A [after eating jia chang dou fu]: Mom! I just invented the best food ever!
Me: Yes?
A: So, what you would do is, you would cook marrow bones, but in this sauce!
Me: Like, osso buco but in the sauce we just ate?
A: Yes!
Me: I can certainly do that.
A: Oh, thank you thank you!! [jumps up and hugs me]