Post by livinitup on Sept 23, 2014 15:23:33 GMT -5
We got invited to an afternoon pool party last summer. We had lunch before we arrived and didn't really expect food, just to let the girls swim. There were a few couples and a few kids and we were having fun and got invited to stay into dinner time, real party vibe. So, the dad offered to go to the store for burgers. DH chipped-in $20 to help with sides and everything. Nope, the dad bought $20 worth of burgers and buns. No cheese.
I was in a wedding that had over 400 people attending. We took some sort of trolley from the church to the reception that was a long trip. When we got to the reception we went through the buffet. It had mini meatballs, macaroni salad and wings. I thought these were just apps since half the things were empty. As soon as we sat down, they broke down the food and that was it! Needless to say I got very drunk that night.
Well, not one that I have thrown (both H and I are of the idea to cook for 3x as many as are coming) but when my friends get together at one of their houses (usually it is the same person who is guilty of this) and though we all brings snacks, no actually sustainable food (and we are getting together at dinner time). It is just cheese, crackers, chips and dip and booze. My stomach is not happy with this.
My brother and SIL are notorious for their lack of food and if they do have food it's usually weird stuff. And they always, always want to host. For our family Christmas last year (fortunately not on Christmas day) they had turkey breast and salad...but the salad was just the baby spinach and arugula mix, nothing else, no carrots, cucumbers, just throwing greens. And no gravy, mashed potatoes, biscuits, etc. Just a small, dry turkey breast and greens. Fortunately my mom had brought some dessert thing that everyone devoured so that got us through the "meal" and we ordered pizza on our way home.
Yes. My SIL had a birthday party for her son and only served a small bowl of triscuits. It was from 1-3 and she was like "well it's not like I made the party for 12:00. People should have already eaten!" Uh, ok.
She kind of did it again last year. She had like 30 people in her house for her son's birthday and served 1/3 of a left over meat and cheese tray from her (2nd) baby shower the week before. Also, 6 cupcakes cut in half for 30 people. I did not eat anything.
Post by adhdfashion on Sept 23, 2014 19:53:23 GMT -5
I have been to a dessert only wedding for 400 people. There wasn't enough dessert and it was during prime dinner hours. My Dad saved us by booking a party room at nearby restaurant. So our whole family could eat before things got ugly. This is only time in my life , I didn't see my Dad slip a few hundred to groom. All they got was a regular present.
I have been to a dessert only wedding for 400 people. There wasn't enough dessert and it was during prime dinner hours. My Dad saved us by booking a party room at nearby restaurant. So our whole family could eat before things got ugly. This is only time in my life , I didn't see my Dad slip a few hundred to groom. All they got was a regular present.
This was my sister's wedding. About 200 people. Apps for 50 people. And enough cake for 100. But the bar was open!
I can't think of a party, but MH and I spent that night at his boss' mountain cabin. For dinner, they served chicken fajitas, like, the kits that come in a box. Each person got 1 fajita and there were no side dishes. My husand and I are not little people. We were quite hangry by morning.
I am a small person and I would have been hangry within the hour. 1 fajita is not dinner, it's a snack!
Not that I can remember. I did go to a wedding in the middle of they day that only served cookies/ small deserts. It was a dry wedding too. I was STARVING.
I would expect a desert wedding to be dry. Unless there was an oasis nearby.
sjh722 did anyone ever get food poisoning from the scrappy beef sandwiches? Did the half that you ate taste like feet?
Not that I know of, but I think my ILs have been eating questionable food for YEARS. They've probably developed a tolerance to expired and freezer burned items. FWIW, it did not taste like feet until I imagined all the people who touched the serving platter the first time around, and all these tiny containers of beef in the freezer. Then, I was done.
I don't know how to search for old posts on the nest, so I will try to see how much I can remember of this story, but we hosted my ILs for Thanksgiving in 2009. (For the first time.) MIL, who is very generous and a nice lady despite their extreme weirdness about certain things, did not want to impose and offered to buy the turkey. Super. She dropped it off. She had gotten it out of her freezer. The sell-by date was from 2006. 2.5 years! Then someone else in the post pointed out that frozen turkeys can already be almost a year old when you buy them, so it theoretically could have been hanging out in a freezer for 3.5 years.
I told H and he told me I should call and tell her. I said, "HOW do you do that without being a jerk?" and he said, "Just say, 'Can you tell me about the years on the other turkeys in your freezer?'" like I was asking about a bottle of fancy wine.
The turkey got pitched and I secretly replaced it.
I cannot stop laughing at the roast sandwiches. lol. omg.
I am glad someone else is getting a laugh out of my misery.
I love eating. Marrying into a family who eats like this is </3.
We had a labor day picnic. My MIL made (box) brownies with a can of pumpkin instead of regular ingredients. Then underbaked them and finished them off in the microwave. The mouth feel was similar to that of pop rocks.
We have eaten (fresh, store bought) Italian Beef for Christmas like 4 years in a row. I like Italian Beef as much as the next person, but it's Christmas. Throw me a freaking bone here. Or just let me cook.
I cannot stop laughing at the roast sandwiches. lol. omg.
I am glad someone else is getting a laugh out of my misery.
I love eating. Marrying into a family who eats like this is </3.
We had a labor day picnic. My MIL made (box) brownies with a can of pumpkin instead of regular ingredients. Then underbaked them and finished them off in the microwave. The mouth feel was similar to that of pop rocks.
We have eaten (fresh, store bought) Italian Beef for Christmas like 4 years in a row. I like Italian Beef as much as the next person, but it's Christmas. Throw me a freaking bone here. Or just let me cook.
I really think divorce is your only option here. I'm sorry.
Post by bronxgirl on Sept 23, 2014 20:12:09 GMT -5
I can't think of any adult parties that I've been to without food, although a few with insufficient food. I've been to one or two kids' parties with only cake. no bueno.
I am glad someone else is getting a laugh out of my misery.
I love eating. Marrying into a family who eats like this is </3.
We had a labor day picnic. My MIL made (box) brownies with a can of pumpkin instead of regular ingredients. Then underbaked them and finished them off in the microwave. The mouth feel was similar to that of pop rocks.
We have eaten (fresh, store bought) Italian Beef for Christmas like 4 years in a row. I like Italian Beef as much as the next person, but it's Christmas. Throw me a freaking bone here. Or just let me cook.
I really think divorce is your only option here. I'm sorry.
On the up side, H happily eats pretty much anything!
And when I build a bigger house, I am going to angle for hosting Christmas. Thus controlling the menu for all of eternity.
And if anyone wonders why I always host Thanksgiving with my ILs, NOW YOU KNOW.
Seriously that is probably the grossest thing I have ever heard. Is this regional? Where are you?
I would always host everything.
I thought I had it bad bc everything my inlaws make comes from a can or a box. Hey, at least its sanitary! #blessed
Is it regional? Of course it isn't regional? What damn region would serve this as a whole?? Let's pray this is isolated to this one family. Damn. That is straight up nasty.
I cannot stop laughing at the roast sandwiches. lol. omg.
I am glad someone else is getting a laugh out of my misery.
I love eating. Marrying into a family who eats like this is </3.
We had a labor day picnic. My MIL made (box) brownies with a can of pumpkin instead of regular ingredients. Then underbaked them and finished them off in the microwave. The mouth feel was similar to that of pop rocks.
We have eaten (fresh, store bought) Italian Beef for Christmas like 4 years in a row. I like Italian Beef as much as the next person, but it's Christmas. Throw me a freaking bone here. Or just let me cook.
I wish I could gif, but there isn't one in existence that properly sums up how this makes me feel.