Husband moaning about dinners

[Willow990]

I meal prep every Sunday for dinners for the week ahead, a typical week looks something like this:

Mon - chilli or spaghetti bolognese
Tuesday - curry (chicken)
Wednesday - fish (salmon usually)
Thursday - stir fry
Friday - Steak

I told DH this morning what I was planning for next week and he asked whether there’s any chance of some variety and for me to try some new dishes. He works long days and I’m usually about to serve up as he walks through the door.

Has anyone got any ideas for how I could freshen things up?

Ok, this has sent me over the edge.

You are not his servant.

if he’s that into fitness he’s going to know down to the last macro what he needs to eat - he can at the very fucking least come up with the meals and sort the shopping list and food delivery.

Or even better I would tell him it is his turn to do the cooking this week including the meal planning

Theres some shit answers on here.
Op didn't ask for relationship advice and said he works long hours.
Often someone takes the lead in one area and another picks up somewhere else. If he is not coming home until late why would he start coming then and make the whole family eat late.

A husband making a suggestion doesn't necessarily make him the enemy but you wouldn't think so here.
'Toast?', ' shit sandwich? ' wtf?

To be honest same meals would bore me shitless and I fell into that trap when the kids were small.

I bought a few cookbooks with titles like easy family meals or meals in 30 mins and developed a wide range of meals from there.
Theses days I tend to do a theme for a few weeks eg Greek meals, and then change.
Things like stir fries, sweet and sour, fajitas, home made burgers, nut roast, moussaka can be made in advance and cooked later in the day or following day.

Apart from all the who does what stuff, my menu would be for four days ( Friday is pizza here as we are often out separately)
Prawn stir fry
Roasted gnocchi and feta
Pasta carbonara
Chicken thigh tray bake with roasted peppers etc
Pasta with tomato and sardines ( good for fitness)
then throw in a meal like sausage and mash or baked potatoes for One Of Those days

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So you're actually cooking from a short menu of things HE likes?

Fuck that shit. Cook whatever you like and if he turns up his nose at it, he can make himself beans on toast.

He can meal prep next weekend instead of you and have exactly what he wants.

He can bulk-cook some dinners for you to reheat in the week.

It doesn’t matter that he doesn’t enjoy cooking, I don’t enjoy cooking. I still ensure our family has a decent meal 365 days of the year, it’s called parenting.

Because I’d said on an earlier post that he does the cooking (now). Thought it might be confusing if I didn’t clarify.

If he is complaining he can cook his own, or he could batch cook something at the weekend.

Is it your family or his you see on a Sunday?

I don’t think I’d be offended by him asking for something different (if you actually enjoy and don’t mind doing all the cooking). But he’d have to suggest what he wanted himself. “Yes that’s fine, what do you fancy instead?” No suggestions, no change.

How do you meal prep a stir fry? I made this a lot but don't you pretty much need to cook it as soon as it's chopped up then eat it as soon as it's cooked? Or are you just julienneing a load of veg in advance?

He should be suggesting ideas f he’s very specific about what he wants. If you want high protein recipes, you could try the “food for fitness” website. Example recipe in photo

Ask him to cook one night.

Then he’ll understand why classics are winners.

"Can we have a menu refresh, I'll think of some ideas" versus "I hate all your cooking and demand better".

My DH and I have had a similar conversation as we're both a bit bored of the usual. We've got the How To Make Anything In An Airfryer" book and are looking at that this weekend for inspiration.

Eg.
All kinds of wraps / flat breads
Loaded potato skins
Hunter's chicken

It's really tiring and boring thinking of what to eat every single day, so we're trying to find easy things which will also be tasty and filling.

Thanks all for the suggestions, plenty of food for thought (pun intended!)
DH is into his fitness so I need to keep things fairly healthy and cooked from scratch as much as possible.

Ok, this has sent me over the edge.*
You are not his servant.

You don't know the dynamics of the relationship. I do all the cooking in our house, I don't love it always but Dh always makes sure there's shopping in with food I like, washing done , bed is made, bathroom cleaned, dishwasher loaded and emptied. I get the better deal but if I just said I do all the cooking and dh doesn't like veggie food you don't get the full context of the relationship and would probably tell me to tell him to fuck off.

Except you’ve missed the crucial element that op is meal prepping at the weekend for the week - WHY CANT HE TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FOOD HE SHOVELS INTO HIS MOUTH???

and if he’s big into fitness my guess is his ‘long hours’ include making time for himself at the gym on weekdays - where’s OPs time to herself????

Your DH isn't coming out of this very well. Wants variety but must he healthy and cooked from scratch and turns his nose up at loads of standard easy meals. And doesn't cook because he doesn't enjoy it. And gets in too late in the week to cook.

He needs to come up with suggestions or eat what he's given. And cook something at the weekend that can be eaten in the week - boo hoo if he doesn't enjoy doing it.

If he’s into ‘fitness’ when is he fitting this on with his ‘long hours’?

Why is OP doing all the meal prepping at the weekends?

Where is his contribution?

Tbf, we have no idea what else he does at home.

Nailed it

Even more of a reason for him to step up and do his share. You’re not a personal chef.

Quite.

I'd be bored to death with that too but I would at least have some suggestions for different meals.

Ask him to come up with some ideas and try them out. Ask him to cook a meal on his day off.

Garlic chili noodles with tofu.

Burritos and tacos are really easy.

Big bean salads

Would he eat ceviche?

😂😂😂

Except you’ve missed the crucial element that op is meal prepping at the weekend for the week - WHY CANT HE TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FOOD HE SHOVELS INTO HIS MOUTH???
and if he’s big into fitness my guess is his ‘long hours’ include making time for himself at the gym on weekdays - where’s OPs time to herself????
I didn't miss it though.
There isn't a need to meal prep at weekends if you don't want to. Just keep meals dead simple.
As I said as well sometimes one person does everything in one area and another person picks something else up.
As I said, this isn't a relat5ship advice.
Op would have been better hoing on to the receipes board and framing the question differently to avoid the irrelevant nut job answers and the noise that don't answer her question.

Beef or lamb curry instead of chicken. Kedgeree for the fish dish, diced lamb in Mediterranean style sauce (herbs, tomatoes, peppers, onions and garlic, stock, liquidised for the sauce), or prawns in similar. Macaroni cheese or macaroni cheese with (tinned) tuna. Quiche, cheese and bacon, prawn, crab, broccoli and olives, etc. Chicken or beef pie.