Does your mood influence your cooking?

Sure! It affects my cooking. Most times when I feel lousy I can't muster up the energy to cook or just end up burning stuff. I love cooking for my family and myself. Mostly for my family. I've been told that my cooking is good. Mostly that's cause I'm always in a good mood when I cook. (p.s. This discussion hit page one, number one spot for MyLot top discussions at 2:51 pm EST today. I noticed it, when I logged in! Kudos to you! That means people are taking notice of your discussions.)

Yes, it sure does. If I'm not in the mood, I will usually cook something really simple and of course the taste of the food is not good too.

That sounds wonderful! I will have to try that. Why is this under mature content? I was answering posting about my spouse being gay, then I see yummy chicken recipes!?

I think it does, because I'll cook something I usually make -- my best dishes, that everyone says is tasteeeee...and if I feel horrible it sucks or is JUST eat-able. But if I feel awesome it's much better and yummy, and I'm more apt to try new recipes since I don't like repeating myself and I like to be creative with food.

I really think that is very true. I do cook better when I am in the mood to cook and happy. Did you ever see the movie "Chocolate"? It talks about that.

People should only cook when they are in a good mood. People who are perpetually irritated or in a foul mood should not cook because they would be serving negative emotions with their food, it would be evident in the lack of appetite of those they serve. Cook with a happy mood and the appetites of those you cook for would also be good.

Idonot cook food, my wife does. But I can answer your topic. I think yes. The mood is important to do any work with interest and enthusiasm. The outcome will be good if it is done in a good mood.

This is awesome and I think I will have to try it. When I am in a good mood, I can spend hours cooking a meal to please my family or some company. When I am tired or don't feel well, I tend to throw stuff together in a casserole fashion in one dish or skillet. Still, I am very particular about flavors that blend or don't blend and also about cooking a healthy balanced meal, so my casseroles are generally yummy and healthy as well as quick and easy to clean up.

Yes! My mood most certainly influences my choice of dishes. When I am feeling blue or slightly sick, I will most always throw some chicken stock and rice into the crock pot and make chicken and rice soup. If I am feeling adventurous I will try a new recipe that is a bit harder or has some new ingredient that I have never eaten. If I am angry I won't cook at all but go out to eat! Ha!

Wow, that sounds like a very nice recipe! The citrus juices will definitely soften the chicken somewhat. And the mixture of flavors will be really nice! Must try that some time when I can. Interesting dish you got there. I guess when you are in a good mood, you tend to be able to concentrate on what you are cooking when you are standing over the stove. But when you are not in a good mood, your mind is usually preoccupied with something. Without that concentration, it is easy to miss out on the details that makes a good dish while cooking. For example, lowering the fire at the right time, or adding additional salt and spices thinking that you did not do it earlier... stuff like that.

Well, let me put it this way. I cook when I am in extremely good mood. Otherwise I don't cook at all. How does that sound? I guess I am more "creative" when I am in a good mood. But when I am in a bad mood, then I think everything tastes the same! *laughs*

When I am down I tend not to cook. Yesterday was a good day and I canned apricots and peaches. I got 5 quarts of peaches and 10 quarts of apricots. It was an all day job but I got it done and then barbecued hamburgers. YUM.

hmmmm, yeah sometimes...if im in the mood to cook i just put an additional toppings or ingredients to the food im cooking.,and make an arrangement when serving it.,Ü loved to cook! & eat too! Ü

Almost every meal I eat is because of the mood I am in. In the morning I look in the freezer and see what strikes me as looking good. So that depends on my mood as to what I think looks good to eat. Especially if it is fish or liver, I have to be in the mood to eat those. Sometimes I don't know what to take out of the freezer because nothing looks good, so I don't take anything out. Then when I am finished working I will stop on my way home and look at the meats in the store and see what strikes me then as looking good to eat. Sometimes my mood may be different in the morning than at dinner time so when I know I have taken something out for supper and don;t want it anymore by then, again I will stop at the store on my way home and buy something else. So yes, my mood is very influential to what I eat for dinner.

oh definitely... when i am not in a mood to cook, my cooking won't taste as nice as when i am in a good mood... and when i am in a good mood, i tend to put more ingredients inside the food as i am more enthusiastic... so mood is really important in deciding what meal i will cook... take care and have a nice day...

Oh yes, definitely! My mood also influences my shopping! When I am feeling happy I get more inspired for cooking, baking and buying things in the supermarket!

Not really, it doesn't. I don't like to cook much so I usually have a sandwich and fruit if there's nothing to eat. My mood affects the food I eat though. When I'm depressed I usually want soup. Then if I'm happy it's all the delicious and fattening foods to reward myself.

My mood definitely affects my cooking! I don't really like cooking, so if I'm in a bad mood I won't bother at all. In fact, if I'm in a really foul mood, I'll get my son to phone for pizza! Hahahaha! If I feel cold and miserable I make something warm and comforting like a big pie with home-made pastry, or a curry.

Hie gmakesmoney, yes, definitely and I find that not only I tend to cook the amount more than I usually do , I will cook my favorite dishes and share with my friends Yours certainly looks delicious....yummmyyy And if I am in a bad mood, I usually prefer not to cook as I know the food won't turn out right and I won't have much appetite either. If my mum starts to make a lot of noises in the kitchen while she is preparing to cook, all of us will know she's in a foul mood and not much of luck for a good dinner that daySo my dad will always stay out of her way while she's in the kitchen. Cheers and happy posting!

ya it does..when u cook with a bad mood it carries those negative vibes in the food as well...and like wise whn u cook with a gud mood...it taste much better..it has a positive effect on ppl eating it.