Chicken Thigh Help - AGAIN

kilikini said:

Well, here I go again. My hubby bought a batch of chicken thighs and I
don't want to roast them in the oven because he also bought two whole
chickens to roast - so..........that's a lot of roasted chicken!

I'm thinking of putting the thighs in the crock pot - maybe a chicken stew
type thingy? But, once again, I have to work with the ingredients I have on
hand.

Those would be:

Thighs, broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, onion, garlic, peas.................

I have some homemade chicken broth as well. Would a stew-like thing be
feasable from this? If so, what herbs and spices would you recommend? (I
have no milk, no soups, no cornstarch - just to let you know.)

If you had any of the following ingredients you could make a pretty
mean chicken cacciatore with the thighs - I did it myself a few weeks
ago. - Bacon (or ham or bacon grease), olives, mushrooms, onion,
garlic, large tin of tomato in some form, and chicken.
Brown the chicken thighs skin-down and add the bacon, onion and garlic
and saute... then add everything else and cook. Yummy!

--
~Karen aka Kajikit
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Me said:

Which did you buy first? Couldn't resist that one.

Chicken with 40 cloves of garlic?

Do you have any soy sauce, milk or wine?

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The one thing we have in this house is EGGS! LOL

kili

kili, if you have lots of eggs you could make a frittata with the
ingredients you posted. Frittatas are so easy to make and they clean
out those little bits of left overs you just don't want to throw out. I
usually add potatoes but that isn't a must. You could use the broccoli,
onions, chopped spinach, one chicken thigh cooked then cut up, and eggs.
A little chopped tomato would be good too but I'm not sure if they are
low carb. A few mushrooms would be good too if you can get them. Spice
up the frittata with dried herbs such as parsley. IIRC you are also on
a stretched food budget. This way you wouldn't use up all your
ingedients and still have some on hand for the next dinner.

You know, I don't know why I never thought of this for a make-ahead
breakfast for my hubby. He wakes up around 4 in the morning for work and I
always have to get up with him to make him coffee, breakfast and some sort
of lunch. If I actually thought ahead for a change, I could make a fritatta
and he could eat breakfast for a week! Great idea. I'm starting that for
next week for sure. I'll make a specific grocery list so when the hubby
goes to the store (I don't do the shopping) he'll buy things he'll want in
the fritatta. Thank you!

kili

Wayne Boatwright said:

kili, I understand your predicament, the shopping challenges, budget, etc.,
but since you frequently find yourself in this situation, what I don't
undestand is the lack of better planning for the shopping occasions when
budget and opportunity present themselves. I mean, if I knew that I was
going to buy chicken thighs or hamburger or whatever, then I would also try
to think of what else I ought to have to complete a meal. If the issue is
that your husband just buys something (in this case, chickens and chicken
thighs) on the spur of the moment and expects you to dream up a menu to use
them with just the things you already have on hand, then perhaps better
communication for meal planning is in order, prior to any purchases.

As to what you have on hand, I personally would not like a stew based on
those ingredients. In fact, a typical stew ought to contain ingredients
that your husband won't eat because of his "no carb" stance, and should at
least have a bit of thickening, which is also a carb problem. Given what
ingredients you do have, I would probably braise or grill the chicken. An
interesting preparation of cauliflower is slicing florets about 1/8" thick
and quickly stir frying in some sort of oil or butter with seasonings of
your choice. Curry is good. Along with that I would probably use the
spinach with garlic and onion, the latter two sauteed until tender, then
the spinach added and quickly cooked.

I'm sorry if I'm sounding overly critical, and I'm sure it's really none of
my business, but budget and opportunity is not the problem here. It is
lack of planning and communcation. You can plan and make wonderful meals
on a tight budget and spradic or infrequent shopping.

Good points, Wayne. I had a similar problem myself when Erik and I
first got married, but my biggest handicap was that I didn't know how to cook
much and our repetoire was so limited. I couldn't take as much advantage of
sales because I'd find myself in the same position as Kili-- "What the heck do
I do with ________???"

We worked through the problem slowly, but surely... Lots of cookbook
and recipe reading, lots of experimentation to build up a repetoire of
everyday dishes we could cycle through depending on our mood and what was on
sale that week. We learned along the way what things we'd need to keep as
pantry staples, how to stock up on meat sales. Learning to come up with
something edible based on what I have was probably the hardest, mainly because
it wasn't easy to do until AFTER I got a hang of the basics of cooking and
flavor combinations. Lurking this newsgroup helped give me a lot of ideas.
🙂

You certainly can turn out great meals on a budget, it's just a bit
more challenging to do it that way vs. having unlimited time/money.

Ariane

Ariane Jenkins said:

On 30 Aug 2005 06:43:50 +0200, Wayne Boatwright <[email hidden]> wrote:

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Quoted message said:

I'm sorry if I'm sounding overly critical, and I'm sure it's really none of
my business, but budget and opportunity is not the problem here. It is
lack of planning and communcation. You can plan and make wonderful meals
on a tight budget and spradic or infrequent shopping.

Good points, Wayne. I had a similar problem myself when Erik and I
first got married, but my biggest handicap was that I didn't know how to cook
much and our repetoire was so limited. I couldn't take as much advantage of
sales because I'd find myself in the same position as Kili-- "What the heck do
I do with ________???"

We worked through the problem slowly, but surely... Lots of cookbook
and recipe reading, lots of experimentation to build up a repetoire of
everyday dishes we could cycle through depending on our mood and what was on
sale that week. We learned along the way what things we'd need to keep as
pantry staples, how to stock up on meat sales. Learning to come up with
something edible based on what I have was probably the hardest, mainly because
it wasn't easy to do until AFTER I got a hang of the basics of cooking and
flavor combinations. Lurking this newsgroup helped give me a lot of ideas.
🙂

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You certainly can turn out great meals on a budget, it's just a bit
more challenging to do it that way vs. having unlimited time/money.

Ariane

Maybe one of us in the newsgroup, who has learned to do all this,
should offer to be a coach for Kili. 🙂

Christine

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Ariane Jenkins said:

On 30 Aug 2005 06:43:50 +0200, Wayne Boatwright <[email hidden]>

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I'm sorry if I'm sounding overly critical, and I'm sure it's really

none of

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my business, but budget and opportunity is not the problem here. It is
lack of planning and communcation. You can plan and make wonderful

meals

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on a tight budget and spradic or infrequent shopping.

Good points, Wayne. I had a similar problem myself when Erik and I
first got married, but my biggest handicap was that I didn't know how to

cook

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much and our repetoire was so limited. I couldn't take as much advantage

of

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sales because I'd find myself in the same position as Kili-- "What the

heck do

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I do with ________???"

We worked through the problem slowly, but surely... Lots of cookbook
and recipe reading, lots of experimentation to build up a repetoire of
everyday dishes we could cycle through depending on our mood and what was

on

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sale that week. We learned along the way what things we'd need to keep

as

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pantry staples, how to stock up on meat sales. Learning to come up with
something edible based on what I have was probably the hardest, mainly

because

Quoted message said:

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it wasn't easy to do until AFTER I got a hang of the basics of cooking

and

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flavor combinations. Lurking this newsgroup helped give me a lot of

ideas.

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🙂

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You certainly can turn out great meals on a budget, it's just a bit
more challenging to do it that way vs. having unlimited time/money.

Ariane

Maybe one of us in the newsgroup, who has learned to do all this,
should offer to be a coach for Kili. 🙂

Christine

My problem is that I don't do the shopping; the hubby does. All he really
wants is meat and he doesn't care how it's cooked. *I'm* the one who cares
and wants some flavor and variety. He just pops home from work with a
chicken, for instance, and I cook it in some way, shape or form. It's how
it goes.

kili

On Wed 31 Aug 2005 03:18:10a, kilikini wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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"Christine Dabney" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Maybe one of us in the newsgroup, who has learned to do all this,
should offer to be a coach for Kili. 🙂

Christine

My problem is that I don't do the shopping; the hubby does. All he
really wants is meat and he doesn't care how it's cooked. *I'm* the one
who cares and wants some flavor and variety. He just pops home from
work with a chicken, for instance, and I cook it in some way, shape or
form. It's how it goes.

kili

That was my point when I replied earlier. This situation isn't going to
change until some communcation and an understanding takes place between you
and your husband. You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear nor can
you create interesting and wonderful meals out of an ill-suited assortment
of mismatched ingredients. Do you really want to live the rest of your
life this way?

I have a vaguely similar situation myself. I am in a 13 year relationship
with someone who has such a limited scope of food preferences that he would
eat the very same dinner 7 days a week. We usually shop together, but if I
cooked only to please his palate, I would never have the opportunity of
enjoying foods or preparations that I really prefer. We are also on a very
tight budget.

When we were first together, I cooked with a focus only on what he was
willing to eat. I began to feel that I was gastronomically dying, and
after a period of time, I decided that I wasn't willing to live the rest of
my life like that. At that point he didn't realize how I felt, but we
discussed the situation and reached a resolution. After that, I cooked
some meals based on things he liked that I also enjoyed, but I also often
cooked what was essentially two different meals so that I could enjoy the
foods I liked. On occasion, when I'm too tired or just feel rebelious, I
cook my own meal and he fends for himself.

You've just recently married, and regardless how wonderful your marriage
may be, when it comes to food and cooking, it clearly isn't equitable. I
could make suggestions all day, but it is you who has to resolve this
situation if you ever expect it to change.

Believe me, I wish you all the best, as I do understand the situation you
are in. I hope it works out.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four,
unless there are three other people.

kilikini said:

My problem is that I don't do the shopping; the hubby does. All he really
wants is meat and he doesn't care how it's cooked. *I'm* the one who cares
and wants some flavor and variety. He just pops home from work with a
chicken, for instance, and I cook it in some way, shape or form. It's how
it goes.

kili

Is there any way you can come up with a list for him? You could scan
the local papers or penny savers to come up with things he can pick up
on sale. I'm on a tight budget too and my pantry supplies and stocked
freezer (bought when there are sales) save me. It takes time, but as
your supplies grow, you spend less. Does he take advantage of sales? I
basically started with canned goods and buying two instead of one when
they are sale priced. It's kind of self perpetuating as time goes on
and I'm at the point now that I don't buy much that "isn't" on sale.

........Sharon

On Wed 31 Aug 2005 05:24:01a, biig wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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kilikini said:

My problem is that I don't do the shopping; the hubby does. All he
really wants is meat and he doesn't care how it's cooked. *I'm* the
one who cares and wants some flavor and variety. He just pops home
from work with a chicken, for instance, and I cook it in some way,
shape or form. It's how it goes.

kili

Is there any way you can come up with a list for him? You could scan
the local papers or penny savers to come up with things he can pick up
on sale. I'm on a tight budget too and my pantry supplies and stocked
freezer (bought when there are sales) save me. It takes time, but as
your supplies grow, you spend less. Does he take advantage of sales? I
basically started with canned goods and buying two instead of one when
they are sale priced. It's kind of self perpetuating as time goes on
and I'm at the point now that I don't buy much that "isn't" on sale.

........Sharon

All good points, Sharon. It's probably one of the few ways that we who are
on tight budgets can manage to have a backlog of food to rely on. However,
from what kili has written in the past, it sounds like hubby is an impulse
buyer for what "he" wants to eat.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four,
unless there are three other people.

On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 10:18:10 GMT, kilikini <[email hidden]>

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My problem is that I don't do the shopping; the hubby does. All he really
wants is meat and he doesn't care how it's cooked. *I'm* the one who cares
and wants some flavor and variety. He just pops home from work with a
chicken, for instance, and I cook it in some way, shape or form. It's how
it goes.

Hmmmm, that IS problematic. It sounds like the shopping method would
have to change so that you get more input into what's purchased, particularly
if you're the one doing most of the cooking. Either that or a bigger pantry
of regular staples would be helpful, to allow you more versatility in what you
can make, regardless of what TFM drags home. <g>

When we had one car, Erik and I used to wait until evenings to do the
grocery shopping together. I would look through that week's sales ads
and draw up a list, based on what we needed or what I thought we could use,
keeping in mind what we already had on hand. (We built up a large pantry
of spices and other staples pretty quickly.) Say, if boneless chicken breast
is on sale that week for $1.89/lb, I might get 6 lbs., depending on how much
room is in the freezer. We package it up into smaller portions and freeze.
I don't have a Tilia, plain ol' ziploc freezer bags work just fine. It saves
money so I don't end up buying chicken breast at $4.99/lb later, and I do this
for every type of meat we consume. We probably don't eat as much meat as you
guys do, though, especially with TFM back on low-carb.

Speaking of which, did you guys ever figure out how you wanted to cook
that octopus? I haven't gotten caught up on ABF yet. My mother sometimes
stuffs baby octopus and uses it in a curry, but we've never cooked one of
those big ones.

Ariane

P.S. Tonight's dinner is a rice noodle stir-fry with chicken, carrots,
cabbage, garlic, scallions, egg, black fungus and baby corn. All of those
ingredients listed are staples, except for the cabbage which was on sale this
week. I'll try to remember to take a picture for ABF. 🙂

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On Wed 31 Aug 2005 03:18:10a, kilikini wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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"Christine Dabney" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Maybe one of us in the newsgroup, who has learned to do all this,
should offer to be a coach for Kili. 🙂

Christine

My problem is that I don't do the shopping; the hubby does. All he
really wants is meat and he doesn't care how it's cooked. *I'm* the one
who cares and wants some flavor and variety. He just pops home from
work with a chicken, for instance, and I cook it in some way, shape or
form. It's how it goes.

kili

That was my point when I replied earlier. This situation isn't going to
change until some communcation and an understanding takes place between

you

Quoted message said:

and your husband. You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear nor can
you create interesting and wonderful meals out of an ill-suited assortment
of mismatched ingredients. Do you really want to live the rest of your
life this way?

I have a vaguely similar situation myself. I am in a 13 year relationship
with someone who has such a limited scope of food preferences that he

would

Quoted message said:

eat the very same dinner 7 days a week. We usually shop together, but if

I

Quoted message said:

cooked only to please his palate, I would never have the opportunity of
enjoying foods or preparations that I really prefer. We are also on a

very

Quoted message said:

tight budget.

When we were first together, I cooked with a focus only on what he was
willing to eat. I began to feel that I was gastronomically dying, and
after a period of time, I decided that I wasn't willing to live the rest

of

Quoted message said:

my life like that. At that point he didn't realize how I felt, but we
discussed the situation and reached a resolution. After that, I cooked
some meals based on things he liked that I also enjoyed, but I also often
cooked what was essentially two different meals so that I could enjoy the
foods I liked. On occasion, when I'm too tired or just feel rebelious, I
cook my own meal and he fends for himself.

You've just recently married, and regardless how wonderful your marriage
may be, when it comes to food and cooking, it clearly isn't equitable. I
could make suggestions all day, but it is you who has to resolve this
situation if you ever expect it to change.

Believe me, I wish you all the best, as I do understand the situation you
are in. I hope it works out.

Thanks Wayne. You actually hit the nail on the head. Your early
relationship with your SO and my relationship with my husband sound
identical. I'm trying to tell him what I'd like to eat and he's starting to
listen. It's just going to take a little time, understanding and
communication. You're exactly correct!

kili

"Wayne Boatwright" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On Wed 31 Aug 2005 05:24:01a, biig wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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kilikini said:

My problem is that I don't do the shopping; the hubby does. All he
really wants is meat and he doesn't care how it's cooked. *I'm* the
one who cares and wants some flavor and variety. He just pops home
from work with a chicken, for instance, and I cook it in some way,
shape or form. It's how it goes.

kili

Is there any way you can come up with a list for him? You could scan
the local papers or penny savers to come up with things he can pick up
on sale. I'm on a tight budget too and my pantry supplies and stocked
freezer (bought when there are sales) save me. It takes time, but as
your supplies grow, you spend less. Does he take advantage of sales? I
basically started with canned goods and buying two instead of one when
they are sale priced. It's kind of self perpetuating as time goes on
and I'm at the point now that I don't buy much that "isn't" on sale.

........Sharon

All good points, Sharon. It's probably one of the few ways that we who

are

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on tight budgets can manage to have a backlog of food to rely on.

However,

Quoted message said:

from what kili has written in the past, it sounds like hubby is an impulse
buyer for what "he" wants to eat.

Again, Sir, you are correct. He *is* an impulse buyer for what he wants to
eat. Jeez, do you know him? :~)

kili

"Ariane Jenkins" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 10:18:10 GMT, kilikini

<[email hidden]>

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Quoted message said:

My problem is that I don't do the shopping; the hubby does. All he

really

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

wants is meat and he doesn't care how it's cooked. *I'm* the one who

cares

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

and wants some flavor and variety. He just pops home from work with a
chicken, for instance, and I cook it in some way, shape or form. It's

how

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

it goes.

Hmmmm, that IS problematic. It sounds like the shopping method would
have to change so that you get more input into what's purchased,

particularly

Quoted message said:

if you're the one doing most of the cooking. Either that or a bigger

pantry

Quoted message said:

of regular staples would be helpful, to allow you more versatility in what

you

Quoted message said:

can make, regardless of what TFM drags home. <g>

When we had one car, Erik and I used to wait until evenings to do the
grocery shopping together. I would look through that week's sales ads
and draw up a list, based on what we needed or what I thought we could

use,

Quoted message said:

keeping in mind what we already had on hand. (We built up a large pantry
of spices and other staples pretty quickly.) Say, if boneless chicken

breast

Quoted message said:

is on sale that week for $1.89/lb, I might get 6 lbs., depending on how

much

Quoted message said:

room is in the freezer. We package it up into smaller portions and

freeze.

Quoted message said:

I don't have a Tilia, plain ol' ziploc freezer bags work just fine. It

saves

Quoted message said:

money so I don't end up buying chicken breast at $4.99/lb later, and I do

this

Quoted message said:

for every type of meat we consume. We probably don't eat as much meat as

you

Quoted message said:

guys do, though, especially with TFM back on low-carb.

Speaking of which, did you guys ever figure out how you wanted to cook
that octopus? I haven't gotten caught up on ABF yet. My mother sometimes
stuffs baby octopus and uses it in a curry, but we've never cooked one of
those big ones.

Ariane

P.S. Tonight's dinner is a rice noodle stir-fry with chicken, carrots,
cabbage, garlic, scallions, egg, black fungus and baby corn. All of those
ingredients listed are staples, except for the cabbage which was on sale

this

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week. I'll try to remember to take a picture for ABF. 🙂

Ariane, I was looking for the Octopus the other day and I can't find it in
the freezer! I don't know what in the heck TFM did with it. It's weird.
It's probably hiding behind the pork fat and the bag of ice. It's going to
stay there a while, I think. <g> After Graeme's post on how to prepare it,
I'm a little timid!

kili

"kilikini" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Thanks Wayne. You actually hit the nail on the head. Your early
relationship with your SO and my relationship with my husband sound
identical. I'm trying to tell him what I'd like to eat and he's
starting to
listen. It's just going to take a little time, understanding and
communication. You're exactly correct!

Yes he is! I am sure he did it with love as I am sure you will too🙂))

O

On Wed 31 Aug 2005 12:27:00p, kilikini wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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Thanks Wayne. You actually hit the nail on the head. Your early
relationship with your SO and my relationship with my husband sound
identical. I'm trying to tell him what I'd like to eat and he's
starting to listen. It's just going to take a little time,
understanding and communication. You're exactly correct!

kili

kili, I know it isn't easy and I also know it takes time, at least it did for
us. In the end, however, it will work out and everything will be better than
ever.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

On Wed 31 Aug 2005 12:28:02p, kilikini wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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"Wayne Boatwright" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On Wed 31 Aug 2005 05:24:01a, biig wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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All good points, Sharon. It's probably one of the few ways that we who
are on tight budgets can manage to have a backlog of food to rely on.
However, from what kili has written in the past, it sounds like hubby
is an impulse buyer for what "he" wants to eat.

Again, Sir, you are correct. He *is* an impulse buyer for what he wants
to eat. Jeez, do you know him? :~)

kili

He sounds so much like David, my SO, that the situation was obvious.

For example, yesterday he bought a huge box of frozen corndogs and a box
of potato cakes, neither of which I care to eat. Last night I had already
planned to cook meatloaf (I make two small ones because his has to be so
plain!), and roasted potatoes. Apart from our green veggies, we ate
essentially the same meal.

Tonight it will *have* to be corndogs and potato cakes (for him). I am
making pasta for myself.

In spite of all the silly food stuff, life is good!

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

kilikini said:

My problem is that I don't do the shopping; the hubby does. All he really
wants is meat and he doesn't care how it's cooked. *I'm* the one who cares
and wants some flavor and variety. He just pops home from work with a
chicken, for instance, and I cook it in some way, shape or form. It's how
it goes.

kili

Is there anyway you could go shopping with him?

Christine

"Wayne Boatwright" <[email hidden]> wrote

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On Wed 31 Aug 2005 12:28:02p, kilikini wrote

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Again, Sir, you are correct. He *is* an impulse buyer for what he wants
to eat. Jeez, do you know him? :~)

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He sounds so much like David, my SO, that the situation was obvious.

For example, yesterday he bought a huge box of frozen corndogs and a box
of potato cakes, neither of which I care to eat.

I can't understand that at all, what's with you? (laugh) That would not
be on my menu, for sure.

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Last night I had already
planned to cook meatloaf (I make two small ones because his has to be so
plain!),

I make two small loaves, more end pieces that way!

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and roasted potatoes. Apart from our green veggies, we ate
essentially the same meal.

Tonight it will *have* to be corndogs and potato cakes (for him). I am
making pasta for myself.

In spite of all the silly food stuff, life is good!

Hey, you have to have stuff you like, same with him. I think most
likely that everyone goes through that in the beginning. At some
point one person will come to the conclusion, hello, I want (whatever)
and if you don't want that, no problem, have something else. Not
in a mean way, at all, just you can only go with plain meatloaf so long.
No biggie.

nancy

On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 19:30:22 GMT, kilikini <[email hidden]>

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Ariane, I was looking for the Octopus the other day and I can't find it in
the freezer! I don't know what in the heck TFM did with it. It's weird.
It's probably hiding behind the pork fat and the bag of ice. It's going to
stay there a while, I think. <g> After Graeme's post on how to prepare it,
I'm a little timid!

LOL... Well, if/when you find it again, good luck. I've mainly had
octopus at sushi bars, and it's not my favorite. It's cooked, and while the
texture is nice, there are other things I like better. IIRC, someone on ABF
suggested boiling it, slicing it and making it into a seaweed salad, that
sounded good.

Ariane

On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 19:27:00 GMT, kilikini <[email hidden]>

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Thanks Wayne. You actually hit the nail on the head. Your early
relationship with your SO and my relationship with my husband sound
identical. I'm trying to tell him what I'd like to eat and he's starting to
listen. It's just going to take a little time, understanding and
communication. You're exactly correct!

Yeah, it'll take some time. You guys are probably used to doing your
own thing, learning to live together takes some adjustment and compromise and
learning to integrate your eating/cooking/shopping habits will be the same
way. It sounds silly, but having a sit-down-and-talk about food and what
kinds of dishes you'll both agree to isn't a bad idea. I do most of the
shopping/cooking in our household, but from time to time I do solicit feedback
from Erik about what he's particularly liked, what he'd like to see more of,
and we come up with new ideas together.

Ariane

On Wed 31 Aug 2005 01:48:26p, Nancy Young wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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"Wayne Boatwright" <[email hidden]> wrote

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On Wed 31 Aug 2005 12:28:02p, kilikini wrote

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Again, Sir, you are correct. He *is* an impulse buyer for what he
wants to eat. Jeez, do you know him? :~)

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He sounds so much like David, my SO, that the situation was obvious.

For example, yesterday he bought a huge box of frozen corndogs and a
box of potato cakes, neither of which I care to eat.

I can't understand that at all, what's with you? (laugh) That would
not be on my menu, for sure.

Hell, I won't even eat that stuff when I go to the fair!

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Last night I had already
planned to cook meatloaf (I make two small ones because his has to be
so plain!),

I make two small loaves, more end pieces that way!

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and roasted potatoes. Apart from our green veggies, we ate
essentially the same meal.

Tonight it will *have* to be corndogs and potato cakes (for him). I am
making pasta for myself.

In spite of all the silly food stuff, life is good!

Hey, you have to have stuff you like, same with him. I think most
likely that everyone goes through that in the beginning. At some
point one person will come to the conclusion, hello, I want (whatever)
and if you don't want that, no problem, have something else. Not
in a mean way, at all, just you can only go with plain meatloaf so long.
No biggie.

nancy

I totally agree, Nancy.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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