As I’ve said, she’s one of the world’s great cooks. Middle-Eastern, Italian, Mexican, French, German, even Vietnamese, Thai, and Indian, she does them all and with flair. Me? Let’s look at some of the more regular things I’ve delighted in.

1. Anything over charcoal – lamb, peppers, flatbreads, steaks and chops. It never really figured in my life before her. Usually, they were more like sacrificed offerings.
2. Roast chicken any number of ways – thyme or rosemary lead my list, but Thai and even Indian now come close behind.
3. Asparagus under a poached egg – ditto for spring dandelion.
4. Strawberry or blueberry clafoutis. It’s just one of her many creamy desserts that wow me, often with our own berries.
5. My annual birthday bash of prime rib and Yorkshire pudding, which she says is one of the easiest things ever.
6. She’s quite fond of pork. One year we even had a whole half-pig to play with, cut up to her specifications. I think I’ve already told that story.
7. Homemade yogurt. It’s almost like ice cream.
8. Pho or banh. Vietnamese staples.
9. Chowders. Sometimes using lobster stock from leftover shells.
10. Souffles. They taste as heavenly as they look. Even after they deflate.

Now that I’m done bragging, what’s some of your favorite home cooking?