> wrote in message
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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

I do make something similar to that, but I serve it over noodles for her.