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Asking for a friend. Your wife, hypothetically is just awful at cooking, you don't want to hurt her feelings and appreciate the effort, but her meals are typically pretty bad - what do you do?
For the purposes of this conversation, assume my friend's wife is a smoke show.pics are important
Friend can't do that bc he doesn't get home early enough.Offer to cook dinner a couple nights a week.
Maybe on a weekend then?Friend can't do that bc he doesn't get home early enough.
Find a local culinary school or cooking class and enroll her. Publix has a pretty good oneAsking for a friend. Your wife, hypothetically is just awful at cooking, you don't want to hurt her feelings and appreciate the effort, but her meals are typically pretty bad - what do you do?
They usually eat out on Fri/Sat - the husband will cook on Sundays here and there.Maybe on a weekend then?
Does she realize her cooking isn't good (vs restaurant or at someone else's home)? Can she not tell the difference?
Mine is, she can bake wonderful stuff, but hates to cook. So I do all the cooking, but as a Mr. Mom, that kinda fits into the job description.Asking for a friend. Your wife, hypothetically is just awful at cooking, you don't want to hurt her feelings and appreciate the effort, but her meals are typically pretty bad - what do you do?
What time do your kids go to bed?proninja said:I get home at 7:30 at the earliest and manage somehow
Ruth's Chris is actually good compared to her cooking.Does Ruth Chris offer takeout?
They did Hellofresh for a month, but the portions were just way too small - from what I understand.Blue Apron?
You get home at 730, cook dinner, then feed the kid, and have him to bed between 8-830? Is your primary method a microwave?proninja said:1 kid for another month, between 8 and 8:30. I get home, cook dinner, feed the kid, and then put the kid to bed.
I did Hellofresh before I started traveling too much for it to make sense. I didnt find the portions to be way to small if you ate the amount that a normal person should. That said, we live in the US of A and everyone over eats. I used to joke that I would eat until I didnt feel good, but I wasnt joking. I over ate all the time. I love food. But Hellofresh is one thing that helped me with portion control. I still tend to overeat sometimes, but its not because their portions are too small, its because im shoving my face with more than my body actually needs.They did Hellofresh for a month, but the portions were just way too small - from what I understand.
Heck, great call. Totally forgot about setting some chili, Bolognese sauce, beans, etc. in the slow cooker before leaving for work, and then having dinner ready to roll when you walk in the door in the evening.Slow cooker recipes
Good points.If she's trying a bunch of crazy nonsense and it's turning out like crap, that's one conversation. If she's screwing up really simple stuff, that's something different.
Friend of a fatty?They did Hellofresh for a month, but the portions were just way too small - from what I understand.
If his kids eat at 6pm and he isn't home until 630ish, it is hard - plus he prefers spending the little time he is home during the week hanging out with his kids, not in the kitchen.He needs to cook more. Coming home later is just an excuse; there are great meals that can be made with little/no prep.
Beef roast with veggies is not going to get you fat. Chili isn't going to get you fat. Shredded pork isn't going to get you fat.That's a great way to get fat.
If his kids eat at 6pm and he isn't home until 630ish, it is hard - plus he prefers spending the little time he is home during the week hanging out with his kids, not in the kitchen.
Make the food ahead of time. Have wife assemble it based on what's already in the fridge.proninja said:I usually have 2-3 meals precooked and ready to heat/serve. Right now I have beef stew, teriyaki chicken/rice, and some pressure cooked beef I can chop and put on top of salads. I cook when I have time, either on weekends or after the kid goes to bed, and I've got a selection of from scratch, reasonably healthy food I can reheat and serve. I meal prep for lunches at work as well.
That's a great way to get fat.
If nothing else, see if she can successfully boil rice and pasta. Anyone can learn (really), and it will help a ton.I would suggest finding out exactly why she is a bad cook.....is she burning everything? Undercooking? Seasoning too much or too little? What exactly is wrong here?
Figure that out and practice on the weekends with her. The couple can then develop a core group of solid dishes and go from there. Her confidence will increase and she'll be willing to do that three-way in no time.
No humble bragging at all, I'm the mother####ing man, I'm good at stuff beyond a message board - don't think there is anything humble brag about me, so not an astute observation, message board Jordan.Complain on a message board while humble bragging and/or being a tremendous d0uchebag?
Wat? It's a great way to have delicious protein ready when it's time to eat. How is a slow cooked chicken or beef roast bad for you?That's a great way to get fat.
Would like some clarification on this as well. Was just reading some crock pot recipes that looked fine.Wat? It's a great way to have delicious protein ready when it's time to eat. How is a slow cooked chicken or beef roast bad for you?
Wait.....wait....didn't you.....wait....thread a few days back.....was that a fantasy?!?!?!?!My wife tried a new recipe last night, it was a lemon garlic chicken over pasta. She cooked the chicken in a crock pot, to her own admission you put too much lemon in it and the chicken dried out in the crock pot. I looked at both my kids that barely touched the meal, turned to her and said, "Sorry Mommy, you have been chopped. Your chicken was dry and there was too much lemon. For these reasons, we had to chop you"
I think maybe some are cream-based. My wife makes an awesome crock pot pulled chicken but the final step is to add in a metric #### ton of sour cream.Would like some clarification on this as well. Was just reading some crock pot recipes that looked fine.