Cooking And Eating....“Dis-moi ce que tu manges, je te dirai ce que tu es”

  VICENZOVO  ITALIAN LADYFINGER SANDWICH, WITH CHOCOLATE/CASHEW BUTTER,  SERVED ON AN AUSTRIAN SILVER DESSERT PLATTER WITH AN ENGLISH URN OF INTENSE, BLACK SPANISH EXPRESSO....FOR DIPPING...( A MID-AFTERNOON STIMULUS).....EMILY POST SUGGESTED, A CENTUY AGO, THE WEARING OF WHITE COTTON GLOVES WHEN TOUCHING ANOTHER PERSON, BUT REMOVING THEM FOR THE DUNKING.......WHICH IS AN ETIQUETTE CHALLENGE.....AS IMPORTANT AS KNOWING 'JUST WHEN' TO REMOVE THE PATISSIRIE BEFORE IT IS 'JAVA-LOGGED', WITH THE POTENTIALITY OF STAINING ONE'S WHITE-GLOVES, UPON ONE'S LAP,  OR THE BELGIAN LACE TABLECLOTH...... the serving may be lifted, atop a carved wood support,  to bring the foodstuff closer to the lips of one's maw, thereby avoiding the risky, if short, itinerary from table to polite seclusion within the palate.... 

 I FELT COMPELLED TO MAKE A SALTY CAESER SALAD, LATER TODAY......THAT FEATURED BOTH SALTY PARMESAN CHEESE AND BREAD, FIRST SOAKED IN THE BRINE FROM PICKLED PEPPERCORNS, THEN SPRINKLED WITH BLACK PEPPER.......   

 costing less than a buck per serving.....less than the cost of a slice of pizza, kids!     made from chopped, flash-frozen vegetables, a fried pinto bean patty and a slice of tomato.....with lots of tasty, vibrant seasonings........  I calculated the cost of this luncheon bowl, as shown, at about 60 cents!    The addition of salty country ham trimmings....just for flavor and a bit of additional protein......brings the cost up to a buck!   

  having avoided 'grocery shopping' for a couple of weeks, I am reduced to much less appealing fare than this seared tuna with mango/corn salsa, crowned with fragrant mixed greens....that I would have preferred... to the bowl of cereal, dried fruit and yogurt that I settled for, instead......