Re: [CH] Non-CH SOs
Jim DeLillo (jimdel@bellatlantic.net)
Thu, 16 Dec 1999 09:50:40 -0500
Tom,
Any thoughts on an official "spice" card (plural of spouse) for those
non CH-ers who love us and put up with our tastes(or lack of it, since
its been burned away)?
<< Jim >>
Assembly wrote:
>
> Hi there,
>
> Just noticed that many of you CH-ers have spouses (spice?) or other sig.
> others who don't like chiles. Talk about marrying for love! My husband and
> I only disagree on a couple of foodstuffs: I won't eat bell peppers
> (disgusting stuff) and my husband won't eat organ meats and is allergic to
> eggs. I do miss quiches and will eat a Scotch egg when he's not around, but
> it's our love of the hot which keeps the spice in our lives. There's a
> benefit as well. I always eat all the egg and liver dishes which show up on
> the Indonesian riistafels we order whenever we're in Holland and they're
> brill. The rest we share, like the good couple we are.
>
> Last night we sat around all warm and cosy, having eaten Khao Soi (curried
> Thai noodles from the recipe in _South East Asian Food_, by Rosemary
> Brissenden, using jalapeno chicken stock from last weekend's enchiladas to
> thin the coconut milk) during a break in the tree trimming. Is it a problem
> having a non-CH partner? Has anyone ever found it too big a hurdle to
> domestic bliss? Do you have nights out with CH buddies or just get by with
> condiments?
>
> Just curious.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Virginia