No Meal For A Man

As newlyweds, for some reason, our relatives would always ask what we had for dinner.  I think they were either concerned about us getting the right nutrients or my "good" wife skills.  My bet is on the latter.

"What are you cooking during the week?," my mom asked me on a Sunday while I was over at her house.

"We haven't been cooking because we get home so late," I responded.

"So what do you eat?," she inquired.

"Cereal with milk," I said nonchalantly.

"Cereal con leche?," my mother repeated in disbelief, while laughing nervously.  "Well don't tell your mother-in-law that."

"Why not?," I said cracking up, knowing exactly what she meant between the lines.  "It's a perfectly light meal at 9pm." 

"If I were you, I wouldn't advertise it", she said.

Shortly after that, my sister-in-law, who is no Paula Deen herself, calls to check up on us. Ruds told her we were having dinner and she asked THE question. 

"A bowl of Cheerios," my hubby confessed. 

"But that's no meal for a man", she responded. 

Ruds and I were laughing for days!  I must say though, that  after 3 years, I've discovered some fast-meal recipes that do the trick of filling up the bellies.  The days of bowls of cereal are not completely over...but now we mix it up a bit.

Comments

[RC]

My sister was and STILL is right - cereal is "no meal for a man"!... LOL...

[Sue]

Rudes, then you can put your cooking skills to the test - LOL!! Bharat and I have a similar cereal story, but our 'cheerios' is a turkey sandwich. There are just some days you just can't be bothered with the pots and pans!

[gloria]

Hi Sue,

Girl, turkey sandwiches were our other alternative :) It's quick and healthy. You can't go wrong with that!

Best,
gloria

[gloria]

Hi RC,

You're funny!

So, how do you define a "man's meal"?

-gloria

[B. Margarita Ramirez]

Why am I laughing so hard that I think the neighbors heard!!! As for my answer to this piece I feel that all of us get that question from someone. I often get posed that question by a cousin of mine. She says, so what have you cooked lately? And once I responded, "Tuna fish"...well she said..."That's not cooking"! But when it's time to cook for 1 I rather eat salads, cereal, eggs, sandwiches, or just wait for breakfast. Only you are the master of your belly. And as for No Meal For a Man..RC..I think you should say..that's no meal for my wife!!!

[gloria]

Hi B,

Did all of Bayside hear you? LOL.

Well, I will have to agree with your cousin...tuna fish is not cooking:) I hear you though...it's hard to cook for 1 person. When I was single, I still survived on Special K and turkey sandwiches. It's quick and easy. I rather that...than stuffing myself with junk food.

Best,
gloria

[Alicia Nestle]

This is soooo funny Gloria! Let me tell, you'd think my husband was an old Latino man because he'd be right there agreeing with your Mami. A bowl of cereal is a perfectly fine dinner for me after a long day of work. But, tell him that? No way! He needs meat and potatoes. If I don't cook, he eats out. C'est la vie.

[Term papers]

Ruds and You were laughing for days! You must say though, that after 3 years, You've discovered some fast-meal recipes that do the trick of filling up the bellies. The days of bowls of cereal are not completely over. but now You mix it up a bit.