>  RH> We sent a notorious kid food/picky eater on a trip to the 
Dominican
>  RH> with some kids from church.  He apparently found stuff to eat.
> 
> If he was hungry enough, he'd have overcome his picky-ness fast 
enough.
> Maybe something down there piqued his curiosity and opened his mind 
(and
> mouth) to new foods.
> 
> 
The fresh fruit apparently is wonderful stuff. The food isn't all 
that spicy and it has to be fairly close to other Caribbean cuisines. 

>  RH> > The former is ground beef, onion, seasonings, tomatoes and 
tomato
>  RH> paste. It's much better than beef-a-roni out of a can, 
especially
>  if you use decent quality ingredients. I usually add peppers and
>  mushrooms,
> 
>  RH> Not much would be worse, except the school cafeteria version.
> 
> My home made is much better than anything served in a school 
cafeteria
> or out of a can. Of course I use whole wheat pasta in it, beats the
> white mushy stuff any day.

Amen.  Mushy pasta isn't food; it's landfill or elementary school 
glue.
 
>  RH> them have some smarts, some more than others.
> 
>  RH> Genie is more apt to sniff at a bug than attack it. Smarts 
aren't one
>  RH> of her problems.
> 
> Comic relief? That's what we said our cocker spaniel was good for.

Pretty much. She does goofy stuff sometimes. 
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