Comments on: Odd couples

By: pixie

pixie — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:41:42 +0000

Victor, no worries that cat food was on the menu. Now those mushy (deeeesgusting) canned peas, on the other hand.
well. that’s simple. right?

By: rach3

rach3 — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:36:25 +0000

kimchi and sharp cheddar (melted)
pork rillettes and strawberries
strawberry yoghurt and dark chocolate

By: Glinda

Glinda — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:53:45 +0000

Not that the Glinda has cooked in these past few months, (for me, cooking every day and pregnancy don’t go together) but I too find myself on the receiving end of “oh whatever you want” and then get complaints that it isn’t flavorful enough.

But, I’m trying to cook for three people who have totally different tastes, my husband loves spicy, I hate spicy, and my son just wants pasta all the time. Sigh.

By: raincoaster

raincoaster — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:46:14 +0000

This explains why Mrs. Henry is married and I am not.

Recently, I was staying with some lovely married friends of mine, and at one point the wife of the family had an evening engagement which precluded her cooking dinner. Her husband and I understood we were to fend for ourselves. Fine, that’s easy. I’m used to that.

I was halfway through eating my dinner when he wandered into the kitchen to forlornly poke at the pans and wonder if, perhaps, I’d made any for him. I hadn’t.

By: bristlesage

bristlesage — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:23:46 +0000

Does Mr. Henry know of the book The Flavor Bible? It is filled with such pairings, and can be very useful when you want something unusual to you if you have a basic grasp of cooking technique (for there are no recipes).

By: jelodi97

jelodi97 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:44:55 +0000

I understand Pixie’s and Mrs. Henry’s frustration. Sometimes the brain just cannot come up with a menu, especially day after day. The first Mr. Jelodi would say “Whatever looks good is OK with me” only to complain when whatever was served. The second Mr. Jelodi has ideas when I don’t, and makes suggestions, which can be a huge relief. Now if I can only get him to try braised oxtails. . .

By: Victor

Victor — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:07:34 +0000

Oh my. Pixie is going to feed Mr. Pixie some cat food.

By: Phyllis

Phyllis — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:02:53 +0000

“green olives & manchego
manchego & quince”

! leaps into car and races off to grocery store !

By: pixie

pixie — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:12:29 +0000

wait.
let me get the can opener out of the drawer…..

By: Mr. Henry

Mr. Henry — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:32:30 +0000

Your husband, dear Pixie, stands falsely accused of boorishness.

Because he cares for your happiness, he asks for “something simple,” that is, a preparation that will not work your fingers to the bone, a hearty meal of peasant fare – salt of the earth – anything at all, really, so long as its tasty, satisfying, well-rounded, unfattening and easy to digest. You know, something simple.