boufa06
Executive Chef
It's one thing to have a spouse with a discerning taste but another when he has certain set notions about food ingredients and cooking methods. As you all know, some cuisine especially Asian have sugar added to lemon and tamarind dishes. This is one ingredient that DH abhors in cooking but the beauty of it is that he loves Asian cuisine and will eat heartily each time he is being served. So I have decided over the years not to let this sweet stuff affect his enjoyment by not mentioning what I did over at the dining table.
Another hurdle to cross is adding milk to cream based soups and dishes. Of course I can substitute with sour cream or yoghurt but for some dishes, they do not quite taste the same. So the times when milk is sorely needed in a particular recipe, I would proceed to add it without blinking an eyelid without his knowledge. Needless to say, he would usually eat what I serve him with gusto. That brings to mind the psychological aspect of it cos' the mere mention of milk and sugar will send him into convulsions.
Has anyone of you ever experienced anything along these lines?
Another hurdle to cross is adding milk to cream based soups and dishes. Of course I can substitute with sour cream or yoghurt but for some dishes, they do not quite taste the same. So the times when milk is sorely needed in a particular recipe, I would proceed to add it without blinking an eyelid without his knowledge. Needless to say, he would usually eat what I serve him with gusto. That brings to mind the psychological aspect of it cos' the mere mention of milk and sugar will send him into convulsions.
Has anyone of you ever experienced anything along these lines?