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I had to laugh when I read this because, like you, I HATE to cook! And perhaps because I've been cooking angry for so many years that's why I do it so badly. But what's interesting is that I have apparently raised a chef in the process! My daughter (20) is a total foodie who is currently doing a double major in culinary arts and biology. Who knew? All I know is we all breathe a sigh of relief when she is home from college and takes over my kitchen!
Oh maybe I'll raise one up, that would sure be nice. My grandmother cooked with love. My mom did not. I couldn't taste the difference. LOL Which is probably how my kids feel, so why bother?
We're foodies at our house. My hubby cooks, and both of my grown sons cook in their own homes. (Lately, it's been rather amusing - one of them will call as I'm cooking, and they're making the same thing!) I enjoy cooking, as long as we have food in the pantry/fridge/freezer. It's less appealing to cook when you're trying to stretch meals.
Every meal is different for us because - except when I'm baking, I hardly measure any ingredients. So even if I make spaghetti often, it always tastes different. :-)
Cooking is therapy for me. I loved the comment about not being angry - not sure I've ever tasted anger in anyone's food, unless spicy counts - but I sure have tasted love!
Not my fave thing either. But I love to eat and I love my family, therefore, I have become a decent cook. And I think I'm okay with being decent. (And eating the popcorn my husband made while watching Top Chef).
Stacie, I would say I'm decent. But I don't enjoy it. Maybe if my kids had more varied tastes? But that's probably my fault too. LOL
Tracy, that is so fun that your family shares the joy. That has to make it easier.
I think my kids should taste the love in the fact that I do it even though I hate it. : )
I didn't like to cook didn't think I could cook, even told DH, I couldn't cook before we got married . in fact the first 2 years we were married , we lived on TV dinners. but then 15 years in to be~in together, and WE got a stove, and watching the cooking shows, I stated cooking , and I like to cook. and bake :)
I love to cook and bake. I enjoy seeing how things come together and the wonderful tastes. I try new things all the time. I grew up in a house where we enjoyed cooking and the results. My dad actually taught my mom how to cook when they got married and later she became a very good cook. And everyone loved her baked goods.
What I hate is the clean-up that is the result of cooking and baking.
Cleaning up is the downside of cooking :(
Before I got married, one of my biggest "fears" was coming up with meals to serve for the years to come. Here I am 19 years later and I'm still disorganized. If I ever win a lot of money, I may consider hiring a maid and cook.
Well i started cooking at 11 or 12(i'm 21) simply because it looked fun (and totally is). i dont like eating what i make (except my homemade pizza), but everyone else seems to enjoy it (especially that one particular recipe). i cook mostly mexican (my background) and you never ever use measuring spoons, its by feel. if you feel like you put enough then it is is but if your insecure then its not. its how my mom and one of my elder sisters taught me. theres a saying in spanish that says; 'si lo haces de corazon, hay que rico sabor!' translation; 'if you do it with love, oh how great it tastes!' (i'm translating loosely, sounds better in spanish)
I had to laugh at this. I detest cooking. I am terrible at it. I never really thought about it as I cooked when my kids were little - the mac and cheese thing, hot dogs, pizza and such. Now I learn from the kids that some of my cooking choices were a little strange. LOL Yet, my husband, my daughter, and my son enjoy cooking and do it well. I guess it was a matter of survival? I think also seeing how picky I am and how much trouble it is to feed me, esp now with diabetes, that they figured they'd better step up and find some food! My mother cooked with love as did my grandmother and my sister also is a good cook.
I'm with you Kristin. Absolutely hate to cook! It makes me so mad I cry sometimes. So I've practiced praying and thanking God while I cook. Helps a little bit, but not much. Also if it's really bad I turn on my Christmas music, because nothing saves a bad moment like some happy Christmas music.
just think what it was like back when , you had a cook on a
woodcook stove , where ya had to cut your own wood to built a fire to cook supper, and in this kind of heat!
( but I much say the food taste good that can from that woodcook stove! :)
Barb, we're soul sisters and Brittaney I like your idea, though I am not sure I could get there during the cooking. And you know, I don't know how I came from my family jel, my great grandmother came across the plains in a covered wagon with ten kids and baked biscuits on the way. If that were me, we'd still be wherever we came from. LOL
I love to cook. I've been moving all this week and today is my birthday, haven't been able to cook so we've been eating out a lot. Tonight it's just my husband and me and I think we're going out again. I kinda wish I had some steaks to throw on the grill and some fresh garden veggies to saute up with maybe some of my oven baked fries. Cooking relaxes me.
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