On Apr 9, 2:26*pm, "Kswck" > wrote:
> [snips]
>... (my wife won't eat stew-'that's for poor folks and I'm not poor'-but that is
> another story

Find a tape of Julia Child describing Boeuf Bourgignon, or Beef
Carbonnade (a la Flamande), play it for her and say you'd like to try
these incredibly difficult, exotic dishes. -aem