Does anyone else here live in an apartment complex and have to deal with complaints about their cooking?
I recently moved into a small 1 bedroom apartment in a complex of roughly 8 apartments of 1 and 2 bedrooms. I have been here 8 weeks and already have 4 knocks on my door to make complaints about my cooking in some way.
>1
I was making some Butternut Squash Soup to get practise for the fall and used my immersion blender to blend the soup thick. I was having trouble with the new blender and after 30 minutes the soup was not smooth. A neighbour knocked and told me to stop making noise as it was 5am and they were sleeping. I cook late at night because I work nights and on days off, stay up at night.
>2
I had a complaint from a man living next door about the 'awful smell' coming from my apartment the previous day. I had made a 'Sand Cottage Pie' which is a cottage pie with 4 tablespoons of turmeric in at various stages so naturally it created an Indian scent. I told him he is racist and snuffed his attempts to make me cook less ethnic food
>3
I had a complaint from a neighbour because I ordered a few bags of spices and had the mailman call on his door as I wasn't going to be awake as I work nights. He complained he had to carry the 'heavy' bags to his apartment, despite the total weight being only 8kg.
>4
I had a complaint from the same one who complained about my immersion blender because I did the same thing at 4am.
How do I deal with this? A mans home is his castle and I should not have to lessen my cookery instincts for these people.