My mother never used em either. We ate bland stuff. Cooked potatoes, cooked vegetables, bread with beans, cheese. Dutch cuisine. A war criminal from Croatia, who was in a Dutch prison, called our national dishes inhumane torture LOL. My dad was always very grateful, still is, cause his mom cooked like that too. He gets that food in an old ppl's home. He loves it. I don't mind either. You just get used to it.My mother never used spices and my dad always complained about her cooking. I've learned to use spices and to know which spices go well with what, so my dad enjoys my cooking!
my dad always complained about her cooking.
The wise husband never complains about his wife's cooking.
Or anything else for that matter.
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