Is this good enough? NEED HELP QUICK PLS

[anothernewname09]

(D)H has just told me that partners at a firm he wants to deal with are coming for dinner! at 8.30!!

Some blah blah about them being in the area....

Dessert- bash up biscuits, stir in a little melted butter (like a biscuit base) put in bottom of tall glass but loose.

whip cream, stir in halved fresh strawberrys.

plonk on top of biscuit,

top with more fresh strawberries and dark chocolate shavings.

is it 2 much of a cheat. Bear in mind i have 14month DD to feed,bath, put to bed. House to tidy and get myself presentable??

I could shoot DH!

Sorry for very bad typing, doing it quick and one handed!

They are here, wish me luck...x

Hello Margot Leadbetter!

Woman has gone, the man and DH are talking downstairs and I have excused myself to the bedroom.

I cant believe I have had to be nice to these people for three hours.

The highlight was when DH went to take coats and the lady asked "where is the cloakroom?" I replied "on the stairs!!" hehe small things......

Why is the OP getting stick?

Is it so hard to believe that some people, women/partners/wives actually COOK once in a while? Or that they would entertain DH colleagues?

It's not big, nor clever to say Oh I'm shit at cooking so if he wants to eat/entertain or whatever then he can do it himself or take himself/me/them out. This attitude really pisses me off, it's like competitive culinary crapness.

It is not rocket science to produce an adequate meal these days, there are a billion cookbooks, a billion cheats, pre-prepared bits and pieces and a whole host of online videos to refer to. Practice makes perfect. I couldn't cook really when I got married, I tried, I reheated, I roasted, but I didn't cook. I ended up in Egypt thrown in the deep end with all ingredients literally from scratch. Not even tinned tomatoes.

I learnt.

To simply giggle and say Ooh, if you are waiting on me to cook, you'll all starve to death.. teee bloody hee!

It's just not on in this day and age. If we can be equal to men, if we can hold any job we wish, why can't we be seen to cook? It's just as much a skill as anything else, and it's pretty bloody important to life.

What does this non-participation in what we eat teach our DC? Nothing except which takeaway to order.

My dad often used to bring colleagues back for dinner. My mum loved it, and she is no Stuck in the 1950s housewife!

OP didn't come on here and say AIBU to be pissed off/stressed about DH partners coming to dinner, she came on asking for an opinion on the dessert.

Which sounded great!

I would like a bit of notice though, wouldn't you?

if DH did this he would be doing the cooking I think

He definitely owes you big time!

Little Miss- thanks for the support however im fairly hopeful that most other comments were is jest?? Maybe I am being naive?

As people have said, it would of been lovely to have more time but unfortunatly the meeting was needed, we couldnt go out because of DD, so that was the only option.

It is not an ideal but this is the way we live. DH works long hours and yes at times a situation like last nights comes up, but that is our business.

By supporting DH like this means I dont have to work, I can spend all day with DD and we live a very comfortable life. To me my life is perfect for me.

Anyway all I needed is to know that if you were coming over you wouldnt look at that dessert and think CHEAT!

Thanks for the posts

I think you did brilliantly. But please don't forget to remind him that he owes you!

I've been married 20 years this year, and such are the foundations of a long marriage. (Although DHs boss is lovely, and would graciously eat beans on toast even though he is a foodie if he descended here.)

Wow, that is an amazing last-minute dinner!

Amazing indeed....I'm feel rather inadequate now

Thank goodness DH is a builder, and the most his guests expect is a mug of tea

To be honest I was stressing last night but every thing was pretty easy as the main just went in the oven whilst I went about my evening, dessert was super quick, and I only reheated the soup!!

I would of quite enjoyed if the company would of been better. I really didn't enjoy it.

DH knows it was a bit of a liberty, but he owns an advertising firm and contracts have to be signed up so quick it's just the way it is.

Anyway we were going away this weekend anyway (baby free) so he can treat me to an extra hour at the spa!