On May 14, 1:12*pm, "kilikini" > wrote:
> I'm going to have to baby-sit my father-in-law, Bill, and my mother-in-law's
> Uncle Nasty in about a month. *My father-in-law has very few teeth left, my
> Uncle Nasty has all of his. *All my mother-in-law makes for her spousal unit
> is a hamburger patty *every* night. *He's up for something different, but
> he's really, really picky. *I suggested lasagna and his eyes lit up. *He
> said, "Ms. Tipton hasn't made that for me in YEARS!" *Okay, so lasagna's on
> the menu. *He said he loves spinach, so I'll probably add that to the
> lasagna sauce (I'm going to sneak in ricotta, although he claims he doesn't
> like it). *Meanwhile, Uncle Nasty has all of his teeth and he likes to eat
> just about anything.
>
> Bill doesn't like mushrooms, he doesn't eat broccoli, he's not into eggs or
> fruit and he's not particularly fond of pasta, but he likes lasagna. *My
> mother-in-law said to me, "Oh, you can always make a meatloaf!" *Bill looked
> at me and grimaced. *I think he's kind of over the ground beef thing since
> it's all he's been eating, every day, for a few years, now.
>
> Anyone have any ideas on what to cook for an old, toothless, tired, picky,
> crotchety, retired hillbilly? *I could stuff crepes, I can do anything, but
> he's into very simple fare. *He's looking forward to a change, though, I
> tell you what, and I intend to give him one. *I'll be there 4 or 5 days. *I
> know he likes grits, so I've got to re-learn how to make them, but he
> doesn't eat chicken, fish or any kind of shellfish. *My mother-in-law will
> put salad in a blender for him and he "drinks" that. **I* really don't want
> to go that route.
>
> Any ideas are welcomed. *They're buying the groceries, I just have to cook
> it up.
>
> kili

It's a bit difficult to know exactly what simple fare means, anyway it
might be worth while trying to expand your poor FIL's food range a
bit.

Cheese and bacon (finely diced) omlette?

Braised short ribs ( cooked til the meat is fallling off the bones)

Spare ribs and saurkraut

Tortière with lots of gravy

Pea soup with lots of diced ham.

Spanakopita ( includes spinach though the feta might be a bit much)

Roast pork (heavily overcooked, as my cousins used to do it, is pretty
easy to eat)

Mild Italian sauage ( sauage meat?) finely diced, mixed together
mashed potatoes and loaded with butter.

Eggs Benedict

Various stews ???

John Kane Kingston ON Canada