he does experience culinary insanity, you are quite correct...
Here you make these lovely meals, and all he wants is (are?) hot dogs. Is that supposed to be some kind of a message about his feelings or lack thereof for xspup?
And guess what happens when the mid-life crisis is over? Guys then enter The Viagra Zone! And get REALLY interested in teenage girls! But I can be kind, I won't even mention back hair and general smelliness.