I hope your family thing gets better or at least more tolerable.

Depends entirely on whether it's an egg mousse or a gelatin mousse. I'll gamble and pick lemon in hopes of gelatin or agar agar.

Lime jello with shredded carrots raisins and walnuts, or Peach jello with canned peach slices

Probably the peach kind, just because I don't care for lime so much...

pork loin roast with a side of red sauerkraut, or beef roast with potatoes, carrots, and gravy?

Thank you. It won't, my assistance dog has been battling cancer for 6 years and today is his last day. :(

Beef roast, please!

Cheeseburger with mushrooms and caramelized onions, or turkey burger with guacamole and red onions?

Oh no... I'm so sorry, Dill. Losing a pet is always SOOOO hard. And your assistance dog... Then you're losing a friend AND an important source of help. Will you get another assistance dog straight away, or will you have to wait in between? That just sounds like a super difficult situation. :( It's going to be horrible no matter what, but I hope it all happens as calmly as possible, with no extra complications to make it even worse. And meanwhile, our thoughts will be with you.

Both of those burgers sound pretty good... I'm going to go with the mushrooms, though, because I get mushrooms so rarely, what with having a hubby that hates them...

Camping desserts:

Classic s'mores, or banana boats (bananas filled with chocolate chips, peanut butter, and marshmallows, wrapped in foil and set in the campfire until everything gets all melty and gooey and amazing)

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I totally need to go buy some mushrooms now. Banana boats sounds intriguing, but more messy than s'rmores.. Both of them sound like burn-opportunities so I'd be leery of both though. Peanut butter is still good when it has seized up from the cold, so the banana?

Sliced tinned pears or Canned sweet cherries?

Pears... Cherries are only nice fresh. :O

strawberry shortcake or blueberry cobbler?

No more dogs. We have our other dog, a smaller girl named Dixie who was Caiman's "hearing" dog -- he was unilaterally deaf -- and while she is useless for mobility assistance, she is sweet, and good with our son. Maybe someday I'll train up another assistance dog, but I've been doing better now than I was in my 20s when I got Caiman thanks to better management of my condition. Caiman was my heart dog, there will never be another I will love like him, and I am lost and broken without him. But as for pets, we have plenty still to keep me busy... Dixie, plus two cats, and in 8 days we'll be adding 10 chickens to the mix.

Blueberry cobbler, especially if I can use wild Alaskan blueberries -- they're the best!

Sushi or sashimi?

Well, at least the house won't be so quiet... I can't imagine losing someone that was so much a part of your life as that, but at least you don't also have to worry about transitioning to a new assistance dog. And I'm glad your condition is more manageable these days! And I'm sure you have lots of wonderful memories to remember Caiman by... :/

Ultimately, though, losing a pet like that just royally sucks. :( :( :( :( :(

Sushi. I love special flavor of sushi rice, and the combination with the nori, and then the fish added to that...

Okay, now for a simple, standard one: rice or pasta?

Brown Rice

Baked potato with whatever fixins or Cross cut fried potatoes?

I love fries, but a baked potato with all the fixins? Sign me up.

French toast with butter and syrup, or waffles with fruit and whipped cream?

Oh tough one! Waffles with fruit.

BLT or Roast Beef Sandwich?

Had a wagyu beef roast beef sandwich recently and that was pretty good. But bacon. So BLT.

Grilled Cheese or PBJ?

Grilled Cheese.

Grapes or Strawberries?

Strawberries

Tiramisu or Creme Brulee?

Tiramisu

Banana Custard or Chocolate Pudding?

Chocolate Pudding

Eggplant Parmesan or Mushroom Lasagna?

Eggplant parmesan! I love eggplant and can't stand fungus of any sort. XD

French onion or broccoli cheddar soup?

French onion soup, especially if it comes complete with the toasted baguette pieces covered in gruyere...

hot cross buns or eggy custard tarts?

Hot cross buns

Prune Cake or Brioche?

Brioche :)

blueberries or blackberries?