Husbands

My DH appreciates everything I give him but is never worried if I don't feed him. when I ask what he would like for lunch/dinner the reply is always the same 'Don't mind'. although that's nice its not helpful when I am racking my brains to find something different to put on a plate. he wont eat any processed foods and wants lots of vegetables, salad and fruit so that's all good.

I add Quorn mince to the real thing to make it go further. My (fussy) husband knows and doesn't even mind.
When he asks what meat it is say "Zebra" (or some other exotic meat) and see if he reacts!

Like you Nfk my DH chooses to do the cooking. I feel like her madge when he asks what I would like! When we were both working we both shared the cooking but he enjoys doing it now we're both retired. However I cannot believe Saggi puts up with this this and Nana "sending him off with sandwiches". DH always made his own packed lunch and Saggi IMHO you're doing him a disservice not letting/making him cook every other evening-what will he do when/if he has to cook for himself?

I quite often use Quorn instead of minced beef as DH now says he finds it “gritty”. I recently made some breaded pork escalopes and served them with a mushroom sauce. “I don’t care for this chicken”, he said, “it’s chewy!”

My DH does the cooking (he’s a much better cook than me) and on occasion when he’s done a curry or a generous sauce with the meat I have had problems telling if it’s pork or chicken. But I’ve never had the courage to ask what the meat was!

A year or two ago when his sister came to lunch he cooked a veggie lasagne using Quorn. She’s vegetarian and spent an age pushing the lasagne around her plate trying to just eat the pasta. Eventually we did tell her it wasn’t real meat and she wolfed it down. He often uses Quorn instead of mince and it’s virtually impossible to tell the difference.

Did anyone see that episode of Eat Well for Less, where the husband would give his wife a mark out of 10 for every meal?

Providing I knew the problem did not have a real cause, like loss of the sense of taste, I would just say random meats regardless of what the meal really was and see if he notices.

Think D.H. has also lost his sense of taste. He does the cooking so we have some odd meals!!

Quorn yuk ?

Even this evening DH said " I like this chicken or turkey, whichever it is" It was pork and it was in fact the ready meal that he had bought!

'Something nice'... I was thinking of something horrible actually, more annoying is when he says I don't want x, have never liked it. After all these years why didn't you say?

Why not make him a Quorn burger or Quorn sausages and see if he can tell the difference, without you saying what it is beforehand.

I say that because my husband has lost his sense of taste and for a long time he didn't tell me, he would just say something is 'nice'... so perhaps if your husband thinks fake meat is nice, he might have the same problem as mine.

Nanaandgrampy, I would have loved to see his face that lunch time. When we were hard up, and trying to be inventive, I cooked some heart. DH asked what it was, and I said 'just meat'. Even I can't remember what it tasted like, but we have not had it again.

If he did some cooking with meat, he’d soon know the difference. . Why not suggest he try.

I think your SiL is right ! My husband spent many years when asked what he wanted in his sandwich would answer ‘anything’.

The day came when I sent him off to work with his packed lunch and he found he had bonio and cold custard sandwiches !!

Always made his choice afterwards :-)

I suggest you open a nice can of pedigree chum for him ;-)

Does he not take a turn at cooking dinner Saggi? My husband just made me beef, gravy, beautiful roast potatoes, cabbage etc. and it was lovely.

Bahahah.....this made me LOL.......my DH never seems to know what meat he's got either!!! It amuses me because am sure if I gave him dog food he would say "that was good"! On the plus side, I never ever have problems like some of my friends who say their DH's are fussy!

They are a bit like that aren't they? My DH only knows because of the sauce. Mint sauce or redcurrant jelly means it must be lamb, horseradish beef and heaven help me if I put a strange sauce with something.

Sounds just like habit so you need a clever answer next time and see what he says, how about warthog?

Good idea Luckygirl [girl]

Feed him a veggie meal with no comment and see if he notices!