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Post by weltschmerz on Jul 12, 2017 15:37:42 GMT -5
Well supposedly you are supposed to try things 10 times before you can announce you actually dislike it. So being a glutton for punishment I make myself try it at least 10 different ways before I give up. But yes there are some things that are a one and done. I tried to cook with eggplant and it was so bad DH told me that I am never allowed to attempt to cook with it again. who makes up these rules? And your DH is right, eggplant is pure vileness. Even eggplant parmigiana? Delicious!
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jul 12, 2017 15:39:56 GMT -5
LOL, okay geez, tone down the defense! I didn't realize this was such a huge deal thing.
As I said, I think branching out is good but I know I don't have the patience or budget to make and then not eat something multiple times. Obviously it's worth it to you. It isn't to me right now. I just don't think you guys should get bent out of shape about this. You are feeding good and balanced meals to your families on a regular basis. IMO you're already ahead of the game.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jul 12, 2017 15:42:17 GMT -5
who makes up these rules? And your DH is right, eggplant is pure vileness. Even eggplant parmigiana? Delicious! my mom made that once and didn't say what it was. I thought it was lasagna.... I was SORELY mistaken. No one ate more than a few bites. She never made it again. To me, eggplant is bitter as hell - no thank you. There are plenty of other delicious vegetables to enjoy.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jul 12, 2017 15:43:16 GMT -5
LOL, okay geez, tone down the defense! I didn't realize this was such a huge deal thing. As I said, I think branching out is good but I know I don't have the patience or budget to make and then not eat something multiple times. Obviously it's worth it to you. It isn't to me right now. I just don't think you guys should get bent out of shape about this. You are feeding good and balanced meals to your families on a regular basis. IMO you're already ahead of the game. I'm not bent out of shape. I just keep wondering if I am missing out on something cause I appear to be the only person who doesn't like things like Quinoa. That or I am the only person brave enough to admit I am going against the grain. ::pun intended!" Cilantro is another one that is in freaking EVERYTHING anymore. I have the mutation that makes people hate cilantro. To me it tastes like Dawn dish soap. I had DH try it and he couldn't figure out what I was talking about. I then I went mad scientist and made Gwen taste it because I was curious whose genes she inherited. She said it tasted like soap.
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Post by weltschmerz on Jul 12, 2017 15:44:06 GMT -5
Even eggplant parmigiana? Delicious! my mom made that once and didn't say what it was. I thought it was lasagna.... I was SORELY mistaken. No one ate more than a few bites. She never made it again. To me, eggplant is bitter as hell - no thank you. There are plenty of other delicious vegetables to enjoy. You're making it wrong. You have to salt it and let the bitter fluids drip out before you cook it.
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Post by Tiny on Jul 12, 2017 15:45:07 GMT -5
My family doesn't like quinoa either. I told them to suck it up and cooked it with chicken stock. They dutifully ate a couple of small bites. My husband said 'it wasn't the worst' - and then we got ice cream. #momfail I'm confused. Did you just serve everyone a bowl of quinoa? Or did you use it like you would rice (or cous cous) or make it into a side salad?
I made a cucumber quinoa salad as a side dish at a BBQ - there were mostly smoked sausages on the grill (a migrane trigger for me) so I brought some Field Roast Italian Sausages (for me!). I didn't come home with any quinoa salad.
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Post by weltschmerz on Jul 12, 2017 15:45:24 GMT -5
LOL, okay geez, tone down the defense! I didn't realize this was such a huge deal thing. As I said, I think branching out is good but I know I don't have the patience or budget to make and then not eat something multiple times. Obviously it's worth it to you. It isn't to me right now. I just don't think you guys should get bent out of shape about this. You are feeding good and balanced meals to your families on a regular basis. IMO you're already ahead of the game. I'm not bent out of shape. I just keep wondering if I am missing out on something cause I appear to be the only person who doesn't like things like Quinoa. That or I am the only person brave enough to admit I am going against the grain. ::pun intended!" Cilantro is another one that is in freaking EVERYTHING anymore. I have the mutation that makes people hate cilantro. To me it tastes like Dawn dish soap. I had DH try it and he couldn't figure out what I was talking about. I then I went mad scientist and made Gwen taste it because I was curious whose genes she inherited. She said it tasted like soap. It IS a genetic thing. I can't get enough of it, and my son loves it, too. You either hate it or love it.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jul 12, 2017 15:47:52 GMT -5
I'm not bent out of shape. I just keep wondering if I am missing out on something cause I appear to be the only person who doesn't like things like Quinoa. That or I am the only person brave enough to admit I am going against the grain. ::pun intended!" Cilantro is another one that is in freaking EVERYTHING anymore. I have the mutation that makes people hate cilantro. To me it tastes like Dawn dish soap. I had DH try it and he couldn't figure out what I was talking about. I then I went mad scientist and made Gwen taste it because I was curious whose genes she inherited. She said it tasted like soap. It IS a genetic thing. I can't get enough of it, and my son loves it, too. You either hate it or love it. I know. That's why I made Gwen try it. I need to make Abby try it. DH told me to stop using our kids for science experiments.
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Post by thyme4change on Jul 12, 2017 15:47:59 GMT -5
I'm not bent out of shape. I just said that I don't like tofu. In general when you declare you don't like something (for example, tofu, quinoa, eggplant and yogurt) people respond with their successful version (crisp it, rinse it, add cranberries, parmigian and smoothies.) Our reponses were just "gee, I tried that and still didn't like it." I am not sure how to respond if you think that is "bent out of shape."
In fact, my response was more of "I must have done something wrong, but I can't figure out a way to keep trying until I get it right." Maybe my response should be "I'll try again - do you have instructions to make it crispy?"
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jul 12, 2017 15:48:02 GMT -5
LOL, okay geez, tone down the defense! I didn't realize this was such a huge deal thing. As I said, I think branching out is good but I know I don't have the patience or budget to make and then not eat something multiple times. Obviously it's worth it to you. It isn't to me right now. I just don't think you guys should get bent out of shape about this. You are feeding good and balanced meals to your families on a regular basis. IMO you're already ahead of the game. I'm not bent out of shape. I just keep wondering if I am missing out on something cause I appear to be the only person who doesn't like things like Quinoa. That or I am the only person brave enough to admit I am going against the grain. ::pun intended!" Cilantro is another one that is in freaking EVERYTHING anymore. I have the mutation that makes people hate cilantro. To me it tastes like Dawn dish soap. I had DH try it and he couldn't figure out what I was talking about. I then I went mad scientist and made Gwen taste it because I was curious whose genes she inherited. She said it tasted like soap. I've only had quinoa in those rice/quinoa mixes they sell at Aldi. It was delicious, but that might have been more the rice and the seasoning packet than the actual quinoa. Whatever - I counted it as eating quinoa!
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jul 12, 2017 15:51:58 GMT -5
I'm not bent out of shape. I just said that I don't like tofu. In general when you declare you don't like something (for example, tofu, quinoa, eggplant and yogurt) people respond with their successful version (crisp it, rinse it, add cranberries, parmigian and smoothies.) Our reponses were just "gee, I tried that and still didn't like it." I am not sure how to respond if you think that is "bent out of shape." In fact, my response was more of "I must have done something wrong, but I can't figure out a way to keep trying until I get it right." Maybe my response should be "I'll try again - do you have instructions to make it crispy?" okay, I guess I read what you typed the wrong way. It happens. Sorry about that. Actually somewhere in this thread there is a link to how to crisp tofu. I used that method and it was a vast improvement over the last time I tried to crisp it. I had it in a lovely Thai peanut stir fry.
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Post by Tiny on Jul 12, 2017 15:54:55 GMT -5
LOL, okay geez, tone down the defense! I didn't realize this was such a huge deal thing. As I said, I think branching out is good but I know I don't have the patience or budget to make and then not eat something multiple times. Obviously it's worth it to you. It isn't to me right now. I just don't think you guys should get bent out of shape about this. You are feeding good and balanced meals to your families on a regular basis. IMO you're already ahead of the game. I'm not bent out of shape. I just keep wondering if I am missing out on something cause I appear to be the only person who doesn't like things like Quinoa. That or I am the only person brave enough to admit I am going against the grain. ::pun intended!" Cilantro is another one that is in freaking EVERYTHING anymore. I have the mutation that makes people hate cilantro. To me it tastes like Dawn dish soap. I had DH try it and he couldn't figure out what I was talking about. I then I went mad scientist and made Gwen taste it because I was curious whose genes she inherited. She said it tasted like soap. I hear what you are saying about the quinoa. It's just hard to tell if someone doesn't like something because they had it once and it was poorly prepared or poorly presented or as part of something that was already on the "I don't like it because it truly tastes yucky" list. Which may mean in a different context/presentation/recipe the "new yucky food" wouldn't necessarily be "yucky".
I do get that people have different "taste buds" which dramatically effects how they experience different foods.
Quinoa doesn't taste much different than most grains I've had... it looks different and has a different texture - but for the most part it's pretty blah on it's own.
FWIW: traditional purple eggplant is usually nasty bitter stuff for me no matter WHAT I do to it - smaller fresher ones are less bitter but still a crap shoot if it will be edible. I have better luck with the different Japanese varieties.
I'm so-so on Cilantro - sometimes it's a little soapy and other times it's an interesting flavor that adds to the dish - maybe there's different varieties? 
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Post by thyme4change on Jul 12, 2017 15:55:45 GMT -5
My family doesn't like quinoa either. I told them to suck it up and cooked it with chicken stock. They dutifully ate a couple of small bites. My husband said 'it wasn't the worst' - and then we got ice cream. #momfail I'm confused. Did you just serve everyone a bowl of quinoa? Or did you use it like you would rice (or cous cous) or make it into a side salad?
I made a cucumber quinoa salad as a side dish at a BBQ - there were mostly smoked sausages on the grill (a migrane trigger for me) so I brought some Field Roast Italian Sausages (for me!). I didn't come home with any quinoa salad.
I made chicken and quinoa and a vegetable. The quinoa was warm like rice. Everyone ate the chicken and vegetables and a small amount of quinoa but they were still hungry (because I don't do large portions of meat, and I made the usual amount of veges.) I am most satisfied when my dinner contains a starch, a protein and a vegetable, so I assume my family is used to that way of eating, but because they didn't care for the quinoa, they were unsatisfied. So, about an hour after dinner someone declared we should get ice cream. And my hubby agreed, since he wasn't totally satisfied with dinner either. So, in effect, they substituted sweet, sugary ice cream for my healthy, nutritious carb. Everyone lived. And last Saturday we had cupcakes for lunch. Come and get em CPS.
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Post by Tiny on Jul 12, 2017 16:01:17 GMT -5
I'm confused. Did you just serve everyone a bowl of quinoa? Or did you use it like you would rice (or cous cous) or make it into a side salad?
I made a cucumber quinoa salad as a side dish at a BBQ - there were mostly smoked sausages on the grill (a migrane trigger for me) so I brought some Field Roast Italian Sausages (for me!). I didn't come home with any quinoa salad.
I made chicken and quinoa and a vegetable. The quinoa was warm like rice. Everyone ate the chicken and vegetables and a small amount of quinoa but they were still hungry (because I don't do large portions of meat, and I made the usual amount of veges.) I am most satisfied when my dinner contains a starch, a protein and a vegetable, so I assume my family is used to that way of eating, but because they didn't care for the quinoa, they were unsatisfied. So, about an hour after dinner someone declared we should get ice cream. And my hubby agreed, since he wasn't totally satisfied with dinner either. So, in effect, they substituted sweet, sugary ice cream for my healthy, nutritious carb. Everyone lived. And last Saturday we had cupcakes for lunch. Come and get em CPS. I'm all for cupcakes as a meal!
I have weird relatives - so when they say they made something like say meatloaf or quinoa for dinner that's ALL they made - they had meatloaf (and nothing else) or they had a bowl of quinoa (they'd never actually have quinoa that's just an example) and nothing else well, they had some alcohol (wine or beer). So when someone sez they made/tried something I'm never really sure if that's the ONLY thing they ate or if they had other stuff with it.
ADDED: I'm really like cookbooks that give clues for what other foods/recipes accompany each recipe. I never really learned what goes with what...
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jul 12, 2017 16:08:25 GMT -5
I'm not bent out of shape. I just keep wondering if I am missing out on something cause I appear to be the only person who doesn't like things like Quinoa. That or I am the only person brave enough to admit I am going against the grain. ::pun intended!" Cilantro is another one that is in freaking EVERYTHING anymore. I have the mutation that makes people hate cilantro. To me it tastes like Dawn dish soap. I had DH try it and he couldn't figure out what I was talking about. I then I went mad scientist and made Gwen taste it because I was curious whose genes she inherited. She said it tasted like soap. I hear what you are saying about the quinoa. It's just hard to tell if someone doesn't like something because they had it once and it was poorly prepared or poorly presented or as part of something that was already on the "I don't like it because it truly tastes yucky" list. Which may mean in a different context/presentation/recipe the "new yucky food" wouldn't necessarily be "yucky". DH and I were talking about vegetables. He used to think he hated pretty much every vegetable except canned corn and peas. After awhile he told me apparently it's not he hates vegetables, it's he hates how his mom cooks them. She's of that generation that cooked everything till it was grey mush. Then cooked it some more just in case.
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Post by weltschmerz on Jul 12, 2017 16:09:06 GMT -5
Speaking of grains.....does anyone cook with buckwheat?
I'll sometimes stuff a chicken with buckwheat and use it instead of bulgur wheat when I make tabbouleh.
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Post by kittensaver on Jul 12, 2017 16:09:32 GMT -5
I'm all for cupcakes as a meal! On particularly harried mornings, I occasionally sent the girls off to school with a cup of soft-serve "ice cream": A bag of frozen strawberries, well-drained Greek-style yogurt and a few TBSP of honey blended in the Vitamix. CPS never caught up to me I even included a spoon!
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Post by thyme4change on Jul 12, 2017 16:11:20 GMT -5
That is weird. I guess sometimes we just have tacos, or just have pasta with sauce and meat - but really that is multiple components in one "thing." But just a slab of meatloaf - no potatoes or anything? Sounds lonely.
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Post by thyme4change on Jul 12, 2017 16:12:43 GMT -5
Speaking of grains.....does anyone cook with buckwheat? I'll sometimes stuff a chicken with buckwheat and use it instead of bulgur wheat when I make tabbouleh. I use quinoa to make my tabbouleh. I bet Drama would love it - quinoa and cilantro - yummy!!!!!
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Post by kittensaver on Jul 12, 2017 16:13:31 GMT -5
That is weird. I guess sometimes we just have tacos, or just have pasta with sauce and meat - but really that is multiple components in one "thing." But just a slab of meatloaf - no potatoes or anything? Sounds lonely. and not a balanced meal
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Post by kittensaver on Jul 12, 2017 16:15:12 GMT -5
Speaking of grains.....does anyone cook with buckwheat? I'll sometimes stuff a chicken with buckwheat and use it instead of bulgur wheat when I make tabbouleh. I've made tabbouleh with farro instead of bulger. Same family, different texture. But not buckwheat. Thanks for the suggestion
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Post by weltschmerz on Jul 12, 2017 16:15:36 GMT -5
Speaking of grains.....does anyone cook with buckwheat? I'll sometimes stuff a chicken with buckwheat and use it instead of bulgur wheat when I make tabbouleh. I use quinoa to make my tabbouleh. I bet Drama would love it - quinoa and cilantro - yummy!!!!! Lol! I like mint in my tabbouleh. I don't go out and buy it, but have some growing wild in my yard.
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Post by weltschmerz on Jul 12, 2017 16:18:12 GMT -5
Speaking of grains.....does anyone cook with buckwheat? I'll sometimes stuff a chicken with buckwheat and use it instead of bulgur wheat when I make tabbouleh. I've made tabbouleh with farro instead of bulger. Same family, different texture. Thanks for the suggestion Well, why not? Tabbouleh can be quite versatile, as long as you keep it in the same family.
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Post by yogiii on Jul 12, 2017 18:22:43 GMT -5
I'm not bent out of shape. I just said that I don't like tofu. In general when you declare you don't like something (for example, tofu, quinoa, eggplant and yogurt) people respond with their successful version (crisp it, rinse it, add cranberries, parmigian and smoothies.) Our reponses were just "gee, I tried that and still didn't like it." I am not sure how to respond if you think that is "bent out of shape." In fact, my response was more of "I must have done something wrong, but I can't figure out a way to keep trying until I get it right." Maybe my response should be "I'll try again - do you have instructions to make it crispy?" Try this for quinoa (I leave out the cilantro) www.centercutcook.com/southwest-quinoa-salad/
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Post by Cookies Galore on Jul 12, 2017 19:25:45 GMT -5
I use quinoa to make my tabbouleh. I bet Drama would love it - quinoa and cilantro - yummy!!!!! Lol! I like mint in my tabbouleh. I don't go out and buy it, but have some growing wild in my yard.Us too! We removed a bush last summer and what little mint was growing near it went, well, wild this year. Not a bad problem to have!
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Jul 12, 2017 19:31:51 GMT -5
LOL, okay geez, tone down the defense! I didn't realize this was such a huge deal thing. As I said, I think branching out is good but I know I don't have the patience or budget to make and then not eat something multiple times. Obviously it's worth it to you. It isn't to me right now. I just don't think you guys should get bent out of shape about this. You are feeding good and balanced meals to your families on a regular basis. IMO you're already ahead of the game. I'm not bent out of shape. I just keep wondering if I am missing out on something cause I appear to be the only person who doesn't like things like Quinoa. That or I am the only person brave enough to admit I am going against the grain. ::pun intended!" Cilantro is another one that is in freaking EVERYTHING anymore. I have the mutation that makes people hate cilantro. To me it tastes like Dawn dish soap. I had DH try it and he couldn't figure out what I was talking about. I then I went mad scientist and made Gwen taste it because I was curious whose genes she inherited. She said it tasted like soap. There are items that I do not like, regardless of how they are prepared. Some, I will not eat at all (okra, liver), some I will eat to be polite, or if it is buried under enough things that I do like (kale, tofu, yogurt, bulgar wheat, couscous, quinoa). These items I do not prepare at home as my dislikes are a very small subset of food, compared to what I do like. I like cilantro, but TD is another who thinks that it tastes like soap. So I just don't use it, or use it sparingly.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Jul 12, 2017 19:33:18 GMT -5
Lol! I like mint in my tabbouleh. I don't go out and buy it, but have some growing wild in my yard.Us too! We removed a bush last summer and what little mint was growing near it went, well, wild this year. Not a bad problem to have! Mint will take over everything if you are not careful.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Jul 12, 2017 19:41:12 GMT -5
Us too! We removed a bush last summer and what little mint was growing near it went, well, wild this year. Not a bad problem to have! Mint will take over everything if you are not careful. I'm seeing that, like, exactly at this moment in my backyard. It's contained in the area where the bush was but it's in a battle with some invasive climbing plant. Given the choice, I'd rather have invasive mint.
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Post by whoisjohngalt on Jul 12, 2017 21:28:01 GMT -5
It's always so fascinating to me to read about what foods people like or don't like
I make quinoa stuffed peppers - some people thought it was regular ground beef. My husband doesn't like fish, but I have a salmon recipe that completely kills the smell and he will eat it once in awhile My husband has a great recipe for buckwheat that everyone seems to love.
I am the only one in my family who likes egg plant, though, but I don't push it. I baked it with really yummy (but not very healthy) sauce and eat it by myself.
I can not stand yogurt or smoothies. Or anything with bananas.
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Post by hoops902 on Jul 12, 2017 22:36:02 GMT -5
crisp the tofu - the texture is MUCH more palatable. I tried and failed. I keep getting advice to try again, this way, that way, etc. I keep failing. I guess I could buy 5 containers and just sit one Saturday and do it over and over until I figure it out, but right now means every failure is a time I need to have a plan B for dinner and everyone gets annoyed with me. The real trick is not to crisp the actual tofu...wrap the tofu in bacon, then crisp up the bacon...it's much tastier that way. If people can be a "vegetarian but I still eat fish" or "vegan but I eat eggs" then you can be a "vegetarian but I eat bacon".
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