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[–] GraniteM 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

This is unironically how I felt about Deadpool & Wolverine. I liked it, I thought it was lots of fun, I thought it was actually a bit refreshing changing up the ratio of the ingredients in a MCU movie from what I've been used to.

But, please don't make this again. If every superhero movie from now on is absolutely riddled with winking canon goofs, barely-there cameos, and a total disregard for the idea of taking any of this at all seriously, I'm going to lose my damn mind. It worked... once. That was plenty.

Edit: Essentially, this:

But who am I kidding it made $1.3 billion, it's going to get made again.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

My wife is Chinese, and I very clearly didn't know anything about her culture because REAL Chinese food is... not what I expected, and very shortly after the wedding I took over cooking. But before taking over I had this same conversation so so many times.

The first family get together with her side of the family was at a Chinese banquet hall, the tables have giant lazy susan's in the middle and they serve a 12 course meal. Almost every main was served with its head, sometimes multiple heads. You don't mind the lobster so much but when you have to look the chicken in the eye it's rather different.

She now has me make her favorite dishes, the main one being "pork bone soup" which at least in her family version contains quite a lot of chickens feet. That really took me a long time to get used to.

[–] Demdaru 4 points 1 day ago

I live in Europe and our chicken broth, IIRC (not the one cooking) contains pig feet. But you don't serve them, they are there for taste.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Sometimes my wife tries these really complicated things and they are usually pretty good at least but my argument is there are other much better tasting things that are way easier to make and its just not worth it. Its like hey we can drop some chicken and veg with rice into the cooker and spend the day doing a movie marathon. Granted its like anything. She just wanted to try and do something thats a challenge, but yeah once is enough.

[–] moistclump 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I’d argue this is the difference between the journey and destination of cooking. Does your wife enjoy the process of cooking?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well I think she enjoys trying these complicated thing once in awhile, but day to day cooking probably not but maybe more than some folks. Its like anything really. Something fun once a week can be boring on a daily basis. She is certainly a better cook than I but I mean we are not even in the same ballpark there as she is particularly good and I am particularly bad.

[–] Lupo 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Mine loves tedious dexterity tests. She'll lattice the fuck out of a pie or make picturesque dumpling frills and enjoy every second of it.

P. S. I suddenly don't feel moist enough

[–] [email protected] 58 points 3 days ago (1 children)

tbh this doesn't mean it's not good

Just, not as good as all the other much better things we could be having.

[–] SmoothLiquidation 37 points 3 days ago

Or, hey you spent all day on this for a dish that is “alright“

[–] helpImTrappedOnline 43 points 3 days ago

Good enough we aren't ordering a pizza, but next time you make it, I'm ordering a pizza.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"This is probably better than Eowyn's stew."

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 days ago

lol

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah this is how I feel about my wife and her pan fried vegetable shit she always tries to make for us

[–] Alteon 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's why I do the cooking. I know what I want, and how I like it. Win-win for everyone.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah exactly. I like cooking and she always acts like im doing a favour when I cook, which is cool.

She’s good at cooking other things but when it comes to vegetables I am much better at preparing them in a way that doesn’t suck mega ass.

[–] Alteon 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Oooh...any chance you suggest roasted vegetables? It's easy and pretty fools proof assuming you don't burn them.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Well my preferences are: vegetable soup, steamed veggies, or raw veggies with homemade sauce. I’m not really a roasted vegetables guy, but if they were done right I might like them. I’ve been experimenting with veggie tempura but I fucked it up last time so now I’m wary.

[+] [email protected] -6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

🤮

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Bro veggie tempura with sushi is amazing and I will die on this hill.

Also boiled veggies with Alfredo and cheese sauce FUCKS

[–] RememberTheApollo_ 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Tempura is good, but it’s still fried.

Try some Indian and other ethnic ways to prepare vegetables. American veg only ever seems to come steamed, boiled, or grilled with some seasoning, or sauce that makes it fatty. Ethiopian comes to mind as well. Ethnic dishes can make veg into a meal, not just a side. I’m not suggesting vegan or vegetarianism, just ways to make some really amazing flavors with veg.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Yeah I’m not a fan of any of those types of preparation. I’ve worked in a lot of camps and LOA jobs where I’ve had to learn how to cook myself if I didn’t want to pay an arm and a leg for food, and Im very health conscious so I’ve learned what I like and what I don’t with those kinds of things as well. Veggie soup with garlic and onion seasonings and steamed or boiled with marinara and cheese are still my favourite go to’s.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (2 children)

wife cooks
husband complains about his wife

Happy new year 1965!

[–] SparrowRanjitScaur 9 points 2 days ago

This isn't really complaining about his wife though

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

Have you never lived with anyone who cooks? I've had my friends say this to me and ive said this to them and I'm not their wife lol