Recently I hosted a couples dinner at my home.There were 3 couples,one of which was a VERY conservative christian male.No alcohol was served;however the main course was cooked with wine as it was a mediterranean dish.The wine simmered for 30 mins.,thus boiling off the alcohol in the dish,but leaving the wonderful flavor of the grape.Everyone LOVED the dish as I got multiple cudos.
When asked prior to the dinner about the main dish,All I said was it was a Mediterranean meal that I think you'd like.The no-alcohol male in question loved it so much he took ALLOF IT leftover home in a ziploc container !
Heres the point of view:
ME: hey , it's 1 of my fav dishes and everyone loved it.The alcohol in the wine boiled off, so there's no alcohol in it. nuff said
My GF : Although you (I think) didn't do this in spite of him,it would've been nice of you to tell him it was made with alcohol
My rebut:That would've changed the entire evening ,and they may not have come.I told everyone the recipe
2006-07-13
05:21:53
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