O/T Lasagna and Stupidity
So I made a classic lasagna the other night which turned out perfect if I do say so myself. If there is one thing I can't stand it is watery lasagna but I digress. Chef is half Italian and half German and I am French Canadian so I don't really hanker for lasagna very often-- I mostly made it for him as I'm trying to get him to stop cooking and taking over the kitchen again.
He always has to find something to complain about and this time he said my lasagna was "too dry" which it wasn't. It was moist but not watery and I told him there's nothing worse than watery lasagna. Of course he had to be au contraire and said that he prefers watery lasagna! Out of his cotton-picking mind!
He also constantly listens to a famous female podcaster and I can't stand the sound of her voice when I walk in to one of the rehab sites where it's blasting away. He thinks she walks on water and "appreciates men like himself." (Atomic Eye Roll).
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Ugggh the things that come
Ugggh the things that come out of this man's mouth bothers me so much
He doesn't realize how awesome he has it... He always finds a way to complain about everything
From all your other posts you are a hardworking woman (not to mention amazing cook) who plans and does nice things while he seems very lazy and rude at times
I am French Canadian as well btw! Lol. Part Métis /French Quebec heritage
I also detest watery lasagna and love homemade lasagna. My daughters favourite food too. Now I'm craving it.
Gads. I'd've handed Chef a
Gads. I'd've handed Chef a can of tomato juice or glass of water and told him to enjoy. Evil Aniki would've poured it on top for him...
My oldest brother thinks lasagna should be 20lbs of noodles and YUGE chunks of sausage. I swear he MISTS on the sauce. It's bloody awful. *bad*
Older men complaining
My DH87 complains a lot, too. The fact is, he's living the American Dream. But, he has an opinion, usually negative, about most things, especially what I do. I normally blow it off but once in awhile, it gets me down then I tell him, "That's it, no more negative comments today".
The reality is that at at his age, he's seen it all. He can usually tell what's going to happen if one of the kids does x cuz he's seen many people do x and has seen how that turns out. So, much of his complaining is him telling it like it is. Most of his complaints about me are just filling time and trying to get my attention.
Sigh.....
*pours a cup of water on his
*pours a cup of water on his lasagna*
"Here ya go!"
Watery lasagna is gross. Your
Watery lasagna is gross. Your husband is being an ingrate. I'd be mighty pissed if I put all that effort into a homemade meal and that was the reception. Hell no. Help yourself to frozen chicken nuggets. I ain't cooking for you no more.
Bleah
I'm happy to say I have nevr seen watery lasagne and can only imagine with horror what that must be like.
There's a TV programme here in France where people denounce friends or family who think they are the best amateur chefs on earth (you wouldnt believe the crap they conjure up). It starts by bringing them down to earth by a real chef but also allows them revenge, by teaching them the basics, on the person who blew the whistle. Very entertaining and also instructive.
The absolute worst lasagna I
The absolute worst lasagna I ever had in my life was watery crap served in Bath, England. God, that was awful. Lasagna soup.
You know that the way he is
He never going to give you a compliment. But I know it hurts
You know that the way he is
He never going to give you a compliment. But I know it hurts
You know that the way he is
He never going to give you a compliment. But I know it hurts
Cant wait for the tie in between lasagna and stupidity.
Time to read!
Just wow. I get the tie in now.
This guy is a nasty piece of work. He wants to fight about a wonderful meal prepared by his wife. I am team tons of sauce but not watery. Lasagna should be robust, tender noodles, gooey cheese, and a wonderful hearty sauce. If it runs, nope.
My bride was raised in a pink noodle family. Tons of pasta, barely stained with sauce and pretty much no meat. My FIL was famous for his 10Lb lasagnas. He would make two of them at a time. Not terrible by any means, but almost flavorless due to canned sauce, no seasoning/herbs/etc... and little to no meat. After the first couple of times I had it I was able to avoid hurting anyone's feelings by avoiding pasta due to blood glucose management. when he would make it.
I was raised in an it takes all weekend to make the sauce family. Not a lick of Italian in our family, but... mom is a kitchen wizard. Her sauce-gasm weekends was are several gallons of thick flavorful sauce with meat and veg. The critters and kids would surround the house when she was making sauce. The joggers would slow down when they jogged by. The sauce then was used in several dishes over several weeks. Much of the sauce was frozen for later use. Lasagna, Spaghetti, Pizza, Egg Plant Parmegano, various incredible casseroles, etc....
When my wife first had my mom's cooking she was blown away at how good it was, though she did get a bit morose as she had quite a few childhood food memories that did not hold up well to mom's cooking and DW's new family culinary memories.
My wife is a wonderful cook. I don't suck but I am no kitchen savant by any means.
I do occassionally tease my bride about her cooking in our early marriage. I get in trouble when I do, but... I can't help messing with her.