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Glad you're feeling more positive! It's a big boat we're all in but I hope your husband comes around a little, I can imagine his comments and reactions seeming a little, um, rude, to say the least. Not to mention hurtful.

I'm just thinking though that, as you probably already know, people have so many emotions/thoughts attached to food. It becomes really personal and not just as simple as being just about food items so maybe it's the same with your husband? Especially what you said about his mother refusing to cook for him because of how you described it.

Eh, just an idea anyway. Good luck! I think you're doing good, by the way, getting into it an experimenting with recipies

I just left the books and cookbooks all around the house, and my husband started looking at them and he said, "Hey, this recipe looks good!" and I said "Yeah, it does. Here's some sticky notes. Put one in if you see anything else that looks good to you." Well, we went shopping and did the first week and really enjoyed it. He ate out whatever he wanted at lunch, but I cooked McD breakfast and dinner. I went a little overboard with telling him often how he did such a great job of picking out good recipes. The next week, when we ran out of food, I just told him that he had picked out such good recipes the last time that he should do it again. He is a big Alaska hunter/fisherman and this is the last thing I would expect him to do willingly. But so far, I haven't ever "asked" him to do it, or "made him" do it. It sounds kind of silly that he actually falls for it so easily "Honey, those recipes you picked were so good!" but he does. I guess since he picked 'em, it's his choice and he's happy. Anyway, it's an idea. Works for me.