They say you can’t teach on old dog new tricks. So explain this.
I hate tomatoes – fresh ones anyway. I love sun-dried tomatoes. I love stewed tomatoes – especially in soup. Ketchup is my friend. Salsa is awesome. However, fresh, raw, sliced tomatoes trigger my gag reflex. They always have. Because of this I have sworn off such offerings for nigh on 50 years. I've just slipped the nasty things off to the side.
Until….
I started making fresh salsa about a year ago. It’s actually more like pico de gallo (or ‘teresa de gallo’ as my daughter’s call it). But I’ve played around with ingredients and seasonings until I achieved perfection. Turns out the best and freshest version has diced, raw tomatoes in it. Not too hard to accept because the nasty, slimy centers are still removed. It’s not like I started liking tomatoes all of as sudden.
Until….
We went to visit my son and his wife and she served us BLT’s. (Bacon-Lettuce-Tomato Sandwiches.) I had been watching my husband obsess over BLT’s all month. He had made it look so delicious I had told myself I was going to try one next time I was offered one. And suddenly, I was being offered one. So, I ate it – and guess what?
I LOVED IT!!! My husband has made me three more in the past two weeks. Isn’t that laugh-out-loud funny?
So yes, you can teach an old-dog new tricks! You can make a new discovery every day. You can face your fears a little bit at a time until you master them. You can delight in being wrong!
I’m hungry…I think I’ll go have a BLT.
The real test would be a fresh sliced garden tomato topped with salt and pepper. Now that my dear, is delicious. :)
ReplyDeleteI am proud of you for trying new foods. ;) Now can you teach my 5 year old?
ha ha you are so funny! i'm so glad that you enjoyed that blt! i had no idea you hated tomatoes or you know i'd never serve that to you! =) steve was laughing at this post and then you wrote, "isn't that laugh-out-loud-funny?" and he was like, "i guess so cuz i am!" =) p.s. tiffany is so right - garden tomatoes with salt and pepper are AMAZING! next time you come visit ... =)
ReplyDeleteVery cute! Fresh garden tomatoes are like gold at our house. My kids take white wonderbread, mayo, tomato slices, salt and pepper, and it is their dream sandwich. No B, No L, just T. Of course I taught them this....but I am glad they love it too. This summer I will bring you some from our garden.
ReplyDeleteYou are making me hungry! BLT's are the best!
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the dark side. Valerie needs to join you.
ReplyDeleteNothing like a fresh slice on a BLT or a hamburger. The problem is, store-bought tomatoes have become bland to me. So get those tomato plants in the ground!
Ha ha, and again I say HA!!! I always knew you'd convert. Sure glad it didn't take me 50 years! Only about 20. :)
ReplyDeleteI love fresh tomatoes, I just had a bowl of them diced with salt, avacado, and mayo. But nothing beats a good BLT hold the lettuce and add avacado. MMMmmm and don't forget to toast the bread and rub a clove of garlic on it before you mayo.
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