Hey, that sounds like a good offer. I'd like to learn some new recipes and I can teach you some of mine as well. Some good Irish cooking. Sound like a good trade?

Dessert... bread pudding. Gotta go with bread pudding.

As for curses or possessions... I guess only what I've read about. I mean, there was a version of possession in our world, but I don't think that's quite what you are talking about.