Sometimes you simply cannot get your significant other to
agree with you on what should be made for dinner. Sometimes you give in, or
they give in, or you make two totally different dishes and just eat them
together.

I mean it’s not like there are rules to this eating thing
anyway. There is no need to argue about it, let’s all just get along.

In our house it’s usually me wanting salad or seafood and
Chuck turning up his nose at it in favor of heartier meals, with gravy, pasta,
and cheese.  Usually Chuck wins, since I get
a night or two a week on my own often enough to keep my cravings at bay. The
other part of the time we typically find some kind of compromise.

This meal is a pretty good example of that. I wanted light,
fresh and zingy, while he wanted hearty, creamy, and cheesy. Enter a big
bountiful fresh spring salad, and asparagus carbonara. Asparagus is one of
Chuck’s favorite vegetables, and carbonara is one of his favorite pasta dishes,
and I could always go for a little bacon. I think these came together well,
despite being totally different dishes, we were both happily satisfied in the
end.