Success

I like making meals that people like, but I consider it a triumph when I can disguise an ingredient a person doesn’t normally like, and they still end up enjoying the meal.

Christian doesn’t care for chickpeas and even hummus leaves him indifferent. But tonight, for the first time, I made falafel served with tomato-cucumber salad, lettuce, tahini sauce and pickles all in warmed store-bought pitas and it was a hit!

Once upon a fall night I hid a whole two cups of dates in a cake and served it to a guest who, like me, was never tempted to reach for a Grandma’s date square.