Hey there, listeners, future callers, and cooking enthusiasts.

Welcome to Dinner S.O.S.

The show where we help you save dinner or whatever you're cooking.

I'm Chris Morocco, food director of Bonapetit and Epicureus.

This week's caller, Lilliana, has a deeply relatable problem.

Her two adult sons, who are recent college grads, are living back at home with Lilliana and her husband.

And with everybody back in the house, there is now a dizzying array of

dietary restrictions and preferences that makes it hard for Lilliana to get

creative in the kitchen. One of my sons is allergic to milk of any animal.

Fish is okay, but not salmon.

I have an issue with sodium, so a lot of the wonderful flavor builders like

olives, bacon, sausage, those types of things can be used sparingly but can't be the center of the dish.

Russell sprouts, asparagus, avocado, you know, peas are not a fan favorite.

Who doesn't like peas?

Hold on, hold on, time out, time out, it's like barely even a vegetable.

I know. I get into this with my kids all the time. Like what did a pee ever do to you?

It's like basically candy. I love them and

my kids like them too but or at least don't object to them if they've ever said anything.

And when I say these things there might be one person that objects.

Yeah, yeah, no, I know. Everybody else is okay with it. And as a practical matter, everyone is a really good sport.

But as the cook, you want them to be happy you want everyone to be

excited about what you put on the table. So Lilliana came to us looking for

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