Can you cook? Do you feel you should be able to?

justsomebloke

apparently I'm not half bad at making scrambled eggs. Other then that I'm actually not tha bad a cook I can get through.

As for women that can't cook nah it doesn't put me once they make up for it in other ways

PurpleBerry

I can cook some things. If it involves eggs then I'm yer woman. Omelette, French Toast, fried eggs, pancakes. My speciality. I know, it's not a lot to brag about.

lostinnappies

Everyone should be able to cook the basics, men wemon teens and eve tweenies. I mean what happens when a teenager moves out and moves on with thier lives ... seriously its the basic necessities which allow us as humans to survive. It should be one of the most important things you teach any child is how to have a healthy and safe meal. Im already teaching my 3 year old, he can (completly on his own) make toast, a chees and ham sandwitch, make fruit salad and knows that raw meat will give him a sick tummy. By the time he is 10 i expect him to be able to cook a meal for everyone once a week.

Nevyn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqqO_KvqLAY

Yes everyone should be able to cook, I am teaching my kids, gave on on their father being able to to more then sandwiches and things chucked in the deep fat fryer years ago.

Yes there are more guys who like to cook and are more then happy to take on that role but for the most part it still falls to the women in the house and a lot of young women don't want to learn how to cook or be domesticated and trapped into cooking as a default.

Trinity1 you can get fresh meat and freeze it youself to use as you need, that tends to be what I do and cooking like everything else just takes practice and confidence.

Curlypinkie

manukahoney wrote: »

can cook but am lazy.

Its a lot of work when you live alone and a lot of the time I cant be arsed with all the hassle.

I'd cook for somebody no bother though, and will admit to owning, and using a few cookbooks!!!

Actually find it quite satisfying cooking for a man and seeing them clear the plate..... it must be my old fashioned man serving gene kicking in!!

OMG it's like reading what I would have written myself:eek:

Also, I was told by my parents i couldn't cook while I was living at home so was never allowed to. In fairness it was after a lamb mince-banana stew debacle, but now I can say I can whip any intricate dish up. As long as I have a recipe. Sometimes, however I don't really need that either. I'm actually a great cook. But lazy

Ginny

Well I'm no Nigella, but I'll never starve to death, tbh I actually can't wait till I have my kitchen back to myself.
I do have a problem with mammified men though, after meeting men who could mess up the simplest of meals I will not be going down that road again...:D

quinevere

i love cooking i'm always looking for receipes

however in my last relationship i cooked all the time, and resented at the end because it felt like i had rather than i wanted to but now i dont cook no point in cooking for one person

Zzippy

I love cooking. Live alone and sometimes have too many plans to get time to cook properly, but you can easily knock together something tasty and nutritious in 10/15 mins. Much more fun cooking for two, or for friends though. An empty plate is a great compliment!

Wouldn't bother me if a girlfriend couldn't cook - I've had a few - long as she didn't mind washing the dishes!

DenMan

I really enjoy cooking. Dabbled a little bit when I was younger and just kept it up. It's very therapeutic. It does take time of course and the more you do it, the better you become. Here is a link I found a while back and it really helps people who want to develop their culinary skills.

www.videojug.com

Go to the Food and Drink section and hopefully you can find a few dishes to dazzle your friends and family with. (Just don't tell them about it!!!)

Zaph

If you mention your George Foreman you're barred from here!

Trinity

Zaph wrote: »

If you mention your George Foreman you're barred from here!

Nope, dont own one. Food is not food without grease

There is very little i like. I like chicken. I like sausages. I like chips and i love eggs. I love garlic sauce too. Doesnt go much further than that. It makes it very difficult to eat healthy or even vary my diet. Thats why i dont bother cooking anything other than the basics. I do veg and potatoes etc for the kids. Son doesnt eat meat either bar burgers!

Thats about it. Dont like fancy food, wine or liquer. I dont like eating out really as there is very little i like.

I'm the cheapest date i know. Abrakebabra or Eddie Rockets and i'm swept off my feet

Zzippy

Zaph wrote: »

If you mention your George Foreman you're barred from here!

Is this BGRH or summat?

I was given one of those, its handy for some things - and you can cook a mean steak on it. 2 minutes on 1/2 heat - the perfect medium-rare steak mmmm!

Piste

I can cook and I feel I should, not because I'm a girl, but because I'm an independent person and don't want to be relying totally on others for a basic human need.

If I was living with someone I wouldn't mind cooking for them, making a meal for two is hardly any more effort than for one, but they'd have to eat the same things as me, no way would I make two separate meals!

Trinity

Piste wrote: »

I can cook and I feel I should, not because I'm a girl, but because I'm an independent person and don't want to be relying totally on others for a basic human need.

If I was living with someone I wouldn't mind cooking for them, making a meal for two is hardly any more effort than for one, but they'd have to eat the same things as me, no way would I make two separate meals!

Ah therein lies my problem and subsequent laziness. Having a baby and an 8 yr old and an OH that doestn get in til 7.30 most nights and doesnt eat waht we eat, means i have to cook several times a day and may not finish cooking til 8pm having started with breakfast at 8am.

This is why its easier to stick something in the oven/microwave for him and to live on sandwiches myself

Karen_*

I can cook and I should be able to but its so much handier to let mammy do it for me. I'm actually the better cook but its so much nicer when handed to you:D

Rozabeez

I can cook, and of course I feel I should be able to, how else am I supposed to "fend for myself" eventually? If I ended up living with an OH that couldn't cook, I'd buy him a simple cook-book and make him learn. Not a chance am I becoming someone's mother...

OP: I suggest reading instructions first, particularly with poultry, don't want a dose of food poisoning.

Fletch123

I cook, enjoy cooking and think that everyone is able to, it just requires a bit of practice!

My OH and I take turns cooking which is nice, means it isn't the same old for dinner every night, you get a suprise every second night instead!

OP: You seem to be a picky eater but you can always find things to eat if oyu just give it a go. Like getting fresh chicken and marinading it in lemon and garlic and grilling it- easy peasy and yummy! You could get some ciabatta and make a sandwich out of it. And give some to the kids and hubby! I'm getting carried away with this menu planning...

akamossy

I am a useless cook but i do love to cook. I try my best anyway haha

Fletch123

That's the fun of it mossy!

Did anyone ever make up their own recipes when they were little (with disastous results)? We used to mix together all sorts of weird things (cinnamon, salt, chilli etc) into a batter, cook it, ice it, and then put it in the fridge in order to trick my cousins when coming in drunk from niteclub. Never seemed to work And it looked delicious!

rainbow kirby

QuickJel, crushed digestive biscuits, hundreds and thousands and vanilla icecream. What can I say - I was 6 years old!

Solarball10

My OH was the actually the one who taught me how to cook
Before I met him,my dinners used to consist of sandwiches and heads of broccoli (about the only thing I knew how to cook)
But now I can do roasts, pasta, sweet 'n' sour, loads of stuff and I have him to thank for it!
I did attempt to make a chocolate cake for his birthday before, but it was..ahem...less than tasty...oh well, it's the effort that counts!

He's a brill cook though - love his stuffed courgettes!