Needed: Ideas for doing it in the kitchen

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[NaughtyLil1]

I thought I had a picky bunch, but they're nothing compared with your group.

Good luck!

 

[Casey811]

So in other words, you need to cook 2 seperate meals or else one person would refuse to eat what was prepared?

(No beef for daughter or nothing but sirloin for the wife?)

My family had a solution to picky eaters when I was a kid.
It was called 'go to bed hungry'

 

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[EJFan]

My family had a solution to picky eaters when I was a kid.
It was called 'go to bed hungry'

exactly!

like carlin said (sort of) about anorexics... "rich cunt don't wanna eat? fuck her."

 

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[EJFan]

it was awful wasn't it? being compelled to eat some of the things we were made to eat as children... and it's funny... as much as i hated most of it then, i eat most of it now. lol. save brussel sprouts of course... i wouldn't eat them with a stolen mouth.

in any case. it could be that having to prepare such a wide range of foods is what's made the cook a little restless about what to make. it's a lot of pressure to put on a person who has to appease such a group.

sounds like a good night for golden corral... or whatever your local buffet restaurant is.

 

[M's girl]

it was awful wasn't it? being compelled to eat some of the things we were made to eat as children... and it's funny... as much as i hated most of it then, i eat most of it now. lol. save brussel sprouts of course... i wouldn't eat them with a stolen mouth.

Yup... same here Brussel sprouts included. Yuck!

 

[bisexplicit]

So, why focus on a meat?

There are plenty of soy based products available for protein...and you don't even have to go that route.

I could list you a million meals off the top of my head that are sans meat (and therefore eliminating the specific I don't like such-and-such meat problem), but I won't, 'cause thats just silly. If you need any specific ideas though, I'd be happy to help.

 

[SweetErika]

How about some vegetarian or "add meat" dishes like pastas, salads, grilled veggies, veggie pizza, stir-frys, omelettes, sandwiches, etc.? A lot of times, we'll cook extra chicken breasts, and then add them (or not) to dishes for the next few days...you could do that with both the chicken and sirloin, so everyone can just add the meat of their choosing. For example, my hubby will often add a grilled chicken breast to his salad, but I'll opt for a couple of types of beans and other veggies instead when I don't feel like meat. Same goes for pasta and a bunch of other dishes.

We also bought a Foreman-style grill this year, and that makes it really quick and easy to cook chicken (large frozen breasts take about 15 mins.) or whatever for that day or the next few without heating up our little kitchen. That also might make it easier to cook a couple of different types of meat if you want to.

 

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[SweetErika]

thanks everyone for the responses

bisexplicit....meatless is fine with me (I need to control cholesterol anyway) and would be happy to learn of a few.

SweetErica...great suggestions, especially meat add-on meals. We have a panini grill-great for sandwiches but I'm not sure if we can cook other stuff in it.

We must be in a meal rut though....seems we cycle through the same set of meals on a seasonal basis. Need to get more creative.

Yep, we get in a rut too, and have a ton of "fend for yourself" nights (easy with just two adults).

This is the grill we have. It was inexpensive (around $50 IIRC) compared to competition, removeable plates make for easy clean-up, there are also griddle plates which work for a lot of ther things, and like I said, it doesn't heat up the kitchen. A larger surface would be nice, but the other features make up for it, and we'll often cook the current night's dinner, and then throw more chicken breasts for subsequent nights on while we're eating.

 

[Quoll]

[Fluff]Brussel sprouts rock. [/Fluff]

 

[Eilan]

Most nights are semi-fend-for-yourself nights at our house. I like to cook, and I'm a pretty good cook, but I get bored with it if I'm cooking every day. I usually make sure the kids are fed, and then my hubby and I fend for ourselves, or I just fix something relatively simple for the two of us. My kids would live on macaroni and cheese and peanut butter if I'd let them, but I can't stand the smell, let alone the taste. My oldest daughter is less adventurous than the others when it comes to trying new foods, which makes things a bit challenging.

But, as bisexplicit said, meatless main dishes are good. I like bean/rice main dishes myself.

Sorry I can't really help you Scalywag, but I do feel your pain.

 

[Munachi]

well is there a recipe-thread? we have this sometimes on another forum i post in: a thread were everyone posts some of their favourite recipes. as that forum is very international (there are also people from places like india, different south american countries, etc. etc.) this gets very inspirational, and a good way to learn more different food...

as for children who don't want to eat - i hated most vegetables except for green beans and cauliflower until I was about 13 or 14. My parents loved ratatouille and made it like three times each week. I spent the afternoon (we cooked for lunch, not dinner) in my room, not allowed to leave until I finish, forcing down the meal bite by bite...

later on my parents decided that the better option is to always offer "potatoes with butter and salt" or "bread with butter and salt" as an opt-out if we didn't like what was cooked...

 

[EJFan]

...but I can't stand the smell...

...I like bean/rice main dishes myself.

*scratches head*

 

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[Cathleen]

Goodness that reads like one of those math word problems - if two trains are traveling ... only each dang train has a different chef! Good luck and I'll donate virtual peanut-butter and jelly if you need it.

 

[karndav]

So in other words, you need to cook 2 seperate meals or else one person would refuse to eat what was prepared?

(No beef for daughter or nothing but sirloin for the wife?)

My family had a solution to picky eaters when I was a kid.
It was called 'go to bed hungry'

That is the rule in my house. I told my family from the begining I am not a restaurant!!!

 

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[midwestyankee]

We (actually, my wife) doesn't usually cook several different meals for any given dinnertime, she tries to cook stuff that everyone will eat at least part of (I hate ending sentences with a preposition). Real problem is we kind of get in this rut of rotating through the same group of meals for a while (usually follows the seasons) and the meals get boring.

Usually, if you want something different than the mail meal, you'll have to fix it yourself.

thanks for your thoughts though

This describes our meal-time dilemma as well. Five people with five differing tastes and/or dietary needs. Our youngest complains that we eat pasta and grilled chicken for every meal but breakfast. Some nights, especially when we're grilling and it's easy to do so, we will prepare some beef for the carnivores and something else for those of us with good sense.

 

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[EJFan]

and why weren't WE invited????? hmmmm????

 

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