Do you have your own garden? Do you grow your own vegetables in summer?
Hate to say this about myself but I SUCK as a Gardner. If you hired me, you would fire me. I mean it is bad. Every couple years we attempt to do the Gardening thing. We do not have a Rototiller, so he spades this nice big oblongish square by hand, kids helping all the while. Then it never fails after I plant rows & rows of seeds, marking them & all -- I get Lazy, get tired of pulling weeds all the time, don't water it enough, then it is a huge EYE SORE in my yard.
Sure I can walk out there & FIND some lettuce among the tumultuous overgrown weeds, search for the cucumbers, tomatoes . I think the best thing out of it has always been the pumpkins -at least those were easy to find ! ha ha
MY Grandfather was a meticulous Gardener, he could grow anything -he practically LIVED in his garden, always knew where to find him. This is NOT my thing in life. And it surely shows, people have come to my house and asked from the window - "what is that over there?" - what could I say but chuckle & tell them the garden I planted then never got around to weeding!
I just got too much to do, mowing 3 acres of grass, weed wacking, Birthday parties, Bonfire parties, I just feel overwhelmed to have to weed & water a Garden on top of that. I like to put a seed down, and be done with it ! But that is not how it works.
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Originally Posted by greenpearl
Your children will miss your cooking when they grow up!
They will miss my Homemade pies, my oldest tells everyone "Noone makes 'em like my mom" I even make Lemon pie filling from squeezing the lemons, that is his favorite.
They also love my Spegehetti sauce-that cooks for hours, Chili, baked Hot wings, Creamed Chicken over Biscuits.
But I am still not crazy about cooking, rather be doing something else.
I do 90% of the cooking in our home. I enjoy it and love trying out new recipes. I have a family of picky eaters so it can be a challenge. The good news is I don't have to clean the kitchen afterwards! My wife never learned how to cook and has no interest in learning.
Speaking about Picky eaters & being a challenge - I got the biggest charge out of this. It relates to Cooking. Years ago, maybe 2nd grade(?), the teachers asked the students to write a day in the Life of their Mother . My oldest son wrote this below. I have this hanging on my dining room wall - it is still so true today-what he said about the cooking anyway. (Now days I am on TAM more than Ebay, probably saved me lots of $$).
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If I was walking in my mothers's moccasins, I would be annoyed by cooking. I would not get to do much. I would go on ebay alot.
I would be annoyed by cooking. First I would have to cook 3 meals a day. Second, Noone will eat my food sometimes so I have to cook again. Third, everyone eats at different times so I have to cook again.
I would not get to do alot. For instance, I would have to change the babys diaper, Next, I would have to spank the kids for being bad. Last, I would have to get the kids things alot.
I would go on Ebay alot. I would do this because I would not have to go get the item, At ebay also, the prices are usually lower. Last I could sell items I dont want.
Speaking about Picky eaters & being a challenge - I got the biggest charge out of this. It relates to Cooking. Years ago, maybe 2nd grade(?), the teachers asked the students to write a day in the Life of their Mother . My oldest son wrote this below. I have this hanging on my dining room wall - it is still so true today-what he said about the cooking anyway. (Now days I am on TAM more than Ebay, probably saved me lots of $$).
Hate to say this about myself but I SUCK as a Gardner. If you hired me, you would fire me. I mean it is bad. Every couple years we attempt to do the Gardening thing. We do not have a Rototiller, so he spades this nice big oblongish square by hand, kids helping all the while. Then it never fails after I plant rows & rows of seeds, marking them & all -- I get Lazy, get tired of pulling weeds all the time, don't water it enough, then it is a huge EYE SORE in my yard.
Sure I can walk out there & FIND some lettuce among the tumultuous overgrown weeds, search for the cucumbers, tomatoes . I think the best thing out of it has always been the pumpkins -at least those were easy to find ! ha ha
MY Grandfather was a meticulous Gardener, he could grow anything -he practically LIVED in his garden, always knew where to find him. This is NOT my thing in life. And it surely shows, people have come to my house and asked from the window - "what is that over there?" - what could I say but chuckle & tell them the garden I planted then never got around to weeding!
I just got too much to do, mowing 3 acres of grass, weed wacking, Birthday parties, Bonfire parties, I just feel overwhelmed to have to weed & water a Garden on top of that. I like to put a seed down, and be done with it ! But that is not how it works.
They will miss my Homemade pies, my oldest tells everyone "Noone makes 'em like my mom" I even make Lemon pie filling from squeezing the lemons, that is his favorite.
They also love my Spegehetti sauce-that cooks for hours, Chili, baked Hot wings, Creamed Chicken over Biscuits.
But I am still not crazy about cooking, rather be doing something else.
You make me lol imagining your husband and your boys work, and you and your weed garden!
I have never tried gardening, so I don't know about myself!
I wish I could have a piece of land when I am old. Need to be active when we are old! It is always a good feeling to know that my 80 year-old mom is still growing her own vegetables!
Children are funny, they like what they grew up with!
I miss my mom's cooking, I can only have it once in a few years, I really miss it! Actually now my sister has to do the cooking when we are at home!
i usually cook since in home with the kids....husband does cook, and makes awesome wind-dings, and he loves cake, so i will just buy a bunch of cake ingre. and let him work it out....he also makes great steaks...and i always tell him his hamburgers are better than mine, but i just hate making them..ha-ha.
we eat out few times, pizza dosent count..lol...i love making bbq chicken pizza, and i make awesome fried chicken....i also make dressing so good, when the kids see it in the bowl they cheer... i have cook books that cost around 50-60 dollars, but i dont even crack them open...
i used to make bread, but i like unthawing it and then baking it...i used to make cinnimon rolls, busicuts, oatmeal cookies...
I don't know any western cooking even though I have been together with my husband for about 8 years and been to Canada twice.
My husband wants to buy an oven so I will learn to cook western food, I can always find excuses to stop him from buying it! LOL
I find Chinese cooking much easier! Maybe I am used to it!
I don't cook complicated dishes anymore. I noticed I enjoy cooking much more and I am more motivated when I cook simple dishes.
I do ALL the cooking AND baking. but thats ok..he makes sure my oil is changed and my jeep has gas..good enough for me..a bit traditional but it works for us.
I laugh because my husband did ALL the cooking and baking throughout our marriage. He is a GREAT cook and on every holiday he cooks a wonderful meal with my daughter, who also likes to cook. My daughter also likes to bake. This past Easter Sunday he made a delicious pot roast and he makes the BEST gravy too! My mother was a good cook but NEVER made gravy so it's a real treat! My daughter made some awesome lemon meringue pies.
This past Christmas my kids spent with me alone. It was right after my husband left and we were in the middle of moving out of our house. For Christmas Eve, I bought my son two pepperoni strombolis from the local pizza shop and my daughter and I dined on fresh mozzarella cheese, roast peppers, tomatoes and bread with dipping oil. I boiled up a lobster too. That's how I like to cook and eat.
I did buy a precooked ham and my daughter and I made stuffing, sweet potatoes and carrot cake for Christmas dinner and that was painful enough. One thing I AM good at is grilling! I love to do BBQ and am meticulous and very fussy about how I grill my meat and fish. Isn't that usually a "guy thing?" yeah..well it gets worse...
What do I do instead of cook? I maintain and change the oil in our cars, including my Jeep! I wash them too! Yep, this past Easter Sunday where was I? Outside in the yard washing the winter crud off my Jeep and climbing underneath it spraying Rustoleum on the underbody covering up all the rust spots. At one point my husband came outside to talk to me in the backyard and found me lying on top of the engine of my Jeep cleaning out the crud that had gathered down near the oil pan and said "I really need to get a picture of this!"
It's always been like this..total role reversal. My husband hates turning a wrench with a passion! The one time he tried to fix a flat on our minivan it was hilarious and I just said "Let me do it" and he watched as I pulled the floor jack out of the garage and said "You actually LIKE doing this, don't you?"
The few times I did cook I made such a mess and used EVERY pot and pan in the house it took days to find the counters and the bottom of the sink! I positively hate cooking because I get so easily distracted. My kids STILL give me grief about the time I burned the Christmas cookies years ago! Heck, I burn water when i boil eggs. If it can't be nuked or eaten out of the container it comes in or wrapped up and taken home it doesn't get eaten by me.
Now that I live separately with my kids it's basically forage for yourself. I buy food that can be microwaved or put in the toaster oven or eaten from a container or made into a sandwich. We've lived here almost six months and have yet to use the oven! I can count on one hand how many times I've turned on the stove. My gas bill is basically my stove and it's been less than $10/month.
On the weekends I go into town and get take out or go out to eat. My kitchen is the size of a postage stamp and we have tray tables to eat from. There's no room for a table because we have the computers and elliptical in the dining room.
__________________ D DAY: Monday, April 1, 2013 And now it's your chance to move on
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Last edited by Freak On a Leash; 05-04-2011 at 09:42 PM.
I cook because I'm currently not working (job-wise, I'm a full-time student). When I get a job, he'll be cooking because I'll be coming home much later.
Re: Who cooks? 
My daughter made some awesome lemon meringue pies. 
I wash them too! Yep, this past Easter Sunday where was I? Outside in the yard washing the winter crud off my Jeep and climbing underneath it spraying Rustoleum on the underbody covering up all the rust spots. 
If it can't be nuked or eaten out of the container it comes in or wrapped up and taken home it doesn't get eaten by me. 
