Poll: What meals did your mom/dad make that you always hated?

[AvrilH]

My mom would make creamed canned salmon on toast and serve it with peas. Blech. And she would only do it when my Dad wasn't home for dinner, bc he hated it too! Just the kids were forced to eat it.

[m4star]

For me it was always the fish sticks we would have during lent. Luckily Mom would pair them up with mac-n-chesse and stewed tomatoes which I loved. Still the sight of fish sticks makes me want to gag.

[Grace]

Canned corned beef hash, or salmon patties made from canned salmon. YUCK.

[DmOrtega]

Broiled pork chops (very chewy) and canned spinich. We would put apple cider vinager on the spinich. Yuk. I would never submit my family to that kind of torture. http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/eek.gif

[greysangel]

Liver with onions

blech :P

JeAnne

[hka]

I'm with greysangel...liver!!!! Makes me want to barf!

[lindrusso]

Gosh, nothing comes to mind! Maybe my mom didn't want to hear all the whining, so she just didn't make stuff we hated! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif She would eat stuff like liver and onions or liverwurst, but I don't recall being forced to eat it! There must have been something, but I can't think of it...

Most of the things I hated (and still do) as a kid were things my southern grandparents would make. On that list: any jellied salad, sweet potatoes with marshmallows on top and green beans cooked in pork fat until they were mush.

[JJ40]

I hate peas, and as a child, I always passed them off to my sister when my mother wasn't looking. In exchange, my sister would give me her scrambled eggs whenever we had them.

Years later, my mother said to me, "why didn't you just tell me you didn't like peas? I wouldn't have made you eat them!"
Doh!

Besides peas, I really disliked liver, and brussel sprouts made me gag.

J http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

[gabbyh]

m4star,
I cracked up when I read your posting...you don't have the same Irish Catholic Mom that I have, do you? Mac & Cheese with stewed tomatoes is almost my favorite "comfort food"...but those "Mrs. Paul's Fish Sticks" gotta go!

[laughsandlaughs]

My mom made Salmon Croquettes with canned salmon. Grossest thing I've ever eaten. I still really don't like salmon. I also was made to drink tea with a little whiskey in it when I was sick and hated the taste so much all whiskeys still make me gag. I've been scarred!!!!

[Wendy w]

Liver http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/eek.gif, no question about it. In junior high school, my mother used to make it before
a night time school function and if I didn't eat it, I didn't get to go.

Another gross meal was tacos made from frozen mystery meat-filled taco shells that she would fry.

Some of you mention canned salmon, actually, that wasn't so bad. She would chop up some onion, add pepper and lemon juice and serve it on toast.

I made Mediterranean Salmon cakes from the recipe search last night and will post a review of it sometime today. Let me allude to the fact that the salmon on toast was better. http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/tongue.gif

[BeckyM]

That seven-bean salad! I absolutely HATED vegetables (except corn & raw carrots) as a kid, and mixing them together made it even worse! Of course I always had to eat my vegetables, but Mom learned it was more of a struggle with the seven-bean salad. But she still would make it to take to pot-lucks! I always hoped someone else would bring something good, because there was no way I would eat that bean dish!

Now I actually like beans (except green beans from a can -- yuck), but I still can't stomach that salad. Just the smell (or thought) of it turns my stomach!

I also just thought of a jello salad mom used to make that had a cottage cheese layer in it. It was red jello, and the whole thing had some sort of unnatural flavor to it. I can't remember the name of it, but ooh, it was disgusting!

But mostly, my Mom made GOOD stuff!

On a side note, Dad didn't cook for us much. But when Mom would be gone and Dad made lunch, we discovered he did a much better job of Kraft dinner than Mom did. This was because he made the Kraft dinner and immediately dished it up for us, so it was nice & smooth. Mom would make the Kraft dinner, but then she would leave it in the pot while she cut up apples and carrots and all the other healthy things for us to eat with it. While it was sitting in the pot, it would get sorta dry and stuck together. We still liked it, but Dad's was MUCH better!

[mlou]

It' must be an epidemic!!!Whoever invented fish sticks should be forced to eat them the rest of their life!!! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/frown.gif But I want to know how you all were lucky enough to only get them at Lent???? We had them at least once a month and I would have to say it's on the top 5 worst childhood memories of mine food or not!

Now the thought hit me---I guess I am pretty lucky if fish sticks is one of the worst thing that has happened to me http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

[lorilei]

I'm thinking... I'm thinking...

I wasn't a picky child, so the best I can probably do is come up with something I was "less fond" of than other things.

Probably liver and onions. I've developed a taste for them over the years, but I do remember sighing audibly when she made liver for dinner... just not my favorite thing.

Funny thing is, salmon patties served with peas are one of my favorite childhood memories! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

[tovie]

We weren't vegetarian but my mom liked to use a lot of canned "fake" meat products from the health food store. I don't have anything against vegetarian, in fact, I eat mostly vegetarian now, but I just can't stand most of those canned/frozen things.

She also tried a variety of vegetarian loaf and patty recipes, most of which were icky. Fortunately, my brother and I could usually get dad to agree about those and once was all we ever had to suffer them (g) But for some reason, he liked the canned stuff.

Choplets I think were about the worse (gluten patties). Mom would bread and fry them. Then there was this sliced stuff that came in "chicken" and "beef" flavors. To this day if I want to get my mom going, I just shake a can of it at her and call it cat food (bg) To me this stuff smelled just like the little cans of stuff we fed the cat and looked just like it (little slices in gravy). Then there were oatmeal patties that she made and covered in mushroom soup gravy... ick!

Okay, now it's time to go contemplate something yummy...

[daner94]

I hated brussels sprouts, still do. I used to put them into the radiator behind my chair in the kitchen. One day Mom found all the little shriveled up guys, months or years later and she was so mad she said she was going to rehydrate them and make me eat 'em!

The worst thing was that my sister loved them so we would have them at least once a week!

[funnybone]

My parents make homemade sauerkraut. Not only did I know it was for dinner, but the whole neighborhood new as well. I used to eat it between 2 slices of bread - a sauerkraut sandwich. It's not that I hated it, but it was always there!!!!

[Leanne]

Originally posted by greysangel:
Liver with onions

blech :P

JeAnne

That was it for us too - SOOOOOO gross.
My mom tried to get creative & hide chunks of liver in things - like gravy or stuffing - thinking we wouldn't know it was there. I have to say, there's no hiding liver!!

[KValley]

Meatloaf- you know-with ground up soda crackers and ketchup in the base.

Sticky, doughy gnocchi. Mom was just not a great cook.

But my Dad- a single guy for lo' these many years -has embraced cooking for the first time (about 4 years running). I am so proud of him- and he's good!! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

[SandyM]

Once a month or so she'd make liver and onions for her and my dear dad. Fortunately for me I was never forced to eat it (or forced to eat anything, for that matter).

I guess I was lucky. Now I'll try just about anything. Except frog legs. I just have a problem eating amphibians....... http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif

[crlykat]

Salmon Loaf.

Made with canned salmon.
Horrible. Since I was raised Catholic, we had fish or other non meat item every Friday. And my brothers and I would always try to push the can of salmon way back in the pantry so Mom would think she was out of it, and thus spare us on that particular Friday. We even took to hiding the cans under things, such as the sofa, so she would have to make something else. I remember her cleaning one time and finding quite a few cans. Oops!

Oh, and Liver and Onions.

[Jewel]

My mother baked Spam...I mean like a ham! Scored the top of it, studded the little guy with cloves, and basted it with maple syrup and butter. Barf-a-mundo! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/eek.gif

She also fried everything, 'cause that was before we knew that frying was bad! Those 1/2" thick pork chops with the bone that had that little circle of meat in the middle? Fried in a half inch of oil. Chicken was always fried, steaks were fried, and even vegetables were fried. I never saw her steam veggies or roast a chicken.

But by far the WORST thing I ever had to eat was her Fried Okra. I'd watch her cut those things and see the slime on the knife, then she'd toss 'em with corn meal and flour, then fry them in bacon grease. I still cannot look at Okra, all I see is that slimy goo stringing from the knife! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/tongue.gif

[Emdg]

We also had the hideous liver & onions. Fortunately, it was also served with bacon, so you could get by...it always made the house smell.

My mom made something she called Porcupine Meatballs. Ground beef, and a bunch of other stuff, and rice all rolled up together and cooked. There was a flaw in the recipe,IMHO, and the rice always came out raw...ick! It would be crunchy and just disgusting. Thankfully I haven't had them in years. Mom has graduated to far more sophisticated tastes!!

[Julia1Pin]

This sounds bad - but I LOVED my grandma's liver and onions. It was seasoned perfectly! Yummy!

[KValley]

Originally posted by Emdg:
My mom made something she called Porcupine Meatballs. Ground beef, and a bunch of other stuff, and rice all rolled up together and cooked. There was a flaw in the recipe,IMHO, and the rice always came out raw...ick! It would be crunchy and just disgusting. Thankfully I haven't had them in years. Mom has graduated to far more sophisticated tastes!!

Emdg OH MY LOL http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif- my Mom made the same- I had forgotten about them completely until I read your post. And I thought it was some awful concoction she'd created!

And Wendy W I just found the same recipe for Mediterranean salmon cakes last night- could you post your review? They are on the menu for this weekend, but I would welcome your feeback!

[Jessica]

Am I the only one who LIKED fish sticks? I mean, we aren't Catholic so we would have them any old night, but I liked eating them.

I am amazed no one mentioned tuna noodle casserole (maybe i missed it). Yuck. I don't mind canned tuna if it is plain and cold--heated in a casserole is disgusting.

When I was a little girl, I played with my friend Melinda every day in the summer. We would ask our moms what was for dinner, then wangle an invitation to the house with the best choice.

btw my husband's grandparents were cattle ranchers and they ate kidneys, heart, everything. Brains were scrambled with eggs for breakfast.

[KathrynY]

I'm with the brussels sprouts crowd - hated them as a child, tried them again recently as an adult and they haven't gotten any better!

I asked my mother recently why brussels sprouts aren't on her menu any more, and she replied "because I don't like them". Then I asked her why we had them for dinner so much when we were little, she replied "because MY mother made ME eat brussels sprouts when I was little". I cracked up! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

[Susann]

I am grossing myself out even thinking about it, but...cow tongue.

EEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWW(sorry for yelling)...

[SusieO]

Borscht! My mother used to make it because my father loves it, but to this day I can't look at the stuff without feeling sick.

The comment on tuna casserole reminds me of a story. My husband's father has always done most of the cooking in their house, but one day his mom decided to make a tuna casserole. And it was awful. Finally, DH's father asked what was in it and she said, "well, the recipe called for corn flakes, but we didn't have any so I used Frosted Flakes." Yuck! She hasn't been allowed in the kitchen since.

[hka]

Jessica, I like fish sticks. My parents would make fishsticks and homemade mac and cheese. I loved it so much that the running joke in my family was that the only thing I'd cook for my husband would be fishsticks and mac and cheese!! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/tongue.gif I can honestly say that I've probably only made that once, for old times sake, in the almost 8 years we've been married.

[lorilei]

Jessica - I too like fishsticks. But I also like tuna casserole, borscht and cow tongue... so I don't suppose you really want to align yourself with me altogether http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/wink.gif

[kwormann]

Any night we had any meat (back in those days I didnt even like grilled chicken)..Id just have potato and salad! IF I was made to try the meat, Id chew and chew and could never swallow, so Id just excuse myself to the restroom and it would mysteriously disappear......

Kim

[foodiedelite]

There was so many memorable meals at our house. My mother was always entering cooking contests and our family would continue eating the same thing over and over again until she felt the recipe was refined.

One of her creations for a rice contest for called "Slumgullion." She added buffalo or ground beef to boiled rice. When the recipe was complete it had diced tomatoes, green peppers, nutmeg and I believe, cooked egg. Cooked like the egg in eggdrop soup.

She also acted as a volunteer food critic for a local Cooperative Home Economics Board, so we were able to experience all sorts of unusual tuna, bean, egg, cheese and other high protein/low cost recipes in the 1960's.

My Mother made wonderful Mexican and SW food though. When she now visits for dinner--she is eternally the guest. Please, please don't bring a dish!

[This message has been edited by foodiedelite (edited 04-11-2001).]

[AndreaU]

The onle thing I just would not eat was any kind of roast (pork roast, pot roast, etc.). It was too much effort to chew (always seemed tough and dry). Mom was a great cook, but I just wasn't keen on roasts, especially if there were peas anywhere nearby. I still won't eat those little green balls of horror!

Many of you were subjected to liver and onions (I'm very sorry for you)... luckily, mom drew the line there. The only way my dad would get l & o was in a restaurant.

Jessica- I also enjoyed a fish stick or two in my younger days! I was a very picky eater & fish sticks were one of the few things I voluntarily ate.

[This message has been edited by AndreaU (edited 04-11-2001).]

[Leanne]

Originally posted by Susann:
I am grossing myself out even thinking about it, but...cow tongue.

EEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWW(sorry for yelling)...


My grandmother made sandwiches for us one day with cow tongue. Fortunately, we were not forced to eat it. I can still remember seeing the tongue on the counter & her slicing it. GROSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HedyL]

My mom made this concoction that consisted of frozen chopped spinach, crumbled bacon, velveeta, and chopped hard-boiled eggs. all those ingredients separately aren't bad, but baked together in a casserole, the consistency/appearance was awful! gives me the chills thinking about it.

of course, the chicken livers with onions was kind of bad too.

[mandarin2j]

My mom got on the Pritikin health kick and began making brown rice, but cooked it the same way that white rice is cooked (2:1 water to rice ratio for 20 minutes). Blech! I hated how the little kernels and rice husks would stick in my teeth. I still won't touch the stuff. I oughta know better, but I can't get over those memories of undercooked brown rice!

My dad doesn't cook that often, but when he does, it's almost always (except for one very tasty exception) crock pot spaghetti, crock pot turkey noodle soup (w/ leftover holiday turkey only), and crock pot chili. See a trend there? His limited scope doesn't really bother me, but when I went off to college, my mom changed jobs and dad was cooking more frequently. Unfortunately, he did not see that as a reason to expand his repertoire. Because of that, my little brother, who used to love the stuff, hates spaghetti.

[Jewel]

You do realize that we are all going to burn in Hell if our parents ever read this thread and figure out who we are...? http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/tongue.gif

[LGBurns]

I never liked fish sticks much but I loved the fish fillets (the ones in the batter). A meal with fish fillets and tater tots was a treat for me. So, my mom never bought fish sticks since I didn't like them.

As I posted on the thread re: food my family made that I loved, my mom is a fantabulous cook. However, as a child I absolutely detested brussel sprouts and asparagus and had to be bribed to eat either: "just two more brussel sprouts or you don't get dessert." I used to slather my asparagus (and broccoli too for that matter) in mayonnaise (yuck! how did I do it?!). My father was an organ connoiseur (heart, liver, tongue, you name it) but luckily my mom hated the stuff too, so we weren't subjected to it. In general, my memories of eating my mother's food are all very positive (and shockingly full of fat!).

[karen w]

Oh this one is easy-rump roast!(Or slab of beast, I called it). And if that was not bad enough, she would give it to me the next day cold on bread with ketchup for lunch at school. YYYUUUCCKK!

There were a few other things she made that I disliked (liver, stuffed veal breasts etc...)but those she only made once since the whole family vetoed them. However, my little brother loved rump roast drowning in A-1 sauce so she made this alot, and never seemed to comprehend that...I DID NOT LIKE THE STUFF, so please don't give it to me for lunch too!!

[SoCal]

Chicken Giblets with rice (still trying to figure out what giblets are! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/wink.gif ). I suppose we ate it alot because it was a very cheap meal! I mean, who is going to pay more than 10 cents a pound for those things??

Liver and the only way it was served was with mashed potatoes. I always thought liver tasted exactly like it smelled - Yucky! I could only eat the liver (and we HAD to eat it) by covering it with mashed potatoes before putting in my mouth and then chew really fast almost swallowing the pieces whole!

Cauliflower because it was boiled beyond recognition! I like it now since I cook it correctly!!

Breaded and fried spam slices...EEEEWWWW.
Again, cheap meal.

[JulieM]

Liver... YUCK, YUCK, YUCK! In our house you had to eat everything on your plate. I would put it in my cheeks and then excuse myself for the bathroom and spit it out. I found out as an adult that everyone knew what I was doing and would laugh while I was gone!

[erinl]

Apparently I was blessed with a mom who was a very picky eater, because to this day I have never tasted liver or brussel sprouts. I was in college before I experienced asparagus (which I love). And just recently I tried a soft-boiled egg for the first time. My husband is always floored by the things I've never tried. I really don't recall Mom ever forcing us to eat anything. Dad would make me tea with honey when I was sick, and I detest honey. That's all I can think of.

[Ralph]

I'll have to go along with everyone who mentioned liver, but my mother went the extra mile & cooked it so much that it could easily be used as a sole for a high-end shoe!

She also made a strange concoction she called hot dog (& sometimes Hungarian) goulash. She cut potatoes & kosher hot dogs into bite-sized pieces and added them to very coarsely chopped onions in a pressure cooker, then cooked it for about an hour or so! (I'm sure some other stuff, like water, went in there, but I can't remember.)

[Searcher]

My mother used to make a salmon loaf that really wasn't bad. And she used canned salmon. My mother in law made one that was really disgusting and very fishy tasting. The only differece was that my mother in law's used lemon juice and my mother's didn't.

My mother did make a truely disgusting dish she called risoles. Ground up, leftover, cooked roast beef mixed with minced onions and lots of dried sage. It probably had an egg in it and was fried and served like a hamburger patty without the roll. Boy, was that ever gross! I'm shuddering even thinking about it. Compared to this, even liver was great!

[ebobbitt]

I have a vivid memory of my mother having me backed against the wall in the kitchen, trying to make me eat a bite of sweet potato. I was gagging the entire time and I haven't had a bite of sweet potato since then (years & years). However, she's a great southern cook and made all those calorie-laden dishes. My best friend used to beg to eat with us because her mother was a horrid cook.
Elizabeth

[Sara Emily]

Chalk up yet another vote for liver and onions! However, it got even worse than that! On occasion, (fortunately they were relatively rare!), we were served pickled pigs feet as some sort of exotic delicacy! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/eek.gif Now I have ALWAYS been an adventuresome eater, even as a child, but you've got to draw the line SOMEWHERE, .... and I think this is the place! That fatty, gelatinous MESS does not even resemble anything that ought to be consumed by man or beast!

Fortunately, my beloved grandmother did most of the cooking and she was a FIRST RATE Gourmet cook, who instilled in me a passion for good food that remains to this day. I have so many positive memories of her meals that this culinary DISASTER, passed off as dinner, stands out all the more!

[matt]

Growing up in a household when you are the only one that does not like the taste of seafood. one night my mom gave me shrimp, boy was that nasty. To this day i don't like seafood. I wish i could like it. All those seafood recipes look great, but just don't like it. I was the kid that loved his veggies and as a 29 year old i still love them. Give me a salad any day and i will be happy.

[Beth H]

Liver and onions and beets -- all in one horrible meal.

And, one time my mom made a ham loaf that was absolutely disgusting (and my mom is a great cook). No one (even my mom, who was trying to pretend it was good for a second) could eat it.

[JoC]

WARNING: This reply is disgusting!

I remember a dish both my mom and dad would make--and to this day I shudder. They would fry cows' brains. The outside would be crispy, but as soon as you bit into it, the softy gooey brains would kind of ooze out! Oh that was awful. I didn't mind the pigs' tails boiled with potatoes, but spare me the brains!

[SandyM]

Yep - you're right Jo. http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/eek.gif

[Wendy w]

Welcome to the board Jo! Congratulations! After only 1 post, you win this one. Eeeewwwww!!! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/eek.gif http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/eek.gif http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/eek.gif That sounds scary! Out of curiosity, what culture and part of the country were your parents from?

[JoC]

Thanks for the welcome.

Both of my parents were first generation Americans. All of my grandparents were from Lithuiana. So many of the meals we had were of Lithuianian influence--mostly bland with a lot of pork and potatoes.

[greysangel]

Sarah Emily said:
<b>we were served pickled pigs feet as some sort of exotic delicacy! </b>

that made me remember something else.

creamed herring from a jar.....*gag* My mom would like bring it on camping trips as some kind of like exotic picnic to go with saltines.

JeAnne

[SusanL]

Jewel - too funny and you are right!! But I was blessed with a very inventive Mother. She always named things, such as Baked Winter Surprise- leftovers in aluminum foil, we truly enjoyed her imaginative ideas. I was never forced to eat the food that was made, but my mom never made anything else, so you had to eat more sides!! I don't remember a bad meal except her meatloaf. She is finally in her late 60's (now I will really burn) and can make a fairly decent meatloaf!!
But my dad, on the other hand, has a penchant for unusual foods that came in cans. Smoked Baby Oysters or Clams- I can still smell them -BLECH! He once brought home a bag of Chocolate Covered Ants, now we were talking in the 50's, not today! I was fortunate, but my brother, the picky eater, was made to sit for long periods of time because he didn't eat his dinner, but that is another story!!
Great thread, I really laughed at this one!

[CrystalB]

My mom is an amazing cook but the one meal I hated and dreaded was stuffed green peppers done in the crock pot. They would cook all day and the smell alone would kill me! I always dreaded that dinner.

[Leanne]

Originally posted by SusanL:
Jewel - I was fortunate, but my brother, the picky eater, was made to sit for long periods of time because he didn't eat his dinner, but that is another story!!!

I am cracking up!
My brother would be made to sit until he at least TRIED everything on his plate. He would sit for hours until he was done. My mom would check in on him everyonce in a while. Well, eventually my brother got smart & he would dump enough of the food on his plate behind the china cabinet to make it look like he had some (Mom would look in the trash can...) My mom didn't figure that one out until she moved the china cabinet like a year later. (we had cats & dogs that I'm sure gobbled the food up right away!)

[ashley]

My mom was a pretty good cook, but her favorite "Monday night supper" was gross. She didn't make it every week, but at the time it sure seemed like it. We had ground lamb patties, Stouffer's mac and cheese and Stouffer's spinach souffle. As if Mondays aren't bad enough on their own! I still tease her about making that.

The only other thing she served that I didn't like was brussel sprouts. Now I've found out that she and my dad didn't like them either - she just served them for variety!

[sundropdlc]

I haven't seen this yet, but my Mom used to make a "lovely" dish called hamburger gravy that was served over mashed potatoes or noodles. Basically fried hamburger chunked up with broth, thickened with cornstarch or flour.
Always looked gray! Yuck!

This doesn't top JoC's best dish though! LOL

[DmOrtega]

Ok --- sundropdlc --- that was the Tuesday special at school. I didn't know people actually ate that at home. ewww (sp?)

[SusanMac]

What a fun string! First -- Mac & cheese and stewed tomatoes??!! Are you talking about 2 separate side dishes, or do you actually put them together? Haven't done that before. Sounds pretty soupy.

I hated beans and several veggies as a kid, but *love* them now. Now that I'm an adult who loves to cook, I understand why...my mom would serve that canned asparagus and canned spinach. Sloppy, goopy junk. Fresh asparagus and spinach are absolutely wonderful.

I'm agree with whoever listed the Jello salads with weird junk in it. My mother still makes that every Thanksgiving. I'm pretty sure that wasn't on the Pilgrim's menu! She also served canned cranberry sauce -- I guess no one ever told her how unbelievably easy the homemade stuff is. I free cranberries and make sauce all year long.

Remember Hamburger Helper? Yuck! And those horrible LaChoy dinners that certain people try to pass off as Chinese food. Yikes.

I could go on and on (anyone for Jeno's Pizza Rolls??)

[MelissaAS]

1) Chicken and Rice: This consisted of chicken parts (pre-boneless breast days) boiled THEN baked for a couple of hours. Can you say DRY? I didn't eat chicken for years because I thought it was always that dry- but now I know better!

2) Minute Steak- Some kind of cheap steak cooked in a cast-iron pan. You could chew and chew and chew and it wouldn't break up. I always ended up spitting bites out into my napkin.

3) Pot Roast- In a bag with carrots and potatoes. I hate cooked carrots and the meat was tasteless.

Lately, she's gotten more adventurous, though- she gets (and sometimes uses) CL too now. And I have to say, she's a great baker!

[Kerri]

Stir-fry, made with chicken, snow peas, carrots, sprouts and served with white rice. I would eat it, but I sure didn't like it!

I was a VERY picky eater and hated all vegtables. I think that has scarred me for life because now I am willing to eat broccoli, green beans, squash, etc, but I smell them cooking and it turns my stomach and reminds me of when I was forced to eat them. I have absolutely no problem with things like spinach that I was never exposed to growing up. I am not saying that you should not force your kids to eat veggies. I probably will, but it something to think about if you do have picky eaters.

[Danielle]

Definitely Spam. My dad always made it to go along with Mac N'Cheese. Yuck.

Grilled cheese sandwiches. I just can't stand that Kraft American cheese.

One thing I probably shouldn't have liked was fried smelt. I really like it when I was a kid, but I'm not sure how I feel about it now. Haven't had it for ages.

[sundropdlc]

DmOrtega--Too funny! LOL Those poor kids have my sympathy! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/wink.gif

[makedah]

Hey, I liked liver & onions (although I wouldn't eat it today), canned salmon patties (we called them salmon croquettes and they were great on Saturday mornings nestled in some cloud-soft white bread -- Sunbeam for those who know), sweet potatoes and fish sticks (drowned in tartar sauce).

I hated liver pudding (another Southern thing). It was this thick black sausage that looked like (forgive me) a huge turd. My mother would bake it in the oven. When you cut into it, it was full of crumbly black meat (liver?) and rice. I didn't have to eat it because I didn't eat rice, but that was some scary looking stuff.

We only had tuna casserole in my house once or twice. I have never touched the stuff. Hot canned tuna with creamy sauce, noodles and peas? No thank you.

[MAB]

Liver and onions! Dad liked it so we had to eat it. We would POUR on ketchup hoping it would improve or disguise the flavor. Sadly, it didn't work!

[Donnalee]

My mother would bake fish in the oven and the whole house would smell like it. I hated fish, and to make matters worse, she would serve it with lima beans! Ugh! They have to be one of the grossest vegetables of all times. I went to bed hungry on those nights. http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/frown.gif