What did you cook or eat today (February 2025)

[TastyReuben]

I keep a shaker of grated parmesan because my DH actually prefers it on a lot of things over the fresh--that's what he was used to using growing up.

Yup, that’s fine - when I have a takeout pizza, or a supermarket pizza, it has to be that stuff that goes on, nothing else will do.

Putting “real” parm on a Red Baron pizza is like having your old beater rusty car’s seats covered in the finest Corinthian leather.

 

[karadekoolaid]

Well to be honest I wasn't looking forward to going out (too knackered) but I did, and we had a great time. Spanish theme:
Pulpo gallego - Galician octopus and fried potatoes. The octopus was cooked to perfection.
Pimientos de Padrón - a green chile pepper which, occasionally, comes up with a HOT one. simply fried in olive oil and sprinkled with salt.
Croquetas de pollo - the classic Spanish "croqueta" made with chicken and bechamel
Tartaletas de jamón y queso - ham and cheese tarts. Simple and yummy.
Champiñones al ajillo - mushrooms with garlic sauce. This one lacked salt and garlic.
Tortilla Española - the classic Spanish omelette.
Tempranillo/Shiraz de Rioja - wine. no complaints about that.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Ratatouille and nuggets for protein

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Crumpet for afters.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

I’ve just had a pre-made gluten free sandwich from M&S. I still get a thrill from being able to go into a shop and buy a sandwich like a normie!

Of course I’m then also reminded that shop bought sandwiches are a bit weird tasting

 

[Windigo]

Went for sushi to de stress. It worked

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Went for sushi to de stress. It worked
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Yep that would de-stress me.
Although you could take it up a notch and invite Tasty along, him facing sushi would be priceless entertainment

 

[JAS_OH1]

Yep that would de-stress me.
Although you could take it up a notch and invite Tasty along, him facing sushi would be priceless entertainment

One of my sisters (my favorite sister) won't even allow cooked fish to be ordered by someone from her table if she goes out to eat, and no one dare cook any sort of seafood (even as an appetizer that she isn't eating) if she is invited over to eat. I tried to order the salmon when we went out for dinner a long, long time ago and she wasn't having it. Since I like land animals and I like her so well, I don't even try, even when it's some sort of spectacular chef's specialty. Ah well.

Edit: we were both raised by parents who loved seafood and lived for many years in a small town on the Gulf of...er, um, MEXICO (sorry, I am not changing it to Gulf of America, never shall I do that). Anyway, I don't know how she can't love seafood when living in such close proximity to daily fresh catch.

 

[karadekoolaid]

One of my sisters (my favorite sister) won't even allow cooked fish to be ordered by someone from her table if she goes out to eat

Well my sis would go to an Indian restaurant and order omelette & chips...

 

[JAS_OH1]

Well my sis would go to an Indian restaurant and order omelette & chips...

I am sure that if she had given it a try she would have found something to her liking. I know that there are a few Indian dishes I don't like due to them having raisins in them, but there's always something new to try, and some chefs are accommodating enough to leave out the offending ingredient or make a substition.

 

[JAS_OH1]

Ahhh, yes! cauliflower cheese and what my mum used to call "Cold slore"

I read that the first time as "cold sore"...

What is cold slore? Is that cole slaw? I didn't think that y'all had that stuff over in the UK.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

One of my sisters (my favorite sister) won't even allow cooked fish to be ordered by someone from her table if she goes out to eat, and no one dare cook any sort of seafood (even as an appetizer that she isn't eating) if she is invited over to eat. I tried to order the salmon when we went out for dinner a long, long time ago and she wasn't having it. Since I like land animals and I like her so well, I don't even try, even when it's some sort of spectacular chef's specialty. Ah well.

Edit: we were both raised by parents who loved seafood and lived for many years in a small town on the Gulf of...er, um, MEXICO (sorry, I am not changing it to Gulf of America, never shall I do that). Anyway, I don't know how she can't love seafood when living in such close proximity to daily fresh catch.

I so love seafood that could be a deal breaker for a long term sibling relationship

 

[TastyReuben]

Yep that would de-stress me.
Although you could take it up a notch and invite Tasty along, him facing sushi would be priceless entertainment

I won’t even walk within arm’s length of it at the big grocery stores:

“Excuse me sir, would you li—“
“GET THEE BEHIND ME, SATAN!!!”

I won’t draw the line at telling someone else what they can and can’t order, but I’ve been known to sit as far away as possible (at the same table, of course) from MrsT if she orders something like that.

She pretty much limits it to a couple of times a year, special occasions. since she knows it does make things difficult for me and I won’t enjoy my meal as much, or our meal time together, and she’ll bring a travel toothbrush and paste with her and duck into the restroom on the way out the door, so I don’t have to smell it on her breath in the car.

We did have one issue where we went out for her birthday, and she chose a seafood place after I assured her it would be fine because they had the single steak dish that most seafood places have for people like me, but the place smelled so strongly of fish/seafood to me (she swore it was fine and I was overreacting), that we ended up leaving before we were even sat, because about 10 minutes in I started involuntarily dry-heaving, and I’m certain I wouldn’t even have made it to a table.

 

[JAS_OH1]

I so love seafood that could be a deal breaker for a long term sibling relationship

Ahh, but my sister L was kind to me when I was little (I'm the youngest) and my sister B (just older than L) was (and still is) dreadful. Sister L always protected me.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

I won’t even walk within arm’s length of it at the big grocery stores:

“Excuse me sir, would you li—“
“GET THEE BEHIND ME, SATAN!!!”

I won’t draw the line at telling someone else what they can and can’t order, but I’ve been known to sit as far away as possible (at the same table, of course) from MrsT if she orders something like that.

She pretty much limits it to a couple of times a year, special occasions. since she knows it does make things difficult for me and I won’t enjoy my meal as much, or our meal time together, and she’ll bring a travel toothbrush and paste with her and duck into the restroom on the way out the door, so I don’t have to smell it on her breath in the car.

We did have one issue where we went out for her birthday, and she chose a seafood place after I assured her it would be fine because they had the single steak dish that most seafood places have for people like me, but the place smelled so strongly of fish/seafood to me (she swore it was fine and I was overreacting), that we ended up leaving before we were even sat, because about 10 minutes in I started involuntarily dry-heaving, and I’m certain I wouldn’t even have made it to a table.

I was right it would be extremely entertaining