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DH is 74. He's never been fond of green peppers but I can sneak in some red, orange and yellow if I'm careful. We still have children at home and I think it is important they eat a good variety of veggies. But I'm very careful to cook around his preferences.
tomatoes "talk back to him" cucumbers are persona non grata for same reason. Fine --I can adjust.
But now he is saying pepper is not his friend anymore.
I have a big container of Paula Dean's "House seasonings" which is salt and pepper, garlic powder and for years I've rubbed any roast-either pork or beef- with it and browned it before putting it in the slow cooker.
Yesterday I made the most delicious pot roast-the meat was fork tender but he complained it was too peppery. I swear I'm not using any more pepper than I have used for 38 years.
What else can I use in place of pepper to give food flavor? When I see TV cooks add "a pinch of pepper" I cringe cause I've never been heavy with pepper but seems like I use half as much as recipes call for.
So we are having left over roast and veggies tonight and I'm gonna add some sour cream to the gravy to cut the pepper taste. Any other suggestions?
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I don't know. Maybe a bland milk gravy minus the pepper to "bland" the meat? Or maybe even give his portion a quick soak in some hot water to remove some of the seasoning?
But back to your dilemma: could you cook bland (without veggies, seasoning and whatever he dislikes) for your husband, take out his portion, and refine the rest of your dish for everyone else in the household? He might not like it that way, but that's what he is asking for.
When he gets his food cooked "separately", he might decide to go back, and try all the goodies everyone else has on the plate
It's only 2 of us and there are certain things hubby can't have: Black pepper, bell peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, hot sauce, hot peppers , nuts and seeds, corn, popcorn. You learn to adjust. I never cared for black pepper anyway and believe it or not My stomach can't handle cucumbers and peppers like when I was younger. Like Elnina said make his portion bland and then season the rest of the meal the way you like.
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