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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 7, 2020 1:04:14 GMT
Yes that's a huge problem with children. You ask and get crickets and then suddenly they don't want to eat what you serve. My response would be ‘too bad’ & all of them knew that. I asked, you didn’t answer I picked now zip it or do it yourself. Even Ex knew better than to complain about what I cooked for dinner. Because they knew my answer would be so cook it yourself. On the flip side if I get home and someone cooked dinner I A - praise them & B - do not complain at all about any ingredient used in cooking that dinner as I could just pick up a new one tomorrow ( no one has cooked me dinner since sheltering in place though ) I do not comment that that dinner might have been for any other day. I just praise both the meal & the fact that it was done. When the kids were young I might have commented about a giant mess made while cooking but I’ve realized my mistake and just keep quiet about that too. I don’t know if the soy sauce would have annoyed me or not, I’m having a problem in my brain with the soy sauce on the apples so I wouldn’t do it. I guess that’s like the people who put ketchup on everything. I do not get annoyed about salting food at the table, mine will do that no matter how I season it so I just stopped putting salt in most things ahead of serving it. DH will make cooked vegetables and he always serves them naked with nothing on them at all. I grew up eating most cooked vegetables with a reasonable amount of butter plus a little salt and pepper on them and that’s how I like them. He gets SO annoyed with me when I get up to add some butter and then salt and pepper to mine, and says, “You didn’t even TASTE them first!” Umm, didn’t need to, because he NEVER puts anything on them! I can SEE that there’s no butter or pepper on them, so by default I know they don’t have any salt on them either. It drives him nuts but I don’t care. I like them how I like them, and I’m not going to eat something the way it is if I know I can make it the way I want it. On a related note, for some reason he also doesn’t like his hot food HOT when he eats it. He will eat it lukewarm and not care so half the time he serves it that way. He doesn’t do a great job of timing when the various things get done so some of the stuff will be marginally warm and other stuff will be almost cold by the time it’s served. I like my hot food to be served HOT even if it means I have to wait a bit to eat it. I’m sure it drives him nuts when I’ll take a bite of something and say, “NOPE. This is cold.” And put it back in the microwave for another 45-60 seconds so my plate is piping hot when I sit down to eat it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Each to their own.
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Post by mich5481 on Apr 7, 2020 1:04:32 GMT
I disagree about the restaurant thing. If I'm paying for a meal, I want it to be something I'll enjoy.
I waited tables, so I know it generally isn't a big deal. We did have one chef who got annoyed when people would order the cheaper cut of steak and ask for it on the more expensive steak's set. I don't pull stunts like that.
I also use ketchup a lot. 🤷♀️
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Post by AussieMeg on Apr 7, 2020 1:42:02 GMT
DSO puts sriracha or BBQ sauce on lots of foods. I don't really give a toss about it. If that's the way he likes it, so be it. I know he enjoys my cooking, and if he wants to "enhance" it, fine by me. The only time it annoyed me was when I bought two very expensive wagyu steaks (they cost about $90 per kilo) as a treat for DSO and I. When I served it up, DSO proceeded to pour BBQ sauce over it. SACRILEGE! I said to him that I may as well have served him a dirty old rump steak if he wasn't going to enjoy a naked wagyu steak.
My dad has a habit of putting salt on everything before even tasting it, so I learnt to not put much salt in the meals if I was cooking for him, as he was going to add salt anyway.
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Post by freecharlie on Apr 7, 2020 1:43:56 GMT
I put ketchup on a lot of things. Examples are certain soups, hotdish, sauerkraut. what is hot dish? And ketchup on soup? Where did you learn that? My mom puts ketchup on mac and cheese and dh does on eggs
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Post by hop2 on Apr 7, 2020 1:51:52 GMT
I put ketchup on a lot of things. Examples are certain soups, hotdish, sauerkraut. what is hot dish? And ketchup on soup? Where did you learn that? My mom puts ketchup on mac and cheese and dh does on eggs Ketchup doesn’t always go on eggs but it does go on a Taylor ham, egg & cheese sandwich all the time. IMO
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Post by smcast on Apr 7, 2020 1:52:21 GMT
I put ketchup on a lot of things. Examples are certain soups, hotdish, sauerkraut. what is hot dish? And ketchup on soup? Where did you learn that? My mom puts ketchup on mac and cheese and dh does on eggs I use ketchup in a pea soup my mother makes, that is milk based with peas, ham, and potatoes. Also in homemade vegetable soup. Some people call hot dish goulash or casserole. It's a tomato, hamburger hot dish I put ketchup on. I learned it from my dad. Adds nice flavor.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2020 1:54:01 GMT
My family would not be happy if you mixed the rice in. And no I would not be happy with someone adding something other than salt/pepper.
I picked up my sister-in-law’s steak and threw it out when she put ketchup on it. I figure if she wanted to ruin a steak than she could eat dog food.
I left home shortly after that.
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Post by SunnySmile on Apr 7, 2020 1:56:04 GMT
This is me to a T.
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Apr 7, 2020 2:11:12 GMT
I think it's okay for anyone, to add any condiment they want to any meal.
I think it's perfectly okay to say no thank you, to any item that is served.
I am an extremely picky eater. I only eat what I want to. No one will force me to taste or try a bite anything. I do not expect anyone to accommodate me or my issues. I decline invites to dinner party type gatherings, as there is usually not a choice of foods. For bbqs-pot lucks-etc...I always eat a little before, then graze if I want to. When traveling I prefer to stay in a hotel and not with someone, that way I eat what I want.
I am a "everyone eats whatever they want" kind of girl. I like eating the same thing over and over. I know others don't like that, and that's good for them.
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Post by Julie W on Apr 7, 2020 2:14:05 GMT
Your dish sounds delicious, I love rosemary!
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Post by Laurie on Apr 7, 2020 2:28:20 GMT
I am a picky, plain eater. I feel this way when anyone used ketchup, mustard, bbq sauce, sour cream, ranch dressing, etc. There isn’t one condiment that I feel is necessary. LOL
I dread going to restaurants because I know they won’t have just a plain chicken breast. Always have to put some nasty sauce or glaze on it. There are a lot of times that I can’t find anything and just order an appetizer.
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Apr 7, 2020 2:39:10 GMT
I am a picky, plain eater. I feel this way when anyone used ketchup, mustard, bbq sauce, sour cream, ranch dressing, etc. There isn’t one condiment that I feel is necessary. LOL I dread going to restaurants because I know they won’t have just a plain chicken breast. Always have to put some nasty sauce or glaze on it. That is me. Everything plain. Every time I go out to eat, I get chicken fingers-plain and fries-plain. This seems to bother people. I eat what I want, you eat what you want. If I want the same thing every time, that is my business not yours. I would never go to a fancy type restaurant, as they never have anything I like. Everything is cooked with a sauce, glaze, seasonings, smothered with some fancy cheese, etc... If I am invited out somewhere, before committing, I always say "let me check my calendar" what I really mean.... is let me look online at the menu to see if there's anything I will eat.
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Post by FrozenPea on Apr 7, 2020 2:44:42 GMT
My rule is that your first serving must be eaten the way it is cooked after that you can alter it. This came about because my dh used to add Sriracha before even tasting it. So this is our deal.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Apr 7, 2020 2:45:04 GMT
I hear you. My Dh puts hot sauce or old bay on pretty much everything. Sometimes it bothers me and other times it doesn’t.
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 7, 2020 2:47:54 GMT
I make Hello Fresh meals three times a week. I love them they way they are, and when I see my husband whip out the Heinz 57, I think he is ruining it. To be fair though, he likes certain tastes and I need to be okay with it. I have asked him to try one bite the way it was made first. He'll do that. His mom was a school cook in the 70s and she cooked the heck out of every piece of meat and vegetable I ever ate at her house. Her food was really overcooked and bland. I suppose that is why he douses it with sauce. In the scheme of things, it's okay. He likes what he likes and I love my Hello Fresh meals the way they were meant to be eaten.
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 7, 2020 2:50:34 GMT
I put ketchup on a lot of things. Examples are certain soups, hotdish, sauerkraut. what is hot dish? And ketchup on soup? Where did you learn that? My mom puts ketchup on mac and cheese and dh does on eggs Said the woman clearly not from the midwest! It is basically a casserole dish (meat, veggies, potatoes, or some variation of this) all tossed in one bowl and eaten at every single Lutheran gathering ever had.
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Post by mich5481 on Apr 7, 2020 3:03:19 GMT
My family would not be happy if you mixed the rice in. And no I would not be happy with someone adding something other than salt/pepper. I picked up my sister-in-law’s steak and threw it out when she put ketchup on it. I figure if she wanted to ruin a steak than she could eat dog food. I left home shortly after that. Wow, that's incredibly rude of you.
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Post by bc2ca on Apr 7, 2020 3:05:52 GMT
But he feels compelled to use soy sauce every time I serve a dish with rice. And it makes me nuts. Come to my house and watch my kids put feta on the table to go with rice. I found out years after that they started doing this when I switched to low sodium soy sauce. It is a standing joke in our house that DH adds hot sauce to everything. Even the kids will call him out on it, especially if I've made something new and he adds the sauce before tasting it. I've embraced his hot sauce addiction and keep him well supplied.
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Post by Legacy Girl on Apr 7, 2020 3:24:16 GMT
Soy sauce on apples? Um, no thank you. Throwing your SIL's steak away because she put ketchup on it?
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Post by freecharlie on Apr 7, 2020 3:28:56 GMT
what is hot dish? And ketchup on soup? Where did you learn that? My mom puts ketchup on mac and cheese and dh does on eggs Said the woman clearly not from the midwest! It is basically a casserole dish (meat, veggies, potatoes, or some variation of this) all tossed in one bowl and eaten at every single Lutheran gathering ever had. it doesn't sound appealing
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2020 3:51:47 GMT
My family would not be happy if you mixed the rice in. And no I would not be happy with someone adding something other than salt/pepper. I picked up my sister-in-law’s steak and threw it out when she put ketchup on it. I figure if she wanted to ruin a steak than she could eat dog food. I left home shortly after that. Wow, that's incredibly rude of you. Nope. Not one bit. I was 19, it was tenderloin ( with all the trimmings) it cost me a fortune and she put ketchup on it. She deserved the plate of dog food But Yes I would still do the same thing today.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 7, 2020 3:54:57 GMT
I am a picky, plain eater. I feel this way when anyone used ketchup, mustard, bbq sauce, sour cream, ranch dressing, etc. There isn’t one condiment that I feel is necessary. LOL I dread going to restaurants because I know they won’t have just a plain chicken breast. Always have to put some nasty sauce or glaze on it. That is me. Everything plain. Every time I go out to eat, I get chicken fingers-plain and fries-plain. This seems to bother people. I eat what I want, you eat what you want. If I want the same thing every time, that is my business not yours. I would never go to a fancy type restaurant, as they never have anything I like. Everything is cooked with a sauce, glaze, seasonings, smothered with some fancy cheese, etc... If I am invited out somewhere, before committing, I always say "let me check my calendar" what I really mean.... is let me look online at the menu to see if there's anything I will eat. I’ve found my tribe! My BFF is something of a foodie and she likes eating at places that have fancy food with all these different sauces and glazes on everything or cheese that smells like stinky feet. Ugh, no. Just give me a plate of plain chicken fingers with no dipping sauce and I’m happy. I end up eating off of the appetizer menu or having a bowl of soup more often than not because the entrees all have something weird in them or on them that I don’t like and don’t want to pay for.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Apr 7, 2020 4:12:59 GMT
DH likes his food salty, apparently very salty. It doesn't matter what I've made, his comment will always be "it needs a little salt". Eating out, he salts everything first, then tastes it. My nerves are beginning to fray in captivity now and I snapped at him a couple of days ago. Told him that just because he had an unnaturally high need for salt didn't make my dishes bad. I swear I'm going to find a salt lick and wrap it up for his Christmas gift this year.
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Post by mlana on Apr 7, 2020 5:04:18 GMT
((((Hugs)))) I hate it when I'm making the menu and grocery list and ask for suggestions/ideas/requests and am met with dead silence or "I don't care, whatever is fine" and then when I've shopped, people all of a sudden have opinions about the dinner menu (rarely positive) and all sorts of "how come you didn't buy x" Yes that's a huge problem with children. You ask and get crickets and then suddenly they don't want to eat what you serve. Y’all didn’t ask, but here’s my solution for that. I made a list on a whiteboard of the different meals my family likes to eat. I put the whiteboard where they could see it and invited them to add to it as they thought of things. When I went to menu plan, I’d pull out the whiteboard and make my list from there. Eventually I put the meals on a shared family document so they can look at it when I ask what they want for the week. I use Paprika for my meal planning and shopping. When we finish a new dish, I ask them to rate it with comments. When I’m looking for something I know everyone will enjoy, I pull up 5 star dishes that I know will be a hit. Marcy
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Post by mich5481 on Apr 7, 2020 5:14:53 GMT
Wow, that's incredibly rude of you. Nope. Not one bit. I was 19, it was tenderloin ( with all the trimmings) it cost me a fortune and she put ketchup on it. She deserved the plate of dog food But Yes I would still do the same thing today. I'm glad I'm not your sil then, as I like ketchup on my steak too. *YOU* wasted your money when you pitched a fit and threw her steak away.
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Post by paget on Apr 7, 2020 5:17:02 GMT
Wow, that's incredibly rude of you. Nope. Not one bit. I was 19, it was tenderloin ( with all the trimmings) it cost me a fortune and she put ketchup on it. She deserved the plate of dog food But Yes I would still do the same thing today. I’d say you deserved the plate of dog food and she probably deserves a day at the spa for having you for a SIL. Good grief.
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Post by anaterra on Apr 7, 2020 5:29:46 GMT
I agree completely with mich5481!!! I like my steak with ketchup... i will NOT eat it plain... and I like it medium well... if it has to much pink i will send it back to cook longer... i dont like it bloody at all... i dont really care if its a tenderloin or wagyu or whatever cut... im dipping it in ketchup... and if my sil tried to throw my plate away... id probably punch her in tbe throat and we would never eat a meal together again...
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Post by rodeomom on Apr 7, 2020 5:35:56 GMT
My family would not be happy if you mixed the rice in. And no I would not be happy with someone adding something other than salt/pepper. I picked up my sister-in-law’s steak and threw it out when she put ketchup on it. I figure if she wanted to ruin a steak than she could eat dog food. I left home shortly after that. Wow! What a bitchy thing to do. If I was her I would have slapped your face.
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Post by AussieMeg on Apr 7, 2020 5:38:21 GMT
Nope. Not one bit. I was 19, it was tenderloin ( with all the trimmings) it cost me a fortune and she put ketchup on it. She deserved the plate of dog food But Yes I would still do the same thing today. I'm glad I'm not your sil then, as I like ketchup on my steak too. *YOU* wasted your money when you pitched a fit and threw her steak away. It's kind of like all those people who destroyed their Keurigs because the company pulled their ads from some Fox nutcase's TV show. (Sorry, I can't remember which particular Fox nutcase it was. Tucker Carlson? Sean Hannity?) Or the people who burnt their Nikes after Colin Kaepernick took a knee and Nike featured him in an ad. Weird.
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Post by nogfz on Apr 7, 2020 5:40:37 GMT
Wow, that's incredibly rude of you. Nope. Not one bit. I was 19, it was tenderloin ( with all the trimmings) it cost me a fortune and she put ketchup on it. She deserved the plate of dog food But Yes I would still do the same thing today. You can try and justify all you want, doesn't alter the fact that doing that was an incredibly fucked up thing for you to do. Totally FUBAR, actually. And if you maintain you'd do the same today? Well, you haven't matured much at all, I'd guess. As for the OP's question, it can irritate me when DH puts salt on things, even when he knows I salt while cooking. His excessive use of Frank's Buffalo Wing Sauce on so many things makes me cringe, too. The first is because he doesn't even taste things first. His reasoning is that it's habit and he covers most of the holes in the salt shaker anyway, so it's just a tiny bit of salt. To that I say he's just doing it to irritate me, then. The hot sauce bugs me because he's been in the hospital twice with stomach issues and has been told to limit spices and fat. He doesn't listen. *sigh* Otherwise, it doesn't bother me when someone adds something to a dish I've made if that's what their taste buds require. I'm a ketchup* on eggs and fish person, though. *And I would most definitely put ketchup on steak, if I liked steak. Which I do not. At all.
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