A drop of the Irish
I am feeling the sudden urge to speak Gaelic and “Riverdance” my way through the kitchen. After a wee bit of coercing, I convinced my husband to go to the liquor store and purchase some Irish whiskey and Bailey’s Irish Cream. After all, what could be better than an Irish coffee? :coffee2: Yum. We’ve been enjoying that after dinner, and tonight I am making corned beef and cabbage, with potatoes and carrots. I might as well hang out the Irish flag. Maybe I’ll pick up some soda bread at the store before supper.
Which reminds me….when I first married my husband, I had no idea that our dinner beliefs would be so different. We are so alike in many ways, but when it comes to food, I’m a southern girl. Food is deep fried and served with gravy. Black-eyed peas, broccoli loaded with cheese, and butter beans get served with dinner. Then there’s my mother’s midwestern influence where we make potato casserole, and dessert is always some sort of pie with ice cream.
Imagine my shock :confused: and horror when my husband did not want me to season our food. Roast beef was not meant to be cooked in a pan with French onion soup and water. It was to be served plain. With mashed potatoes, green beans, and brown n’ serve rolls. Always. Let me tell you, those first few years of marriage were interesting, when I informed him that potatoes would not be served at every meal (my husband is of Irish descent). :hungry: And worse! No carrots! I don’t like them.
We’ve learned to compromise through the years. I discovered how to cook corned beef (which we NEVER had in our household), and he learned to put up with my typical seasoning of Worcestershire sauce, lemon, and garlic salt. We try to keep desserts for special occasions, and we’ve even added our own dishes. I am proud to say that my hubby no longer orders ribs or steak at a restaurant because mine tastes better. :headspin: I’ve learned to cook fajitas on the grill, and Monterrey Chicken, two of our favorites.
But I am banned from casseroles. I’m not allowed to make them, or I have to accept the fact that he won’t touch them. What about your family? Are there certain foods that you won’t eat (I can’t stand venison or lamb)? Or are there family staples?
Michelle posted in Writing @ 3:42 pm | Viewed 1504 times
Suzanne Says:
I want some of the Irish cream!!
Danica Says:
You and your DH sound like my mom and step dad when they first got married. He’s a farm boy who likes his meat and potatoes, no seasoning. She used to be a very good cook (she’s out of practice now, lol).
My DH, thankfully, will eat anything I put in front of him, however, he’s not real fond of soup, so I try to limit that. There’s some things that he says “isn’t his favorite”, but no matter what I give him, he eats it.
Amy K. Says:
First off, how the hell do you stay so skinny with the fried, cheese sauce-everything? :confused2:
All our traditions, favorites, etc. were blown out of the water by the new gluten-free, dairy-free, everything-free diet we now have to adhere to. So we’re building it all from scratch.
Michelle Says:
Amy–I chase two todders and 120 middle-schoolers all day.
And I don’t eat breakfast. It’s my weird quirk.
MaryF Says:
We just had this conversation. My dh informed me he doesn’t like baked beans, and I told him if I could eat corn every other night, he could eat baked beans once a month.
Our staple is King Ranch chicken, a casserole with hot sauce, sour cream and cheese, cooked over tortilla chips. I was getting to where I was making that once a week. They told me they’re tired of it. Hey, I can either be creative in the kitchen or in my writing. Guess what I choose?
Leanna Ellis Says:
Starch alert! When I married my mid-western hubby, he was shocked I didn’t serve potatoes, corn and bread with every meal! Thankfully, our kids didn’t much care for mashed potatoes. They’ve learned to eat broccoli instead, even hubby! But when my kids get to choose what they want for a special birthday dinner, they always pick what my husband fixes — pancakes, shrimp and pasta. I would love to turn the kitchen over to him, since he’s a better cook than I am, but I’m afraid I’d weigh even more than I do!:fryingpan:
Kelly Says:
That made me laugh! I’m totally with your husband – potatoes at every meal are a prerequisite to me showing up. And I do NOT do casseroles. I don’t like all my food mixed together. And I put gravy on my meat but never my potatoes. And yet 30 some years later my mother still asks me at holiday meals – do you want gravy on your potatoes? No Ma! I do not want gravy on my tators! I have NEVER wanted gravy on my tators! When will you remember this??!!! :duh:
Teresa Says:
LOL!! My husband eats whatever I make. And I’ve made some doozies. I love experimenting. I’ll open the pantry and assess it’s contents and go with it. Good thing he’ll eat just about anything.
:hungry:
kacey Says:
My dh does the cooking. Most of it. If someone else cooks, I’ll try almost anything!
Peggy Says:
I don’t like red meat, which can sometimes create a problem in the house because dh is a butcher!! I also hate spaghetti, lasagna, and chili. Had them all the time at dinner, more because I wanted my children exposed to all sorts of different meals (didn’t want picky eaters). Now my kids are older and can choose for themselves, I band cooking the stuff. He’s old enough to cook it for himself if he’s truly craving it. Which he often does.
Mary Says:
I love Bailey’s Irish Creme. My husband drinks it by the glassful! And I love Ireland. It’s beautiful.
Margery Says:
Put a Scottish girl with a Ukrainian boy, and you’re going to have dietary differences!!! I grew up with everything smothered in grease. For him, it’s cabbage rolls and borscht. But we’ve compromised over the years and eat a little of everything. I still don’t eat borscht, and he won’t touch black pudding.
Katie Says:
My dh worked at an Indian Reservation for a year and ate prarie dog and goat at almost every meal. This was quite a few years back. :confused2:
But he won’t eat anything that remotely reminds him of either one. Odd, because, you know, they are so often available at the grocery store. :duh:
Tori Says:
My mom & I love casseroles. Dad hates them. We love chicken. Dad would just as soon not have it often. They love meat loaf. I won’t touch it with a ten foot pole. And like Kelly, I never put gravy on my mashed potatoes. This doesn’t stop either of my parents from asking me if I want some.
I could go on and on about this subject. :blahblah: But I won’t.
Melissa McClone Says:
We had to do the strict no-anything diet with Rose so our new staples are enchiladas with a green tomatilla sauce and goat cheese, spaghetti sauce with rice pasta and chicken stir fry with basmati rice. Now that it’s going to get cooler, i’ll pull out my crock-pot. Last winter I adapted a few recipes to fit what she can eat including two different chilis.
Danica Says:
Some of these recipes are making me hungry!
Sharon Says:
Wait, you’re a southern girl and you refused to have taters with every meal?
Im trying hard to think here, but I’m fairly certain we have some form of potatoes with our meals about 75 percent of the time lol.
Fried. mmmmmm. Gravy. mmmmmmm
Corn on the cob, mashed potatoes, chicken fried steak. mmmmmm
Your hubby would never survive in my very southern house *g*
Rene Says:
I have lived all my life in the west so I think my tastes reflect that. Mexican food was a staple while I was growing up. My hubby will generally eat anything that doesn’t eat him first unless it is seafood (deathly allergic). He does a lot of work with clients who are Armenian or of Middle Eastern descent so he has gained a taste for the food. I’m pretty experimental in the kitchen.
Cindy Says:
All this talk about food is making me hungry. I’ll eat pretty much anything once. Except I’ve never liked mushrooms. At mom and dad’s chicken was a staple. Now living with my sister, Swiss Chalet is a staple. Still chicken, but it costs more.