souffle with creme anglaise or toffee caramel upside-down apple torte, homemade butter pecan ice cream - many more come to mind..... Come to think of it, I am more excited by a terrific dessert than a main dish, it just has to be superb. Don't believe 'if it is chocolate it has to be good'; on the contrary, I am much more critical of chocolate desserts because of the chocolate used, texture, etc. and only like a few. One of our favorites because of the texture and flavor is Maida Heatter's Brownies - they are fudgy, laden with nuts and served cold; almost like eating fudge!