Since my wife is a stay at home and homeschooling mom, she usually isnt big on buying me gifts that cost significant amount of money, so usually for birthday, Christmas gifts, etc, she will buy me a bunch of little stuff she knows I want or need, but I buy myself anything bigger that I want, usually include her in the process of shopping, etc.
But the main thing she insists on for holidays for me as well as the kids is that we get to choose anything we want to eat, any cakes or desserts we want, and she will make them, because form my wife’s perspective, that skill is something she uniquely brings to the table.
So for Father’s Day, I asked her to make me shrimp and grits with fluffy scrambled eggs with chopped chives and sausage links for breakfast. We found the recipe for the version from the Sea Captain’s House, which is a sort of landmark restaurant in Myrtle Beach that is know for their shrimp and grits breakfast buffet, and it came out amazing. I ate the last of it today for lunch. I find some southern food to be little more than or even less than the sum of it’s parts, but for whatever reason, shrimp and grits work for me, makes shrimp into comfort food.
For dinner, main was just some nice steaks, but I also asked for a really loaded wedge salad, and French onion soup for a starter, which was also incredible. Homemade lava cakes for dessert.
What have yall asked your wife or SO to make special for you?
