My husband is a strange critter...,,

[osodecanela]

I spent an hour and a half in the kitchen last night making dinner.

From scratch.

We had Jan over to join us. I'm splitting an organic vegetable subscription with a friend and that left me with a leek. What can you do with one leek? Stop at the market and get a few more, for soup.

I haven't prepared leeks in I-can't-remember-how-long. Fine slice on the leeks, sauté in some brown butter, add chicken stock, cubed potatoes, celery seed, salt, a bouquet garni of bay, whole peppercorn, & a couple of long green leek leaves, leave on a simmer for 45 minutes, then hit with the stick blender to purée and smooth out the components. Course #1 ready.

While the soup percolated away, the spagetti squash got baked, a marinara got kissed by mushroom and garlic, and chicken breasts got pocketed, stuffed with ham & Swiss, glazed with blackberry, orange & chipotle and baked.

Jan brought a nice bottle of white and we chowed down. Even my Husband (and his inner child)! There was enough left over both for me to take for lunch today and for us to have dinner tonight.

Unfortunately, my response to "What are you bringing home for dinner?" did not sit well this evening. The leftovers will be both my lunch and dinner tomorrow. He'll have the other 1/2 of his tuna sub.

I don't get it. Chicken cordon bleu vs. Subway & for my husband, Subway wins.

Comments

[jharish.livejournal.com]

I've learned from frequent experience that while I enjoy food and I know you enjoy food... I have had friends, lovers and otherwise who, like your husband, prefer a familiar thing for lunch and would rather have something they know than something leftover that isn't part of their routine.

I think your meal sounds amazing.

[lilbearmi.livejournal.com]

Mmmmmm, I'm so going to use your soup recipe! I'm kinda like LJ, It may sound wonderful for dinner, and potentially lunch, but my appetite of the day dictates what lunch will be.

[furr-a-bruin.livejournal.com]

If he ate and enjoyed it the first night, I do find that a bit odd - since he's willing to eat the other half of a sandwich that was also left over, he doesn't seem to have a mental block about eating leftovers. Likewise, he doesn't seem to have a problem with eating the same thing two days in a row. It's not like you're suggesting it for a "wrong" meal either - some people have very rigid ideas about what sorts of food should be eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner and just absolutely freak out if you cross those lines. (I'm the exact opposite on that point; I'll have a peanut butter sandwich for breakfast and french toast for dinner if that's what appeals to me at that time.)

So as a fussy eater vegetarian, I get making choices that other people find incomprehensible, but in this case I'm part of the group who can't comprehend this particular choice.

[yarram.livejournal.com]

Heh. My SO is the same way -- I can make a really nice home-cooked meal, and he'll still reach for the pizza for lunch the next day. *sigh*

[kc-risenphoenix.livejournal.com]

yup

My husband is the same way!

[siobhancat.livejournal.com]

And my ex as well. I can't explain it either.

[shirtlifterbear.livejournal.com]

There is no accounting for taste.

I dated a bona fide millionaire. My favorite restaurant?

L'Auberge chez Francois.

His?

Olive Garden.

*eyeroll while giggling*

Truefact!

[bob-garwood.livejournal.com]

I'd love to have leftovers at your house any time!