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[quote=Anonymous]ILs are here for a few weeks.

They are very nice people, but as with anyone, very set in their ways about some things, food being one of them. So, when they’re here, I adapt our usual menu to basically only include the food that they like, which would be more “tradional” foods. DH and I would only eat those foods occasionally in comparison, as we have a pretty wide berth on types of foods we eat.

In any case, MIL is obsessed with showing me how to make a particular accompaniment (think like bread, noodles, etc.). She bought me a gift of proper tools to make it last visit, and walked in the door this visit announcing we were going to make it together and fill our freezer. I have heard EVERY DAY about how “we” MUST make this while they’re here.

First of all, your SON has opposable thumbs, and you’ve had like 40 years to teach him to do it. He never picks the tools out of the cupboard to make it himself. I’m really not that interested, as I already do most of the cooking and there are really good commercial versions I can make with pretty much no hassle. The home made version requires several pots and bowls, and if I make something, it’s going to be something we eat and enjoy often.

In any case, I know I have to make this dish, and now I’ll have a freezer full that we will take half a lifetime to eat. I’ll just put on a smile, and know they leave soon. I just done understand her obsession with making this dish WITH ME, when she had a lifetime to pass this info down to her own family.

Thanks for the vent. [/quote]

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