Well, since I lost my sense of smell Thursday, I'm trying to convince my wife

[The Polack MSgt]

To let me make red beans and rice for lunch

No sale as of yet

[MontanaMama]

1. So how're you doing?

Been thinking about you.

[The Polack MSgt]

6. I've been better, but I feel better today than yesterday

I think I'm on the mend. The no sense of smell thing is pretty freaky.

My wife was making a batch of Kara Age (Japanese fried chicken)and fried rice for a friend's daughter's birthday party and half way through it just got less and less aromatic.

She brought a sample for me to check (bonus!) and asked if there was too much garlic. That's when I realized that I couldn't smell any garlic, at all. And by the next morning I couldn't smell much of anything

Since then I've been randomly sniffing things to see what I can smell.

Barely get any Kim Chee - even though the jar I tried has fermented so long the Daikon slices are practically clear.

Thanks for your kind thoughts

[Scrivener7]

7. Hopefully, though, you are over the worst. Which is good news.

[left-of-center2012]

2. I like red beans and rice

Many years ago a Jamaican friend introduced me to red beans, rice, and chicken.

[bamagal62]

3. I can make

Some kick-ass red beans and rice! The secret ingredient is pickle juice. (So I guess it’s no longer secret!)

[marble falls]

4. We got beans and dirty rice and geens and ham hocks. My wife learned a few years back ...

... she really liked my down home cooking.

[The Polack MSgt]

8. I love all those things, my Aunt showed my wife how to make greens 15 years ago

And now she's the undisputed master of the collared, turnip and mustard greens.

She switched from hocks to turkey tales a while ago and I've been converted too. For Green

But for picnic beans, only smoked hocks are allowed

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[marble falls]

11. I mostly use shoulder bones, and I forgot - lima beans, black beans, coleslaw - mee maw cookin'.

All the men in the fambly shops and cooks.

[Diamond_Dog]

5. Hope you are feeling better soon Sarge

[malthaussen]

9. My niece lost smell and taste...

... so she's taking the opportunity to eat some strawberry/banana yoghurt that her husband loves and she hates. Hey, when life gives you lemons, etc...

-- Mal

[LakeArenal]

10. Too bad for you that your wife still has her sense of smell.

Good luck.

[The Polack MSgt]

12. +++