Lunch was great, hubby said i did a great job, made me smile :)

@laken02 (3065)
United States
April 27, 2012 2:22pm CST
after work i always fix hubby's lunch before he leaves for his job.. today i went out on a limb and just fixed what i thought he would like, usualy i ask him waht he wants as he is very picky, but today he was well pleased :) and lunch was great.... i warmed up the left over stewed tomatoes, made mac n cheese, boiled eggs, 4 cheese mash potaotes, and my famous stuffed pepper with mozz cheese.. everything turned out great, infact i had too much and i was stuffed like the pepper lol so i put the rest of my plate left overs in the microwave for tonights supper , yum cant wait i love left overs .. and will have great food and dont even have to cook again :) for the night...
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17 responses
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
28 Apr 12
You are such a good wife and i am happy when you guys have great lunch together. Your husband is right, you did a great job!!! Believe in your talent of cooking, sure you have much great time like this. Have a nice day!!!
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@laken02 (3065)
• United States
30 Apr 12
lol he taught me most of what i know about coooking and he is pretty good himself just last week i made breakfast and he told me i was getting really good at my homemade gravy :) which that one my mom taught me lol.. he cant even fix it like me and he tryed lol.. so i love that he likes it as well.. and making breakfast is an easy ,meal for me to cook too :) take care
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
2 May 12
Wow, you are so lucky when have a husband who is good in cooking and teach you to cook. I envy you... Yeah, you are right making breakfast is easy but we need to change a menu everyday. Did you take any cooking course?
• Philippines
28 Apr 12
It is a great compliment to be appreciated and to be admired with ones' work what a great relief of sigh I would say.It is an act of gratitude to the one saying it and I would say its a great job on your part.What a marvelous act to boast to your husband perhaps an advantage and a sense of pride on your part also.What an addition of bond to ones relationship I would say to an exemplary effort that you exerted.
@laken02 (3065)
• United States
30 Apr 12
thanks, i do love it when he tells me everything was good, espically since he dont say it alot so that makes it really nice whn he does that is how he is he inly give compliments when he means it... that is why i was so happy to hear good job and i felt great afterwards.. and it mkaes me only want to keep doing better and better.. and i know he is happy with me working and helping put and im happy as well.. i get padi next week cant wait.. :) take care
@laken02 (3065)
• United States
30 Apr 12
i meant i get paid next week sorry
@GardenGerty (160996)
• United States
1 May 12
I enjoy leftovers as well. It sounds like you had lots of vegetables in this meal and that is good.
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@laken02 (3065)
• United States
1 May 12
we try to even it out with vegetables and meat .. i like more vegetables then meat and hubby likes vegetables but more meat, he is a meat and potaotes kinda guy and im a bread and ;pasta person, lol were opposite as i dont eat alot of meat and he hates pasta and seldom eats it at all maybe on am occasion we get to have sphagetti.. take care :)
@celticeagle (168473)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Apr 12
After some quick and easy to fix is the best. My grandson loves tomatoes. He is pretty picky too. I like potatoes fixed any way. I bet your stuffed peppers were good. Mozzarello cheese ontop sounds good. They were showing on Marthat Stewart this last week how to fix quick chicken dinners. They all sounds good.
@celticeagle (168473)
• Boise, Idaho
30 Apr 12
I sometimes watch Dr. Phil when he is on at 3a. or so. Usually about something boring though so I pass it by. I bet your mom will enjoy the peppers. My grandson loves tomatos. I like a nice sweet one or cherry or pear ones. Yum! The little ones.
@laken02 (3065)
• United States
30 Apr 12
i never watch marth stewart , that reminede me im missing dr phil, i wathc him if he is interesting lol i turned it on looks good so far lol.. oh my stuffed peppers are really delicious i cant wait for my mom to come visit and taste one she has never had one yet.. im sure she will love them as well.. we all like tomatoes but i dont eat stewed just hubby, i like to cut them up with vinegar and salt. yum take care. :)
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@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
30 Apr 12
Actually, I've offered many times to make lunch for my husband at work, but he never seems to want to take anything with him, so I don't even bother with it because of the fact that I hate to make food that is going to be wasted. With that said, I do like leftovers a whole lot because it does save some time in the long run. In addition to that, there are some things that you can cook that taste a lot better the day after they are made than on the day that they are made.
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@laken02 (3065)
• United States
30 Apr 12
i agree totaly left overs can be as tasty even the next day. we do that alot .of times hubby will come home from work looking for left overs so i try adn ahve something in the fridg he can warm up late at night. he works second shift that is why i cook for him every day even when i work i still get home in time to cook his lunch.. but his friends mom has a reasturant and he bring hubby's supper every night its very nice of him and saves us a bundle.. plus waht he dont eat he brings me he he.. take care and have a great nigth :)
@much2say (56141)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Apr 12
Mmmmmm, that sounds great - what a lucky hubby!! I don't have a chance to make hubby's lunch too often these days . . . but he appreciates it when I do! He's just so spoiled by his company providing a catered lunch like 3 times a week - so not fair - hee hee! Yah, leftovers are great, especially when you have enough for another meal . . . oh, sooooooooo love it when all I have to do is heat them up for dinner!!
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@laken02 (3065)
• United States
28 Apr 12
lol well i fix him lunch every day and he also has it made at work , he has a guy that works for him that his mom owns a reasturant and every day he brings my hubby his supper he gets lots of great food he has done this for almost 10 years , :) it helps me not to have to pack his lunch and it saves us a bundle as well we dont have to buy any food for his supper.. and bonus lol waht he dont eat he brings home to me . :) he brings like a ton of stuff and hubby cant eat it all.. so i get lucky lol.. its so nice to have good people like that in your life..
@much2say (56141)
• Los Angeles, California
28 Apr 12
Hee hee - yes the money saving factor helps! Hubby tells me there are always tons of leftovers from the catered lunches and he realized others were eating the leftovers from the fridge the next day (when it wasn't a catered day). He's only worked there for a few months - and at first he felt weird about grabbing work leftovers - but not anymore - hee hee. How nice you get dinner meals though!! I'd say the most money and time goes into dinner, so you're saving a lot!
@youless (112591)
• Guangzhou, China
28 Apr 12
It sounds like that you are a good chef:) I am glad to hear that your husband praise your cooking and I can imagine how happy you were when you heard that. I am also surprised that you could make the leftovers such delicious. You really have the talent:) I hate to say that I am hungry now. I love China
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@laken02 (3065)
• United States
30 Apr 12
yeah, we eat left over alot, i just ate left over stuffed peppers and broccoli and cheese it was still yummie as ever. i made it all yesterday, hubby had a grilled hamburger and after he left i ate my left overs lol but i will be hungry again before the night is over. im sitting here now thinking of what i will cook tomorrow or even tonight for me.. sometime i have him food ready too when he gets home espically if im off next day from work.. take care :)
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
27 Apr 12
I also like leftovers....I try to make extra so I can skip the cooking part! I make big batches and freeze alot for future meals.....glad he was satisfied and nice to send him off to work with a belly full!
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@laken02 (3065)
• United States
28 Apr 12
lol i know he appreciates it.. today i just toook control and before he knew it i had tons of food made he said gish this is alot of food.. and afterwards of course he ate all on hos plate he said that was really good thanks :) but i dont get to do that often becasue he usualy tells me waht he wants or is craving and i fix that... i like to do left overs as well unless i take my neighbor 80 year old man a plate of food. i do that alot.. id rather he have it.. :)
@GemmaR (8517)
28 Apr 12
I think it's great that your husband is grateful for the things that you do for him, and I believe that showing that you appreciate something is very important in any relationship. I would clean our flat and cook all of the time when I was living with my partner, however, he never said thank you and never made the effort to do anything himself, so I soon came to the conclusion that I wasn't going to carry on doing it unless he started appreciating me. I told him why I had stopped doing these things, and he then realised what happened when I didn't do them, so things are a lot better now.
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@laken02 (3065)
• United States
1 May 12
im glad you was able to communitcate with your partner about that important issue and glad things are somewhat better.. i think it is very important for both people in the relationship to be able to say thank you and tell there partner how much they appreciate them for the things they do in the relationship... i love getting compliments from my hubby .. who dont hand them out often lol but i too need to work on thanking him for waht he does and how hard he works as well.. i think a good kind word of appreciation goes a long way.. :)
@cloud31 (5809)
27 Apr 12
That's sound yummy, I love cheesed mashed potatoes and stuffed pepper.I usually have that for my dinner, a simple and light meal for supper. I won't wait longer for the food to be subsided. You did a great job. Your hubby would surely get himself rushing home to have another satisfying meal. Enjoy!!
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@laken02 (3065)
• United States
28 Apr 12
well he is on second shift lol, but when he gets home at midnight he is usually hungry and looking for something its not uncommon for me to be cooking at 1 am lol but i enjoy it as well.. some times he suprises me and has take out when he gets home :) mcdonalds or something.. but i always cook him lunch before he goes to work.. even after i work.. that is the goood thing to my 6-10 am schedule .. i enjoy cooking as well.. he taught me everything i know on cooking :)
• United States
27 Apr 12
Yummy!! I like to mix stewed tomatoes with Mac and cheese. I love stuffed potatoes. You have a great meal ahead!
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@laken02 (3065)
• United States
27 Apr 12
yeah, im looking forward to warming that meal up the peppers still taste just as good warmed up, i put lots of cheese. on them.. and there so easy to make when i got the stuff i make up a big batch of the beef filling and then all i have to do is stuff the pepper and bake.. we have been eating them for a couple weeks i fugured we would get tired of them but so far we have not.. :) have a great weekend
• Indonesia
29 Apr 12
Laken02, Im so happy for you and your husband. I guess it is his way to show that he loves you and Im so excited to read your discussion, it sound that everything is starting to get better in your life May God bless you and your family, i pray for the best for you & this is the only thing I can do. You know what, your discussions are inspiratives and I always like your positive spirit in taking every thing that happened in your life. Sorry that my comment is a bit out of topic but really im so happy for you. Reading your discussion is already making my mouth watering because it sound delicious and yummy so I can imagine how was the food like and I think you deserve the compliment from your husband because it does sound soooo delicious. I wish you the best Laken02, hope your husband will give more and more compliment to show his true feeling to you
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@laken02 (3065)
• United States
1 May 12
thanks that means alot as well.. i think it was last week he told me i was getting really good on my homemade gravy.. its the one thing he cant make ha ha i learned that from mom and it is very tasty and so easy to make just like the pepper could not be easier and you can put whatever your spices you like , i use hamburger, fried with cut up green pepper, and onion, and oregano , black pepper and salt and i use galic minced in the jar.. then i cook instant brown rice and i add a can lf tomato soup to my hamburger mixture of course i drain the grease off first then add the tomato soup then add the cooked rice, then i cut my pepper top off and scoop out the inside and then i place foil in a casserole dish i preheat oven to 400 and stuff the pepper then put them usualy 2 in the foil upright .. then i bake for 60 minutes and thenget them out and cut them down the middle and add mozzeralla cheese ontop and microwave until melted.. you can use a pound of hamburger and you will have some mixture left over save and make another pepper tomorrow or next day.. just stuff and bake so easy.. and good.. yum..
• Philippines
28 Apr 12
Hi laken02, reading your post made me hungry. And by the sounds of it, seems like you have actually did a great job. No wonder your husband seems happy and commended you. Having people appreciate your hard work for them never fail to make me happy as well. I also love left overs. There are hundreds of things you can do with your left overs, all you need is just a little imagination and creativity. Dealing with left overs can saves you a lot of money which is always a good thing.
@laken02 (3065)
• United States
1 May 12
we love left overs as well, if nothing else they will be my supper fromm lunch an d save me from having to cook a meal just for me, or if i dont eat them then when hubby gets home from work he will warm them up he is usualy kinda hungry when he gets home.. sometimes i will even cook at 1 am for him.. i guess i really do love him lol.. and i love as a bonus his freind brings him supper from his mom's reasturangt every nigth and waht he dont eat he brings to me i never know what he willl have lol.. i love that as well.. and saves us a ton not hainvg to buy his supper.. than k God for nice people..
• China
29 Apr 12
you husband is so happy to have such a wife like you, my husband works far away from home about 2 hours by bus, he usually have lunch outside with fast food.
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@laken02 (3065)
• United States
1 May 12
well my hubby is lucky in both ways for lunch and supper he get a hot lunch from me every day bfore work and at work a guy who works for him's mother owns a reasturant and he brings my hubby supper every night.. what he dont eat he brings to me and its nice as well.. take care
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
27 Apr 12
sometimes i will make hubby's lunch (he is picky too!) but more often than not, he makes his own. my daughter has been throwing out her sandwich (she is 18) so i said forget it, you are making your own lunch! and my 15 year old makes her own. i also like leftovers. my hubby will take them for lunch once in awhile, like when i make a big pot of chili.
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@laken02 (3065)
• United States
27 Apr 12
yum chilli sounds good.. me and hubby like it different ways lol i like it with lots of beans and spicey hot, and lots of pepper.. he likes his with mild spice and he wants to put sphagetti noodles in it.. yuck i hate it that way... i also like to freeze and reheat my chilli to have it on hand to eat when i want. works great.. i use left over sour cream cups with lids to freeze it in... take care, have a good weekend..
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
27 Apr 12
Good job I know it's a pleasure when our partner appreciate our cooking. Even with our loved ones, when they're satisfied with our cooking- we felt like in "heaven" :) I also pre-heat left overs and never waste any food that are still consumable. It also saves me time and at the same time- teaches my kids not to waste food at all.
@laken02 (3065)
• United States
27 Apr 12
yeah i di the same i save everything i can it helps all around by saving money and time.. i like to save all my sour cream containers with lids and cool whip tubs so that i can put left overs in then and have lids.. no spill, lol and i labe them what they are and date them.. i also found a great place to store all my containers like that.. in my unused dish washer.. lol its full of plastic containers with lids.. it works but i dont use it, im the dish washer here lol
@jureathome (5361)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
Nothing beats the compliments of our loved ones. I also love hearing my husband tell me that food was great. And, sometimes he would say my cooking is even better than his mother's. Enjoy yor meals.