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Quick 'sort of ceaser salad'

Half a teaspoon of dijon mustard (the dark stuff, not the yellow squeezy hotdog stuff)

Half teaspoon of mayonaise

Teaspoon of olive oil

Teaspoon of lemon juice

Shake and pour on lettuce

The US spent billions on a stealth air superiority fighter which is terribly useful for dealing with the Taliban.

Stovetop rice pudding is easier than a can.

One cup arborio rice

3 cups milk (or one cup cream/half-half and 2 milk)

Teaspoon of vanilla if you like

Put in non-stick pan

Bring to boil

Turn down to lowest setting for 25mins

When it's done (depends how sticky you like it) Stir in a spoon of sugar and a spoon of butter if you're feeling decadent - or jam or maple syrup or whatever

Although to be fair the Dutch diet is not exactly the most extravagantly adventurous in europe - you pretty much only need to be able to cook 3 things

Some bricks and mortar stores are doing fine, the local shops that stock local books and local authors and sell used books are doing great. Amazon gives them a global market for their used stock.

The chains that campaigned against net price agreements and talked about business and not being sentimental are no complaining about ebooks, Amazon and supermarkets - well tough