Dreamer or Demon in the kitchen?
By shelagh77
@shelagh77 (3643)
July 4, 2007 7:43am CST
I am a fair cook and have settled into my own style. I have noticed that when I am left alone I make far better and tastier dishes than when I am rushed off my feet trying to do a dozen things at once, so I tend to pootle along now in my own little world.
My partner, on the other hand, used to help out in a fast food shop owned by his parents. His food is delicious too but he would put Gordon Ramsey in the shade and probably knows even more ways to curse a cod too!
So are you like me, a dreamer happy to pootle and relax while the cooking is going on, or do you send everyone into hiding until the meal is safely on the plates?
6 responses
@meljessxena (2315)
• Australia
5 Jul 07
i like to just potty along at my own pace, and be happy and relaxed, i hate being rushed off my feet and usually i am when my partner or someone else is in the kitchen since they want things to be done their way or at their time etc.
i dont have to send people into hiding until meal is ready as im usually the only one home when its cooking time.
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@shelagh77 (3643)
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1 Dec 07
It is certainly an advantage to be home alone when cooking, I have to agree. I enjoy cooking but I do like to be able to amble along. Today my partner is out all day and he particularly likes trifle, so I am going to make that as a surprise for when he gets home.
The horror always manages to steal some of the set jelly before I can put the custard over the top, so the trifle goes all lop sided, but this time, I shall have the perfect item!
@meljessxena (2315)
• Australia
2 Dec 07
good luck with it, i bet it turns out yum. my partner favourite is trifle as well
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
5 Jul 07
LOL my group tend to go hgide so they dont uhave to do any thing like to ay the guys hid and took naps and daughter and I set out in the 115 degree heat to on my part start the grills on hers to bar b q the ribs . We do this every time we grill out they fellers act like they dont know who to start a grill and I dont think they do for I end up having to do it lol. Other times I do the cooking they go away and when daughter cooks I set in front room or somewhere so we do al our own thing when cooking time comes around
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@shelagh77 (3643)
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1 Dec 07
Yup, sometimes the menfolk do that. The Dust Bunnies, as I call my Partner's friends and family, mainly male, get under my feet, ask for cups of tea whilst I am trying to prepare food and are generally a nuisance. We hope to move house and I am going to have a kitchen which is big enough to have a kettle far away from me and when I am busy they will be able to make their own, aren't I sweet lol.
@rainbow (6761)
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4 Jul 07
I like to cook simple things, rice, pasta, sauces, things that hang out in the oven and then go straight on the plate, the less effort the better really, unless I'm in the right mood.
I love to make my own bread and will pootle making nice things but cooking tea tends to bore me. If I'm in the mood to cook I'm quite relaxed nd let my boys help.
On a Saturday night we used to cook together but Shrek has discovered that the take away will deliver, he can do a can of soup all by himself.
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@shelagh77 (3643)
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1 Dec 07
I am very safety conscious in the kitchen, but I do think that when young children are allowed to help with cooking the learn that cooking can be fun and they will be more inclined to cook when they are older. I also remember that when my Mother had had enough of my "help" she used to shove me outside to sit on the back doorstep and shell peas lololol.
@shelagh77 (3643)
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1 Dec 07
I get a lot of pain too, and we have a stool in the kitchen, a high stool, which I can perch on whilst I am cooking. We are also investing in special pan guards so that I can not pull or knock full pans off the stove.
I try to keep a good store cupboard and over here in the UK we have supermarkets which sell frozen food which is already prepared and only needs to be put into the microwave to heat through. When I am really ill I just arrange some bits and pieces of this ready prepared food and serve that up.
I make really big salads in the summer, and I can sit down to do those, and I love making huge stews in the winter. No wonder I am so fat lol
@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
4 Jul 07
I am more like your partner. I am so busy with just getting finished working and getting ready to go to the kids sporting events, that I am a maniac in the kitchen. I rush around to get everything ready so we have time to breath once done eating before going on to the next task. My kids know that when I am getting dinner ready, they better stay clear or I turn into a demon!
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@shelagh77 (3643)
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1 Dec 07
Oh wow! I bet it is manic when you are cooking. If the kids know to run away, you must be very formidable lol. I have to admit though that my heart sinks when my partner starts to cook, as I know he will shortly be in an extremely bad mood!
@shelagh77 (3643)
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1 Dec 07
Yup, that can be the case. My partner is actually very good at being fast and not making mistakes.
Unfortunately he is also very good at making lots and lots of washing up - naturally "chefs" do not wash up!
