BWA-ha-ha-hahaha!
LOL! It took me a lot of years to learn a very valuable lesson, never tell my husband or my stepson what is in something I have cooked for the family except for ingredients they absolutely love. Most of the time now, I just say thank you very much for whatever compliment they have given, and sometimes add “I try to please!”
Every time I have tried to tell them they have just eaten something they thought they didn’t like and loved it, they have then said something like, “Oh that was what tasted a bit off in the dish, next time leave it out and it will taste even better.” My husband and stepson have now eaten lots of vegetables and other foods in cakes, meatloaf, soups, casseroles, etc. that they never would have even tasted if I had cooked it separately. What they don’t know makes my cooking much easier and gets some extra vegetables in them from time to time! LOL!