I got a wonderful coupon for $25 at a premium butcher shop. They offer a great variety of meats including some exotic ones such as pheasant or venison. This is super-cool because someone very special to me is supposed to visit me in a month and one of the fun things about his visits is I get to really test myself in my culinary ability. This dude is a real steak-lover so steak is a must.

I'm thinking a dry-aged Porterhouse, a cut which is pretty great because it includes part of the awesome tenderloin in it. Dry-aging adds more flavor to the steak and also tenderizes it a little. It's a lot like how aging wine in wooden barrels enhances the flavor. Anyway, I have a lot more steak-cooking tricks up my sleeve since I last saw him. For drinks, I'm thinking Cabernet Sauvignon which goes wonderfully with tenderloin and then for dessert a super-special cream cheese and fruit jam grilled cheese sandwich.

I'm devising a table d'hôte menu for the whole stay right now.

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Everyone raves about Greek yoghurt but the real awesome yoghurt out there is Icelandic. The quinoa (sans those super-bitter saponins) to the brown rice. They're already at your local Whole Foods and they have low sugar content and lots and lots of protein and friendly bacteria cultures.

I'm going to buy some when I get a chance so I can officially say "move over, France and Germany".

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About the author: A prolific contributor to Jul with some 2328 posts published, Sofi better fancies herself as a cinema geek, a composer, an occasional gamer, a budding fashionita, an absolute cooking newbie and a general life enthusiast-satirist. She is responsible for a number of notable discussions about meteorology and current events and may be contacted at any time through private messaging.