Me and my family are in a minority then, really love mashed swede, my children would have eaten it with every meal. My husband doesn't like it so as he does the cooking I don't get swede often.
Your meals sound delicious Phoenix, keep the veggies to yourself next time and just give him peas as someone has said.
We had some French neighbours in for dinner and put dishes of veg out for them, the veg remained untouched , they just ate the meat and potato. Think us Brits are almost alone in having several veg on a dinner plate.
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Evening all,
Mr P is currently away from Monday morning until Friday afternoon, with no access to a kitchen and a limited budget for eating out.
So, when he IS home, I try to do reasonably healthy food.
Friday. Sweet chili chicken, bami goreng, small salad on the side.
Saturday. Grilled ribeye steak (on special offer in Lidl) jacket potato, salad.
Sunday. Chicken parcels (a chicken breast, a quality chipolata sausage on top, wrap the whole thing in bacon, bung in dish and roast) roast potatoes, cauliflower cheese (not a whole cauliflower, just cut off a few decent sized florets) leeks, mashed swede, stuffing, a few carrots for me (he's not keen on carrots 
) gravy, of course.
He says I do too many different veg, I disagree!
I prep them all, (apart from the potatoes, somehow we have got into the habit of doing them together, him peeling, me chopping ready for par boiling, while listening to the omnibus edition of the Archers 
)
I feel that he eats some pretty crap food while away, so like to feel that I'm at least giving him something halfway decent when he's at home!
BTW, he did say he enjoyed his meal, just that there was a bit too much. Didn't see anything left on the plate though.........
You, of course.
Now, what was the question? 
Honestly, some men don't know when they are well off
It all sounds very yummy, he should consider himself lucky. I agree with some others on here , you can never have too much veg. I love my veggies . When can i come around for dinner? 
What time shall we all arrive?
I assume Mr P will be sent down to the chippy
Mr M prepares the veg for Sunday lunch and I cook it and it's the other way round with us. Much as I love fresh vegetables he'd just carry on emptying the fridge if I didn't stop him.
The surplus is handy for soup on a Monday though
How very dare he complain!
MrA worked away for 5 years and the weekends were actually quite difficult!
TerriBull
Yes, mine does the cooking too, NfkDumpling, and I feel very lucky (it's something he's only taken up since he retired, so we've reversed roles in this respect). With that in mind, I have to say that I never, ever, complain about anything he dishes up, and I thank him profusely after every meal. He's a good cook and I'm not rocking the boat! Your menu sounds just fine. 
to all the cooks!
dare not date, yeah that would be more than his life's worth too
I love your version of a healthy meal Phoenix chicken, bacon, sausage, roast potatoes, cauliflower cheese. Tel me you have sticky toffee pudding and custard for desert and I'll be over like a shot.......with DH following behind as fast as he can.
We have 3 ½ oz plain chicken (no skin), one small boiled potatofor me and 2 for DH, some cauliflower (no cheese) a couple of carrots and for pudding a handful of grapes and a pear. I know whose house I'd rather eat in ...can we come over next weekend please
All sounds good to me Phoenix. My husband wouldn't date....more than his life's worth
Perhaps he just doesn't want you doing too much? Sounded lovely to me, I'll be round next weekend
I'm another Gransnetter who's inviting themself to dinner, Phoenix.
Maybe remind your dh that we're all supposed to eat Five a Day. Dh and I tried the recent recommendation of ten a day and that was a bit much, even though we like our veggies!
Sounds just abut perfect to me
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