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Default Foods that you like but your family doesn't.


"spamtrap1888" > wrote in message
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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.

I think her daughter was too sour for the rice.