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Everything posted by lesfen
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Not really sure why you want to sit down to eat with this woman...let alone spend time and money making something delicious for her. ← If nothing else it'll push the issue. Nothing like a good family confrontation every once in a while. ← Honestly, it's not about confrontation. I really want them to feel like they're part of our family. Cooking for them is what I know how to do.
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Actually, now that I think on it a bit, what I'm going to do is make it more formal, and just them. Just us and them, places set at the table. No buffet style.
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It sounds like you need to make something very aromatic and kid friendly, like macaroni & cheese, something that the kids will clamor for until she can't say no. ← I would make the invitation less ambiguous. Instead of "you guys are more than welcome to come hang out" I would say something straightforward like, "we would love it if you guys would come have dinner with us." I'm not that sensitive to these things, but some people are weirdly formal about accepting invitations. ← Been there, done that too! Hubby even lays out the menu for them. They're always invited to my husband's family functions as well and they always eats at those functions! I can understand if she just hates me, but damn, don't take it out on my fresh herb stuffing... or my etouffee... or my BBQ! I was brought up in an extremely loving, and food loving, family. We like nothing more than bringing the people we love together to cook, talk, eat, and enjoy each other. I really take it personally when someone that I really want to be a part of that just flat out snubs it.
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It sounds like you need to make something very aromatic and kid friendly, like macaroni & cheese, something that the kids will clamor for until she can't say no. ← Been there... done that. These were family style holiday meals and there are always other kids around. Altho'... she did let the little ones have some of my fabulous banana cream pie once.
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You know, that's almost... cute. Awwww... look at 'im!
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My worst dinner guest is a repeat offender yet, has never actually eaten anything that I've cooked. The mother of my husband's three-year-old, her husband, said three-year-old, and their 2-year-old son are always invited to our home for holidays, parties, and other special occasions. When the invitation is extended, it is always something like this... "Hey! We're (celebrating/hanging out/eating/etc.) this Sunday and you guys are more than welcome to come and (celebrate/hang out/eat) with us! Dinner will be ready around (insert time here)." This woman comes into my home at the appropriate time and will accept beverages from me, but when it comes to the meal she won't eat with us, nor will she allow her husband or children to eat with us. "I've got something going at home." or "We ate before we came." or "We're going to my mother's for dinner." While my other guests are heading for the food, they pack up and leave. Then I get upset and hubby usually has to talk me down for a while. I don't know what the hell her deal is, but I will continue to extend the invitation until that b---h eats something at my house!
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Awesome. Welcome to the family.
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I'm a complete spaz when it comes to drinking anything without a straw. If I don't have a straw, you might as well put a bib on me. I'm the one you see trying to sip her water nicely, only to end up with an ice cube sliding off her face and down her shirt on a stream of water. Altho' I don't drink beer or wine with a straw. I just wear a black shirt. That's terrible. I'm embarrassed for sharing.
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Makes me think of the 80's... remember Chicken McNuggets Oriental? We've come a long way, baby!!
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My dad made some incredible bacon wrapped venison chops on the grill a few weeks ago. I may try to gank his recipe and not cook them quite as long... it was nice to break the burger-hotdog-chicken cycle.
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I believe he may have meant Francis Bacon not Roger or even the other earlier Francis, but I can see as to how the confusion might arise. If there's nothing else we should know here, it's our bacons. ← We're trying to sort it out now... he has a few paintings in mind and swears that they are by someone named Bacon. They sure don't sound like Francis Bacon to me. Altho that turkey could have modeled for him.
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The turkey you're talking about, the one that looked like the devil's face, was actually on the cover of Gourmet a couple of years ago, or maybe it was last year. Definitely not Bon App. But back to the topic under discussion, I guess I'm in in the minority because I really like the photography in the new Gourmet. Altjhough I agree that steak picture in June was not one of the better covers. ← Are you talking about Gourmet, November 2004? Turkey butt with pomegranates against the darkest background of all time? Ugh. I remember showing that to my husband and telling him that it made me want to cancel Thanksgiving. He said it looked like a Roger Bacon painting. (Shudder)
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Rachel Ray is indeed grating but I can't say that I haven't lifted some recipes from her. I have a job, a husband, and a toddler... if she says that I can get a great fresh meal on the table in 30 minutes, she's got my attention. I grit my teeth when she says "yummo" (and the rest... I'm looking at you EVOO) but I get over it and remind myself that I appreciate what she's doing. Sandra Lee. Good lord. Take her off of FN, seal her up in a Tupperware container (don't forget to burp), and put her on a shelf until "TASTE OF HOME" scrapes up enough nickels to start their own network. Feh.
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Damn, I can't believe I forgot about mom's meatballs. She makes killer meatballs with beef, pork, milk soaked bread, and spinach. I really don't know why she even bothers serving them with pasta. They're always wonderfully light and flavorful, altho' one of my exes used to refer to them as "garlic bombs"... he just didn't get it. He's long since been replaced by my wonderful new husband who likes to make garlic bread sandwiches with them as soon as we get home with the leftovers.
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Canned albacore, tomatoes (whole and diced), beans (black and white), low sodium chicken noodle soup (I have a toddler that will gobble up a whole can of soup if what I have prepared isn't working), and green beans. I really do prefer canned green beans for some odd reason. I think I rather enjoy the mushiness. Oh, and I have some "cartons" of chicken broth. I guess those might as well be cans.
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Mmmmm... mom's home cookin'. My mother is the gravy master. You give her a hunk of meat and some of that "gravy master/kitchen bouquet" stuff and some mashed 'taters and you have one happy family. I don't even care that she cheats a little with the bottle... it's soooo good. "Honey, what would you like for your birthday dinner?" "Anything with gravy, mommy."
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SPREE!! Aren't those the candy coated sweet tart thingies? Yum. I may have to send the spawn to her grandma's tomorrow so that I can go on a candy bender. I'm not sharing.
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Yeah, I've never actually laid eyes on a Wonka Bar either. When I was a kid, Nerds were huge tho'. I really prefer that type of candy, so Nerds and the jaw breaking Gobstoppers were favorites of mine. Haven't had any in years.
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Seems to me that the best way to come to is to take a gander at the various smoked butt/pulled pork threads on eGullet right now. Should be just the ticket for the food blah's.
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My thoughts exactly. If it weren't so #@$&*!$ hot here, I'd make some myself. It's just not worth heating up the fryer, or the oven... Not even for delicious, crispy, greasy tots. Mmmmm... tots.
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That was really the point that I was trying to make. Thank you!! I would feel the same way if In-N-Out finally made it's way east. It's not my absolute end-all-be-all favorite burger in the world, but I would certainly shout out a glorious "wooo hooooo!" if it did. Base beer vocabulary: "Mmmmm... Beeeer."
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To each his own. That's why there are thousands of beer choices. I enjoy Shiner Bock and I'm thrilled that it's here. I could care less if it's a "bock pretender"... beer snobbery doesn't interest me.
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I knew there was something about that guy that I liked...
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Oh yes. Red Barn. They had the best kids meals but I can't remember what they were called... I think they might have had a chicken leg in them. Mmmm. Their remains can be seen all over this area... they kept the buildings, but made them into used car lots. Seriously. The ones that were in Ravenna and south Akron are now used car lots and the one in Cuyahoga Falls is a clothing outlet that has a big sign out front that advertises "Baby Phat is here!" The one is Kent is now a restaurant that specializes in German food and steaks as big as your head.
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Oh Shiner Bock... you made the in-laws tolerable and now you're here. Sigh. A few weeks ago my new hubby and I went to our local beer haus to tip one before picking up said in-laws at the airport. I ordered a Dortmunder, he ordered a Guinnes. As I was looking over the taps, one of them caught my eye. Big. Yellow. My eyesight is terrible and the joint was a little dim, but I thought I saw "Shiner". I asked my hubby to translate. Oh yes. It was true. Shiner Bock. Highlight of family vacations to Granbury Texas. Coveted Christmas gift. I killed my Dordmunder and ordered the serving wench to draw me a Shiner Bock. (Pronounced Shiiiiner Bock... little bit o' twang there.) Oh... it was beautiful. The bars' distributer happened to be sitting next to me and informed me that he had just installed that tap days earlier and that I should start seeing it in my supermarket within weeks. Sure enough... here I am, a month later, enjoying a cool Shiiiiner Bock right from my own 'fridge and some brats are enjoying a nice Shiner Bock hot tub. It's gonna be a great night.