Stew question

bramble1

I recently made a stew but OH decided he didn't want it for dinner, I froze the stew with the intention of eating it another time.

OH hates to eat frozen leftovers. Will refuse to. Can i stick the stew into the slow cooker and fool him into thinking it's fresh?? it's all in his head, so if he thinks it's fresh will it turn out the same?

Butterfly_Brain

I would just pop it in the oven to heat through thoroughly and pop in some dumplings or do a cobbler topping and he wont know the difference - fussy blighter!

Dippypud

Yep,
used to do it all the time, 'til my DH got his head right.

now he comes up with some great suggestions for leftovers.

Fruball

Make him a marmite sandwich and let him watch you eat the stew (make sure the whole kitchen smells of lovely meaty stew). Then when he asks, tell him that you didn't think he'd want it but there is plenty if he would like some

bargainbetty

What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over.

fiscalfreckles

Tell him to make his own tea, the ungrateful so & so!

Meadows

If you pop it into the slow cooker you may end up drying the meat out as it is already cooked. Do you cook your stew in the oven or on the hob? Just reheat the stew when defrosted, then put in an oven dish (to fool him if you oven cook a stew) add a few fresh dumplings and away you go. Any way stew is one of those dishes that tastes better eaten the next day as all the flavours have had time to get right into the dish, just don't over cook so everything does not go to mush.

LilacLouisa

bargainbetty wrote: »

What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over.

For me, stew is one of those dishes which improves by being reheated next day, yum. I only eat vegetable stew these days, but the same applies. Delicious any time, but especially in these conditions. Dumplings are wonderful with it as is red cabbage or beetroot.

Good luck.

valk_scot

In this house I put it on the plate and if Hubby doesn't fancy it, he can have cereal. Obviously I don't do this with food he absolutely loathes, like liver or things with olives in them but if I know in general he'll eat it he doesn't get the option of not "fancying it" on the night. If I ask him in the morning before I make it and he doesn't fancy it, that's okay too. But once it's made, that's it.

I just asked him actually what he thought I'd do if he came out with something like that. "Hohohoho" he replied."I would not dare. I would have starved long ago." Wise man. And if he refused to eat things out the freezer he'd starve even faster. Or he'd have been forced to do some of the cooking. He shuts up and eats up.

Moral of this tale? Don't let them get away with this sort of nonsense. You're not his mother...you don't have to cut his vegetables into animal shapes to persuade him to eat. Reheat your stew, put some fresh cooked veg on the plate and put it in front of him. If he says no, there's always Weetabix.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Yep. As the others have said, he won't know the difference - and if he asks about the stew he [STRIKE]turned his nose up at[/STRIKE] didn't want before, tell him you gave it to the dog.

parsonswife8

He doesn't know when his bread's been buttered, the fussy thing.