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Challah! But maybe that's because I'm Jewish.

Building on what dbcurrie said: What if students took the food and gave it directly to people on the street? I don't know anything about your community but we have panhandlers and people sleeping on the street. Get some disposable containers at a dollar store and some cutlery and portion up the leftovers. I sometimes give restaurant leftovers to homeless people sitting on the street.

Brilliant.

I like tongue.

I'm determined to find olives that I like in my lifetime. They're so harmless and prevalent. I almost feel freakish for not liking them. Yesterday I ate dinner at one of those "nose to tail" type restaurants when the server described a dish that involved ground beef cheeks, jowls and other miscellaneous bits over vegetables that included olives. I quipped that the most offensive part of that dish to me was the olives.

I also don't like most cottage cheese but occasionally try. There's only one brand that I like. Apparently there's a difference between regular stuff in the containers at supermarkets and the fresh stuff.

@GretchinF: Looks awesome. I'm going to make them tomorrow.
I like that they don't require many ingredients and they're cheap ingredients. I'm out of sugar but it was on my list anyway. I think I have 1 apple and 1 pear left in my fruit drawer.

These are going on my menu for my day-after chanukah party, and possibly on the menu for Sunday's family celebration. Thanks for the granita reminder. I'd bookmarked it last year & forgot about it. It's gone on my menu too.

I agree with peanutbutter, SavtaShayna and nalega. How about adding a bean salad? You can make a lot with legumes. This way you can have your "dairy meal" (we don't really call it that - at least, no one I know does).

Think like a lacto-ovo vegetarian.

Sounds good except for the Cook Whip. I just put myself in my time machine, transported myself to after the weekend, and had the same reaction as Amandarama. At least, I imagine that I would. If I had the freezer space. I might actually try it.

I rarely rinse my quinoa, and don't notice a difference in taste.

I like these Meat Lite recipes. I tend to make them without the meat. For recipes calling for bacon I tend to add a little bit of Liquid Smoke. Obviously it doesn't replicate the texture, but you get some of the flavor.

Last month someone offered me a whiff of Prince Edward County ice cider. It smelled like baked apples. I tried some a few weeks later and it was delicious.

Maple-mustard glaze for salmon or chicken.

My brother lived abroad for many years. I remember one visit home when he opened the fridge and took a swig of maple syrup from the bottle.

Canada: Known for maple syrup, hockey and Tim Horton's.
(Resisting the urge to make a How I Met Your Mother reference.)

This actually came up in conversation with friends yesterday. Two friends, a couple, recently moved and haven't yet used their microwave. They don't know if they will. They agreed that their gas stove often reheats things more quickly than a microwave. I've often found that my electric stove is pretty quick too. A microwave feels quicker, maybe because the stove element needs to heat up first.

They're both lame and sound like dog names.