‘Just the meat for me please’ Sunday Lunch issue ’

[Mondaytuesdayhappydays]

SIS and BIL coming for Sunday Lunch, bringing DN and her BF- recently engaged.
Got a little gift for them and card etc, my parents were coming any way so invited Sunday for food as makes sense.

SIS has just WhatsApped to say jokingly that the BF -mega gym bunny - ‘doesn’t do potatoes and trimmings- but don’t worry he’ll just pile his plate high with meat’
Im doing a couple chickens and a gammon between us all so plenty for everyone alongside stuffing, veg, Yorkies , gravey, cauliflower cheese etc but definitely not for a huge piled up plate of just meat!

I replied lightheartedly to SIS to this effect and she’s not a happy camper at all.
Just texted to say wants him to feel welcome so will bring him a couple of raw pork chops or similar to fry - I’ve said bring them cooked and sliced already in a Tupperware as I won’t be frying chops with all the carnage of the roast going on and my parents milling about under my feet ‘helping’

Shes voice noting at the moment can see the symbol
honestly am I just old or a shit hostess or is this how guests who barely know their hosts I might add expect to be catered for ???

I mean veggie/vegan all power to you
but a plate piled up of meat for lunch seems a bit full on to me ??

I would suggest that you provide the 'gym bunny' with a whole lettuce and four or five carrots and request that he does not dig holes in your lawn.

A family friend used to come for Christmas every year - really in no way a gym bunny but every year he'd wrap up the carcass in the kitchen and disappear with it tucked under his arm to his car whilst his wife explained that he "liked to pick at a carcass" on Boxing Day. SO DID WE

Think o would not be doing any meat at all -

@hsjsjdjdjdhd And there alternatives to carbohydrate rich food in terms of leafy green vegetables, legumes etc apart from meat.
You will be deficient in diet if you just eat meat without supplements.
You will have shocking bowel health if you just eat meat and do not have fibre
Speaking as someone who works in this area of research

Again, surely you weren’t having that????

You have 6 adults and are doing two chickens and a gammon?? I'd have one chicken and a gammon left over! You are making a big deal of nothing.

To be fair, I'd already carved off the excess for sandwiches, so I let him work away on the basis that it meant the carcass ended up his bin instead. It did annoy me but it wasn't something I wanted to pick an argument about over Christmas!

That would put be right off a bloke. So weird. Even if you were on a high protein diet I am sure one day of eating other things wouldn't matter. Sounds very high maintenance.

Absolutely NO CHANCE would I allow anyone to bring their own food and cook it in my house.
Either they eat what's on offer (in proportionate amounts) or stay away.
If anyone had an allergy or intolerance I would of course take that into account but no faddy eating under my roof.

Ah sorry you've said 11 adults. Just shove some sausages in. It'll be fine. I wouldn't worry about it.

Ah sounds familiar. I know someone like this who has stopped eating pork, only chicken beef or fish, very little carb.

I would be inclined to buy a big bag of salad and some zero fat dressing and serve that for him instead of the potatoes and trimmings 'to help fill you up' 😄 Divide the meat evenly between all guests.

11 adults x

Read your post over again. It is ludicrous.

The bit about she is feeding 11, will be using all available cooking space, house will be rammed!

I think the infamous mumsnet chicken was someone accidentally roasting a pterodactyl

You're already cooking far more meat than I would! He'd be a greedy CF if he wants more than his fair share.

Cheeky fucker. This is someone you barely know, and he's demanding more of the most expensive part of the meal. I would say he can have as much as everyone else gets, and extra steamed veg if he wants it.

Veg covered in butter and honey sounds grim. Meat, potatoes in whatever format with steamed veg with loads of gravy for us

Yeah, no. Don't do any of this OP.

I always cook loads of food
love a heaving table !
decided on a tray of thighs too
I’ve no skin in the game - will probably only see the fellow here a few times a year at most.

😂

If everyone came expecting a full joints worth of meat to themselves you could spend hundreds hosting a family sunday lunch. Its selfish & greedy and completely unreasonable to expect others to fund your obsession with bulking your body for cosmetic reasons.

I love Cali cheese
mint peas
honey roast carrots and parsnips
Swede mash with sour cream and butter
cabbage with red onion and bacon

god I love sexy veg !

Lol being vegan was weird before and now there's carnivores
Carnivores believe that this is the normal way of eating
So everyone has their philosophies
Maybe just get a bag of chicken wings haha
no need to go all out