Mustard on the CHEESE?: Idiosyncracies!

[Peach]

when assembling a hamburger, my honey has to put the ketchup on top of the burger, NOT on the bun that wil then rest, on top of the burger. It MUST go on the meat. For me, condiments have an order, mayo, mustard, ketchup, do not vary from this.
I agree about the mashed potatos, but I have to warm the half and half, melt the butter into it, I dont use plain salt, Lawry's season salt is what I like, and dont be trying to sneak anything else in them. You can put what you want in them when they are on YOUR plate! don't even ask me about my fruit phobia!

[Selenay]

I don't want my food to touch.

Yes, please put that pasta in a separate bowl. Thanks. Oh, no, I'll help myself and make sure that the green beans don't touch the turkey.

Yes, I know it all winds up in the same place.

No, it doesn't matter that it does, because it is not yet in that place.


And I don't want anything with the same texture as onions or mushrooms anywhere near my plate, either, thank you kindly.

[Rook]

Funny how things work, eh, Medusa?...

On my hot dogs, it's either sauerkraut OR chili, put both on and I wont even touch it, oh..and my weiners have to be Kosher Beef...i don't do that pork by-product oscar meyer stuff {yes, your bologna has a first name..and a 3rd, 4th, 5th etc}, don't care how broke we are...we're broke? fine, we shouldnt eat hot dogs anyways.
And where do people get off adding cheese and RAW onion to a hot dog???{if u order that stuff, u can hang up on kissing me for the day}

Beans can't go on my rice, let alone touch the plate, Sauce is ok, no Beans..especially kidney beans {to me they resemble cockroach eggs}

My ramen has to be al dente...It's a texture thing, if it's Soggy, I won't eat it...

My egg salad has to have cayenne pepper and horseradish mayo..
My tuna/chicken salad also...No onions !!! Not raw...

And yes, I've had a few clashes with some Dames I've dated, and one of 'em even said what you did Medusa, u sure we never dated??
She did point out a fact I still muse about...
"It goes down the same fuckin hole, u nitpicking bastard, if u barf it, the stuff's Mixed anyways, if u Poop it, you wont even know how to identify it"...

[pajama]

Oh I forgot one of my biggest quirks-I have to come out even. I take a bite of each thing in my meal each time. So as I get to the end of the meal, if I see I am going to run out of something I will go get a spoon or two, whatever it takes to be even. It's such common knowledge that my son will offer me his veges if he sees I'm not even and we're out. LOL Of course I'm sure it has nothing to do with him not liking some veges. :-)

[Jess]

The food not touching issue was a bit hard for me to wrap my head around. As a chef for close to 30 years, presentation and "building" a plate is first nature. It actually takes me work to NOT assemble a presentation but to serve things on separate platters/ bowls/ etc. to allow for her to place things the way she needs them.

I have a lot of my own delightful quirks. I am a laundry nazi. I have however learned to say thank you when someone helps out and just go off quietly somewhere and refold everything.. sick, ain't it?

I am also a neat freak and am pretty much constantly tidying things or vacuuming . I hate sweeping, as I think it just stirs up more dirt. So, I will come behind you after you sweep and vacuum. I can deal with a "lived in" clutter for a day ( maybe ) I like things in their place and will move them around if they aren't where they belong. This is mostly because if I can't find stuff when I need it and go ballistic. Plus, order is very calming for me.

With all of my quirks I am actually fairly easy to live with. We ( the wife and I ) work most of our lil issues out in fairly creative and amicable ways.

Her: " MY plate. Do what you want to yours. THIS is mine ( insert waving hand over her plate)

Me: Yes, dear.

[AtLast]

All sandwiches MUST be cut in half... diagonally... Just does not taste the same if it is cut straight across! Oh, and I don’t share from my plate. You can have some of my food, but, I will put some on another plate for you…

Yeah, I’m one of those people that won’t eat or drink anything in someone else’s house if it isn’t clean or has any bad smells…

[Passionaria]

I like potato chips in my sandwiches. There is something about the crunch that just tickles me.

[Random]

Mustard on cheese inhanse the sharpness of the cheese... (don't even talk about processed cheese and mustard.. that's just gross)

Some people like it, some people don't..

If I have a really nice cheddar, then sometimes I will put it on the mustard side.. It makes for a nice sharp bite..

But most of the time, the mustard has to go on the meat side... It brings out the flavor of turkey just lovely and makes for a nice contrast to the sweet of ham..

I actually love building a nice sandwich.. Getting the ratio's correct so nothing over welms anything, but builds flavors...

Now mayo.... It belongs in tuna and potato salads.. in minut quanities... Other than that it's something to be ran from...

I won't even kiss my butch if she has mayo breath... of course, she loves the stuff...

[Hack]

I don't care how my sandwich is assembled. Just don't put horseradish on it.

I let my food touch. Sometimes, I even mix it up all together and eat it.

I don't care what way the toilet paper goes on the holder.

I squeeze my toothpaste from the middle sometimes. From the top sometimes. From the bottom sometimes.

I sometimes put dishes in the dishwasher immediately after I am done eating. Sometimes, the next morning.

I do tend to be more tidy when a girl is around, though.

[Wryly]

Other than not liking raw onions - I don't think I have any food idiosyncrasies.

My idiosyncrasy is with laundry. I separate stuff into the following categories: towels, blue jeans and t-shirts (hoodies, socks, etc), black jeans (t-shirts, etc), whites (which includes pastel or pinks) and blankets.
Folding laundry has to be done a certain way too. Jeans - hold jeans by legs, match up seams, fold in half, fold in half again. T-shirts - hold so front of shirt is facing you, fold so back is touching (only front of the shirt is visible) and sleeves are to the left, fold sleeves over, fold shirt in half. I do it this way because I had so many t-shirts with logos on the front and got tired of looking thru blue/black/white t-shirts until I found the one I wanted. See??? - method to my madness. Of course - the process changes for polo shirts that have a logo on the left side. grrrrr.

[Kobi]

The top crust of a sandwich must be cut off or I will take it off. And it is cut horizontal not vertical or diagonal.

Toilet paper is under not over.

Take whatever you want from my plate but not off my fork and dont expect me to share your utensils either.

Coffee is put together this way....sugar first, then coffee, then cream....not half and half, not milk but cream.

Wild rice is bugs disguised as grain.

[Duchess]

OMG, this is right up my alley. I grew up in a house where my grandmother and the housekeeper were quirky FREAKS. Couldn't help but rub off..Ok, here goes......

cup rings and crumbs on countertops
overfilled trash cans
feet on the coffee table
messy cabinets..all like items should be together and facing forward
must cut the crust from bread
oil stains on the driveway
someone other than myself opening my handbag

I'll stop now. This is starting to feel like Pandora's Box.


Duchess

[homoe]

Originally Posted by AtLast

All sandwiches MUST be cut in half... diagonally... Just does not taste the same if it is cut straight across! Oh, and I don’t share from my plate. You can have some of my food, but, I will put some on another plate for you…

Yeah, I’m one of those people that won’t eat or drink anything in someone else’s house if it isn’t clean or has any bad smells…

Amen and as a sidebar.. I remember if my mom was having a bad day, I swear she'd cut my sandwiches straight across just to be mean!

[kittygrrl]

in my mother's house we always-
had mustard with our spaghetti and
w/meatloaf we fixed both rice and potatos

my spouse feels these idios (of mine)
are rather curious....... to him, at least

[jools66]

Originally Posted by Peach

when assembling a hamburger, my honey has to put the ketchup on top of the burger, NOT on the bun that wil then rest, on top of the burger. It MUST go on the meat. For me, condiments have an order, mayo, mustard, ketchup, do not vary from this.
I agree about the mashed potatos, but I have to warm the half and half, melt the butter into it, I dont use plain salt, Lawry's season salt is what I like, and dont be trying to sneak anything else in them. You can put what you want in them when they are on YOUR plate! don't even ask me about my fruit phobia!

Agrees with you on the sauce on the meat, the bun soaks it up too much so you're left with nothing.
Mash Spuds, use a ricer, makes the mix smooth, melted butter in first then a touch of milk or cream, salt n pepper.,and if you want a treat a good english cheese grated in (this is however not an extra you want if you are having gravy with it)