Posted: 2/4/2007 11:06:14 AM EDT
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My wife and I argue almost everyday about whats for dinner and it gets old real quick. How does the hive plan their dinners? Calender? Day of? Night before? Or argue everyday like we do. Any good receipes to share? The wife doesn't eat seafood and together we don't eat onions, peppers or mushrooms.  |
We both work, and I normally do the cooking. We however argue over what to cook. |
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That would make me crazy!!!!! I plan my meals for the week sometime over the weekend. I ask the COL if there is something he has a hankering for, and if so, I make sure it's on the menu. Once the menu is set, I then inventory for all ingredients and suitable wines, and make a list. We usually do the big grocery shopping on Monday. I usually cook on weekdays, and we generally cook together on the weekends. If it's my drill weekend, he will often cook and have dinner ready when I get home. (I love that man!) I think opening the fridge or pantry and trying to get "inspired" is frustrating as hell! That would drive me nuts! Do y'all plan meals together, or cook together? Or do you alternate nights or something? Or have very different tastes in food? I'm trying to understand why you fight over it. Do you fight over the menu itself, or over whose turn it is to choose? It almost sounds like you get home, and near suppertime go have a power struggle over what to eat. Maybe if you try making a schedule, it will smooth things over. Just agree not to make something the other one dislikes, unless there's an alternate choice available. (The COL isn't fond of lima beans, so when I make them for me, I make peas or something fr him.) If you work out a schedule, that will balance out who decides what to eat, and hopefully ease some of the tension there. If you aren't crazy about what she chooses, you can relax knowing that you get NEXT pick. Then you both agree to smile and STFU and just enjoy the other person's meal. Hope that helps... |
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Simple solution .... The one who does the cooking sets the menu . If the rest/others don't like it . Too bad , they can make their own . That being said . I don't have any issues with the dinner menu since the only one around to argue with about it is me  ETA : If I eliminated seafood , onions, peppers or mushrooms it would ruin 3/4 of the recipes I like 
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Lemon-Herb Chicken and Vegetables In a crock pot or casserole, place: 4 chicken breasts (I do bone and skin in oven, boneless/skinless in crock) 3 med potatoes, cut in 1 1/4" chunks 2 stalks celery, cut in 1" sections 12-15 little baby carrots 1 med onion, cut in 1" chunks (you can leave it out if you don't eat onions) (I also add about 8 quartered mushrooms, but they can be left out as well) Mix together: 1/3 c white wine, like a chardonnay 2 T lemon juice 1 envelope Lipton Savory Herb with Garlic soup Once mixed, add to liquid: 1 T olive oil, and mix well, pour over chicken and veggies All day on low in the crock pot, or uncovered at 425 for 45 minutes (Sauce is great as is, or can be thickened to make gravy) |
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whoevers doing the cooking fixes what they want, if the rest don't like it, then they can do without, until the next meal; once they've skips several meals, they'll be ready to eat whats served, and if they're not, then they can skip a few more, they'll eventually eat whats prepared and served. |