I want to know if anybody else has a problem with cooking for their bf.! He is a momma's boy, and thinks his mom is the worlds greatest chef, and I think she is an O.K. cook, her food is bland to me. But he will eat anything she makes, like its freakin holy food. When I cook for him, I feel like I have to live up to her expectations of cooking. When I bake or cook for a family get together, his mom will always critique my food, and say something bad about it. Don't get me wrong, I love his mom, it is just frustrating, putting in all this time and effort to have it get shot down.
Once I made a cake for a party, it is called better then sex cake, and everyone LOVED it. I was asked for the recipe, I was asked to make another one, and the cake was literally the talk of the party, and she didn't like it!
Another problem is, if I make, lets say chili, he won't like it because it is not his mom's recipe! He won't say he doesn't like it, I just know. He literally talks about his moms food all the time, and how he wants her to make this or that. Ayi yi yi, I am going insane!! I know I sound crazy, should I just accept that I will never live up to his moms cooking?
I will take any advice good or bad. I am interested in other couples ways on how you cook, and if you have any problems.