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Not sure if this is more of a relationships question or a food and drink question, but what would you do if you hated a friend's cooking?
My wife and I are really good friends with a couple. This couple doesn't have much money, so they prefer to cook rather than go out to eat. But honestly, they can't cook! The food tends to be really, really bad. I mean, rock-hard spaghetti bad!
What would you do in this situation? Take over and offer to cook more ourselves? Eat dinner before we spend time with them? Eat their yucky food and just deal with it?
I know this is a silly question. And I'm sure I'm going to get lots of those "be grateful they're cooking for you and shut up" responses, but really, you haven't had to eat it! So, what would you do in this situation?
Our best friends back home (another couple) could not cook very well at all. We'd eat over there and they'd cook every once in awhile, but 9 times out of 10 if we weren't going out to eat with them we were doing the cooking!! So invite them over and have them bring non-cooked foods like salad, rolls, garlic bread, etc.
Location: Greater Los Angeles area (unfortunately)
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I'm glad you feel my pain, HighlandsGal!
Trouble is, a lot of the times they say "we'll come to your house and cook for you." They like to go to our place because it's more spacious. How would you deal with that?
Trouble is, a lot of the times they say "we'll come to your house and cook for you." They like to go to our place because it's more spacious. How would you deal with that?
"My kitchen is off limits to other cooks." I learned that from my grandmother. Her kitchen, her domain. Except at washing up time.
Why not do a potluck where you provide the main dish and they do a salad or dessert? When I was younger my parents were part of a cooking club where they learned new dishes and met new people. Maybe find something like that and tell your friends you are signing up for the club. Maybe they would sign up with you.
Also, do they know they are terrible in the kitchen?
Not sure if this is more of a relationships question or a food and drink question, but what would you do if you hated a friend's cooking?
My wife and I are really good friends with a couple. This couple doesn't have much money, so they prefer to cook rather than go out to eat. But honestly, they can't cook! The food tends to be really, really bad. I mean, rock-hard spaghetti bad!
What would you do in this situation? Take over and offer to cook more ourselves? Eat dinner before we spend time with them? Eat their yucky food and just deal with it?
I know this is a silly question. And I'm sure I'm going to get lots of those "be grateful they're cooking for you and shut up" responses, but really, you haven't had to eat it! So, what would you do in this situation?
I sooo know what you are talking about!! I remember over 20 years ago my boss (of all people!) and his girlfriend would have us over for dinner, and oh my gosh, she was the worst cook ever!! It was funny, because to see them at work, they both drove nice cars, dressed really nice, and seemed very put together - - - But you went to their house, and it was a complete disaster!! I had half eaten many gross things at their house, until one night, they BBQ'd rotten steak!! You could smell it!! After that, I either had dinner at my house, or made sure I brought a dish, no matter what they said!
Hang in there, and start becoming the "helpful" dinner guest - bring a dish, or note that she is so busy, and insist on helping her!! I don't seem to have that problem with anyone anymore, but our age probably has something to do with it - By the time you're my age, you damn well should know how to cook SOMETHING right!!
Buy a new cookbook and gush over how much you and/or your wife love it and are dying to try the new techniques so you need guinea pigs.
Or tell them that you appreciate their friendship and how often they have cooked for you so you want to give them a break to relax and enjoy the evening without having to slave over the hot stove.
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Also, do they know they are terrible in the kitchen?
I don't know for sure! She will criticize HIS cooking to no end and call him out for everything he does wrong (it's kind of sad, actually), but I don't think she realizes that she isn't much better.
Looks like we're just gonna have to step it up and start making things ourselves more!
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The food tends to be really, really bad. I mean, rock-hard spaghetti bad!
So, what would you do in this situation?
!! It was funny, because to see them at work, they both drove nice cars, dressed really nice, and seemed very put together - - - But you went to their house, and it was a complete disaster
!! I had half eaten many gross things at their house, until one night, they BBQ'd rotten steak
!
" dinner guest - bring a dish, or note that she is so busy, and insist on helping her
!! I don't seem to have that problem with anyone anymore, but our age probably has something to do with it - By the time you're my age, you damn well should know how to cook SOMETHING right
!!
