"Giusi" > wrote in message
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> "Anny Middon" ha scritto nel messaggio > Ever since then I haven't
> refrained from making a dish with nuts in it when
>> she was a guest. She never said anything, but if she had I would have
>> told her to pretend it was pecan pie.
>>
>> Anny
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> I love your stories! My experience has been a lot like yours. BUT I
> respect allergies, religious restrictions and intolerances. My kid has a
> terrible sensitivity to iodine which precludes all seafoods, so I
> obviously ask others if they have any of these problems. I also don't
> mind a bit if someone at table skips a dish I made.

I too respect allergies, religious restrictions and intolerances. I even
define "religious restrictions" pretty broadly -- I'll cook vegetarian or
even vegan for someone whose beliefs have nothing to do with a deity.

I also don't mind if someone skips a dish. BUT I resent making a dish
especially for someone only to have them eat the dish they swore they didn't
like.

My niece is coming for Easter dinner. The only meat she eats is chicken
breast, so I've decided to bake some chicken breasts in addition to the ham
I'll make. I'll make enough for everyone to have, because although I'm in
the mood for ham this year, I know others will eat it but prefer something
else. (OK, I'll admit it -- I'm not in the mood so much for ham as for the
split pea soup I'll make using the bone.)

My niece won't eat the potato dish I'm making, nor the cooked vegetables.
She will eat the croissants I'll make. I'm not making anything other than
the chicken in deference to her pickiness.

She's a freshman at University of Wisconsin. This year she lived in an
apartment, where she could cook and eat whatever she likes. Next year
though she'll be living in a sorority house. I'm really curious how she'll
manage.

Anny