[Sca-cooks] politely deflecting food you don't want
JIMCHEVAL at aol.com
JIMCHEVAL at aol.com
Fri Mar 7 17:30:37 PST 2014
Well, pretending one's not hungry (or not anymore anyway) is one.
Simply leaving it on the plate (as my mother and an older friend did when
they thought my string beans were undercooked) is another.
With fish, one can always say one just doesn't eat it. Not really that
unusual.
I had some ex-neighbors in France who were always inviting me to dinner. I
decided I should reciprocate but after the first time, they'd always go
"Why don't you come to OUR place?" It took me years to realize why... :)
My experiments were mainly in trying to make dishes beyond my meager
capabilities. Can't recall now, except that I had a book of regional American
recipes and would dip into it. One of the few women I ever lived with once
said, "You're always trying the complicated things. Why not keep it simple?"
Etc.
Jim Chevallier
www.chezjim.com
The doctor's blancmange: Medieval recipes from medical texts
_http://leslefts.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-doctors-blancmange-medieval-recipe
s.html
In a message dated 3/7/2014 5:06:43 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
StefanliRous at austin.rr.com writes:
Okay, I'll bite. What are/were some of these ways to politely deflect food
you don't want to eat?
What were some of your "more creative attempts at cuisine"?
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(http://leslefts.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-doctors-blancmange-medieval-recipes.html)
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