This will work but you must be very careful. Buy a large cheap frozen cheese pizza. Sprinkle liberaly with garlic powder. heat the oven to 500. Place pizza in oven. Wait. Wait longer. Keep waiting. Once the pizza begins to smoke opent he oven and run your fan. Caution. Do not let the pizza ignite. You want a nice smolder with lots of smoke. Let the pizza cool and place in an open steel trash can inside. When she get s home and says, "Wow, what did you burn"? Hang your head and say, Honey I guess I am just a lousy cook. I missed you so much I resorted to forzen pizza and even screwed that up. SHow her the burnt pizza. Hang head lower. Let lower lip quiver. Results: She feels really bad leaving you alone because you obviously cant even cook frozen pizza she cooks you a really nice dinner. Distraction, self humiliation, guilt.