What are everyone’s thoughts on putting a splash of alcohol in food for flavour do you bother or abstain completely? I’m thinking brandy in straganoff etc. I know I’d probably polish off the bottle and more if I opened one to cook with myself, but if someone else was cooking for me that might not be a problem. I haven’t encountered this issue yet, just pre-empting it and looking for advise
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seriously, why bother? is a little faint taste of brandy worth risking your sobriety?
didn’t think so.
with other ppl I make it depend on how much and if I can taste it. I recently didn’t eat some cake that tasted strongly of rum flavour, not even the actual liquor, just didn’t want it.
you’ll figure it out.
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I certainly have no plans to cook with alcohol and no desire to… just thinking about moving forward. I like your idea to figure it out…. Take each situation and assess.
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When I go to a restaurant, I avoid anything that has been cooked in a white wine sauce or anything else with alcohol. I was disappointed last time I went to my favourite restaurant because they used to have two options for the mussels, but when the only option was with white wine sauce I just ordered a different dish. Maybe it wouldn’t affect me, but I don’t think it’s worth the chance. Even if it wouldn’t physically affect me, I think somehow, mentally, it would play with my emotions and I might crave alcohol more… So it’s not worth it to me.
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This is what I was thinking … best avoid, not worth the risk
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Good question. I recently cooked with wine while making a dish for friends. I popped open the can of wine, added it to the sauce and got hit by a huge craving. My addict brain told me I could drink the rest of the wine and no one would know. It sat on the counter for a long time and I let it taunt me. I was able to pour it down the sink but it was too close for comfort. I debated not using the wine in the recipe for this very reason. I won’t be cooking with alcohol again for a long time and it reinforced my thoughts that if it feels like it might be too hard to resist, it shouldn’t be attempted. Protect that sobriety at all costs!
I had a relapse after I used some cooking wine in my recipe. It was a terrible idea for me.
Thank you… definitely think I’ll avoid, even out for dinner etc. doesn’t seem worth it!