Food odds and ends

1. Hard to believe, but I have some morels -- about half a pound -- leftover from last night's dinner. What shall I do with them? Hm...

2. I am having bean choice paralysis. My pantry is full of beans (insert joke here), and yet I just stare and stare.

3. Something strange happened to the loose breakfast sausage in the skillet this morning. It didn't brown. Instead, it seemed to steam until it turned dry and hard and unappetizing. Then, when we turned the heat off and let it cool down, it started to take a little color. Any idea what was going on?

Help Me With My Homework, Slightly Morbid Edition

I know I should simply consult the episode synopses of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and the Women in Refrigerators comics list for this, but nonetheless:

If anyone out there has a particularly favorite* example of a story or a moment in a story (print or broadcast, short or long) where a female character is introduced just so that she can die a poignant death that adds emotional heft and/or advances the plot, leave a comment below. Thanks.



* ETA: "favorite" being relative here, obvs.