What are you making for dinner?

Brie

Steak and ale pie planned for this evening.  OH will insist on beans as well.  I need to make a salad for my lunch at work tomorrow so might have a bit of that with mine.

C_J

I made a huge dish of cottage pie with a creamy buttery mixed root vegetable mash topping yesterday, to use up the last of the Christmas roast beef which I had minced and frozen. I was hoping to have more of this for dinner tonight, but Mr CJ  didn't like it - "It's got gristle in it" he grumbled, as he pushed it around his plate like a sulky toddler.  It absolutely doesn't have one iota of gristle in it, it was a fabulous piece of beef which had been nicely roasted and I had taken care when cutting chunks to go through the mincer that there were no fatty or chewy bits. Mine was delicious! 

Can you tell that I am cross??!

So tonight I will do roasted sausages with some cauliflower cheese. I'll heat up some of the leftover cottage pie for my lunch.

Brie

C_J said:

I made a huge dish of cottage pie with a creamy buttery mixed root vegetable mash topping yesterday, to use up the last of the Christmas roast beef which I had minced and frozen. I was hoping to have more of this for dinner tonight, but Mr CJ  didn't like it - "It's got gristle in it" he grumbled, as he pushed it around his plate like a sulky toddler.  It absolutely doesn't have one iota of gristle in it, it was a fabulous piece of beef which had been nicely roasted and I had taken care when cutting chunks to go through the mincer that there were no fatty or chewy bits. Mine was delicious! 

Can you tell that I am cross??!

So tonight I will do roasted sausages with some cauliflower cheese. I'll heat up some of the leftover cottage pie for my lunch.

Mr CJ should have commented on the lovely buttery mash instead of finding fault.

My OH doesn't get it that anything other than "MMMM!!  This is good!" comes across as criticism.  He doesn't understand that his cooking, while great, isn't always perfect but I always try to find a way to compliment.  

He will laughingly say "well this is overdone!" or similar - bacon is a common issue - he will tell me it's underdone but if I cook it a tiny bit more it's overdone or burnt in his opinion even when there's relatively little difference.  He even got upset the other morning as I did breakfast as normal and he didn't want eggs!  He didn't say he didn't so how was I supposed to know!  

(off to dig up the patio to deal with the issue once and for all)

C_J

Brie said:

(off to dig up the patio to deal with the issue once and for all)

Ha ha! If only I had a patio ......

I love Mr CJ dearly, but sometimes he can he difficult to live with. As can I, from his perspective, I'm sure.  After the best part of 40 years together I accommodate his quirkiness so automatically now - incl which type of spoon is required depending on which dessert it is, yes really, this is A Thing - that last night's criticism caught me offguard. Esp as I thought it unwarranted!

He is lovely 99% of the time though.

Islandmaid

Pork steaks in a mustard sauce tonight, with some spuds and peas for himself 

kerri_gt

C_J said:

  

Brie said:

(off to dig up the patio to deal with the issue once and for all)

Ha ha! If only I had a patio ......

I love Mr CJ dearly, but sometimes he can he difficult to live with. As can I, from his perspective, I'm sure.  After the best part of 40 years together I accommodate his quirkiness so automatically now - incl which type of spoon is required depending on which dessert it is, yes really, this is A Thing - that last night's criticism caught me offguard. Esp as I thought it unwarranted!

He is lovely 99% of the time though.

   we have a spoon thing too here. I think comments hurt when it's cooking because if the time / effort that actually goes into it.
Could you have the pie tonight 'to save it going to waste' and let him fend for himself? I'm sure the pie was delicious, what time shall I be over to gobble up his portion? 

Brie

C_J said:

Brie said:

(off to dig up the patio to deal with the issue once and for all)

Ha ha! If only I had a patio ......

I love Mr CJ dearly, but sometimes he can he difficult to live with. As can I, from his perspective, I'm sure.  After the best part of 40 years together I accommodate his quirkiness so automatically now - incl which type of spoon is required depending on which dessert it is, yes really, this is A Thing - that last night's criticism caught me offguard. Esp as I thought it unwarranted!

He is lovely 99% of the time though.

Well if my OH wasn't an only child (does that say a lot??) I might think you had his twin.

Spoons - yup!  Now would like like to talk about fish forks?  And by this I mean using the correct fish forks depending on what fish we are having.  Yes we do have more than one set.  And on the verge of getting another....

You're doing well at 99%.  I'd give mine 89% max.  But then we'll have an absolute fit of giggles together at 3 am for no apparent reason.  And he does sing to me most days.  So maybe I'll just lock him in the shed when he's annoying.  Or or or unplug his sound system!!!    

Guineapigsqueaks

Tuna pasta bake here, some leftover for lunch tomorrow. I've made the plum crumble I intended to make yesterday, so a pudding on a weekday and with custard!  Living the dream.

Jox

Spaghetti Bolognese made with quorn, carrots, peppers, was very nice!

JIL

Jacket potatoes, with a salad.
I also made a bean salad with a few tins and bits from the freezer.
I had tuna and egg, husband had ham and daughter had a fake chicken nugget product.
Enough left for Wednesday's lunches, I'm well ahead of myself as i did Tuesdays yesterday.