In article >,
"Peter Aitken" > wrote:
> "OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > (S'mee) wrote:
> >
> >> I was checking out Gloria's Sweet & Sour Cocktail Meatball recipe
> >> (which sounds excellent, btw; my sibling makes something very similar).
> >> Anyway, I figured I wouldn't bother to save the recipe because Miguel
> >> (DH) doesn't like meatballs of any kind. Or white sauce. Or coconut.
> >> Or most sandwiches. *Sigh*
> >>
> >> Now I'm sure at least 10 people are queuing up to tell me I should
> >> make him eat it anyway, because they certainly wouldn't put up with
> >> that. But I'm more interested in knowing what kind of fussiness
> >> the rest of you may have to deal with...
> >
> > I cook for myself and my father...
> > I cook what he likes as long as it is healthy. ;-)
> >
> > If I want something else, I make myself a separate meal.
> >
> > It's no big deal...
> >
> > NOBODY should be forced or badgered to eat something they don't like!
>
> Right - they can always cook for themselves. If someone is cooking for you
> it is very selfish to expect the menu to always cater to your personal
> preferences.
Not if they cook something that you totally hate...
Sorry, I just could not gag down some foods no matter HOW rude it might
be.
Fortunately, I'm the chief cook in the house and he's easy to please.
With a few limitations, he will eat nearly anything I eat/cook.
He will not eat beef. I love it.
I cook it only for myself when I want it, then cook him chicken, fish or
pork. Preparing two separate meals never has been a big deal. There is
more to life and relationships than food preferences. It just ain't
worth fighting over!
I'm 43, he's 73. Niether of us is going to change anytime soon. <G>
He loves Vienna sausages. I'll buy them for him, but won't ever, EVER
touch those nasty things for myself!!!!
--
Om.
"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson