I have a question for all you married/longterm relationship ladies, do your spouse’s love everything you make or do they act spoiled and sometimes turn their nose up at a home cooked meal?
My husband, for the most part, loves everything I make. Granted, I don’t try to force anything upon him that I know he despises, but when I make something amazing and the answer I get is “eh, not bad.”
I get angry.
This soup for example, has all of the delicious items to make a soup amazing. Cheese, check, carbs, check, turkey, check, so what’s the deal?
I sometimes think he is too spoiled by what is served regularly, that he expects more. Well, I don’t know what’s better than a creamy, warm, cheesy soup.
For real.
Potato corn chowder with cheddar + turkey
[ adapted from Whole foods ]
3 tablespoons butter
1 medium onion, chopped
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
4 large russet potatoes, peeled and chopped into 1 inch cubes
6 cups turkey broth
2 cups frozen yellow corn
2/3 cup non-fat milk
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, plus more for topping
1 cup chopped turkey or chicken
crackers or crushed tortillas for topping
In a large pot, melt the butter over high heat, add the onions and saute for 5 minutes. Add the flour and whisk until all the flour has been blended. Add the broth and bring to boil, making sure to whisk frequently to keep flour clumps from forming. Once boiling, add the potatoes and turn heat down. Simmer for 20 minutes, or until potatoes are fork tender.
Slightly mash the potatoes and add the corn and milk. Cook for 5 minutes. Add the cheese and turkey, stir until cheese is completely melted. Serve hot topped with more cheese and your favourite fish-shaped crackers or crushed tortillas.
My husband didn’t like the bacon potato corn chowder I made – had too much corn for him. I made like 4 quarts of it and ate about all of it myself.
For the most part Jeff loves everything I cook. When I make a stir fry he hates it! He hates that it’s all together in one dish. If I made chicken, veggies and rice he loves it….. Makes no sense lol I love stir fry! I could eat it everyday! And he doesn’t ever want it. Oh well…. I still cook it. When he starts cooking, he can make decisions!
I get angry too! And then I’m all like “what EXACTLY don’t you like?” I blame his tastebuds for being idiots.
I feel your pain! I think this soup looks AMAZING, I would gladly eat it!
My boyfriend has got increasingly demanding – I made a pie the other day and he was tapping the pastry base to check if it was underbaked like he was some kind of judge in a competition! So annoying…
Love the idea of this soup though!
is this on the pie that is posted on your blog right now?’
Spoiled men.
My wonderful husband recently told his mom that “this was the first home cooked meal I’ve had in ages” two days after I cooked him a mean which he said was amazing. So. I think husbands just don’t have good sense when it comes to our hard work. Soup is the best, seriously, and he should be excited you made it and didn’t just open a can like I do. Silly men.