Picky husband help-asap

[bekki]

Hi everyone

I was planning on making the turkey sloppy joes and cheddar biscuits today for dinner from gourmet mag, but DH just informed me he doesn't like sloppy joes, and refuses to try even "gourmet" ones!

I really want to try the biscuits, any other main dish ideas that would go with this?

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup cornmeal (preferably stone-ground; not coarse)
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
6 oz extra-sharp Cheddar, coarsely grated (2 cups)
3 tablespoons finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
3 scallions, finely chopped
1 1/3 cups well-shaken buttermilk

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 450°F. Butter 1 large baking sheet.

Whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl, then blend in butter with your fingertips or a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in cheeses and scallions with a wooden spoon, then add buttermilk and stir until just combined.

Drop dough in 8 equal mounds about 2 inches apart on baking sheet. Bake until golden, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a rack and cool to warm, about 10 minutes, then cut in half horizontally.

Cooks' notes:
• You can use 2 small baking sheets instead of 1 large. Bake biscuits in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of sheets halfway through baking.
• Biscuits can be made 1 day ahead and cooled completely, then kept in an airtight container at room temperature. Reheat in a preheated 350°F oven 10 minutes.

Makes 8 biscuits.

[patissac]

I got it! How about sheppards pie? Totally man friendly...meat and potatoes? Can't go wrong!
Sheesh what is it with guys not liking sloppy joes? Mines doesn't either and I can't possible eat all that by myself now can I

[luckylori]

For goodness sake, make it anyway, just change the name on it and tell him you found something he'd like after all!

[PAMMELA]

Originally posted by luckylori
For goodness sake, make it anyway, just change the name on it and tell him you found something he'd like after all!

That's what I was gonna say! I wouldn't even TELL him what i'm making for dinner, I'd just serve it!

[Terrytx]

Originally posted by PAMMELA



That's what I was gonna say! I wouldn't even TELL him what i'm making for dinner, I'd just serve it!

ditto

[funnybone]

Originally posted by luckylori
For goodness sake, make it anyway, just change the name on it and tell him you found something he'd like after all!

I don't think my DH knows the name to any dishes.

[Gail]

I think that to make the Sloppy Joes now would be-- depending upon personalities-- asking for friction. For the future I'd be inclined to do as others advocate and just cook what you want, but I don't think that may be the answer today. I think someone who's that emphatic about not liking Sloppy Joes is not going to be a happy camper if they're served anyway, right after specifically saying he doesn't like them. (On the other hand, if you waited a month or two, you could always "forget" he told you and probably pull it off... )

Anyway, I'd go ahead and make the biscuits. I think they'd go with just about anything really... okay, maybe not stir fries but steaks, meatloaf, stews, roasts, chicken...

[jtoepfert100]

What about pulled pork sandwiches or are they too much like sloppy joes? I think Gail is correct about the sloppy joes this time around but in the future I'd just plan "sneak attacks." CL has a really good pulled pork sandwich made with pork tenderloin that might work with the biscuits:

Barbecue Pork-and-Coleslaw Hoagies
From Cooking Light


1 (1-pound) pork tenderloin
1/2 cup spicy barbecue sauce (such as Kraft Spicy Cajun), divided
Cooking spray
2 1/2 cups packaged cabbage-and-carrot coleslaw
2 1/2 tablespoons low-fat sour cream
1 1/2 tablespoons light mayonnaise
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons prepared horseradish
4 (2 1/2-ounce) hoagie rolls with sesame seeds
Dill pickle slices (optional)

Prepare broiler.
Trim fat from pork; cut pork in half lengthwise. Brush the pork with 3 tablespoons barbecue sauce. Place pork on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray, and broil for 15 minutes or until a thermometer registers 155° (slightly pink); turn pork occasionally. Cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices.

While pork is cooking, combine the coleslaw and the next 4 ingredients (coleslaw through horseradish) in a medium bowl; set aside.

Combine the pork and 3 tablespoons barbecue sauce. Brush cut sides of bread with 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce. Divide the pork evenly among bottom halves of rolls. Top each roll half with about 1/2 cup coleslaw and pickles (if desired); cover with roll tops.

Note: The pork can also be grilled. Place pork on a grill rack coated with cooking spray, and and grill 15 minutes or until thermometer registers 155' (slightly pink). turning pork occasionally.

Yield: 4 servings

NUTRITION PER SERVING
CALORIES 398 (23% from fat); FAT 10.2g (sat 3.6g, mono 4g, poly 1.7g); PROTEIN 34g; CARB 45g; FIBER 3.4g; CHOL 88mg; IRON 4.6mg; SODIUM 717mg; CALC 106mg;

Cooking Light, SEPTEMBER 2000

Or, heck, couldn't you just slather them with butter as a side and serve them with soup or chili?

[Gail]

Thanks for reminding me about the pulled pork recipe! My son was just asking about making some.

[Kathy B]

Originally posted by luckylori
.....just change the name on it.....

A friend of ours used to call them "Untidy Jose's"!

[jtoepfert100]

Originally posted by Kathy B


A friend of ours used to call them "Untidy Jose's"!

Love it! Thanks for the giggle!

[colleency]

I wouldn't serve him sloppy joes after he specifically requested that you not make it. He won't trust you anymore, especially if you call it something else.

You could serve it as a side dish with chili or as a starch for any sort of tex-mex type of meal.

[Magix]

That's funny, my parents used to call them "Unkempt Josephs"! (just to be silly)

Hey, do you think your DH hates them simply because they're messy to eat? My DH hates to get his hands all yucky, but maybe if you served the "Joes" open-faced on toasted buns, he'd go for it. I know that's how I prefer it.