I am so sick of cooking! Suggestions?

[RPMDAD]

My parents were the same way eat or stay at the table till bed. my parents were both good cooks. However i was an anti liver and onions kiddo and still will not eat it to this day, even though i have forced myself to try a bite now and then when my wife or sil have it and i still don't like it. However with my son, who was an extremely picky eater when he was young and growing up, my wife and i never forced him to eat things that he didn't like. As he grew up, he changed on his own, he eats just about anything at all now, and has actually become quite the cook himself.

 

[MarieB]

Zactly. If you didn't eat what mom put on the table, you went hungry. Liver and onions.

I love liver an onions too. I haven't had it in awhile

 

[Bann]

I love liver an onions too. I haven't had it in awhile

I love it, too, and haven't made it in YEARS. The raw liver made me to touch it.

 

[acommondisaster]

Eww... I wasn't allowed to make something later. On (gag)liver(gag) nights I ate the veggies, gravy, potatoes. Then I had to sit at the table with my plate in front of me. I could either eat it and get to watch TV or just sit there doing homework (with said offending stuff in front of me) until bedtime. Then I went to bed. I sat there. It was worth it. :

I should have been more precise. Usually, it meant finding something later on in the pantry like some crackers or some cookies; really, no one would have even thought it okay to cook different food. My parents couldn't afford to cater to us like that, and being brought up during the depression, their attitude was basically like it or go without.

 

[mamatutu]

I should have been more precise. Usually, it meant finding something later on in the pantry like some crackers or some cookies; really, no one would have even thought it okay to cook different food. My parents couldn't afford to cater to us like that, and being brought up during the depression, their attitude was basically like it or go without.

That is a really good point about the Depression. My brothers and I were brought up on that premise. I have a Depression cookbook that my mom gave me. Two stories that stand out to me from her is that they collected snow to make snow cones with sugar flavor somehow which was considered a treat, and she played the 'prized' piano that they had sitting on an orange crate (which is not food related). One of my fave dishes growing up was ham and beans that she ate a lot of during that time; more beans and less ham. Americans have become very spoiled. But, those times are a changin' again.

 

[vraiblonde]

My mom tried that ol' liver and onions business on me when I was 3 or 4. She found out that I can go longer without eating than she can stand for me to.

I don't know why parents do that gross chit, then expect kids to eat it.

 

[mamatutu]

My mom tried that ol' liver and onions business on me when I was 3 or 4. She found out that I can go longer without eating than she can stand for me to.

I don't know why parents do that gross chit, then expect kids to eat it.

I guess if one is hungry enough, one will eat it. There are a lot of parents that cannot cater to their children's needs. Budget and all. And, don't forget how many children in the world go hungry every day. I might have a nice life, but I was never spoiled. That is why I appreciate what I have, and what I was expected to eat growing up. I remember the times we went out to eat and had steak or something we didn't do at home. My father always made a comment before the meal to remind us how lucky we were to be eating the wonderful food.

I was never a fan of liver and onions either, but I ate it. It is actually good for you. Now, give me a fried chicken liver with bacon any day. My father knocked those out of the park! Not so good for you, but totally yummy!

 

[acommondisaster]

Our family policy has always been that we never forced the kids to eat anything we wouldn't eat ourselves, and that no one was allowed to just announce they didn't like something; they had to try it first. As a result (at least I hope we had something to do with it), our kids weren't picky eaters and as grown ups, they eat a wide range of foods and try anything. We used to have Recipe Sundays where we'd each pick out a recipe and we'd spend time in the kitchen making them all and trying them together. We're all pretty good cooks and appreciate good food.

 

[Vince]

I love liver an onions too. I haven't had it in awhile

Me either. I haven't attempted to cook it because I'd probably overcook it.

 

[Vince]

My mom tried that ol' liver and onions business on me when I was 3 or 4. She found out that I can go longer without eating than she can stand for me to.

I don't know why parents do that gross chit, then expect kids to eat it.

Neither of my brothers liked it. I was the only weirdo that liked liver and onions besides Mom and Dad.

 

[HeavyChevy75]

I would make more what hubby likes and tell the one that is super picky. You don't like it, it a sandwich or warm up some soup. The youngest isn't 3...they can warm up soup, spaghettios or whatever they like. Just don't cook different meals according to the taste.

Liver and onions makes me gag. They had it in the cafeteria on Monday and I averted eyes from even looking at it.

 

[Tami2red]

I raised my kids with the 'One Bite Rule'. Try a bite, if you REALLY don't like it, I'm not gonna force you. They are the most adventurous eaters I've ever seen. (My daughter C loved alligator!)

I tried, ONE TIME, to make liver for my X. BAD IDEA. I was pregnant with one of our daughters, and the sight of it had me in the bathroom. My Mom came over to cook it for him. Never even tried again. We'd go over to my Mom's so he could have it. Kids and I got to have take-out!

 

[vraiblonde]

My favorite food these days is bowls of stuff. Like Korean bibimbap, but with other ingredients. For breakfast it might be steel cut oatmeal as the base, then topped with ham and apples or fried eggs. For dinner, maybe some mashed potatoes or noodles as the base, then topped with meat and veggies.

I did a dinner party like this, with the rice base and dishes of various toppings and sauces so people could make their own custom bowl. Maybe this would work for your picky eaters?