OK I invited SO's grandma, FIL and his wife for father's day lunch. I thought lasagna would be an excellent choice. FIL's wife is a picky eater so even though I don't like her I asked FIL if she would eat lasagna. He said yes. Then he calls me back two days later wanting to know how I make it and telling me his wife wants me to take out the italian sausage. She thinks it will be too spicy (which it isn't because of everything else mixed with it) I'm so mad. I'm cooking lunch for the boys I don't really care what she wants. Anyway I need some advice from you ladies on what to do. Do I just make it minus the sausage? Do I make her her own little lasagna with just beef and make everyone else the good lasagna? Do I make it as planned? Or does anyone have any suggestions on what to do?
Update: I ended up making her a 8x8 pan of lasagna and everyone else the good stuff. I'm glad I keep the sausage in the lasagna because SO's grandma had never had that way and really liked it. I was excited because it was the fist time I had cooked for her and I think I passed the test. I think FIL's wife was little pissed that I made her a separate one. She barely touched the food at all. Her piece was basically an 1x1 square if even that. She was finished in 2 bites after poking at it. (Don't bash me for thinking she ate too little. She basically didn't eat at all trust me after all the fuss you would have been pissed too). So now I have this whole pan of lasagna that no one will eat. She didn't touch the bread or salad. Also I had 7 different beverages available and she turned her nose up at all of them. The woman has no manners. She didn't even thank me for going out of my way for her.
Thank you for everyones help!
I would just take out the sausage. It's not worth the fight for something so little.
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Sounds like FIL's wife needs to get over herself! I'd NEVER tell someone else how to cook something if they invited me over. I'd say F her! Make it your way and she can eat it or starve!
I would make a row without it. When I decided I was going to be rebellious as a teen and not eat meat, my mom would make me a quarter of it without any meat on it. I would just eat that section.
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Quoting First_One_8_18:
I would make a row without it. When I decided I was going to be rebellious as a teen and not eat meat, my mom would make me a quarter of it without any meat on it. I would just eat that section.
great idea
The only reason I care is because SO has a short temper and doesn't like her. If she were to say anything he would blow up.
Oh and I can't make sweet tea either even though that's what everyone else drinks.
Quoting swizzlefiz:Sounds like FIL's wife needs to get over herself! I'd NEVER tell someone else how to cook something if they invited me over. I'd say F her! Make it your way and she can eat it or starve!
My parents really like my lasagna, except when I make it for them, I have to substitute ground beef for the Italian sausage, because the sausage gives my mother very bad heartburn. It could be a dietary issue with your FIL's wife. Just swap beef for the sausage & be done with it.
geez! that's rude! i would never tell someone how to cook the food when i was being invited over! if anything i would be asking what to bring ! i'd say make her a little one with the way she wants and make the sweet tea who says she has to drink it ? she can drink water right ?
Okay I would make the sweet tea. I personally feel like that is something someone can do without if they don't like it (tea). She can either drink a soft drink or water. I wouldn't sacrifice my sweet tea.
Quoting savedbygrace316:
The only reason I care is because SO has a short temper and doesn't like her. If she were to say anything he would blow up.
Oh and I can't make sweet tea either even though that's what everyone else drinks.
Quoting swizzlefiz:
Sounds like FIL's wife needs to get over herself! I'd NEVER tell someone else how to cook something if they invited me over. I'd say F her! Make it your way and she can eat it or starve!
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I'd say make it half and half so one side has the meat and the other side doesn't.
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- savedbygrace316
on Jun. 15, 2009 at 2:22 PM