I made dinner for my girlfriend – Cornish game hens, spinach soufflé and I cannot remember what else. She had maybe 3 bites and next thing I know, we were in bed. All that work. I felt so unappreciated.
I’m betting you got over it. 
I ate many meals there that consisted of an amorphous mass of something in a baking dish, topped with tater tots. I think the place single-handedly keeps Campbell’s Cream of Chicken soup in the production lineup.
People are disowned for less than that, in my family.
Ergh. I love lumpia and can’t get any good ones here. Too much trouble to make at home just for two people.
Sorry about the cioppino too, Gato. That’s another thing I’d love to have here but the husband can’t have shellfish very often any more. Sounds like hiding the junk food (maybe permanently) might be a good plan.
Exactly this. Cioppino just sounds like a very dicey dish to bring out to an audience you don’t know that well. Lots of people have seafood aversions and allergies, and a lot of people don’t like to eat outside their comfort zone.
At the Minnesota State Fair, they even have Hot Dish On A Stick.
See, to Scandahoovians and Loot’rans alike, whenever anyone’s depressed or sick or dealing with cabin fever, it’s the perfect excuse for church ladies to drop by with casserole dishes brimming with “Hot Dish”.
Oh,there’s a video, that comes with a sidebar of “Tater Tot Hot Dish” recipes.
+1
…and yeah, I know… you can’t microwave/reheat it. Still, revenge… and leftovers from really good seafood dishes… are best served cold.
I’ve never been a fan of these fancy European coffees.
someone isn’t a fucking “dunce” just because they’re not as interested in cuisine as you are.
jesus fucking christ, life would be so much more pleasant if we’d stop sticking our noses into what other people do or do not want to eat.
You there. Have a Snickers.
Sorry - if that were produced in front of me it would be a hard pass, but I dont like fish.
Jz78817 don’t need no candy. He just finished a Kraft Dinner.
Trust me. We’re this close.
Tonight’s menu: Big Ass Rib Eye and Escargot. For me.
I’ve got a sandbag and a mallet for others to pound it.
I used to really enjoy throwing dinner parties. As the years have gone along, much less so.
Now, by the time I get through the lactose intolerant, gluten free, ovo-vegetarian, pescaterians, vegans, nut allergies, seafood allergies and just plain, “I won’t eat raw tomatoes/mushrooms/stinky cheese/onions/fill-in-the-blank-here,” I’m thoroughly disheartened. All of these are valid choices and considerations, but I simply can’t manage it anymore. I pre-screen the guests for the menu and usually end up inviting just one couple at a time. For larger parties, it’s all potluck now, so everyone can bring at least one thing they can eat.
Even with pre-screening, it’s a dicey proposition. Invited a couple over for dinner a couple of years ago and before they came I asked, “Are there any dietary preferences or food dislikes I should know about?”
Them: “Oh, no, we eat everything!”
Me: “You’re sure?”
Them: “Really, EVERYTHING!”
I made strawberry mousse for dessert. Husband hates strawberries.
Ah, it seems to me this rant isn’t about a dinner party, but just his wife and kid? I can’t quite follow. Anyhow, in that case, I understand the frustration, but at some point I think you have to just accept that your wife & kid don’t have the same appreciation for food or the same foods as you do. I have some of that in my family, too. My wife would probably prefer a plate of spaghetti with some Ragu sauce on it to most any labor-intensive or expensive dish I can make. So if I’m veering off the beaten path, I make it with the frame of mind that I’m making it for myself, and cook up something else more neutral for everyone else. (I do 99% of the cooking in the house, and now with two kids 3 and under in the house, having separate dishes on offer is common.)
Yeah, he is. I just took the opportunity to make a gratuitous rant of my own.
I’m hungry. 
Oh, now you’re going to get the foodies angry, and they’ll tell us how anyone who doesn’t eat their culinary masterpieces must exist soley on chicken nuggets and fries. :rolleyes:
It’s fucking soup, and the comment was clearly tongue-in-cheek. Lighten the fuck up.