By Mocha Dad
By Mocha Dad
KayEm doesn’t receive the same joy from cooking. Her goal is to get a hot meal on the table in 30 minutes or less. After dealing with a toddler, a mischievous beagle, and two elementary aged children all day, I can understand why she views cooking with such a sense of dread.
Periodically, she will try a new recipe that she saw on Food Network. I make a point to show her how much I appreciate her taking the time to cook a special dinner for our family. There is nothing better than coming home from a business trip to a delicious meal that my wife has prepared.
But things are different when I see the Gorton’s fisherman. There’s always an awkward moment when I get home from work and see Kim placing a pan of Crispy Battered Fillets in the oven. We give each other dirty looks because she knows I’m not going to eat her “cooking” that night and I know that she is going to be upset if I don’t.
In an episode of Everyone Loves Raymond, Debra makes Ray a sandwich that he finds distasteful. After taking one bite, he offers his wife a deal.
“If you let me throw this sandwich out, you can call me idiot,” says Ray.
“Deal,” says Debra. “Idiot!”
The next time KayEm makes fish sticks, I plan to offer the same deal.
2 Comments
My husband hates them too! And chicken voilà is enemy number one!
Too funny, I remember that episode. Even still I think my feelings would be hurt, but I totally understand because my husband is the same way.