On Sat, 28 Nov 2020 11:35:44 -0700, Graham > wrote:

>On Sat, 28 Nov 2020 12:17:36 -0500, Boron Elgar wrote:

>> Julia, herself, took that same laid back and accepting attitude during
>> her series with famous chefs/cooks/bakers.
>
>I heard her being interviewd on CBC radio. Regarding food "snobbery" she
>said that there was nothing wrong with a good hamburger. Then, when she was
>asked what she would like for her last meal, she replied: "I think I'd
>start with a half-dozen oysters and then some foie gras."

Sounds like a great last meal to me. I will only eat raw oysters at a
restaurant that I know does high traffic with them, and only had fois
gras at restaurants a few times, but found it quite yummy. Since we
have not dined inside a restaurant since February, I do miss seriously
the oysters. I could skip the foie gras, though I like it, but I do
not miss it like I do the oysters.

According to the commentary during the Julia marathon PBS is running
this weekend, her last meal was French onion soup.

I have been standing in the kitchen all morning cooking and the
marathon is on the TV in there. We had a small US Thanksgiving with
immediate family and only 6 of us. I made pies for al over the
place....chocolate 2-layer with pudding on the bottom and mousse on
the top, and 3 lemon meringue pies, one to take where we ate (kids'
dad/stepmother -we're all bubbled), one to send home with one kid
whose spouse could not attend, and one to stay here.

But we had lots of side dish leftovers, so I grabbed a small turkey
from the market (easy to find on Friday...) to make here (my kid
insists on brining and I prefer a dry rub, so I did not bring back
turkey leftovers) today. You've heard of Little Christmas? Here's an
epiphany....we're having Little Thanksgiving today.