On Jun 3, 8:37*pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> Do you have problems like this? *A few things come to mind immediately.
> Polenta, black beans, black eyed peas, hominy. *Yes, I can eat some of these
> things by myself but it does get annoying to always make different meals.

Corn, and broccoli. If I want to eat these things I have to buy them,
and even so my wife will just pick at the corn. To her it is not a
vegetable.

> But tonight? *I made a meal for them. *Found a recipe for lemony basmati
> brown rice that sounded divine! *And it was, IMO. *Will post if anyone wants
> it. *I did try it before I put the butter in as I can not eat butter.
> Yummmmmmy! *Daughter took a bite and refused to eat it. *Said it was too
> lemony. *That's exactly what I loved about it! *Husband said he didn't like
> it because it was too buttery. *Although he did eat every speck of it.
> So... **sigh* *One day I will make this just for me and use olive oil or
> margarine instead of the butter. *But I don't know when because I rarely eat
> rice as a side dish. *Usually only when made as a main dish.

Maybe the rice was too sour for your daughter, and too greasy for your
husband. To me rice should be bland and fluffy.