I've married into a family of picky eaters. My inlaws are so picky that they cannot fathom eating anything that is not greek. Spinach and artichoke dip? Yuck! Smoked salmon? What's that? My FIL is so picky in fact that no matter what I cook for everyone else he will only eat a plainly grilled chicken breast, and iceberg lettuce drenched in oil and vinegar. Needless to say when I go to their house we eat the same thing over and over and over and over again. The same side dishes, the same salad, it gets a little monotonous.

My own problem is that I am not a picky eater, but I have OCD cleanliness issues. If I'm over at someone's home and I see dog hairs on the floor then I can't eat. If I see that they serve food with their hands then I can't swallow it. I grew up in a house that was ruled by the Health Code (parents owned a restaurant). I am also not a believer in the 5 second rule.

I'm beginning to be a picker eater because I have to be. I'm more selective what I eat. When I go to someone else's home, I eat what I like & if I don't like something or it just doesn't agree with me, I just don't eat it.

When I throw a party or bring a dish & know someone doesn't like something in a dish or has a issue with it I either wont make it or use some other substitute in the ingredients. Cookie

There's no funner thang than taking the time and going to the trouble to cook for folks who sit at the table EXCITED about eating! I thoroughly enjoy going the extra mile to feed people who are hearty eaters- adventurous, appreciative, etc. I love to watch folks eat- love to watch their eyes brighten-up with things they find awesomely appetizing... Love to watch folks eat first with their eyes-a-twinkling, then with their ravenous mouths! Cooking for folks is how I please people- it's how I show my love.

Beloved food legend James Beard once said "A table-guest who queiries of ingredients and tallies calories, is like a tart who looks at her watch!"

Chubby, It's good you feel that way. Your guests must Love & they should really appreciate you. You really Love to cook & please your guests! You make people feel right at Home and that really is a gift. You are not Shy that's for sure. I Love to people watch to. It's really fun when your at a feast outside & see what people eat. Hopefully people Love what they eat. Cookie

Cute Picture by the way.

My wife is about the pickiest eater on the planet. But it is a work in progress. I have steered her away from Mac-cheese and instant potatoes, but getting that woman to eat a vegetable is next to impossible.

She wastes more food than Henry the XIII...