If you cook for your family, do you prepare what they like or what you like?

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I cook what they like, but I push the envelope as much as possible - to introduce them to new ways to prepare proven ingredients. Much of our diet is mediterranean in style and ingredients. I do experiment with new things, but I don't overdo it.

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navyvet	Posted Mar 18th, 2009 at 8:38AM Pretty much 1 of 3 things I know how to prepare. Spaghetti, my own special goulash, & omelettes! Rated: +2Vote for this!
IndyJoe	Posted Mar 17th, 2009 at 10:47AM I only have myself and my wife to cook for, and she has pretty much the same tastes as me so my answer is that I cook what WE like. Rated: +2Vote for this!
phedokitty	Posted Mar 17th, 2009 at 10:47AM what i can...:) Rated: +2Vote for this!
catya47	Posted Mar 17th, 2009 at 10:47AM My partner is a fantastic cook - we decide together what we are going to eat as a family and thankfully we all like much the same although we all have our particular favourites Rated: +2Vote for this!
geenpunchbuggie	Posted Mar 17th, 2009 at 10:47AM something healthy. it doesn't hurt to make a dish that everyone will enjoy. Rated: +2Vote for this!
Zeggle	Posted Mar 18th, 2009 at 8:38AM i onlt cook for myself as i live alone! but if i think to myself i would like strawberry flan pie with cream delight then i would prepare that for a meal. Rated: +2Vote for this!
Margana	Posted Mar 17th, 2009 at 6:06AM What I like! Fortunately, this happens to coincide with what he likes - most of the time. I like meals with lost of vegetables and salads, also Indian vegetarian food. Rated: +1Vote for this!
J21883	Posted Mar 17th, 2009 at 9:32AM If I am cooking, it is going to be what I want. Thankfully my husband and daughter aren't picky eaters. Rated: +1Vote for this!
Shierke	Posted Mar 17th, 2009 at 10:47AM I do a little bit of both. I'm always trying out new recipes, and i add their favorites into the meal rotation. But sometimes,i just gotta have something that I want. Luckily, even though the boys were picky eaters when we met- they are learning anything can be yummy when prepared right. Rated: +1Vote for this!
thinkinofu	Posted Mar 17th, 2009 at 11:26AM i can't really cook something that i can't eat , but i try my best to ;) Rated: +1Vote for this!
asiamtoday	Posted Mar 17th, 2009 at 11:50AM My family eats what I cook no matter if they like it or not. If the menu was up to my husband we would eat steak every day-who can afford that? And my daughter would eat mac and cheese, neither of them would eat veggies... I am head of house and I say we all eat right, if there is room in nourished bellies than we have what ever. Rated: +1Vote for this!
GwennaJane	Posted Mar 17th, 2009 at 12:19PM COMPROMISE - WHAT ALL LIKE! THAT'S HOW LOVE WORKS. Rated: +1Vote for this!
TexasLily	Posted Mar 17th, 2009 at 12:26PM I do both,some times what I like,some times what they like,it would be so selfish of me to only cook what I like!! Rated: +1Vote for this!
silentvoices	Posted Mar 17th, 2009 at 12:37PM what will be available at that time.. i wil come cook for them.. yaa if there is a some thing special in family then famil members knows each other like and dislike . so i shall cook what they like.. and wih my own style.. regards Rated: +1Vote for this!
Creamsicle	Posted Mar 17th, 2009 at 3:30PM Both. I cook healthy and balanced meals. I don't buy food that none of us like, but there may be an occasional item that my 11 yr old doesn't care for that we (my boyfriend and I) like (usually veggies- and yes, I make her take a small portion) Rated: +1Vote for this!
COOLPENGUIN	Posted Mar 17th, 2009 at 5:13PM I love my mother's recipes, so I cook what we all enjoy to eat. Even if I didn't love the food, I would be respectful and cook something that everyone would want to eat. Rated: +1Vote for this!

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