I dig. I guess the tone of some peoples’ comments here sounds as if one isn’t interested in trying new foods, they automatically don’t ever try anything else. I find that to be patently untrue, and in fact don’t even see the correlation.
Immature, party pooping Philistine.
Where has this been all my life, and when will we get a Costco?!
Who am I kidding, we’re lucky to have a BJs.
Well, the family group is one story - at this point I just cook something I know Mom and Tom Scud can/will eat (and nephew will likely try, and sometimes BIL will try if it’s not something he’s medically forbidden to eat - he does try to be a good sport. And he loves my chili). If my sister wants to a be a PITA, she is welcome to bring her own food. And she often does. For example, she brings her own box of Stove Top for Thanksgiving, even though Mom makes awesome wild rice stuffing from scratch.
The group of friends are actually culinarily adventurous within those restrictions - they do all eat vegetables, whole grains, and foods of just about any ethnicity. I generally cook a few things (heavy on the nut-free vegan food), with maybe an additional dairy or non-veg dish so those who want to can partake. So there might be a rice dish, a veggie dish involving greens or eggplant or something, and a legume dish. And those who are picky (or who are bringing picky children) will generally also bring a dish to share that they and/or their children will eat. We have been known to do, say, all vegan and gluten free and nut free, except for the pile of marinated chicken for the grill, for example. (I also figure I will cook extra and we will have leftovers for later meals, so basically I’m just loading several days’ worth of cooking into one dinner party. It balances out. Plus my friends bring wine. And Tom Scud is also an awesome cook - I’m not doing it all myself.)
Luckily I don’t generally need to feed family and friends at the same time.
This is why our wedding reception was buffet.
Go to the Pizza place once in a while, but if the group doesn’t feel like it that day “See ya after lunch!”. Problem solved.
People on both sides of this aisle need to grow a bit of spine.
Yeah, but I’ve tried kale, and it tastes nasty. Tiny amounts of it hidden in other foods are okay, but by itself?
I have no idea how that because the food darling of the year. So nasty.
Oh don’t get me wrong; I’m the immaturest, party poopingest Philistine at the 7-11. I *think *I’ve tried kale. It used to be used eaten as part of a salad before they started putting it in everything from cough drops to lip balm, right?
Baked kale chips are surprisingly good. Or maybe it’s because the other ingredients are oil and salt, so they’re almost like potato chips and not salad.
I like kale, as well as other greens. I especially like kale on a sandwich instead of lettuce.
When people write stuff like this, I always wonder if they have no sense of taste. Chicken fajitas? The dominant flavor isn’t even chicken. Those have bell pepper, onion, cheese, several spices, maybe sour cream and guac. How can you think “oh, you eat fried chicken, therefore you will like chicken fajitas”?
Roast chicken is more like a fried chicken finger, but often tastes more of chicken and less of fried. And it might be marinated, served with gravy, seasoned by the stuffing cooked inside it, or otherwise have picked up a lot of non-chicken, non-fried flavors and textures.
(fyi, I love roast chicken, like tandoori chicken, fried chicken, chicken biriyani, most Chinese chicken dishes, and in fact, most chicken dishes I’ve been served, but I don’t eat chicken fajitas if I can find any other options, and when I do, I scrape off a lot of the innards and still dislike it.)
Parenteral bag with lots of IVs? 
