Kalmia > wrote in news:1a31a794-35b5-4f8b-afa6-
:

> On Jul 13, 8:54*pm, Leonard Blaisdell >
> wrote:
>> DW's on vacation with the grandkids at a mud hole, I mean lake, sixty
>> miles from here with other family. I'm home alone for this week. First,
>> I had Taco Bell. *We* don't eat Taco Bell. Second, I had wieners and
>> polish sausage in sauerkraut with apples and celery seed. *We* don't
>> much care for that. Third and for the first time in fifteen years, I
>> made curried beef with mushrooms over rice. It's great but could have
>> used another tablespoon of curry powder. *We* don't like the taste or
>> smell of that monstrosity. I might even have some lamb chops this week
>> or quite hot Mexican food. I'd eat finnan haddie if I could find it. The
>> possibilities are endless, but I'm running out of time.
>>
>> leo
>
> Make a huge lasagna - then, just heat and eat.


*No way*!!! Then he'd have to have the same thing, day in, day out!!

He should make it his mission to find that smoked haddock, and try losts of
other things that "we" don't eat, while he's looking.



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian.

atec77 wrote:

> I never got this we thing
> of she wont make it then I go cook what I want
> simple

It wouldn't be so simple if someone tried to cook things
in the house that I think stink to high heaven. It's just
courtesy, what's more important, eating liver or being
nice to the other people you live with?

nancy

Nancy wrote:

>> I never got this we thing
>> of she wont make it then I go cook what I want
>> simple
>
> It wouldn't be so simple if someone tried to cook things in the house that
> I think stink to high heaven. It's just courtesy, what's more important,
> eating liver or being
> nice to the other people you live with?

Well, "atec77" is an idiot, of course, but there is another side to the coin
(turning it into a die, I guess): What about *tolerance* for that smell
because you want the other person to be happy? As long as it's not a
frequent thing, it should be allowable.

Moreover, there are some things which smell horrible prior to cooking or
during the cooking process (I'm thinking of raw chicken and toasting dried
shrimp paste), but which are mouth-watering in their finished state. Do you
give those things up altogether because of the transient smell?

Bob

Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> Nancy wrote:
>
>>> I never got this we thing
>>> of she wont make it then I go cook what I want
>>> simple
>>
>> It wouldn't be so simple if someone tried to cook things in the
>> house that I think stink to high heaven. It's just courtesy, what's
>> more important, eating liver or being
>> nice to the other people you live with?
>
> Well, "atec77" is an idiot, of course, but there is another side to
> the coin (turning it into a die, I guess): What about *tolerance* for
> that smell because you want the other person to be happy? As long as
> it's not a frequent thing, it should be allowable.

Oh, no. It's all about *me* being happy. (laughing) I get
what you're saying, and if you were talking about me, specifically,
I'd tell you that it just isn't that important to him to cook liver. It's
a pretty short list, no liver and curry?, don't even go there.

But everyone navigates their own little concessions, I don't get
everything I want, either, because he hates something or he
*really* doesn't want to have the bathroom re-renovated.

> Moreover, there are some things which smell horrible prior to cooking
> or during the cooking process (I'm thinking of raw chicken

Hmm. I don't notice raw chicken smelling bad. Except if you
microwave it, I guess there's another don't in my world. We're
up to three.

> and
> toasting dried shrimp paste), but which are mouth-watering in their
> finished state. Do you give those things up altogether because of the
> transient smell?

If there was something like the shrimp paste thing, and it's actually
that important, I would get a burner he could use outside. I'm
serious, I would find some way around it. I suppose I could go out
of town for a week and he could have a liver/shrimp paste fest. Heh.

nancy

Nancy wrote:

>> toasting dried shrimp paste), but which are mouth-watering in their
>> finished state. Do you give those things up altogether because of the
>> transient smell?
>
> If there was something like the shrimp paste thing, and it's actually
> that important, I would get a burner he could use outside. I'm
> serious, I would find some way around it. I suppose I could go out
> of town for a week and he could have a liver/shrimp paste fest. Heh.

Shrimp paste is only important if you want Indonesian, Malaysian, or Thai
food. Thing is, both Lin and I *like* all those cuisines.[1] If you don't
care much for them, or not enough to cook them at home, then it's a
non-issue.

It's things like this which make me wish for a prep kitchen in the garage.
Just a big deep sink with a spray attachment, a garbage bin, and a counter
about five feet long.

Hey, how about if your husband GRILLED liver? Would he be allowed?

Bob
[1] We don't like them as much as Nasty does! Guy pitches a tent over a bowl
of soup? FREAK!

On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:10:07 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote:


>Hey, how about if your husband GRILLED liver? Would he be allowed?

That or frying it on the side burner of the grill. I love liver and
on the rare occasion Louise is gone I make it. She doesn't have a big
problem with the smell but won't eat it. So it's not that I can't
make it but I'd rather cook something we both can enjoy.

Lou

On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:27:04 -0700, Bob Terwilliger wrote:

> Nancy wrote:
>
>>> I never got this we thing
>>> of she wont make it then I go cook what I want
>>> simple
>>
>> It wouldn't be so simple if someone tried to cook things in the house
>> that I think stink to high heaven. It's just courtesy, what's more
>> important, eating liver or being
>> nice to the other people you live with?
>
> Well, "atec77" is an idiot, of course, but there is another side to the
> coin (turning it into a die, I guess): What about *tolerance* for that
> smell because you want the other person to be happy? As long as it's not
> a frequent thing, it should be allowable.

Agreed. Heh. I even ate some tofu the other day because Jack likes it (and
I even helped him prep and cook the meal). Granted, it doesn't 'stink'
when cooking (well, not that I've noticed) but it's not something I like
much, or would make for myself. And I've put up with the smell of my Dad's
"special cabbage" cooking for decades <grin>.


> Moreover, there are some things which smell horrible prior to cooking or
> during the cooking process (I'm thinking of raw chicken and toasting
> dried shrimp paste), but which are mouth-watering in their finished
> state. Do you give those things up altogether because of the transient
> smell?

I'm with you on the dried shrimp paste - smells pretty putrid "as is" but
a little bit of it often "makes" a dish. Don't know what you mean about
raw chicken tho'- I've never noticed that it smells horrible (unless it
was 'off'). And a lot of people tell me that they don't like the smell of
lamb/mutton when it's cooking (and often won't even eat it because of
that) - but I've found the opposite - the aroma of a roast leg of lamb in
the oven (or some lamb chops on the grill) smell really good to me. Same
goes for beef liver. IMHO, it's all very much in the "nose" of the
beholder.

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> Nancy wrote:

>> If there was something like the shrimp paste thing, and it's actually
>> that important, I would get a burner he could use outside. I'm
>> serious, I would find some way around it. I suppose I could go out
>> of town for a week and he could have a liver/shrimp paste fest. Heh.
>
> Shrimp paste is only important if you want Indonesian, Malaysian, or
> Thai food. Thing is, both Lin and I *like* all those cuisines.[1] If
> you don't care much for them, or not enough to cook them at home,
> then it's a non-issue.

The whole subject is; I guess I sound like some kind of monster,
dictating what goes on around here. I was just saying why the OP
might not cook certain things while his wife is home. There is no
discord about the liver cooking thing here.

> It's things like this which make me wish for a prep kitchen in the
> garage. Just a big deep sink with a spray attachment, a garbage bin,
> and a counter about five feet long.

That would be fantastic. If I lived in a hot climate, I could see
having an outdoor kitchen. I'd have a deep fryer out there, too.

> Hey, how about if your husband GRILLED liver? Would he be allowed?

Allowed is a strong word, but if he wanted to, go right ahead.
Move the grill away from the house or close the windows.

I saw some show where someone likes to cook chilis (I don't
remember the details, it was a big once a year type of thing)
and the family actually had to leave the house because they'd
be coughing and choking from the fumes. Maybe it's just me,
I think Can't you get a burner and do that outside?

That's how I feel about liver. Don't make me queasy in my own
house, if you don't mind.

nancy

On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:56:25 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

>Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>> Nancy wrote:
>
>>> If there was something like the shrimp paste thing, and it's actually
>>> that important, I would get a burner he could use outside. I'm
>>> serious, I would find some way around it. I suppose I could go out
>>> of town for a week and he could have a liver/shrimp paste fest. Heh.
>>
>> Shrimp paste is only important if you want Indonesian, Malaysian, or
>> Thai food. Thing is, both Lin and I *like* all those cuisines.[1] If
>> you don't care much for them, or not enough to cook them at home,
>> then it's a non-issue.
>
>The whole subject is; I guess I sound like some kind of monster,
>dictating what goes on around here. I was just saying why the OP
>might not cook certain things while his wife is home. There is no
>discord about the liver cooking thing here.
>
>> It's things like this which make me wish for a prep kitchen in the
>> garage. Just a big deep sink with a spray attachment, a garbage bin,
>> and a counter about five feet long.
>
>That would be fantastic. If I lived in a hot climate, I could see
>having an outdoor kitchen. I'd have a deep fryer out there, too.

I deep fry outside on the turkey fryer. If I'm just doing something
little I'll do it inside but not very often.

>> Hey, how about if your husband GRILLED liver? Would he be allowed?
>
>Allowed is a strong word, but if he wanted to, go right ahead.
>Move the grill away from the house or close the windows.
>
>I saw some show where someone likes to cook chilis (I don't
>remember the details, it was a big once a year type of thing)
>and the family actually had to leave the house because they'd
>be coughing and choking from the fumes. Maybe it's just me,
>I think Can't you get a burner and do that outside?

Again a turkey fryer or the sideburner on a gas grill.

Lou

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
news:LPg%n.217020$Yb4.66166@hurricane...
> atec77 wrote:
>
>> I never got this we thing
>> of she wont make it then I go cook what I want
>> simple
>
> It wouldn't be so simple if someone tried to cook things in the house that
> I think stink to high heaven. It's just courtesy, what's more important,
> eating liver or being
> nice to the other people you live with?
>
> nancy

Being nice to the other people! My husband would just about barf at the
smell of lamb cooking, so I had it when he was away.THAT'S simple!

Felice

"Felice" > wrote in
:

>
> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
> news:LPg%n.217020$Yb4.66166@hurricane...
>> atec77 wrote:
>>
>>> I never got this we thing
>>> of she wont make it then I go cook what I want
>>> simple
>>
>> It wouldn't be so simple if someone tried to cook things in the house
>> that I think stink to high heaven. It's just courtesy, what's more
>> important, eating liver or being
>> nice to the other people you live with?
>>
>> nancy
>
> Being nice to the other people! My husband would just about barf at the
> smell of lamb cooking, so I had it when he was away.THAT'S simple!
>


Ahhhhh, another non-lamb/sheep aficionado..... :-)

Good to see I'm not the only one ;-)


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian.

Lou Decruss wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:56:25 -0400, "Nancy Young"

>> That would be fantastic. If I lived in a hot climate, I could see
>> having an outdoor kitchen. I'd have a deep fryer out there, too.
>
> I deep fry outside on the turkey fryer. If I'm just doing something
> little I'll do it inside but not very often.

You know, I love fried chicken, fried pepper rings, pretty much
anything fried. It does leave that lingering fried odor that I don't
like to do that too often. I have thought of getting a deep fryer
or a burner to make that stuff outside.

>> I saw some show where someone likes to cook chilis (I don't
>> remember the details, it was a big once a year type of thing)
>> and the family actually had to leave the house because they'd
>> be coughing and choking from the fumes. Maybe it's just me,
>> I think Can't you get a burner and do that outside?
>
> Again a turkey fryer or the sideburner on a gas grill.

Exactly, it just seems unnecessary to cause the house to be
uninihabitable. (laugh) Mind if I breath?

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in news:%Mh%n.132992$sD7.129585
@hurricane:


>> Moreover, there are some things which smell horrible prior to cooking
>> or during the cooking process (I'm thinking of raw chicken
>
> Hmm. I don't notice raw chicken smelling bad. Except if you
> microwave it, I guess there's another don't in my world. We're
> up to three.
>


Chicken only stinks if you're too cheep to buy good chicken. Seems that may
be the Twits problem.



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian.

"Nancy Young" > wrote in news:LPg%n.217020$Yb4.66166
@hurricane:

> atec77 wrote:
>
>> I never got this we thing
>> of she wont make it then I go cook what I want
>> simple
>
> It wouldn't be so simple if someone tried to cook things
> in the house that I think stink to high heaven. It's just
> courtesy, what's more important, eating liver or being
> nice to the other people you live with?
>


Agreed. My SO detests the smell/taste of anchovies. I don't like the smell or
aftertaste of sheep/lamb.

I've learnt to live without anchovies on my pizza (ever), and she's learnt to
live with lamb only being served maybe 1-2 times a year. I will cook it for
her (usually in the Weber, outside), as I know she absolutely loves it.


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian.

Captain Peter Swallows wrote:

> Chicken only stinks if you're too cheep to buy good chicken. Seems that
> may
> be the Twits problem.

Whereas Swallows' problem is that he takes it up the ass for money, and his
moneymaker hasn't healed from its remodeling.

Bob

"Ranée at Arabian Knits" > wrote in message
...
> In article <LPg%n.217020$Yb4.66166@hurricane>,
> "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>
>> atec77 wrote:
>>
>> > I never got this we thing
>> > of she wont make it then I go cook what I want
>> > simple
>>
>> It wouldn't be so simple if someone tried to cook things
>> in the house that I think stink to high heaven. It's just
>> courtesy, what's more important, eating liver or being
>> nice to the other people you live with?
>
> That's kind of what I was thinking. I try not to make things my
> family will hate if they are going to be around. It's a matter of
> showing kindness to them. Likewise, my husband doesn't make things he
> knows I will hate or the children will hate when he cooks for us. If
> we're on our own, or the person who hates a particular item is gone,
> then it's free game.
>
> It isn't often that one of us is gone long enough that the other can
> cook something the other doesn't like, usually even if we miss a meal,
> we'd be back later in the evening to eat leftovers. We also make no
> comments on what the other has cooked while we're gone. The only major
> comment that gets made is thank you.

That is a loving and happy family
--
--
https://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/

Ranee wrote:

> I think in most decent marriages, both give in quite a bit. Rich
> really, really, really doesn't like
> Chinese/Japanese/Thai/Korean/Vietnamese/etc food. However, he will
> suggest it, buy it or cook it for me and the children since we do. The
> flip side of that is that I don't cook it often at all, usually when I
> know he won't be home and I try to eat it out when I know I will be
> alone/with a friend or just with the children. I'm not a fan of most
> bleu cheeses and mushrooms, but I'll buy some for Rich, I've worked to
> find the kinds that I can enjoy and serve those at home, look out for
> things including them that he'd like at restaurants. It doesn't have to
> be a huge battle.

I think the main thing Lin and I disagree on is our choice of sandwich
bread. She likes sourdough; I like multigrain. Reading some of the responses
in this thread, I wonder just how unusual it is to be so well-aligned.

Lucky, lucky Bob

On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:02:57 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

> atec77 wrote:
>
> > I never got this we thing
> > of she wont make it then I go cook what I want
> > simple
>
> It wouldn't be so simple if someone tried to cook things
> in the house that I think stink to high heaven. It's just
> courtesy, what's more important, eating liver or being
> nice to the other people you live with?
>
A decent hood fan takes care of that problem.


--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

"Felice" > ha scritto nel messaggio

> Being nice to the other people! My husband would just about barf at the
> smell of lamb cooking, so I had it when he was away.THAT'S simple!

What if he wouldn't go away? There are such men....

On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:56:25 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:

> Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>> Nancy wrote:
>
>>> If there was something like the shrimp paste thing, and it's actually
>>> that important, I would get a burner he could use outside. I'm
>>> serious, I would find some way around it. I suppose I could go out
>>> of town for a week and he could have a liver/shrimp paste fest. Heh.
>>
>> Shrimp paste is only important if you want Indonesian, Malaysian, or
>> Thai food. Thing is, both Lin and I *like* all those cuisines.[1] If
>> you don't care much for them, or not enough to cook them at home,
>> then it's a non-issue.
>
> The whole subject is; I guess I sound like some kind of monster,
> dictating what goes on around here. I was just saying why the OP
> might not cook certain things while his wife is home. There is no
> discord about the liver cooking thing here.

guess i'll have to get married and have a family to have a vacation from
eating whatever the hell i want.

your pal,
blake

On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:27:04 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote:

> Well, "atec77" is an idiot, of course, but there is another side to the coin
> (turning it into a die, I guess): What about *tolerance* for that smell
> because you want the other person to be happy? As long as it's not a
> frequent thing, it should be allowable.

There is also such a thing as doing something for someone (for
instance cooking something you dislike - in my case, it's fish) just
because you love them... a concept lost on many in rfc.
>
> Moreover, there are some things which smell horrible prior to cooking or
> during the cooking process (I'm thinking of raw chicken and toasting dried
> shrimp paste), but which are mouth-watering in their finished state. Do you
> give those things up altogether because of the transient smell?

No meat smells very good raw if you bury your nose in it... and dried
shrimp not only smell bad, they taste bad too.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

Ranée at Arabian Knits wrote:
> In article <LPg%n.217020$Yb4.66166@hurricane>,
> "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>
>> atec77 wrote:
>>
>>> I never got this we thing
>>> of she wont make it then I go cook what I want
>>> simple
>> It wouldn't be so simple if someone tried to cook things
>> in the house that I think stink to high heaven. It's just
>> courtesy, what's more important, eating liver or being
>> nice to the other people you live with?
>
> That's kind of what I was thinking. I try not to make things my
> family will hate if they are going to be around. It's a matter of
> showing kindness to them. Likewise, my husband doesn't make things he
> knows I will hate or the children will hate when he cooks for us. If
> we're on our own, or the person who hates a particular item is gone,
> then it's free game.
>
> It isn't often that one of us is gone long enough that the other can
> cook something the other doesn't like, usually even if we miss a meal,
> we'd be back later in the evening to eat leftovers. We also make no
> comments on what the other has cooked while we're gone. The only major
> comment that gets made is thank you.
>

That's the way it is at my house mostly. Since it's just the two of
us, we cook things we both like. However, there are many more foods
that my husband likes which I do not, such as seafood and organ
meats. I don't like to see him deprived of his favorites because of
my issues, so on days when I could easily take something out of the
freezer or make a sandwich he will cook for himself a one of those
dishes he likes. There are very few things like I like that he
doesn't so it isn't a huge problem for us.

Just a couple weeks ago he came home with a huge striped bass from a
fishing trip. He and my son were very happy to eat it. I probably
had spaghetti or something simple. I don't even like to be in the
kitchen when he is cutting fish. It wigs me out.

-Tracy

This is why one should be alone when grating horseradish. Think it smells strong in the jar? Holy cow!!

In article <LPg%n.217020$Yb4.66166@hurricane>,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> atec77 wrote:
>
> > I never got this we thing
> > of she wont make it then I go cook what I want
> > simple
>
> It wouldn't be so simple if someone tried to cook things
> in the house that I think stink to high heaven. It's just
> courtesy, what's more important, eating liver or being
> nice to the other people you live with?
>
> nancy

I was discussing something similar to this with a co-worker the other
day. The dining room at work charges $.69 EACH for slices of bacon. I'm
now taking some of the pre-cooked stuff to work for breakfasts when I
want it.

I'd briefly considered purchasing one of those microwave bacon cookers
for work but decided against it. As much as _I_ love the smell of
cooking bacon, some find it offensive!

I am still considering one for home use tho' now that those microwave
egg cookers have been such a success.
--
Peace! Om

Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet>
*Only Irish *coffee provides in a single glass all four *essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar *and fat. --Alex Levine

Ranée at Arabian Knits wrote:

> "Nancy Young" > wrote:

>> It wouldn't be so simple if someone tried to cook things
>> in the house that I think stink to high heaven. It's just
>> courtesy, what's more important, eating liver or being
>> nice to the other people you live with?
>
> That's kind of what I was thinking. I try not to make things my
> family will hate if they are going to be around.

Exactly. I wouldn't enjoy it if I knew I made it unpleasant for
someone else, anyway.

> It's a matter of
> showing kindness to them. Likewise, my husband doesn't make things he
> knows I will hate or the children will hate when he cooks for us. If
> we're on our own, or the person who hates a particular item is gone,
> then it's free game.
>
> It isn't often that one of us is gone long enough that the other can
> cook something the other doesn't like, usually even if we miss a meal,
> we'd be back later in the evening to eat leftovers. We also make no
> comments on what the other has cooked while we're gone. The only
> major comment that gets made is thank you.

Really ... you got the kids fed while I was gone? Thanks! Next.

nancy

On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:07:27 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

> I'd briefly considered purchasing one of those microwave bacon cookers
> for work but decided against it. As much as _I_ love the smell of
> cooking bacon, some find it offensive!

I don't know about offensive, as to unfair tantalizing of the nose and
getting your stomach all worked up to eat something... especially when
you're on a diet.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

In article >,
atec77 > wrote:

> On 14/07/2010 2:25 PM, PL wrote:
> > > wrote in news:1a31a794-35b5-4f8b-afa6-
> > :
> >
> >> On Jul 13, 8:54 pm, Leonard >
> >> wrote:
> >>> DW's on vacation with the grandkids at a mud hole, I mean lake, sixty
> >>> miles from here with other family. I'm home alone for this week. First,
> >>> I had Taco Bell. *We* don't eat Taco Bell. Second, I had wieners and
> >>> polish sausage in sauerkraut with apples and celery seed. *We* don't
> >>> much care for that. Third and for the first time in fifteen years, I
> >>> made curried beef with mushrooms over rice. It's great but could have
> >>> used another tablespoon of curry powder. *We* don't like the taste or
> >>> smell of that monstrosity. I might even have some lamb chops this week
> >>> or quite hot Mexican food. I'd eat finnan haddie if I could find it. The
> >>> possibilities are endless, but I'm running out of time.
> >>>
> >>> leo
> >>
> >> Make a huge lasagna - then, just heat and eat.
> >
> >
> > *No way*!!! Then he'd have to have the same thing, day in, day out!!
> >
> > He should make it his mission to find that smoked haddock, and try losts of
> > other things that "we" don't eat, while he's looking.
> >
> >
> >
> I never got this we thing
> of she wont make it then I go cook what I want
> simple

LOL!! A lot of that has to do with the politics of an intimate
relationship and the fact that it is often prudent, as it is when
rearing teen-agers, to pick your battles.

There could be a jillion could reasons why Leo waits until his missus is
out of town. Whatever, good on him!


--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of
St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew;
sometimes in a pickle."
Where are my pearls, Honey?

In article >,
"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote:

> Moreover, there are some things which smell horrible prior to cooking or
> during the cooking process (I'm thinking of raw chicken
(snip)

If your raw chicken stinks, Bob, you need to buy fresher chicken.
--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of
St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew;
sometimes in a pickle."
Where are my pearls, Honey?

sf > wrote in news
> On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:02:57 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> > wrote:
>
>> atec77 wrote:
>>
>> > I never got this we thing
>> > of she wont make it then I go cook what I want
>> > simple
>>
>> It wouldn't be so simple if someone tried to cook things
>> in the house that I think stink to high heaven. It's just
>> courtesy, what's more important, eating liver or being
>> nice to the other people you live with?
>>
> A decent hood fan takes care of that problem.
>
>


So long as it is powerful enough, and vents outside the house. Most houses
don't have an outside vent.



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian.

sf > wrote in
:


>
> There is also such a thing as doing something for someone (for
> instance cooking something you dislike - in my case, it's fish) just
> because you love them...


That would be me, cooking lamb for the SO.


>
> No meat smells very good raw if you bury your nose in it...


Jeez, you people over there must be getting lumbered with all the 2nd rate
meat and chicken, if everyone is complaining that it smells!!

We get fresh meat, and fish, and chicken over here...... and it all smells
great. In fact, that's the way we can tell if the meat is old or dodgy....
if it doesn't smell just 'right'.


> and dried
> shrimp not only smell bad, they taste bad too.
>

"Dried shrimp are shrimp that have been sun dried and shrunk to a
thumbnail size. They are used in many Asian cuisines, imparting a unique
umami taste. A handful of shrimp are generally used for dishes. The
flavors of this ingredient are released when allowed to simmer.

In Chinese cuisine, dried shrimp are used quite frequently for their sweet
and unique flavor that is very different from fresh shrimp. They have the
coveted umami flavor (or so-called "fifth taste")."

Looks like some people just don't have that "fifth taste"!!


'Spose you don't like Ikan Bilis either?? (Dried anchovy)

It's part of the national Malaysian breakfast Nasi Lemak.... and a great
way to start the day!!


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian.

Tracy > wrote in -
september.org:


>>
>
> That's the way it is at my house mostly. Since it's just the two of
> us, we cook things we both like. However, there are many more foods
> that my husband likes which I do not, such as seafood and organ
> meats.


I'm with you on the organ meat...... why eat the organs when there's
perfectly good steaks to be had!!

But I *love* seafood!!


> Just a couple weeks ago he came home with a huge striped bass from a
> fishing trip. He and my son were very happy to eat it. I probably
> had spaghetti or something simple. I don't even like to be in the
> kitchen when he is cutting fish. It wigs me out.


The MIL was like that. She loved fish, but could never cook a whole one, and
would *never* clean one herself!! Something to do with "the eyes" :-)

So we just used to buy her pre-filleted fish.


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian.

Omelet > wrote in newsmpomelet-D3B2A9.13072714072010
@news-wc.giganews.com:

> In article <LPg%n.217020$Yb4.66166@hurricane>,
> "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>
>> atec77 wrote:
>>
>> > I never got this we thing
>> > of she wont make it then I go cook what I want
>> > simple
>>
>> It wouldn't be so simple if someone tried to cook things
>> in the house that I think stink to high heaven. It's just
>> courtesy, what's more important, eating liver or being
>> nice to the other people you live with?
>>
>> nancy
>
> I was discussing something similar to this with a co-worker the other
> day. The dining room at work charges $.69 EACH for slices of bacon.


Well, I suppose it would have to depend on whether it was decent bacon or
not...... and how they cooked it.


> I'm
> now taking some of the pre-cooked stuff to work for breakfasts when I
> want it.
>
> I'd briefly considered purchasing one of those microwave bacon cookers
> for work but decided against it. As much as _I_ love the smell of
> cooking bacon, some find it offensive!


You have Muslims and Jews at work?

I think they are about the only people on Earth that would find the smell
of cooking bacon offensive!!

Oh, apart from whinging vegetarians, but they don't count.


>
> I am still considering one for home use tho' now that those microwave
> egg cookers have been such a success.


If you want to cook bacon in the m'wave, just use paper towel. Put the
rashers between a couple of pieces (keep the rashers seperated), put it on
a plate, and nuke for however long.....



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian.

sf wrote:
>
>there are some things which smell horrible prior to cooking or during the cooking process.
>Do you give those things up altogether because of the smell?

WTF do yoose moroons think restaurants are for? duh

On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:01:18 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:07:27 -0500, Omelet >
>wrote:
>
>> I'd briefly considered purchasing one of those microwave bacon cookers
>> for work but decided against it. As much as _I_ love the smell of
>> cooking bacon, some find it offensive!
>
>I don't know about offensive, as to unfair tantalizing of the nose and
>getting your stomach all worked up to eat something... especially when
>you're on a diet.

I can't remember the last time I cooked or even ate bacon, gotta be
more then ten years. With eggs I much prefer sausage to bacon but I
really like ham and eggs best... easy too cook, not redolent, and low
calorie. Before I'd consider bacon and eggs I'd splurge with kosher
salami and eggs, or lox and eggs. I honestly don't see the big whoop
over bacon... even the rabii convinced the priest that sex is better
than bacon.

On Jul 14, 2:02*pm, PL > wrote:
> sf > wrote :
>
>

> > and dried
> > shrimp not only smell bad, they taste bad too.
>
> "Dried shrimp are shrimp that have been sun dried and shrunk to a
> thumbnail size. They are used in many Asian cuisines, imparting a unique
> umami taste. A handful of shrimp are generally used for dishes. The
> flavors of this ingredient are released when allowed to simmer.
>
> In Chinese cuisine, dried shrimp are used quite frequently for their sweet
> and unique flavor that is very different from fresh shrimp. They have the
> coveted umami flavor (or so-called "fifth taste")."
>
> Looks like some people just don't have that "fifth taste"!!
>

What smells is the fermented dried shrimp, blachan aka terasi. You can
wrap it in foil before heating it up. We keep our brick of it in a
tightly sealing jar in the fridge.

On Jul 15, 5:02*am, PL > wrote:
> sf > wrote :
>
>
>
> > There is also such a thing as doing something for someone (for
> > instance cooking something you dislike - in my case, it's fish) just
> > because you love them...
>
> That would be me, cooking lamb for the SO.
>
>
>
> > No meat smells very good raw if you bury your nose in it...
>
> Jeez, you people over there must be getting lumbered with all the 2nd rate
> meat and chicken, if everyone is complaining that it smells!!
>
> We get fresh meat, and fish, and chicken over here...... and it all smells
> great. In fact, that's the way we can tell if the meat is old or dodgy.....
> if it doesn't smell just 'right'.
>
> > and dried
> > shrimp not only smell bad, they taste bad too.
>
> "Dried shrimp are shrimp that have been sun dried and shrunk to a
> thumbnail size. They are used in many Asian cuisines, imparting a unique
> umami taste. A handful of shrimp are generally used for dishes. The
> flavors of this ingredient are released when allowed to simmer.
>
> In Chinese cuisine, dried shrimp are used quite frequently for their sweet
> and unique flavor that is very different from fresh shrimp. They have the
> coveted umami flavor (or so-called "fifth taste")."
>
> Looks like some people just don't have that "fifth taste"!!
>
> 'Spose you don't like Ikan Bilis either?? (Dried anchovy)
>
> It's part of the national Malaysian breakfast Nasi Lemak.... and a great
> way to start the day!!
>
> --
> Peter Lucas
> Brisbane
> Australia
>
> I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian.

The local asian grocery has a mix that we like to eat when having a
couple of beers. It consists of peanuts, bits of dried vegetables of
some description, dried crushed chillies and little dried fishies. To
eat, make sure you get a bit of everything in one mouthful. Delicious.

JB

On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:21:58 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

>Lou Decruss wrote:
>> On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:56:25 -0400, "Nancy Young"
>
>>> That would be fantastic. If I lived in a hot climate, I could see
>>> having an outdoor kitchen. I'd have a deep fryer out there, too.
>>
>> I deep fry outside on the turkey fryer. If I'm just doing something
>> little I'll do it inside but not very often.
>
>You know, I love fried chicken, fried pepper rings, pretty much
>anything fried. It does leave that lingering fried odor that I don't
>like to do that too often. I have thought of getting a deep fryer
>or a burner to make that stuff outside.

I do chicken outside. I think it's a 12 quart pot with a basket. I
can do 4 batches of 7-8 in an hour. Most gets frozen and it re-heats
perfectly and is better than any fast food crap. Cleanup involves
just picking up the cardboard from the concrete and putting the oil
back in the jug for the trash.

>>> I saw some show where someone likes to cook chilis (I don't
>>> remember the details, it was a big once a year type of thing)
>>> and the family actually had to leave the house because they'd
>>> be coughing and choking from the fumes. Maybe it's just me,
>>> I think Can't you get a burner and do that outside?
>>
>> Again a turkey fryer or the sideburner on a gas grill.
>
>Exactly, it just seems unnecessary to cause the house to be
>uninihabitable. (laugh) Mind if I breath?

The lingering smell is what bothers me. You don't have that when you
deep fry outside or in the garage.

Lou

On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:49:01 -0700, Ranee at Arabian Knits
> wrote:

>In article >,
> Lou Decruss > wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:10:07 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>> >Hey, how about if your husband GRILLED liver? Would he be allowed?
>>
>> That or frying it on the side burner of the grill. I love liver and
>> on the rare occasion Louise is gone I make it. She doesn't have a big
>> problem with the smell but won't eat it. So it's not that I can't
>> make it but I'd rather cook something we both can enjoy.
>
> Rich really tried to like liver for my sake. The best he could say
>was that the way I cooked it was better than he'd ever had it, but the
>texture and taste was still not anything he liked. He was quite
>disappointed about it, as he knows how nutritious and inexpensive it is.
>We use the liver we get from our butchered animals as chicken/cat food.

At least he tried it. And yes it is cheap. I think I pay about $.79
a pound.

Lou

On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:36:35 -0700, Ranée at Arabian Knits
> wrote:

>In article <LPg%n.217020$Yb4.66166@hurricane>,
> "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>
>> atec77 wrote:
>>
>> > I never got this we thing
>> > of she wont make it then I go cook what I want
>> > simple
>>
>> It wouldn't be so simple if someone tried to cook things
>> in the house that I think stink to high heaven. It's just
>> courtesy, what's more important, eating liver or being
>> nice to the other people you live with?
>
> That's kind of what I was thinking. I try not to make things my
>family will hate if they are going to be around. It's a matter of
>showing kindness to them.

Yep. There's so many things to make there's no reason to make
something someone won't like.

>Likewise, my husband doesn't make things he
>knows I will hate or the children will hate when he cooks for us. If
>we're on our own, or the person who hates a particular item is gone,
>then it's free game.
>
> It isn't often that one of us is gone long enough that the other can
>cook something the other doesn't like, usually even if we miss a meal,
>we'd be back later in the evening to eat leftovers. We also make no
>comments on what the other has cooked while we're gone. The only major
>comment that gets made is thank you.

Whoever cooks here always gets thanked. Thank you is a very important
phrase in any successful household. It doesn't matter if it's
laundry, dishes, vacuuming, or whatever. Whoever does it gets
thanked.

Lou

Barb wrote:

>> Moreover, there are some things which smell horrible prior to cooking or
>> during the cooking process (I'm thinking of raw chicken
> (snip)
>
> If your raw chicken stinks, Bob, you need to buy fresher chicken.

No, it's fresh enough; I'm certain of that. It just has a smell I find
repellent. It's not a strong smell and it's not a smell of decomposition
(which of course would also be disgusting), but raw chicken does have a
smell. Maybe I'm the only one who has that reaction to the smell.

Bob