I'm all for goat in Caribbean food. We had it for thanksgiving one year when my bestie wanted to make goat stew. We had to find a halal butcher way out in the burbs to get goat.

I'm not sure I've ever had lamb though. Not something I'd order for the heck of it, nor something my mom would make.

My mother's favorite Easter dinner is a cavalcade of stuff I don't like. Or at least, two things I'm not crazy about: lamb and ratatouille. At least I'm now willing to eat both of them.

It's especially sad for me because ham and asparagus are two of my favorites! And equally good for Easter dinner!

Theo, I left the hotel at 515, my flight was at 630.

Our flight is pretty damn early tomorrow, though not as early as yours. We need to leave the house by 6:15 at the latest.

Wait, what is the conventional wisdom on how early to arrive for a domestic flight? I've been assuming 2 hours (which is something I picked up post-September 11). Is that too much? I haven't flown in years, so have things gotten a little less crazy? Is 1 hour okay? 90 minutes?

I wouldn't stuff a whole hunk in my mouth

Oh, god, I would, and do. I regularly give thanks to whatever brave soul figured out that stuff was edible and delicious.

Lamb is the meat my mom is most likely to sample if I order it when we eat out together - she's generally pescatarian, never really liked beef and doesn't miss chicken, but lamb she's glad to get a bite of on occasion.

Speaking of cheeses, I have been meaning to ask the hivemind: what cheese goes best with bacon? I am on a big mini-quiche for breakfast kick and am kicking around some "standard" combinations of flavors to stock up my freezer with. Sausage and cheddar with a half coffee custard. Canadian bacon and hollandaise for quiche benedict. Bacon and blue cheese and a half bloody mary mix custard. But I want a more basic bacon and coffee quiche and I want cheese in it, but what kind?

Wait, what is the conventional wisdom on how early to arrive for a domestic flight? I've been assuming 2 hours (which is something I picked up post-September 11). Is that too much? I haven't flown in years, so have things gotten a little less crazy? Is 1 hour okay? 90 minutes?

I think it actually depends on the airport/airline, but I never plan for much more than an hour. (Like, the worst-case regular traffic scenario would get me there an hour ahead.)

I generally plan 1 hour normally, 90 minutes for extra big or pain in the ass airports (O'Hare, LaGuardia, cities with super-awful traffic), and 2 hours for dealing with customs or super-complicated baggage.

Swiss is good, also blue or Gorgonzola.

Bacon and Cheddar! A restaurant here regularly puts sharp shredded Cheddar on their BLTs and it's so good! I think you'd want something strong, to stand up to the bacony-ness. Pecorino might be good, too.

I second the hour for the flight. And yay, San Francisco and the party pad for you!! FUN.

Airlines ask for two hours (and shuttle companies give even more), but even with the lines at LAX, I've had as much as an hour free, but usually appreciated not running.

I love these Star Trek nu/old face blends: [link] -- everyone looks hotter, pretty much, than either of the originals.

Swiss is good, also blue or Gorgonzola.

Strong cheese (mmmm stilton), red wine, and crusty french bread and I am a happy woman.

It is unlikely that I will ever eat lamb or goat, although I do like goat cheese.

Catching up here has resulted in hunger.