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I feel your struggle! My boyfriend is also a fairly picky eater - vegetables, except for a *rare* spinach salad, are right out and I've basically had to accept this and stop trying. It is frustrating for me sometimes since I have a very adventurous palate, but my best advice for meals where you want to branch out would be to either a) go to restaurants where you know there's both simple things your partner would like and more adventurous things to keep you interested or b) cook something for you and something else for him. Option b doesn't have to involve much effort - we do a "mixed grill" lots of nights where he'll get the simply seasoned chicken breast he wants and I'll pick up some interesting new fish or sausage or something that I want to try and we can just cook them side by side on the grill pan.

And like other commenters I do NOT think differences in food preferences preclude a happy relationship! Food - moreover healthy, interesting food - is a major part of my life and it's tough when my partner doesn't have the same priorities, but I figure that if the only thing we can't agree about is what to eat for dinner, we're doing pretty well otherwise :)

I'm fairly new to circling the food blogosphere, and to living in a city with a significant proportion of foodies, so it's easy to claim "no effect [yet ;) ]" of blog/corporate food trends on myself; but for those of you who've been at this longer, does it matter to you what the trend is, when deciding what to bake for fun? I guess I just don't get some of these trends, cause some of them are kind of hard for the home cook! Doughnutting would mean you have to get lots of oil, if you're not already a fan of frying; making macaroons seems like it would take some equipment (and patience!) that you might not possess yet; so what makes you guys decide to buy into a trend or refuse it? Why forget about eating/making whatever's the current "it" thing and move onto doughnuts, in this case?

(All respect for any answers! Not judging, just flat out curious!)