Have I mentioned recently how much I hate to cook? I’ve written a similar post to this but feel you need reminded how much I hate to cook. It’s rather ironic because…..
A. My father owned an Italian restaurant growing up. At one point, 3 of them. He cooked like a boss. Well, he was the boss so I guess he had to??
B. My 1 sister graduated with a bachelors degree in food and beverage while my other sister works as a chef.
C. My new job is a Food Buyer! Yes! I buy food! I now work for a wonderful company that supplies food to hundreds of restaurants spanning several states.
D. My mother in law is a cooking savant. The woman kills it in the kitchen. Sure, the basis of every recipe is sour cream, cream cheese, heavy creme or a combination of all of this but you know, there is a heart attack niche out there.
So yeah, I don’t like cooking for the following reasons:
A. I do not have a finished product. I can’t put a casserole on the mantle to display for the next 6 weeks. If I were a hoarder, yes. Normal person, no.
B. I can follow the recipe to a T and it comes out tasting like ass. If I were to stray from the recipe it would taste like ass. Obviously I cannot win.
C. My sons being the children that they are will be honest with you and tell you how much they loath the risotto you just spent roughly an hour on. They then demand a lunchable.
D. This leads me to my next issue: you spend 30 minutes to a half hour in the kitchen for about a 15 minute meal. This isn’t Europe or Little House on the Prairie. We aren’t going to sit down for the next hour and talk about feelings. Quiet frankly, I don’t want to shoot the shit for a solid hour. I got things to do…..like blogging.
E. I make what I feel appropriate sized portions. My husband feels Chinese Buffet portions are the norm and to be expected. He looks at the chicken cutlets I’ve prepared as if it’s a baby and kitten hugging each other, pronounces it’s adorable then asks what the main course will be.
Do you love to cook? If so, and I ask with the utmost sincerity, why?
The best thing about being on a diet is I don’t have to cook. When I had a family at home, I cooked every day. Now it is a frozen dinner or eat out.
Pretty sweet friend! I’ve tried dieting but I get too hangry!!
I really have to. Have lost 20 lbs and have 20 to go. I don’t get hungry, but the cravings for sweets and things I can’t have get pretty bad.
I love to cook! I’m not sure if I can give you a reason why though…I love food and I love to eat good tasting food so I guess that’s why I love to cook? Although I haven’t ever had to cook for picky eaters – I’m sure that takes the fun out of things.
I love to eat…my God I love to eat. I just want someone to cook the food I love to eat. Do you know of Blue Apron? Boys and I looked into it but its like salmon, pineapple tacos recipe and were like HELL TO THE NO!
I’ve never heard of Blue Apron lol. But I will come to your house and cook for you 🙂 I will even do the dishes! As long as you do the grocery shopping because I HATE going grocery shopping.