Journey to the stars and worlds of imagination: chocolate

Saw the topic and a line from the television series, Air America, just leaped from the pen, "Peking Duck." Now that might seem to be a strange choice for a meat and potatoes kind of gal, so I'll give you the background. After being captured by South American revolutionaries, Lorenzo Lamas, aka Rio Garnett, and his co-pilot/friend were offered a last meal before their execution by firing squad. The friend said, "Peking Duck." After their captors went away, Lamas inquired why. The buddy explained it takes 3 days to make, I was trying to buy time."

Besides lots of time for a meal to be prepared--and later, and even greater amount to eat it, here's a few items for a last meal.

First, the appetizers: shrimp cocktail and stuffed mushrooms.

Then there are several entrees. Filet mignon with sweet potato, loaded with cinnamon brown sugar, and freshly churned butter. A heaping side plate of lobster tail with drawn butter, and fried scallops. Hot dinner rolls, fresh out of the oven, with lots of butter to help things go down.

Where's the vegetables you asked? Not for this gal's final forging.

The final course took a little more thought. Going with the delay approach, rice pudding. For those with a lactose intolerance, that would guarantee at least 3 hours in the bathroom. On second thought, the captors might think it funny to hold off the toilet run. Note to self, no pudding, no ice cream. Boston cream pie, chocolate eclair, (no make that 2 eclairs, properly chilled) and a slice of death by chocolate cake. Notice the theme? Chocolate - my favorite food group.

I almost forget the drinks, which unlike James Bond's preference is not a shaken vodka martini or champagne. For the appetizers and main course, a large bottle of a white sangria built on a Pinot Grigio. The desert drink to complement the heaviness of the chocolate is my favorite steakhouse drink, a Wallaby Darned. It is described as a “Down under frozen wonder with peaches, DeKuyper Peachtree Schnapps, champagne, Smirnoff Vodka and secret mixers.”And to add more time, it has to be prepared in the land down under. A slow boat ride to Australia should provide enough time to come up with a jail break -- or a tall, dark, and handsome rescuer.

The final item of the final meal --top shelf whiskey to toast things left undone.