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Glenn, you forgot to mention that when you were learning to cook, the first cookbook you bought was a book of Ethiopian recipes. I think that had an effect on you. :-)

Another good combination is garlic and chocolate, as in garlic brownies.

Then there are foods-of-convenience, like "refrigerator soup" and "curried leftovers". Actually, one of my favorite recipes came together that way - I needed to marinate some chicken, but the only things in the fridge were mustard, cranberry juice, and yogurt. Put those three together, add eastern Asian seasoning, and voila! something that I've deliberately made again many times.

Or the chicken soup recipe that mutated, one ingredient shift at a time, into my wonderful vegan spinach-tomato stew.