On Monday, January 16, 2017 at 5:23:14 PM UTC-10, koko wrote:
> Knowing certain people's likes and dislikes, and I'm not talking about
> allergies, how forthcoming are you about the ingredients in some of
> your recipes.
> Case in point, if I told my husband I was serving him hummus, he'd not
> eat it, but I tell him it's bean dip and he devoures it.
> This is just one example of soooo many I could share.
> Do you do this too?
>
> koko
>
> --
>
> Food is our common ground, a universal experience
> James Beard

My policy is to never spill the beans on what's in the dish. Once spilled, preconceived notions take over. I'm not only a good cook, I'm also a smart one.

Tonight we have shredded pork cooked in a sweet tangerine syrup with garlic and ginger. I wanted to get away from my standard Asian flavor profile. Mission accomplished.