It had to happen - the honeymoon period is over ! After 4 weeks of non-stop appreciation and praise for my efforts the first "helpful suggestions" have been received. It followed my second back to basics meal shown above - a delightful combination of Pasta in tomato and herb sauce with carrots and Leeks (inevitably). My meals can apparently be improved by improving the quantity of vegetables and reducing the amount of pasta/meat. It was also suggested that rather than going to the shops before each meal I could plan in advance and shop for multiple meals. Now while I can take on board the vegetable suggestion, the advance planning idea is clearly ridiculous. It takes all my effort, powers of concentration, blood sweat and tears to pull one meal together but to also plan for several meals in advance is way beyond me.
So the next day it was Vegetable gross out - Cauliflower cheese, leeks (of course) and carrots. The Consort's usual arriving home time came and went and eventually I got a call to say she was delayed at the office and would leave in 5 minutes. Much later she eventually arrived home full of excuses about last minute meetings, unexpected calls, the boss wanting additional work done etc. I tried very hard not to but I couldn't help it - it just slipped out. "You treat this place like a hotel. I work my fingers to the bone slaving over a hot oven and this is the thanks I get. You just take me for granted. I sometimes think my only role is to supply you with food". What fun :-)
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