Food for thought?

[MNclone]

Here is a question for all those guys out there who really appreciate how their signifigant others make them dinner nearly every night...

Earlier this week, my wife was watching some TV cooking show, and the chef was making a dish that looked really good to my wife. So she went shopping, collecting all the fresh ingredients. (not cheap) She made the dish tonight, and lets just say it didn't taste the best, in fact it was pretty awful.
If you were in my shoes, what would you do?

 

[CYdTracked]

Be honest but be tasteful on how you say it. Make sure you let her know you appreciated the time and effort she went into trying to make it but if you lie and say it was good and she keeps making it you are going to be in more trouble when you finally cave in and tell her you never liked it in the first place.

 

[CycloneErik]

Actually, if you're nice about it, there's a real chance that the 2nd time goes better.
I assume she ate it, too, so she knows that it didn't measure up to her hopes. If you critique it, you'll pile-on to what she's likely already feeling about it and make it worse for her.
Be nice. If she's a good cook, next time will be better.

 

[rebecacy]

Here is a question for all those guys out there who really appreciate how their signifigant others make them dinner nearly every night...

Earlier this week, my wife was watching some TV cooking show, and the chef was making a dish that looked really good to my wife. So she went shopping, collecting all the fresh ingredients. (not cheap) She made the dish tonight, and lets just say it didn't taste the best, in fact it was pretty awful.
If you were in my shoes, what would you do?

If she ate it and liked it -- lie.

 

[chadm]

Be honest but be tasteful on how you say it. Make sure you let her know you appreciated the time and effort she went into trying to make it but if you lie and say it was good and she keeps making it you are going to be in more trouble when you finally cave in and tell her you never liked it in the first place.

this^^^^

most cooks want critque, be honest.

 

[ISUAgronomist]

Prodding questions into what she thought and then a gentle let down?

 

[CycloneErik]

this^^^^

most cooks want critque, be honest.

But if she were really looking forward to it, and it didn't turn out the way she intended, the critique doesn't go real well. It's a sensitivity thing.

 

[chadm]

But if she were really looking forward to it, and it didn't turn out the way she intended, the critique doesn't go real well. It's a sensitivity thing.

I don't know his wife or her feelings. I am the main cook in my house. I want honest responses from my lady.

 

[CycloneErik]

I don't know his wife or her feelings. I am the main cook in my house. I want honest responses from my lady.

But you're a man. There's a difference.
Women are a little more sensitive, and they know those answers already.

 

[MNclone]

I guess I should have said how I handled it. It was pretty obvious that she wasn't digging it either. She asked me what I thought. I replied, "Well, if I ordered it in a restraunt, I probably wouldn't order it again. But it isn't too bad." Then she said that she didn't really care for it either.
We spent the rest of the meal talking about possible ways to better the meal. But in the end, she was quite disapointed with how it turned out.
Generally she is a really good cook, and I always hate it when one doesn't turn out because I fear it will squash her desire to try new recipes.

 

[tube1]

Tell her that you will offer to watch more Everyday Italian with her - in HD preferably. I'm sure she would enjoy spending time with you like this. And you will just enjoy watching!

 

[MNclone]

Funny you say that because this was a Giada De Laurentiis recipe. Whenever I see her I just can't get over her short little arms!

 

[MNclone]

Tell her that you will offer to watch more Everyday Italian with her - in HD preferably. I'm sure she would enjoy spending time with you like this. And you will just enjoy watching!

And for those who don't know what Tube is talking about....

 

[Angie]

Funny you say that because this was a Giada De Laurentiis recipe. Whenever I see her I just can't get over her short little arms!

I can't watch her because she has an enormous head! Very pretty face, but a huge canvas.

 

[MNclone]

I can't watch her because she has an enormous head! Very pretty face, but a huge canvas.

Is her head that big, or the rest of her that small? :wideeyed:

 

[Angie]

Is her head that big, or the rest of her that small? :wideeyed:

I'm not sure, but it definitely seems disproportionate!

I think you handled the situation with dinner the best you could. Ascertaining her opinion first was the proper first step.

 

[Hawkcigar]

Think about the question, "Do these jeans make my butt look big?" Answer the food question with the same degree of honesty that you would answer the other question. :smile:

 

[TarHeelHawk]

Think about the question, "Do these jeans make my butt look big?" Answer the food question with the same degree of honesty that you would answer the other question. :smile:

This goes along with the three forbidden questions.

1. Do you think she's hot?
2. If my *** ever got that big, you would tell me right?
3. Does this make me look fat?

 

[CycloneErik]

I'm not sure, but it definitely seems disproportionate!

I think you handled the situation with dinner the best you could. Ascertaining her opinion first was the proper first step.

You'd like her better if she was British.

 

[iowast8fan]

blah blah blah...just tell her it wasn't very good. If she's too damn sensitive to handle that, then thank goodness she isn't my wife.