You know the problem with blogs? People read it. And when I say people, I mean husbands. Remember my last post ages and ages ago? About my husband not liking my soup? Said husband read it. Which isn't a problem, really, except I didn't realise it's going to upset him as much as it did. To be honest, after writing it, I did worry about casting him in too harsh a light, but after rereading and reconsidering, I thought that surely the bit about him being wonderful and kind and all that will override the bit about him not liking my soup.
Except it didn't. I spent about a week explaining to him that he's not a horrible person, I'm not really hurt, and I'm perfectly ok with him not liking my soup. I offered to cook him something special to make up for it, and he instantly demanded minestrone, and promised he'll love it. Big sigh. I thought the epic minestrone battle was behind me forever. Anyway. That's why you haven't heard from me for a while, and I'm really sorry about that. I was cooking all my husband's favourite dishes for him. Lamb shanks and roast lamb and scones with clotted cream. Also some fabulous stir fry and banana cake. We have a saying in our house that everything we make each other tastes better, because it's made with love. And that's what I tried to do. Of course he loved all of it. In fact, I bet I will never cook anything ever again that my husband will not like. That's the Fabulous Man for you - kind to a fault.
And no, I haven't cooked him any minestrone. In fact, if you don't count the soup I made with the glut of vegetables in the fridge one weekend, with some lentils, I haven't made him any soup at all. It's a bit of a dilemma, actually. I will never be able to cook him soup knowing that he really, honestly loves it.
Then again, if that's the biggest problem I have with my husband, I count myself a lucky woman.
There are so many posts to catch up on, I have no idea where to begin. There are several Daring challenges I've missed, so brace yourself for the onslaught of the catch-up. Also my beloved book club. Paper Chef hasn't seen me in ages. Neither has Meeta. So I'm off to the kitchen to make some wonderful things. See you soon!
Friday, July 30, 2010
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Hahaha, this reminds me of the time I made TheHusband a sandwich with (amongst other things) hummus on. Now, I'm a big fan of hummus, so I spread it on pretty thickly. He ate about half of the sandwich, then confessed he hated it. I badgered him for months about it and he felt pretty bad. It's become a bit of a joke between us now. :-)
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