DH cooked & it was bad

[YorkshirePuddingPlse]

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After a year of marriage DH cooked me his infamous (he’s talked about it lots) cheesecake. I love cheesecake.

DH can’t cook.

His cheesecake had no flavour.

Do I continue to eat it? He’s going to find it v weird that I have zero enthusiasm for cheesecake.

But he was so proud and happy that he made it for me.

And bar cooking, he is an excellent husband.

oh, that is BAD news

Bad cheesecake is probably your fate for the rest of your life

Sucks to be you!

What do you mean no flavour? No topping? No vanilla? No cheese? WTF?

Honestly if you can't tell your husband that his cheesecake was flavourless than you got problems

“Ooo, DH, this cheesecake is really nice, bet it would be even better with a bit of x”
Repeat each time he makes it until you’ve compleyely changed the recipe, it’ll take a while, but it’s cheaper than divorce, which is the only other option.

Just be honest with him?

My DH would rather know, he isn't overly sensitive so could take the creative criticism. Or would your DH not accept it? Could you not say like "have you missed something out? I can't taste the (insert flavour he said its supposed to be)"

Get him to make some sort of coulis to go with it next time?

Bad cheesecake! How can cheesecake have no flavour? I love cheesecake so I would have to say something. Although thinking about it I stopped eating caramel shortcake after my dh made some and I didn't have the heart to tell him it was horrible so I just said I wasn't keen on caramel. Don't do what I did!!

The trouble is that if you eat it out of politeness and don't mention that you didn't like it, you face a lifetime of horrid cheese cake made for you as a "treat"!

Hahaha. I think we’re all on the same page!

1. HOW can cheese cake have no flavour!? I mean seriously, what did/n’t he do?

2. I went for the, “ooh, you can add lemon and different flavours to this!” (Response was: “I did add lemon, maybe I need to add more.”

To add: We discuss pretty much everything and I pull DH up on a load of things; it just seems mean to have a proper word about this blimin cheese cake! Ha, I guess I’ll be a better woman and suck it up, while making ‘exciting’ additional flavour suggestions! ☺️

Thanks for the feedback!

Can you buy a tin of cherry topping and smother it?

"It's got a lovely texture - the flavour's very delicate though, do you usually serve it with something else?"

Maybe it was the ingredients? Even if it wasn't, it could be a way to broach it -

"I could tell you'd made it well and it would've been a good cheesecake, but I think the cream cheese you went for made it a bit bland. Perhaps a different brand next time?"

Haha. DH just messaged saying we can have cheesecake this eve! I took your advice and asked if while he was at the shop he could pick up some raspberry coulis or similar. Cheers, smart women!

Why don't you make your own?

Basic recipe:

Base comprised of crushed ginger biscuits mixed with melted butter and pushed into base.

Topping comprised of tub of cream cheese, tub of double cream, granulated sugar and a bar of melted chocolate. Add baileys for extra kick.

It takes 20 minutes, requires zero cooking and tastes amazing.

But really, I'd have probably said that I wasn't keen on it. DP and I are quite honest about stuff like this. We'd still eat it but would probably add 'it's ok but I don't think I'd want this again'.

Or if it's really bad we'd probably say 'god, this is shit! what did you put in it?'