Dismayed!

[Two_Sheds]

I have a daughter in law who is a strict vegetarian. They seem to live on pisas... chips ... crisps, take aways and chocolate.

Well, maybe not that strict!
* Chips & other takeaways are fried in the same oil as the fish/meat
* Pizzas have all manner of stuff in them, possibly fats of animal origin
* Cheese isn't vegetarian unless it says so on the label (made with rennet)
* Neither is most wine & beer
* Not all crisps are vegetarian either

[jackie j]

My OH cooks at weekends and I have brought veg back from the Lottie thinking we can have that tonight, go into kitchen and there it is still sitting where I had left it, his excuse ' oh I left it for you to use,' the reason I brought it home was that it is fresh, I now leave it till I want to cook it myself, then he says nothing from the lottie then grrrr.

[JILLY JACKSON]

Reading your comments,i cant believe it!Whats the matter with people?I only grew a limited amount this year as i am not very experienced but we ate everything we grew and the taste was so much better than shop bought.Thanks to this forum i'm going to grow even more next year.Dont be disheartened we appreciate you even though we cant taste your lovely veg

[Flummery]

Oh Snadger - what a blow! If anything wants chucking out it's The Son! I always goggle at people buying pre-mashed mash and pre-chopped veg. I know people are pushed for time - I was before I retired but I always cooked fresh food. But how blimmin' bone lazy do you have to be not to be mithered shredding cabbage leaves?

I'm glad both my kids are fresh veg people. My daughter AND son cook from scratch - they are both brilliant and imaginative cooks.

At least your chooks appreciate your cabbage.

[FionaH]

Ok I have to put my hand up to frozen yorkies. Yorkshires seem to be an arcane art. Right up there with pastry and sponge cakes. Just cant do em!
All three end up looking like frizbees when I try

[ailsasyl]

Oh dear, its not good is it? I started growing veg last spring as HB was eating loads of the fresh homegrown stuff when we went to my aunts, she usually only ate a nominal amount before. over the last year she ate a lot more healthy veg, cabbage, cauli, spring onions, lettuce, spinnach, not only her but next doors two kids and their cousin visit the garden during the summer to see whats growing and have pinched strawberries, lettuce leaves, spring onions. I'm hoping it don't change as they become teenagers!

[SlugLobber]

I'd be sooooo annoyed with him! Do I take it shopping is a joint effort, so you don't control the budget?

On the bright side, at least he's buying veg!

[nelliegemini]

My OH is trying to get his DD [11] to eat more diverse foods [she's really really fussy, anything that isn't white or has a spice added to it won't get touched

Just wasted half an hour thinking of 'white' meals -

Turnip, poached chicked breast and mashed spuds.
Coley, rice and butterbeans
Cauliflower, tofu and parsnip

and then remembered a Vesta meal of chicken in a white sauce on rice - my first intro to foreign food (closely followed by 'paella' and 'curry' from Vesta). Makes pot noodle seem positively healthy, and certainly tasty.

[coreopsis]

What's the matter with these people?
1.They were brought up with too much choice as "what to eat".It makes them fussy eaters all life.Unfortunately as long as they have this choice there's very little chance to change them.
2.Laziness-with a whole range of ready-to eat food available they won't bother doing anything in the kitchen.All they need is ready meal,microwave or oven or some hot water.

Poor buggers don't know how much they loose as there's a whole new world to discover .Unfortunately they eat only things they know already,not willing to try anything new.

Where are the times when the choice was-wait for the dinner or have a sandwich?Not to mention hunting for the biggest early carrots-pull from the ground,wipe on your trousers and eat?

[womble]

I had this problem last year, there were apples on the tree and the OH went and bought some !
And some veg related stuff went on as well. The way I dealt with it was to ban all buying of fruit and veg unless I was asked about it first, it took a while and a few arguments went on, but in the end I got there

[Nicos]

Yep...badly trained...your veg should have gone in the compost bucket- NOT the bin!

Flipping kids eh?

It must be something to do with conservation of time/effort and too much money to spare ( even if broke)??!
My son's flatmates, even if broke still go out and buy pizzas/take aways- I suppose it's easier than simple cooking.

It frustrates me when my extended family won't take excess veg off me- "Oh- I've got couple of potatoes left from last time" - or "No...I've still got the rhubarb you gave me (and had cooked for them!!) in the freezer"- or " I had to throw out the last lot of beetroot" etc etc
WHAT????????

It's FREE food and organic....what's wrong with them?????
Now strawberries on the other hand.....

[Nicos]

I had this problem last year, there were apples on the tree and the OH went and bought some !

Oh yes...tell me about it! ( Not hubby though...he's a love)

[BrideXIII]

Ok I have to put my hand up to frozen yorkies. Yorkshires seem to be an arcane art. Right up there with pastry and sponge cakes. Just cant do em!
All three end up looking like frizbees when I try

oh yes you CAN!!

the trick is, 3 eggs in the mixture, beat till full of air, then stand for an hour.
WHITE (lard) fat not oil, hot in the oven before you pour the mixture in.

i used to make rubbish ones till my mum told me, 'more eggs, white fat only'

i'll admit to defeat with pastry though, a combination of 'hot' hands and don't like the stuff anyway.

[Two_Sheds]

Thanks for that Bride. I was thinking about Yorkshires this morning: we only have them at Xmas (for the Outlaws) and I buy frozen - simply because I don't have any tins for baking them in. It's daft to go and buy a tin for one use.

[HayleyB]

Poor snadger, it's horrible when you've gone to all the trouble to grow it then it's treated with disrespect.