What are people's thoughts on warm plates and 'fresh' glasses? My mother-in-law makes a huge deal about baking all the plates in the oven until they cannot safely be handled w/o an oven mitt ("oh, it keeps the food so much warmer!"). We only have a single oven which is kept pretty busy as the final preparations for the meal are being executed. It really p!sses me off when I go to pop something in the oven for a couple of minutes only to find a huge stack of plates in there. I must have switched them back and forth a half a dozen times last year.
Another thing is the wine glasses. She (MIL) insists in replacing everyone's glass every time a new varietal is introduced. People start of sipping white as they munch on appetizers and help pull things together. I should note that we are enthusiastic, if casual, drinkers. Someone needs a refill they go to the fridge and pour from whatever bottle is open. If my MIL sees someone opening a fresh bottle of a 'new' wine the cry goes up for new glasses ("We're switching over to Viognier everyone! Who needs a new glass?"). Of course when we sit down and the red gets opened we go through the drill again. To be fair, most people just shrug and say 'that's OK, I'll just keep this glass', but she does manage to fill the sink w/ glasses from the folks who aren't paying attention. Of course, we run out of glasses eventually, at which point she'll approach me sotto voce "we seem to be out of glasses - could you wash a couple so we can pour the zinfandel?"
Maybe this should go in DTs?
Another thing is the wine glasses. She (MIL) insists in replacing everyone's glass every time a new varietal is introduced. People start of sipping white as they munch on appetizers and help pull things together. I should note that we are enthusiastic, if casual, drinkers. Someone needs a refill they go to the fridge and pour from whatever bottle is open. If my MIL sees someone opening a fresh bottle of a 'new' wine the cry goes up for new glasses ("We're switching over to Viognier everyone! Who needs a new glass?"). Of course when we sit down and the red gets opened we go through the drill again. To be fair, most people just shrug and say 'that's OK, I'll just keep this glass', but she does manage to fill the sink w/ glasses from the folks who aren't paying attention. Of course, we run out of glasses eventually, at which point she'll approach me sotto voce "we seem to be out of glasses - could you wash a couple so we can pour the zinfandel?"
Maybe this should go in DTs?
, seems like a good idea, but ties up the dishwasher. Plus, it would be one more thing for me to do - either warming myself or trying to explain to MIL what to do.
