tonight toni made mushroom risotto for dinner: arborio rice, portabello and dried smoked porcini mushrooms, chicken stock & a bit of white wine. half-way through making the dinner i go into the kitchen while talking with my mum on the phone and describe the dish to her. toni points out the chicken stock, and shows me the package:

"look. bouillon chicken style. emphasis on style."

he flips the package over and shows me the words at the top of the box:

flavoured without meat products

we're laughing. toni says,

"i wanted chicken! not vegetables dressed up to taste like chicken!"

later we're eating the tasty tasty dish for dinner. toni tells me about how the porcini mushrooms he found at valu-mart are so much better than the ones he found before at the kitchen table (a store near his work). they're dried and smoked, delicious. i grin and say, "are you sure they're not vegetables dressed up to taste like porcini mushrooms?"

toni: "yeah! they totally are: faux fungi!"
me: "it's the latest fashion accessory! faux fungi on hats!"
toni: "faux fungi scarves!"
me: "you've gotta pair this with your suit, it's the new faux fungi!"

versace, we just brainstormed your new accessory line.

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