The congee thing is interesting. I love congee (and polenta); before I got used to them, I found them both weird in a this-is-not-familiar-from-my-childhood way, but I liked them instantly. And now I'm wondering whether this is partly because oatmeal and other sweet porridges are *also* not from my childhood, and thus were equally weird (but tasty) the first times I encountered them.

Huh.

And oh, I've been meaning to tell you -- I have heirloom tomatoes growing in my GARDEN. Whee! (No peas, though -- that will have to wait until next year.)