# Simple food combinations that really work **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 2, 2014, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-food-combinations-that-really-work/682667 "2014-03-02T10:31:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-food-combinations-that-really-work/682667/41 "2014-03-03T15:07:11Z")
Cream cheese on summer sausage. Fresh strawberries dipped in balsamic vinegar (powdered sugar is nice added to this combo.) ---
**Author:** ![Haunted\_Pasta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/94ad74/32.png) [@Haunted\_Pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Haunted_Pasta)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-food-combinations-that-really-work/682667/42 "2014-03-03T15:16:15Z")
Slices of tomato, mozzarella, and oranges, arranged in alternating layers, drizzled with balsamic vinegar and sprinkled with chopped fresh basil. Also, a brick of cream cheese covered in jalapeno jelly. Spectacular on crackers. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-food-combinations-that-really-work/682667/43 "2014-03-03T16:13:14Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > Cottage cheese and A1 Sauce is even better. And since we’re talking about cottage cheese, one of the earliest comfort foods in my memory is cottage cheese and applesauce. I prefer large curd with all of them. I like to mix cottage cheese with half sharp paprika, or with a tiny amount of vanilla and splenda as mock icecream, or with drained pear chunks from one of those individual serving cups [I prefer pears to peaches.] ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-food-combinations-that-really-work/682667/44 "2014-03-03T16:26:40Z")
Green peas added to pasta carbonara. Yummo! (It would never have occurred to me. I had it in a restaurant in Kathmandu, many years ago. Have been adding them ever since!) ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-food-combinations-that-really-work/682667/45 "2014-03-03T16:31:57Z")
> [@Haunted\_Pasta](#): > > Also, a brick of cream cheese covered in jalapeno jelly. Spectacular on crackers. Yes!! Try it with pineapple jelly, peppercorns, cream cheese, and horseradish. My mom aways made it, calling it “Jezebel dip”. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-food-combinations-that-really-work/682667/46 "2014-03-03T16:54:12Z")
Garlic, lemon, and cream sauce for pasta. It gets wonderfully spicy. ---
**Author:** ![eulalia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eulalia/32/457_2.png) [@eulalia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eulalia)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-food-combinations-that-really-work/682667/47 "2014-03-03T17:24:29Z")
Fried chicken livers and sharp cheddar. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-food-combinations-that-really-work/682667/48 "2014-03-03T17:25:21Z")
cream cheese and bacon on a bagel ---
**Author:** ![cwthree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-food-combinations-that-really-work/682667/49 "2014-03-03T20:17:09Z")
Good yogurt (i.e., yogurt that contains nothing but milk products and bacteria) topped with real maple syrup or honey. Garnish with nuts if you like. Goat cheese and fig jam. Smoked fish and good cream cheese (like the yogurt, i.e. nothing but milk product and microorganisms). Anything involving bread is improved by using a high-quality whole-wheat bread, with or without extra seeds. ---
**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-food-combinations-that-really-work/682667/50 "2014-03-03T23:25:23Z")
> [@Askance](#): > > Despite coming from opposite ends of the earth, kangaroo and roast beetroot go amazingly well together. Hmmm. Nice call, never tried that but skip goes very well with a plum sauce, so I can see it working. ---
**Author:** ![Tara57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@Tara57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tara57)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-food-combinations-that-really-work/682667/51 "2014-03-04T00:54:03Z")
tomatoes and salt sliced fruit, lemon juice, salt, and cayenne pepper bread and butter bread and olive oil onions and butter - slowly caramelized ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-food-combinations-that-really-work/682667/52 "2014-03-04T01:27:15Z")
> [@stui\_magpie](#): > > [QUOTE=Askance] > Despite coming from opposite ends of the earth, kangaroo and roast beetroot go amazingly well together. Hmmm. Nice call, never tried that but skip goes very well with a plum sauce, so I can see it working. [/QUOTE] They both have a great earthy flavour, is what it is I think. Also 'roo and sautéed mushrooms. The trick with 'roo itself is to marinate it first (we buy it that way), slice it thinly, and only cook it briefly - a minute or so each side. Very easy to overcook, which makes it almost inedible. ---
**Author:** ![llcoolbj77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/eb9ed0/32.png) [@llcoolbj77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llcoolbj77)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-food-combinations-that-really-work/682667/53 "2014-03-04T02:01:41Z")
Spreadable/room temp Brie and red grapes. So delicious! ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-food-combinations-that-really-work/682667/54 "2014-03-04T02:51:16Z")
Olive oil and Balsamic vinegar with crusty white bread. I also love crusty white bread and a green salad dripping with vinaigrette, sopping up the dressing with the bread. Peanut butter and bacon sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-food-combinations-that-really-work/682667/55 "2014-03-04T04:46:27Z")
Balsamic vinaigrette and blue cheese make a great salad dressing. The contrast makes the taste all sharp and sparkly. ---
**Author:** ![Garula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ea666f/32.png) [@Garula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garula)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-food-combinations-that-really-work/682667/56 "2014-03-04T16:49:20Z")
Avocado and soy sauce. Simple and surprisingly tasty. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-food-combinations-that-really-work/682667/57 "2014-03-04T17:05:29Z")
Put a tub of cream cheese in front of you. May use flavored cream cheese, i.e., pineapple, strawberry. Chive or jalapeno… dunno about that. Take banana in one hand, butter knife/spreader in the other. Bite off the end of banana to create flat-ish surface. Spread cream cheese on end of banana. Eat. Spread more cheese on newly exposed end. Eat. Continue in like manner until banana is consumed. You are permitted to get a second banana (someone like Phil Silvers would be good- _ba-da-bing!_) ---
**Author:** ![flaming\_yawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/cab0a1/32.png) [@flaming\_yawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flaming_yawn)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-food-combinations-that-really-work/682667/58 "2014-03-04T21:36:13Z")
toasted bagel with cream cheese and sliced pickled garlic. breakfast sausage and mashed potatoes. pasta with olive oil and Parmesan cheese. Onions and butter too. saltines and butter. spinach sauted in olive oil and garlic served with a poached egg. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-food-combinations-that-really-work/682667.md?page=2)