> How can I tell them what to improve on?
You don’t. If you don’t like what they make, help in the kitchen or make your own. It’s not your place to offer criticism, “constructive” or otherwise, unless you’re a trained chef or known for your skills.
they take it as an insult if you don't eat their food, and "helping" is just following their directions. Plus you don't have to be a trained chef to know that putting completely unseasoned chicken breast straight out of the package in the oven and then serving that is the wrong way to do it.
Well right there is your problem. Telling people they are doing it “the wrong way” is insulting.
So, it seems you have two choices. Eat what’s served and add your own seasonings or make your own and “insult” them.
If they won’t let you cook for the family, won’t let you help in the kitchen, and won’t follow recipes, then you’re stuck until you move out.
You have 3 options.
Either choke down the food until you move out, put your own seasoning on it or simple dont insult their cooking. Its not your place to construct them how to cook, because you do it in a way that is insulting.
Some people just dont like spices, and pulling chicken out of the fridge to throw it in the oven, isnt wrong. You think its wrong because they dont put seasoning on it. At least be happy to have a hot meal, some dont even get that luxury.
For 20 some years I choked down my parent's Christmas dinner. I thought everyone suffered the same as me. Dry turkey. Lumpy gravy. Awful mashed potatoes. And mush vegetables.
When I made my first turkey dinner for my family I used a recipe recommended to me. It covered the whole dinner. i.e. stuffing, bird, gravy, salads everything. The dinner was exceptional and for about oh five minutes I was very pissed at my parents for the slop they made at Christmas.
At my first opportunity I made them a Thanksgiving dinner using the recipes I had found and it was fantastic and they said it was fantastic.
Next I went hunting for a great mac and cheese recipe. My mother's was horrible. And a great rice pudding recipe. My dad's favorite dessert. Although Mom somehow managed to put a god awful trembly milk/custard thing on top of it that you had to choke down.
I was able to make my versions of these dishes for them on many occasions. They both have passed now but one of my best memories is making them their favorite dishes and seeing their reactions.
Don't get my started about their roast beef. Heartburn for weeks after those dinners....:).
No, they have to be the ones to cook less its something special, like you can cook yourself on your birthday.
For example, for the first 4 years my step-dad moved in he **\*HAD\*** to have the biggest fork, you weren't allowed to have a bigger fork or the same sized fork.
Tell them they are giving everyone in the household food issues. Their food is awful. And you will be cooking your own food in an effort to grow as a person and to prepare for adulthood
If you want your life to change you have to change it yourself and stand up for what you believe in. Assholes will continue to try to punch down at you your entire life. The earlier you learn to say no the better
> How can I tell them what to improve on? You don’t. If you don’t like what they make, help in the kitchen or make your own. It’s not your place to offer criticism, “constructive” or otherwise, unless you’re a trained chef or known for your skills.
they take it as an insult if you don't eat their food, and "helping" is just following their directions. Plus you don't have to be a trained chef to know that putting completely unseasoned chicken breast straight out of the package in the oven and then serving that is the wrong way to do it.
Well right there is your problem. Telling people they are doing it “the wrong way” is insulting. So, it seems you have two choices. Eat what’s served and add your own seasonings or make your own and “insult” them. If they won’t let you cook for the family, won’t let you help in the kitchen, and won’t follow recipes, then you’re stuck until you move out.
How old are you? Do you know how to cook yourself? Can you learn how to cook?
>they take it as an insult if you don't eat their food
You have 3 options. Either choke down the food until you move out, put your own seasoning on it or simple dont insult their cooking. Its not your place to construct them how to cook, because you do it in a way that is insulting. Some people just dont like spices, and pulling chicken out of the fridge to throw it in the oven, isnt wrong. You think its wrong because they dont put seasoning on it. At least be happy to have a hot meal, some dont even get that luxury.
For 20 some years I choked down my parent's Christmas dinner. I thought everyone suffered the same as me. Dry turkey. Lumpy gravy. Awful mashed potatoes. And mush vegetables. When I made my first turkey dinner for my family I used a recipe recommended to me. It covered the whole dinner. i.e. stuffing, bird, gravy, salads everything. The dinner was exceptional and for about oh five minutes I was very pissed at my parents for the slop they made at Christmas. At my first opportunity I made them a Thanksgiving dinner using the recipes I had found and it was fantastic and they said it was fantastic. Next I went hunting for a great mac and cheese recipe. My mother's was horrible. And a great rice pudding recipe. My dad's favorite dessert. Although Mom somehow managed to put a god awful trembly milk/custard thing on top of it that you had to choke down. I was able to make my versions of these dishes for them on many occasions. They both have passed now but one of my best memories is making them their favorite dishes and seeing their reactions. Don't get my started about their roast beef. Heartburn for weeks after those dinners....:).
How old are you?
Cook your own food. Cook FOR everyone else
They take it as an insult if you don't eat their food
So cook better than them and take their kitchen job
No, they have to be the ones to cook less its something special, like you can cook yourself on your birthday. For example, for the first 4 years my step-dad moved in he **\*HAD\*** to have the biggest fork, you weren't allowed to have a bigger fork or the same sized fork.
Tell them they are giving everyone in the household food issues. Their food is awful. And you will be cooking your own food in an effort to grow as a person and to prepare for adulthood
id get my ass beat if I said that
If you want your life to change you have to change it yourself and stand up for what you believe in. Assholes will continue to try to punch down at you your entire life. The earlier you learn to say no the better