Hard to Swallow

Dear Micah,

               My wife and I have been married for a short time. When we were dating we ate out most of the time and when we stayed in I usually grilled something or cooked dinner myself. She's not a good cook at all. A couple of weeks ago I had my hours change at work and now I am getting home about an hour later. This means that she is cooking our dinner. It's just awful but we can't afford to go out every night now.  

So Hungry

Dear Hungry,

               I know that you don't want to hurt your wife's feelings, but sometimes you are going to have to. If you're anything like me, you can mess with a lot of stuff but don't mess with my meals! My food is way more important than someone else's feelings. You're going to have to tell her that her cooking is awful, but you also have to provide a solution to the dilemma.   She can't help that she's a bad cook, so it's up to you to provide some assistance. Go purchase several recipe books from the bookstore. Sit down with them and circle all of the recipes that sound like something you'd enjoy eating. Once your armed with those preplanned meals, sit her down, clasp her hands, and tell her something like, "Honey, I bought you these cookbooks and marked the meals I'd like you to prepare, because I'd rather drink garbage water than eat another bite of this slop you call a meal." I think she'll appreciate your honesty. 

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