"Rick, excellent post from NWI today. Can I offer another perspective? As a cook, nothing is worse than expecting one ingredient and getting another. No, I can't just use spinach, I need arugula. It's like when I asked for a Bruce Springsteen LP for Christmas and got Rich Springfield instead. My mom told me the clerk said it was just about the same thing."Rick responds: Actually, I make most of the food in our house, so I do get your point. That's why I won't make a recipe that contains an ingredient I've never heard of before. And by the way, I will not allow you to besmirch "Jesse's Girl," which is a rock classic.
