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Post by mztfied on Aug 22, 2014 1:01:07 GMT
Cranky Pea's thread about our dh's praising or not praising our cooking got me to thinking about what mine liked or did not like.
Oh yes. I never could make cornbread like his Mom. Used to make me laugh. Ofcourse not. She used tons and tons of bacon grease in her cornbread. I on the other hand inherited a dh with high cholesterol and heart problems. Not the same flavor at all.
So...how does your cooking compare to "his Mom"? Does he ever ask you to make something like she used to make/cook?
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Post by casswithsass on Aug 22, 2014 1:03:48 GMT
Better. By far. And I can"t recall him ever requesting anything. Pretty sad.
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 22, 2014 1:05:03 GMT
Only family recipes and I know I don't make them as well, but I am getting better. My tortellini often look like a vagina, but they taste the same once cooked.
DH's mom worked 3 days a week, 12 hour shifts before she retired, but she was still very much the traditional wife with her cooking. She makes fantastic meals for FIL for his lunch or when he is off. Me? I make tacos and spaghetti and other easy, fast food as I work days and DH works nights.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2014 1:07:16 GMT
I'm a much better cook. The only thing DH ever recalls fondly is baked macaroni and cheese with toast crumbs on top. I grew up eating pasta and cheese sauce made on the stovetop, so that's what I make. I should make the baked version for him sometime, I honestly never even think of it. ETA: I've thought about it, and I take it back... I'm not a much better cook. I think I just season food better than she does. She is a good cook, very traditional in a lot of ways.
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Post by 1lear on Aug 22, 2014 1:07:32 GMT
My MIL is a much better cook-I love her cooking! It's always a huge compliment when DH says something I make is better than hers (it doesn't happen much).
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2014 1:20:46 GMT
Better by far. His mother hated to cook, still does. The first time I made pork chops, he said, "So, this is what pork chops are supposed to taste like!"
My mother, OTOH, was an excellent cook. When my brothers got married, she made them promise to never say "My mom does it better..." She didn't want my SILs to resent her or her cooking.
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Post by txdancermom on Aug 22, 2014 1:22:45 GMT
Some things better than his mother - some not so (can't make his fav pie - banana cream...)
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 22, 2014 1:23:31 GMT
Only family recipes and I know I don't make them as well, but I am getting better. My tortellini often look like a vagina, but they taste the same once cooked.DH's mom worked 3 days a week, 12 hour shifts before she retired, but she was still very much the traditional wife with her cooking. She makes fantastic meals for FIL for his lunch or when he is off. Me? I make tacos and spaghetti and other easy, fast food as I work days and DH works nights. Ha! I read that as your tortellini taste the same as vagina. Kind of made me laugh!
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 22, 2014 1:25:01 GMT
His mom overcooks everything by at least an hour. And we eat the same thing day after day to get rid of it when we visit her house. She also doesn't like sweets.
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Post by Woobster on Aug 22, 2014 1:25:31 GMT
DH says I'm better. But, neither myself nor MIL are very good cooks, so that's not saying much.
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Post by back to *pea*ality on Aug 22, 2014 1:28:29 GMT
There is no comparison my cooking is far, far better, much healthier and a large variety of dishes changing with the seasons.
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Post by Minty118 on Aug 22, 2014 1:31:25 GMT
I am a MUCH better cook. My husband had never seen anyone make mashed potatoes from real potatoes and not from a box. He also didn't know that Spaghetti O's could be made and not taste like metal, and that fresh/frozen veggies were much more tasty than canned.
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Post by VanC on Aug 22, 2014 1:32:18 GMT
I'm a much better cook than MIL. It was the one thing my FIL actually thought I did right, and praised me for. My MIL is really good at Brown gravy.....it's like it's own food group...seriously I could live on just it alone with a variety of pasta, rice or potatoes. She raised her 8 kids on the same menu repeated every other week. Unfortunately everything else is just plain....well, plain, no onions, garlic, spices or mushrooms. I think the only veg she's ever cooked are green beans, peas or corn, I've never seen broccoli, cauliflower or carrots on the table at her house in cooked form in 34 years. It's Thursday night so dinner is either Spaghetti, green salad and corn or Chicken and rice casserole with green beans and some sort of red jello.
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Post by padresfan619 on Aug 22, 2014 1:32:35 GMT
Our cooking styles are so different so it is pretty hard to compare. She definitely makes amazing food but mine is definitely better for you, health wise.
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Post by eastcoastpea on Aug 22, 2014 1:37:09 GMT
Her pot roast, gravy, mashed potatoes and apple pie are better. Otherwise, mine is better.
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Post by Aheartfeltcard on Aug 22, 2014 1:40:49 GMT
Cranky Pea's thread about our dh's praising or not praising our cooking got me to thinking about what mine liked or did not like.
Oh yes. I never could make cornbread like his Mom. Used to make me laugh. Ofcourse not. She used tons and tons of bacon grease in her cornbread. I on the other hand inherited a dh with high cholesterol and heart problems. Not the same flavor at all.
So...how does your cooking compare to "his Mom"? Does he ever ask you to make something like she used to make/cook? There are some things I wouldn't touch that his mother makes. My dh is old school Italian. They like lamb stew and soup. No thanks! other than that I think not. My dh loves my cooking.
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Post by tania7424 on Aug 22, 2014 1:42:00 GMT
Better. This is my most favourite "fight" story, btw. I was in the grocery store and looking at Suddenly Salad and thinking to myself "ooh, that would be a good quick side in the summer" and he said to me "my mom can show you how to make pasta salad if you don't know how" I do know how, this is just quick. I almost walked out on him in the grocery store. It was our first anniversary. Now the joke when I make it is "like my mom makes?".
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Post by Zee on Aug 22, 2014 1:44:47 GMT
I'm about a billion times better than her...I'm serious. You'd think salt was some exotic spice that has to be trekked in from the orient on the backs of scarab beetles, she's that skimpy with it. And that's about where seasoning ends with her. Bland roasts, flavorless chicken, "pizza" in a pan swimming in grease, disgusting scalloped corn and jello salads? Dry cookies and pie with hard, uncooked apples? She's got you covered. It's truly awful. But, he's quite easy to please
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Post by rumplesnat on Aug 22, 2014 1:48:54 GMT
By a long shot! She makes crazy food, adds bizarre ingredients and likes to experiment with strange recipes and ingredients.
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Post by brandy327 on Aug 22, 2014 1:52:44 GMT
I'm a much better cook! I remember the first time I said I was going to broil a steak. He didn't seem all that excited. When he ate it, he RAVED and said he didn't realize a broiled steak could be anything more than shoe leather. LOL Now she does make a couple of things that I haven't perfected...one is a recipe from FIL's mother. A depression food called touch. Basically shredded russet potatoes, flour and eggs drenched in butter. LOL Honestly, it's not something I really care for so I don't make it.
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Post by melissa on Aug 22, 2014 1:55:04 GMT
Yes. I not only cook as well as his mother, I may even be a better cook than she is. For my wedding, I was given a recipe shower. For a recipe, she gave me take out menus. Her advice in planning a dinner party? Order out. Love her!
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Post by Kerri W on Aug 22, 2014 1:55:10 GMT
MIL isn't a horrible cook by any means. She makes several things that are outstanding. We just cook completely differently. I like to try new recipes, use fresh ingredients and make a huge effort to keep our diet healthy. She is a big fan of cream of soups, margarine and really dry meat. I don't think either of us is "better." When we visit MIL we always know the food will be hearty and good. Then we come home and do a cleanse or something. Lol
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Post by njinkerbelle on Aug 22, 2014 1:56:07 GMT
No contest, I'm the better cook and baker. My MIL was a bland cooker and would make the same meals each week. The only thing my DH ever requested was his Moms pea soup and clam chowder. I've made both for him.
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Post by bc2ca on Aug 22, 2014 2:02:12 GMT
There are a few dishes that MIL makes that both DH & I love. She has taught me a couple and it completely ruined them for me because I saw how much oil/fat went into them I have reworked lighter versions, and they taste just fine, but both DH love to let MIL feed us one every now & then. Day-to-day, DH prefers my cooking.
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Post by caro on Aug 22, 2014 2:02:55 GMT
Much, much better cook. MIL used to burn everything according to DH when he was a child. She started cooking better the older she got.
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Post by hop2 on Aug 22, 2014 2:05:58 GMT
I cook much better than his mother. But she can't cook so that might no be saying much.
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Post by freebird on Aug 22, 2014 2:07:09 GMT
I'm better than his mom, I'm sure they'd both agree with that. but I'm not as good as my mom.
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Post by chlerbie on Aug 22, 2014 2:10:58 GMT
Mine didn't grow up with his mother--he grew up with his grandparents. His grandmother was just a standard "old country" kind of cook. His mom could could OK, but he never really talks about missing anything they made. He does a lot of the cooking, so maybe he cooks some things the way that they did, and I just don't know. Anyway, I'm pretty sure that I'm a better cook--he seems to love the things that I make. I'm also wayyy better than my mom. I grew up with lots of TV Dinners and frozen pot pies.
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Post by scrappyesq on Aug 22, 2014 2:12:33 GMT
Not according to him, and thats fine. He praises my cooking, but he goes to Sunday dinner at her house every weekend and brings home leftovers. I don't got because she is a nut and I don't like her food. Fried, greasy unidentifiable sh*t. She can feed him for a day. Its my food thats on the table the rest of the week
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Post by janeliz on Aug 22, 2014 2:20:04 GMT
She's a good cook, but I cook a wider variety of things.
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