https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 03 May 2026 17:10:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1079722 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 14:01:43 +0000 Pirouette 1079722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: if it wasn't 100 degrees today, i might be making chili tonight after all this talking about it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1079687 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:53:04 +0000 lamariniere 1079687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pirouette: yeah, he's really not into beans. He actually eats and at least pretends to like almost everything I cook. Now that I have been thinking about it all day, I am totally going to make it for myself for a weeks worth of lunches soon. :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1079662 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:47:10 +0000 Pirouette 1079662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: it's amazing the random things you can't get over there! ok, well that makes more sense, i was wondering why he didn't like chili...could you maybe do one that has a mix of veggies too so there are less beans? or he won't go near it if there are any beans? if he won't, then just make it for yourself and have it every day for lunch :) I don't see any issue in making something he won't eat...and maybe he'll end up trying it and realize it's not so bad (by which i mean delicious!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1079288 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 12:14:30 +0000 Mommy Finger 1079288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH doesn't eat cheese unless it's on pizza with meat. This makes things difficult b/c I LOVE cheese. He grew up very meat and potatoes but I've been slowly getting him to "like" veggies. It's hard b/c a lot of casseroles are out. And I really want to batch cook tons of the things so our dinner planning is a bit easier. I just have to get creative. And sometimes I hide cheese in there anyways. :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1079286 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 12:13:49 +0000 lamariniere 1079286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs.cookie: the quinoa pie sounds awesome! I know DH doesn't like quinoa very much. I'll have to give it a go though. </p> <p>@sarbear: I'm going to end up freezing the chili when I make it.</p> <p>@Pirouette: he doesn't like the texture of beans. If I make any type of bean-based soup I have to purée it otherwise he won't eat it. But who wants puréed chili?!?! I'm pretty sure ground turkey does not exist here, which is too bad because I LOVE turkey chili!</p> <p>@MediaNaranja: oh wow. I think your DH would drive me crazy too! Who doesn't like bread?</p> <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I tend to remake successful dishes too often too. I think that's the domestic goddess in me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1079264 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 12:04:38 +0000 HellOnHeels 1079264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, but I don't make him eat it. Except maybe salmon. He doesn't *love* it, but he doesn't mind the way I cook it so he deals. Otherwise, if I'm really in the mood for something he doesn't like (most seafood, cauliflower/broccoli) I'll just cook it for myself and he'll have leftovers or I'll throw something together for him. Most of the time, its when he's not home, so it works.</p> <p>@grizz: Whenever I make salmon patties DH ALWAYS tells me it smells like dump (shit) in the house, with a disgusted look on his face. I just tell him too bad and that it's delish, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1079261 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 12:03:37 +0000 cookie_dough 1079261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH wants us to eat mostly vegetarian meals, but he's so picky about his vegetables that it makes it really hard to think of what to make! He doesn't like zucchini, mushrooms, sweet potatoes, squash, or turnips! I often end up cooking with zucchini anyways because that's the only one that he will somewhat tolerate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1079248 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 12:01:26 +0000 spinningry 1079248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DH doesn't like hardly anything healthy. I buy it and cook it for meals anyway. Hey, I figure as soon as he is doing the grocery shopping or cooking, he can decide! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1079226 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 11:55:26 +0000 Boheme 1079226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Sketchbook: I *LOVE* curry and DH won't eat it! There's a coconut green curry that I'm obsessed with, and he gets annoyed if I even cook it for myself because of the smell. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1079169 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 11:31:35 +0000 ShootingStar 1079169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I don't bother cooking anything DH doesn't like. It's not worth the effort at dinner time to make something different for the two of us. And he's an abysmal cook and would resort to eating cold cereal if I made him cook his own dinner. Plus I like to make him happy and I love when he really appreciates the meal I cook for him :). It's the one house-wifely thing I do well, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1079166 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 11:30:08 +0000 mrs. wagon 1079166@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wagon Sr. eats and loves everything!! </p> <p>I'm the picky one. Many times i'll make something and he'll eat it for days while I eat sandwiches instead. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1079155 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 11:25:51 +0000 lovehoneybee 1079155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but he's not picky at all. The only thing he really doesn't care for is broccoli, and he'll still eat it without (much) complaint. </p> <p>He isn't too crazy about quinoa, either, but he keeps his mouth shut :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1079138 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 11:19:18 +0000 MediaNaranja 1079138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes...my DH is SOOOO picky and not open to ANYTHING new. It is the biggest source of tension in our relationship, as stupid as it sounds. But I am not picky at all and I LOVE trying new recipes or styles of food, but DH is just so picky!! To give you an example....he doesn't like bread or bread-based foods (so we can never have sandwiches, burgers, etc), he hates all herbs and spices except for cumin and garlic, he insists on having rice with EVERYTHING, but only likes the expensive, $8/bag jasmine rice, and believes that the only way to cook things is by frying them.....like, we'll get a rotisserie chicken and he'll take off the meat and then fry it....w...t...f....</p> <p>Sooo....we have a deal, that he's not allowed to complain when I cook things, and if he doesn't like it he can prepare himself something different. </p> <p>It makes going out to eat, or eating on the run extremely difficult, and he's the kind of person that gets really irritable and cranky when he's hungry, and if there's not the kind of food he likes he'd rather not eat anything than eat something he doesn't like, and it creates a whole spiral of messyness, haha.</p> <p>I better stop now or else I'll get myself all worked up, but I could seriously talk about this for days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1079021 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 10:36:50 +0000 AmandaB8 1079021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH doesn't like seafood. He has a game night every Thursday, and I take that day to have whatever I want for dinner. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1078794 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 09:41:37 +0000 blackbird 1078794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Meh, not really. Now and then I may make myself, say, brussel sprouts, but I don't make tofu for dinner and then expect him to eat it. We have leftovers/scrounge nights so sometimes we just eat what we want. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1078764 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 09:37:03 +0000 Ash 1078764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I try to only cook things I think dh will like but sometimes I want to try something new and cross my fingers he eats it. I can usually tell it's not his fave if he doesn't take seconds Hahah. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1078720 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 09:26:18 +0000 MamaMagpie 1078720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs.cookie: omg that looks SO good! Definitely trying that one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1078707 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 09:22:37 +0000 mrs.cookie 1078707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: it is so.darn.good! Plus you can eat it with one hand! It's from one of my favourite recipe blogs<br /> <a href="http://happyhealthymama.com/2012/03/roasted-vegetable-quinoa-pie.html" rel="nofollow">http://happyhealthymama.com/2012/03/roasted-vegetable-quinoa-pie.html</a> </p> <p>My very picky 3 yo son loves it too. Bonus! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1078680 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 09:18:37 +0000 nana87 1078680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we have the opposite situation since dh is the main cook in our family. I'm a vegetarian but he makes himself fish/chicken/meat all the time, it's just usually separate from the rest of the meal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1078679 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 09:18:36 +0000 MamaMagpie 1078679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH isn't a fan of vegetables and it's so frustrating! He will only eat roasted broccoli, which I do love but it gets really old to have it nearly every night! I make him eat spinach salad, though, which has been a big win for me. I keep saying to him "what are you going to say when DS is old enough and says 'if Daddy doesn't have to eat veggies, why do I?'" I'm going to have to start getting creative and hiding them in stuff... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1078648 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 09:12:34 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1078648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pasta - he's not a fan, but he'll eat it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1078647 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 09:12:20 +0000 swurlygurl 1078647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs.cookie: That quinoa dish sounds amazing! Is there a recipe online or do you just make it up? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1078646 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 09:12:04 +0000 regberadaisy 1078646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH isn't a big fan of oatmeal but I make it once a week and make him eat it because it's so good for you. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1078640 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 09:11:07 +0000 swurlygurl 1078640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DH grew up SO meat-and-potatoes, but he's been amazing at trying and liking everything weird I make him. They ONLY thing I can't get him to like is pesto... :( I keep trying, and he keeps hating it... haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1078598 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 09:02:10 +0000 Mrs. Sketchbook 1078598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Curry! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1078510 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 08:31:18 +0000 Pirouette 1078510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my DH likes almost every food on the planet, but there are a few he doesn't really care for, like cauliflower and squash. So i try to make them only occasionally but when i do, i cook them using things he does like, like lots of olive oil and garlic and roasting instead of sauteing or putting them in a pasta dish. and he'll eat them even if they aren't his fave. Maybe you could make turkey chili? or some other kind of chili that he might like more? depending what it is about chili he doesn't like (My DH would eat chili every day if he could, you could ship him the leftovers ;) ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1078500 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 08:27:05 +0000 GrapeCrush 1078500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH doesn't like ground beef, so it's like pulling teeth to get him to try things with it. So either make it with a different meat(ex I make Shepard pie with cut up steak instead of ground beef) or convince him to try it. I love chili and he refuses to try it. I just make some and then freeze it for myself for later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1078497 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 08:26:24 +0000 MapleMoose 1078497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, DH isn't a fan of vegetables but I cook them and he has to eat them anyways. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1078464 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 08:11:06 +0000 LuLu Mom 1078464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, my husband is a "meat and potatoes" kind of guy, and I prefer casseroles, soups, ect. so we compromise. I give him beef at least 2x a week and he is now open to trying everything once with an open mind. </p> <p>Last night I made seasame noodles for LO and I since he had softball, he doesn't like them and we love them. Sometimes he just has to suck it up and sometimes I give in....compromise! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-cook-things-your-so-doesnt-like#post-1078305 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 06:50:55 +0000 MrsF 1078305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DH isn't picky at all. It's frustrating to cook for hon because he won't tell me what he wants. "Oh, anything's fine". Makes my meal planning more difficult! </p>