with MILS inept catering plans

[FolornHope]

we go tomorrow
is family get together - very nice
then she said "I have no food for monday, i dont knwo what we will eat"

dh says " not everyone is obsessed with food like your family"

i say "its impolite not to have SOMETHING sorted"

am i right or is he wrong?

Im off to parents now for another helping of christmas dinner

My family are v.excited about food, i'm hoping for a 2-flusher after todays lunch

Fibilou - apology accepted and may I apologise as well for being a bit 'raaaaaaaah'

that's alright, have a bit of cake

lol at flush

"Microwaveable chicken kievs - mmmmmm! "

Findus crispy pancakes are my shite food of choice.

can eat a dairylea triangel happily

nom nom nom - Fibilou's cake is almost as good as mine

I've never had a Findus crispy pancake and I'm reluctant to try one, because I've built them up in my mind to this exquisite culinary masterpiece, and now the real thing is sure to disappoint

its kind of mincein gravy inside
i used to love dollnoodles

nolonger avaiable

cheese slices are my shame food

especially ones from Aldi, they are thick and creamy and i eat them on their own folded twice so i have a big thick square to bite into

lol when dh was going low choleterol i bought grated cheese to stop him snacking
it became a lzy girls addiction

no, not thre mince ones (puke), the "chicken" ones.

OP, will it kill you to eat Pasta and Sauce ? Of course it won't. I'm well known for my over the top entertaining and have eaten in some extremely serious restaurants round the world but I wouldn't dream of criticising something that someone gave me in their home; and I would be even more horrified if people thought "well Fibilou's coming so now I'm peeing my pants in case she thinks it's crap".
Some things that MIL cooks I really dislike but I eat it because I would hate to offend her. I wouldn't dream of telling DH that I don't like -most- some of her dinners so I certainly can see why your DH would be upset at the inferred criticism.
Sometimes you just need a Findus Crispy Pancake to break from the foie gras and jugged hare ;)

my guilty indulgence is spam fritters - cant beat them with a splattering of ketchup.

one of these days i will get the hang of this

well, am kinda on the other side here

my MIL is a great cook, makes it seem effortless

the IL's come here for Xmas dinner with great aunt (also fab cook)

I try my best and it is just ok

they make all the right noises "oh this is lovely, how did you do this/that etc..."

but I still feel a bit shit, hardly taste my own food I shovel it down so fast to get it over with, cringe when my gravy has gone cold whilst I fret over the veg etc etc

they never finish their plate and refuse all the trimmings I made an effort to buy/prepare

< sigh >

DH knows how I struggle and worry and sympathises, but I hate it really

roll on next Xmas... < not >

I would suggest takeaway

I want to go to one of moondog's barbecues.

My MiL once served me a roast dinner with a jar of sweet and sour sauce over it. I still ate it though - it's just polite. One crap meal will not kill you.

I love food and cooking more than anything but would never describe myself as a "foodie". It's a ghastly smug word, used by ghastly smug people, the sort of people who look down their noses at others for not being as gastronomically enlightened as they.

Some of the best meals I've ever eaten have had little to do with the food itself, and much more to do with the company I've enjoyed. I'm sure your mother in law won't let you waste away, and if inattentiveness to catering is indeed her only "flaw" then perhaps you might find it in you to overlook it, just this once. It is Christmas, after all.

no it wont kill me
i never suggested it would. just a small moan.

anyhoo

dh is here with coq for some vin.

The problem is that people who do cook just can't understand people who don't

It ends up being a big ishoo for people who don't/can't cook, and they cook less and therefore the hurdle just gets bigger and more insurmountable and not worth the effort or anxiety.

But I think you are forgetting that it probably took years for you to be a halfway competent cook (well it did me, anyway). Years of fretting and not being able to get all the dishes cooked and hot and to the table at the same time.

So, you know, pasta 'n' sauce. What the hell. Eat it. Don't let it linger on your tastebuds or anaesthetise the tastebuds with much wine. It won't kill you

it wil not kill me
i KNOW that
its just a mild mannered rant

A good trick that people who don't cook can use is not to do any preparation beforehand, even though they are cooking for a large group of people. I have had that a few times so that by the time food is served 3 hours later, even pasta and sauce is quite delicious.

invite her to you. prob solved

Actually, I think Pasta 'n' Sauce genuinely could kill. It's so glutinous and thick it's like coating your throat in artificial cheese flavoured PVA glue