Originally Posted by
Michelle009 I think that what August said about "intent" is really the key here. If your intent is to make a tasty meal, and it happens to contain trace mounts of alcohol, but doesn't trigger you in any way, I think you're fine.
I guess I look at it from a parenting perspective. My kids are 7 and 9. I would never allow them to drink alcohol, but I would allow them to eat tiramisu. I guess, if I would allow my children to eat it then I wouldn't think eating it would impact my sobriety.
You know what, I was having a discussion about this just the other day. My step mom just LOVES to cook with wine and liqueurs.
She would make a syrup for berries just drenched in booze, red wine in cheese sauce, etc.
I don't think she'd do that for me anymore though.
I know the taste of it would trigger something in me, either craving or disgust. So I avoid, and I wouldn't let my kids eat it either. Just me though. All the same, eating something either knowingly or accidentally with alcohol in it, I would never consider it a relapse.
Other body products don't bother me at all. Like body products.