Stew question

Fruball

valk_scot wrote: »

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.

Morale 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.

Quite right :rotfl:

meritaten

good grief! I cant get my head round this one..............he wont eat frozen leftovers? does he eat ready meals??????????? cos they are exactly the same thing? stew is one of the meals that actually benefit from this process. but, if needs must the devil drives - dont tell him! I wouldnt slow cook it, if its been frozen but defrost overnight, and then reheat in an ordinary saucepan or casserole dish - add some fresh dumplings then serve it.
I cant get over some of the food fetishes that some people have! for goodness sake, why does he think freezers were invented???????????????

bramble1

meritaten wrote: »

good grief! I cant get my head round this one..............he wont eat frozen leftovers? does he eat ready meals??????????? cos they are exactly the same thing? stew is one of the meals that actually benefit from this process. but, if needs must the devil drives - dont tell him! I wouldnt slow cook it, if its been frozen but defrost overnight, and then reheat in an ordinary saucepan or casserole dish - add some fresh dumplings then serve it.
I cant get over some of the food fetishes that some people have! for goodness sake, why does he think freezers were invented???????????????

He would never TOUCH a ready meal - he doesn't even eat ready made pizza! He loves good home cooking, he just has it into his head that things need to be eaten fresh and not frozen.

I've managed to get him to stretch a whole chicken into 3 days of meals and lunches for us, so he's coming around to the idea that left overs taste fine and a great for the purse strings.

Going to defrost the stew and pop it in a caserole dish and reheat in the oven. If i get a day when he's going out for a while then it will totally fool him :rotfl:

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Why not then, as it gets to mid February, just give him plates of boiled mangelwurzels? It's the hungry gap and there's beggar all else that's properly fresh!

bluebag

Won't eat stew? won't eat frozen? OMG, he'd sleep with one eye open in my house.

Fruball

bluebag wrote: »

Won't eat stew? won't eat frozen? OMG, he'd sleep with one eye open in my house.

OMG That caused me to choke :rotfl::rotfl:

bramble1

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

Why not then, as it gets to mid February, just give him plates of boiled mangelwurzels? It's the hungry gap and there's beggar all else that's properly fresh!

there is always fresh eggs and chickens if nowt else in our house hold!

bluebag wrote: »

Won't eat stew? won't eat frozen? OMG, he'd sleep with one eye open in my house.

he'll eat stew - not reheated from frozen though!

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meritaten wrote: »

I cant get over some of the food fetishes that some people have! for goodness sake, why does he think freezers were invented???????????????

I used to have a friend who would never borrow a library book as she said she didn't know who had used it before her.She would only ever read a freshly bought book.She thought I was really scuzzy as I happily borrowed library boooks.She also wasn't keen on going to an hotel as she said she didn't like the idea of sleeping in a bed that someone else had slept in.Needless to say we drifted apart a few years ago as I couldn't put up with her faddy ideas.She would probably been the same as your OH ,but she always ate what I dished up I just never told her that it had come from the freezer.
Food is food and to be so fussy and wasteful in this day and age is daft.Bung some dumplings on top and some creamy mash and lie through your teeth,I would.

JulieGeorgiana

valk_scot wrote: »

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.

This is the same in my house.

I have been slated at times on the boards for my attitude.

But my Husband came to me, and he wouldn't eat leftovers, frozen meals, tomatoes, mushrooms, peppers, vegatables (but peas), anything with flavour.

So I told him he knew where the fruit bowl was and I could just eat his dinner myself tomorrow!

Funny, he eats EVERYTHING but Cucumber now!

stiltwalker

Or turn it into pie for the same fooling the OH effect. As long as he has other sterling qualities, what the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't grieve over and you can always tell him in a few years that he's been happily eating frozen for year!

I used to be married to a fussy eater - marmite sandwiches, crisps and biscuits were his lot - please note the used to be! Now have a lovely OH who thoroughly enjoys whatever I put in front of him as long as it's not offal or cabbage (offal the texture and cabbage actually allergic) so I can live with that!