He Went Out Of His Way To Pay For And Make A Dish To Bring To A Potluck Party With His Girlfriend’s Friends, But Then His Girlfriend Accused Him Of Making Her Look Cheap
A 28-year-old guy grew up learning to cook with his grandma. His grandma moved to America from his family’s home country so that she could babysit for him and his siblings.
Out of all of them, he was the only kid in his family that wanted to learn how to cook with his grandma.
Their entire family adored the food that his grandma would put on the table, and she adored being there to take care of him and his siblings.
Now that he is an adult, he still is super close to his grandma, and she actually lives with him.
“She lives with me now in my guest suite,” he explained. “My parents pay me to rent it to her since they downsized to a condo after we all moved out. We still cook together for family meals.”
“My girlfriend (29) loves my cooking. So she asked me to make some of the food she loves to take to a potluck dinner we are invited to. No problem.”
“But instead of marinating skirt steak for a day and then grilling it and chopping it up, my grandmother and I did it the cheap and easy way. We used store-bought lean ground beef. We also used canned tomatoes rather than fresh. That sort of thing.”
His grandma always has 2 ways of cooking every single one of her recipes; the traditional style that takes a ton of time and the easier way that feeds their family faster while still tasting delicious.
When it came time to go to the potluck party, his girlfriend came by to pick him up and drive him over there with her.
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Before they left his house, though, his girlfriend tasted the food that he and his grandma had put together.
His girlfriend remarked that it tasted delicious, and she was excited to show off their dish to her friends.
“So we got to the party, and my food disappeared very quickly,” he said. “One of her friends is from the same country as my parents and said that she hadn’t had food that good since her last visit home. I told her it was probably because my grandmother is an amazing cook.”
“But her boyfriend, who has gone to our country to meet her family, commented on how much better the food was there with chopped-up meat rather than ground beef. She told him to shut up because not every meal is made absolutely from scratch. He said that I could afford to buy the actual ingredients and that I should for a party. His girlfriend seemed mortified and took him away.”
“Now my girlfriend says that I am bad for making her look cheap in front of her friends. All of whom devoured my food and didn’t complain once.”
As soon as his girlfriend started lacing into him, he pointed out to her that she never paid for the ingredients he used for the dish, nor did he pay her for his time or offer to help him and his grandma make everything.
He can’t believe that his girlfriend thinks he’s a jerk for helping her out. He does think this all may have to do with the fact that he works for a venture capital firm.
Regardless, he’s left wondering if he did do something wrong by making this particular dish in a faster, more affordable way. Do you think so?
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