Well, that's another dinner shot down in flames

[pegkerr]

Well, Delia has said that she wanted to try more foods with different grains. So I thought maybe she'd go for it, since it had rye flour. Unfortunately, no. Delia proved surprisingly reluctant to actually help me make it, and then the whole family turned their noses up at what was put on their plates. I couldn't believe it. I mean, how many times do I have to try to come up with something new and interesting?

Maybe I had the proportions wrong or something. I knew I should have stopped and picked up the cloves since I was out. I certainly used enough sugar.

I mean, really. What's not to like?

Comments

[naomikritzer]

There is no pleasing some people, is there? Good grief.

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

*cracks up* That was so fun to set up.

[aeditimi.livejournal.com]

...and I'd been winning for so long, too!

once again, sorry your dinner saga continues.

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

April Fool!

[aome.livejournal.com]

I've been wondering all day what this Secret Meal was.

This isn't an April Fool's Joke, is it? I mean ... blood? O_o

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

*cracks up* Yes, it's an April's Fool joke (note the hint I gave with the music selection to this post: "La fête Des Fous" which is "The Feast of Fools" from La Notre Dame de Paris.) And I had sooooooo much fun setting it up.

But the recipe is really real (although no, I didn't serve it to my family). Kij is 100% Norwegian, and grew up very aware of her Scandinavian heritage. Her mother had some Norwegian cookbooks, and Kij was talking about them one time, and someone sent her a couple of really old Norwegian cookbooks. So for the past year or so, to amuse her friends list, she's been periodically posting these authentic, incredibly gross recipes, all tagged "Food of My People."

[aome.livejournal.com]

Alas, I don't speak French, so I couldn't get the clue. The only real clue was the blood. :P I remember your mentioning the Food Of My People thing before, and have clicked on various links to her LJ. I agree - ick!

Then again, in Asia they eat bugs so ... to each his own, I guess. As long as I don't have to eat it!

[serenya-loreden.livejournal.com]

the funny part to me is -- as soon as I clicked the link I knew it was your April Fool's joke (and I suspected beforehand) -- BUT, I assumed the recipe itself was Kij's idea of a joke as well! Never occured to me that it was real! :o

[dd-b.livejournal.com]

This is an April Fool's joke, right?

Because I really can't believe you *actually* tried to serve your family suet-stuffed blood balls for dinner. Or at least that you expected any of them to like them.

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

The music selection on the post was your clue!

[lilisonna.livejournal.com]

Oh, I don't know. They don't appear to like normal food; maybe they'd go for the REALLY odd and exotic.

Next year, haggis!

[mizzlaurajean.livejournal.com]

You never have to come up with anything new and interesting. And I don't think your girls would mind.

I don't know why you try. It's like beating your head against a brick wall and not stopping even though it hurts.
I'd buy them a loaf of cheap fortified white bread a giant jar of peanut butter, a gallon of ice cream (if they even eat that), and whatever other 5 different foods it is they do eat and vitamins and cook up for yourself whatever you want.

Given how thin and active your girls are honestly I'd worry more about calories then content. They will survive and someday they may like more foods.
If they want to try what you make for you great and if not oh well at least you like it.

Actually seeing you eat such a variety of healthful foods may still impact their eating choices in a positive way as they get older. Even though they can't stand those foods now.
Palate wise they are not at a great age for making much progress with broadening their horizons with food.
You have other meaningful things you share with them.

A lot of the things you make sound delicious to me and
I'm not a picky eater but that recipe doesn't appeal to me and there is no way I'd have come anywhere near it as a child.

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

I'm not a picky eater but that recipe doesn't appeal to me and there is no way I'd have come anywhere near it as a child. *snickers* Then it's a good thing I didn't attempt to serve it.

April Fool.

[kijjohnson.livejournal.com]

LOL! Peg, that is teh awesome.

[gwyneira.livejournal.com]

You had me until I clicked on the link, but then I remembered what day it is. :)

[tesla-aldrich.livejournal.com]

Happy April Fools' Day to you, too! I almost made it through the day without being "fool"ed - thanks for saving me from that fate. :)

[mkaout.livejournal.com]

Dammit. Not only was I hopeful for Delia to enjoy a new recipe, I also lost the friggin game.

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

*cackles madly*

[rivka.livejournal.com]

It took me far, far too long to get that one.

Nicely set up.

[prunesnprisms.livejournal.com]

I? Figured you were stewing the pig head.

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

You caught on so quickly I was afraid I was going to have to screen your comments this afternoon! I almost did. But I was afraid that would give the game away entirely.

[prunesnprisms.livejournal.com]

hee. It was well done.

[eal.livejournal.com]

Very funny, Peg!

[redbird]

Did you use fresh ginger, or powdered? Those things can make a real difference.

[wintersweet.livejournal.com]

Heeheehee. :)

[airemay.livejournal.com]

Hahaha you got me!

[avengangle.livejournal.com]

Well, maybe you should try a different sort of blood in the future. :)

[thomasyan.livejournal.com]

You!

hee hee hee

[thomasyan.livejournal.com]

Wait. Was this entry accurate except for the link?

I once had fun letting people guess why a food experience was a nightmare (http://thomasyan.livejournal.com/257269.html).

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

The recipe is an actual recipe from one of Kij's old Norwegian cookbooks, but I didn't serve it.

For the past year or so, Kij has been amusing her friends list by posting the grossest ones on her LiveJournal, and tagging them, "The Food of My People." (She's 100% Norwegian)

[thomasyan.livejournal.com]

I've been following those recipes with amusement and bemusement. A number of them sound like they might actually taste ok. For example, I am fond of prunes and cinnamon, so one recipe that used both sounded reasonably tasty. And in the recent pig's head one, I posted an analysis of why, if one got past PIG'S HEAD, it was potentially edible.

[sternel.livejournal.com]

Well, what do you expect, skipping cloves?

Well played!

[seajules]

Maybe you used the wrong kind of blood? I mean, that can really impact the taste.

Very well-done, and thank you for the link. *G*

[mayakda.livejournal.com]

I wish I could buy (pig's) blood around here, because I'd love to have some dinuguan.

[mareklamo.livejournal.com]

Ooo, do you know how to cook it? Hungry now.

[juliansinger.livejournal.com]

Snert.

[bohemianspirit.livejournal.com]

I mean, really. What's not to like?

It's not vegetarian. ;-)

If Delia decides that fish are O.K., you might try a traditional Finnish recipe: Fish Head Soup! ...at least, this is the nearest I can find to a recipe for it, though a quick Google yielded a few references to it.

Seriously, I think she should make a list of everything she DOES like and use that as a basis for cooking her own supper every night. Saves Mom the guesswork. Then again, why not have the Picky Eaters take on the Family Supper duty and retire yourself from it? If you're not a picky eater, you'll probably eat whatever they come up with, and they can argue amongst themselves and leave you out of the fray. Sounds like a win to me!

But you might not want to tell them about the Fish Head Soup.