The gravy fuckery has gone too far

[WillYouDoTheFandango]

I’ll start with saying we share the cooking but DP likes to cook the Sunday dinner (moved to Monday this week as we had time on our hands). He has proclaimed himself as a fabulous Sunday dinner chef. Second to none. He likes to throw in weird and wonderful shit into our food and I am expected to just go with it. I have had to start taking DS’ food out first, before DP adds loads of stuff to it or he won’t eat it.

He has started to fuck about with the gravy. It started with the beef gravy - onions, red wine, garlic powder, nothing too out there, pretty good results. But now he’s decided he’s going to perfect his chicken gravy.

We had a whole conversation about how much I hate rosemary. Next day, there it was, poisoning my gravy. I reminded him of my dislike but apparently “it goes with the chicken”.

Today we hit rock bottom though. My Yorkshire pudding was covered in bright orange, spicy gravy. When I asked why, I was told it was probably the paprika. 😫I mean where will it end? I’m either going to have to have a serious conversation about pre-warning me about what he’s throwing in or start joining DS in the bisto so I don’t end up with any more “surprises”.

And I know i could make it myself but any suggestions of that are taken as a personal insult to his cookery credentials. Anyone else living with a culinary innovator and not always enjoying the experience?

I think I'd take the gravy spoon to his backside. 😀

Gravy is never subject to spoony fuckering in our house, but this is largely because DH doesn't like gravy (heathen).

He does go off piste with other stuff though, and today he finally admitted that the chili I make (and have made for the last eleventy billion years) is the best.

There are some things you don't faff with. And gravy is one of them.

Just stick to granules, taste just fine

This could be my husband too. Gets terribly put out when it’s not met with applause.

My OH is usually a great cook. However, he did something to a cottage pie, and rendered a dish that everyone likes inedible.

You're so right about the gravy boats.

My ex-H started this same shit OP and upped his game by adding asafoetida and hot curry powder to ‘his’ gravy, like he was Heston fecking Blumenthal.
But it was the star anise that made me realise this was more than him just being a shit chef with a crime scene for a palate, this was pending uxoricide.

You have my sympathies. DH adds garlic to every savoury dish, regardless of what it is.

Just don’t eat it.

A few months back DH made beautiful chicken fajitas. He added diced lambs liver just because some leftovers were in the fridge. The whole lot went in the bin. I really wouldn't recommend it

When even the dog won't eat the results it's bad 😂😂

Is he the reincarnation of Letitia Cropley? (Vicar of Dibley) Try playing a few episodes on DVD, he may take the hint...or maybe not.

Only I cook.

The end.

Oh no! Oh deary me no, gravy is sacrosanct in this household! Takes 2-3 hours to make, involves marmite and red wine, and starts with the roux. And I won’t let Bisto in the house! (But only because I don’t like the taste or texture to be fair).

This went from lighthearted to a lil bit psycho , chill 😂😂

It just looks like this testosterone mentality I've grown to hate.

Argh. Wrong thread. I've asked for it to be deleted!

I think you are posting on the wrong thread .
I hope you get the help uou need tho

That’s why I cook.

My partner is exactly the same! Last night he put chilli flakes in the Spag Bol and it blew my mouth off. He’s always adding random shit to gravy. Messing around with the spice cupboard and just throwing things into foods that don’t need any additions. I get anxiety when he says he is cooking as there’s a lot of things he likes which I don’t, and I don’t want to insult him by not eating something he’s made.

@70billionthnamechange not sure why you made rude comment
I was only explaining so the poor OP has something to challenge her DHs ideas with..
the problem with all these men seems to be they think they understand flavors when clearly they don't.
Having a good palate and creating a balance between the five flavours - sweet/savoury/sour/salty and unami is not the same as throwing rosemary or paprika or whatever into anything

not wanting your gravy ruined and someone coming on to add their experiences and advice is not psycho..

"It might be the paprika"???

Oh hell no.

@Theredjellybean crikey, chill 😂😂