As I grow older, things change. For example, I may not like chickpeas whole, but if it's garlic or red pepper hummus, I dip chips and veggies like there's no tomorrow. It turns out that I don't care for dried cilantro, but fresh is delicious in a homemade salsa. And I even appreciate a cold beer on occasion.
I can stand the occasional black olive in a salad or on a pizza. Not much else though, I adore Greek salads on Wednesday nights at knit night at the local Panera but I always pick out the olives. (Because I never, ever remember that I can order the salad without them!) Last month however, Brian made a chicken dish from "50 Shades of Chicken that featured garlic and kalamata olives. I thought I'd hate it, but I didn't. Turns out I like the FLAVOR of olives, but not whole and the having to pit them. And if they're canned.....blech. As a side note, the "50 Shades of Chicken" is a parody cookbook of the E.L. James "50 Shades of Grey" book series. I don't believe that it was well-received, as Brian found it on the bargain bookshelf at Barnes and Noble when it first came out. Which is a travesty....every recipe in there is a hit so far!
Even Brian has to admit that his tastes have changed. The man that insists that he hates Mexican food suggested making enchiladas this past weekend. Enchiladas! I love Mexican food, so this sounded great to me! A friend of ours used to make them but they were vegetarian, using refried beans as the protein source. No wonder Brian didn't like them....but I thought they were OK. Anyway....his enchiladas came out fantastically on Sunday night! He took a recipe from ATK's "Simple Dishes" cookbook that called for ground turkey and subbed ground beef and mushrooms. Not only were they delectable, they made scads of leftovers for this week. It also turns out that, like lasagna, the leftovers taste even better!
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