Do you enjoy cooking?

[frankofile]

I only ask this, as sometimes I feel like a freak. I could not cook a thing until I left home, so am entirely self taught. But I get a real sense of satisfaction from producing a "cooked from scratch" meal. Tonight, after 10 hours on my feet, I cooked coq au vin with new potatoes and freshley dug carrots. I am Definatly not looking for any sort of medal, I do it cos I genuinlly enjoy it, but why do my colleagues treat me as a freak, as they buy their fish and chips? Also I seemed to be the only one at work who was shocked by a colleague who announced that her 6 month old grand daughter "loved a Mars bar", Did this 6 month old ask for a Mars bar?

[puddicat]

well done!!

[cazzz1975]

I do not enjoy cooking but I do it out of necessity

[puddicat]

love it like to sex!!!

[Rossetta]

frank - You can't beat home made! You grow your own veg? Brilliant! Something I've thought of doing ,but haven't as yet. Can you set another place for me? lol!

[lajohn]

i'm very good at boiling water and making hot chocolate.

[funnygirl]

I enjoy cooking, but only for people that aren't fussy and picky!!

I love people with good appetites and are willing to try things.

[~max~]

Yuk..Imagine all that processed sugar..Deffo not appropriate for a baby!
I left home for Uni at 17, so basically had to start cooking. Thankfully, my mum is a great cook, and I got to watch her. I'm reasonably good in the kitchen, however I only ever make a *real* effort if I have guests. Cooking for one isn't very gratifying! lol
Although it might help that I'm French. Must be in the genes....*cough cough* ;O)

[Jugglering]

You are no freak frankofile - well done on teaching yourself to cook - it is something that every youngster should be able to do !

I had to learn the hard way as well (and I'm a veggie, so I had to understand a bit more about protein, minerals and vitamins etc) but I now am confident enough to host 12 person dinner parties with three courses - so long as I can find enough dining chairs for them all !

One of my colleagues told me - in all sincerity - that if anything happened to his wife, he would have to get married again straight away, simply because he had no idea what to do in the kitchen. I found that rather sad.

[Eve]

I love cooking and learnt off my mum at a very early age.

Wish I had more time and energy to do more.

[~max~]

Most of it is common sense, really. I don't understand how someone would not be able to cook eggs, for example.

My best mate lives on cereal and coffee. I keep inviting him over, just so I know he's getting at least some good/nutritional stuff into him! lol

[terambulan]

Good cooks love people to appreciate their gourmet delights.......I am willing? Awaiting the invite.

Your meal sounds gorgeous......I hope you included the wine in the dish .

[~max~]

Oh..and let me a have a wee rant there!

People who say "I can't cook pasta, it's always soggy and overcooked".

WELL BLOODY WATCH IT THEN!!!

Rant over. lol :O)

[Lakitu]

I'm like you, I didn't cook a thing even for a long time after I left the family home, but I got into it about 3 years ago and I love it. I find it therapeutic and satisfying too.

I'm very much in a minority in my circle of friends (funnily enough, I'm never short of an offer for them to sample it!) and colleagues too.

I don't like ready meals at all. It's cheaper and more nutritious to do it myself.

Well done you :o)

[kn0bbyn0nuts]

Yea frankie I love cooking and creating I just throw meals together with any thing that I have got and it always comes out tasting brill I think I just have the knack for it to be a good cook you do not need recipies you just cook from the heart.

I think you know what I mean and I make the meanest sheppards poo in the west and lasange as well and as for me chips well they are to die for.
A good cook always cooks from the heart and that way it will always come out perfect.

And you should taste my yorkie puds and roast tatties they are the best

[Lakitu]

Err, I think you'll find that my roaters are better, knobbs ;o)

[frankofile]

Juggerling, your reply really rang home. 6 years ago I divorced my husband. At one point he got down on one knee and I hoped for something romantic. He actually sais " will you teach me to cook before you go" The answer was a big NO. Though I generously did buy him a Delia \Smith!!!

[Jugglering]

No.... I make the best ones... lol

fisticuffs at dawn...

[~Wingnut~]

I used to enjoy cooking and it is my job but now when I get home it is the last thing I want to do. I think maybe because now my job entails paperwork more than it does actually cooking the enjoyment has all gone and stress has taken it's place. It's a shame cos I am a bloody good cook too.

[frankofile]

Rossetta, please try and grow your own. This my second year of growing spuds. Our local garden centre had a potatoe week and I went along to ask "wot spuds will taste like the ones I remember my granny growing, The guy said Homegaurd. Easy to remember if you think of dads Army. Anyway, they are gorgeos, and I am over dosing every night. Was told you can't grow carrots unless you got fine soil. so this year I tried little golf ball shaped carrots, Not a lot of them, but the flavour is fantastic!

[frankofile]

Knobby you will have to give me a lesson on Yorkshire pudding. I love it , but I'm Irish so I don't have the Yorkshire pudding gene,so only you can teach me