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Please post any comments for A Recipe for Trouble here. I hope you enjoyed the story! 
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Quite entertaining.
Finally, a new take on the 'Lois can't cook' theme that runs through so many fics.
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This was hilarious! It gives us an idea of some of the duties Perry has besides watching over our favorite duo! Hmmm one wonders why M. Bouchard would have a subscription to his former newspaper. Still this story has all the earmarks of 'more to come' Any possibility of that happening? 
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"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”
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Originally posted by KenJ:
Quite entertaining.
Finally, a new take on the 'Lois can't cook' theme that runs through so many fics. It's not just the stories though, Lois in the series herself states she can't in "Chip off the old Clark" in season three and it was a running issue in "Ghosts" from season four (culminating in her being ABLE to cook only breakfast after the ghost leaves her body for good.) I do wonder if she experimented with her heat vision when she had Clark's powers. She might have been sighing over that if she knew how to work that right. Remember Clark with his over-easy eggs? I'm betting that was one of the exercises he did with her (I get the feeling that it was one Martha had him do to learn to control it.)
CLARK: No. I'm just worried I'm a jinx.
JONATHAN: A jinx?
CLARK: Yeah. Let's face it, ever since she's known me, Lois's been kidnapped, frozen, pushed off buildings, almost stabbed, poisoned, buried alive and who knows what else, and it's all because of me.
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Hee hee! I guess Perry got tired of having his threats taken for granted, and decided to show Lois once and for all that she can't cross the line!
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Thank you for leaving feedback! KenJ: Finally, a new take on the 'Lois can't cook' theme that runs through so many fics. I just thought it would be fun to explore why on Earth Perry would have threatened Lois with writing for the Food Section of the newspaper (of all things) in Fly Hard. Morgana: Hmmm one wonders why M. Bouchard would have a subscription to his former newspaper. I thought M. Bouchard was just the French Chef Lois asks for cooking lessons in Ghosts! What other episode is he in? I totally missed it! Still this story has all the earmarks of 'more to come' Any possibility of that happening? Umm…not at the moment. I *do* have an idea for Perry sending Lois on a dog-show-esque story as punishment (where of course Lois comes back with a Pulitzer-worthy story, naturally), but that idea is still in its embryonic stages. Annie: Glad you enjoyed it! Christina: It's not just the stories though, Lois in the series herself states she can't in "Chip off the old Clark" in season three and it was a running issue in "Ghosts" from season four (culminating in her being ABLE to cook only breakfast after the ghost leaves her body for good.) You know, I actually personally think that Lois cooked the London Broil to perfection in 'Ghosts.' The quickest way to get me to lose my appetite is to show me some still-pink meat! Ah, the perils of taking microbiology while I was still young and tender…(and a wee bit pink in the middle myself!) I do wonder if she experimented with her heat vision when she had Clark's powers. She might have been sighing over that if she knew how to work that right. Remember Clark with his over-easy eggs? I'm betting that was one of the exercises he did with her (I get the feeling that it was one Martha had him do to learn to control it.) You're right; that would be a great way to help navigate the powers! No wonder Clark is such a great cook! IolantheAlias: Hee hee! I guess Perry got tired of having his threats taken for granted, and decided to show Lois once and for all that she can't cross the line! Yup! Now the question is, can it EVER work?
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Hi, all.  Yes, I still exist! Cute fic! I think Lois getting relegated to ANYTHING other than investigative journalism would have disastrous consequences.... would be interesting to see what would happen if she got stuck writing Cat's column (and what if Clark had to work with Cat?!) or working with Carl, in Travel... Plot bunnies hopping everywhere! Perhaps there could be a sequel? 
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mozartmaid: Thanks for the feedback! I think Lois getting relegated to ANYTHING other than investigative journalism would have disastrous consequences.... So true. So very, very true. would be interesting to see what would happen if she got stuck writing Cat's column (and what if Clark had to work with Cat?!) or working with Carl, in Travel...  Yup! I can totally see it! Plot bunnies hopping everywhere! Perhaps there could be a sequel? Hopefully someday. Right now, all of the bunnies in my head keep hopping out of their pens and frolicking off (by leaps and bounds, one might say ) in *completely* unexpected directions!
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Hi Lucille! How on Earth had she done it? He would never have guessed that any reporter -- even one so talented -- could have such an effect on the newspaper’s readership in less than a week. So, Lois’s first week as an investigative reporter? According to this report, circulation was down by over 10% compared to last week. Wait what? The reason was almost universally the paper’s new food columnist. /scratches head/ transferred Lois Lane from the Planet’s city section to its food section,  Michael
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Michael: Thanks for the comments! How on Earth had she done it? He would never have guessed that any reporter -- even one so talented -- could have such an effect on the newspaper’s readership in less than a week. So, Lois’s first week as an investigative reporter? LOIS: Ah, now THAT would have been a story. Perry had no idea what hit him! According to this report, circulation was down by over 10% compared to last week. Wait what? He would just have to come up with a more intimidating ultimatum. Have her marry Clark?  Oh yeah. We all know how well that kept her out of trouble!
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Sorry for not getting back to you sooner! A number of writers in this fandom have given the infamous Claude the last name of Bouchard. So when I read that I immediately thought you were aware of it. Totally forgot about the "Ghosts" episode.  I have only seen that one once.
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Oh! Whoops!  Thanks for letting me know! I had totally forgotten that in some stories, Claude has the last name 'Bouchard.'
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Maybe as page-3 girl?
Uh huh. If Perry gave Lois a page 3 story, she'd just find a way to turn it into a page one expose! /points at article on fruit fly spraying in Pheromone, My Lovely/ /points at Wikipedia: Page 3 / [Lol] Oh yeah. We all know how well that kept her out of trouble! Perry wouldn’t know that beforehand. Michael
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Originally Posted by Darth Michael:
/points at Wikipedia: Page 3/ Oh my goodness! Shows my ignorance (and hey, ignorance is bliss!)--I've never read a tabloid in my life! Lois would be proud. Then again, I've never read the Daily Planet either, so that probably takes away all of my brownie points.  Hmm. I think that Lois' union rep would have something to say about Lois being a page-3 girl.  Assuming, of course, that Perry is still alive after making that threat.
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