19/30 Vegetative state.

[flaming_muse]

So over the past few years it has become increasingly difficult for me to eat vegetables (and most fruit). I love fruit and vegetables, and I've always eaten them plain (whole strawberries, steamed broccoli, roasted brussels sprouts), but in recent years, perhaps because of my food allergies ramping up, my super-taster-ness for bitterness and

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[heresluck]

Ahahaha -- yeah, okay, your family eats the opposite of how I eat; I am all about soups and other one-pot meals, usually spicy. *facepalm*

Sauces, hmm. I like broccoli stir-fried with a spicy peanut sauce, so that's my first thought: peanut sauce. Sesame sauce, which is similar in concept and equally easy to make. There's always beurre blanc. Herb butter with tarragon or parsley. Saffron butter with or without orange zest. Yogurt with mint and/or garlic. Olive tapenade, either traditional or with Moroccan spice combinations like cinnamon and cardamom. Chimichurri, though probably not if sour is a turn-off right now. Ancho-honey sauce, though that might also be too tart. Oh, ancho-pineapple chutney -- that's quite sweet and also spicy. Sage and brown butter pesto. Toasted cumin vinaigrette -- that might be good on brassicas. Sun-dried tomato dressing.

If alliums aren't bothering you, cooking shallots or red onions over low heat until they're sweet and jammy and then using them as a topping might also work -- certainly for green beans and broccoli. You could add sliced or slivered almonds as well.

Hope that helps!

[flaming_muse]

By nature, I am an intuitive, experimental cook who plays with flavor combinations and techniques instead of recipes, but I have had to shift gears quite a bit in terms of those techniques and flavors since having a child. mr. muse and I like highly spiced food - although I am allergic to peppers and chilis, while he is obsessed with them, so he has to add lots of heat to his portions - but with the museling I have to create meals where he can have a little sauce to try (because he has to try everything) but be able to give him more of things that are easier for his palate. It's so freaking complicated... but the kid eats all kinds of cuisines, so I can't complain about it. He just has better taste buds than we do. Everything is strong to him.

I like your sauce ideas. I need to think about what flavors sound especially good to me and add some of those, for sure. I also should look at the non-vinegar dressings in the store for ideas. Normally, I would avoid non-vinegar dressings, but even balsamic right now makes my eyes water (except when reduced), so maybe something more basic and creamy (in small amounts) would be a good thought.

Thank you for letting me think aloud. <3