Love to cook? To whom do you cook for?
By mycharm88
@mycharm88 (2288)
Philippines
July 26, 2008 12:07am CST
Good day everyone c",)
Ahhh... i just have to post this one, just finished eating my favorite dish. I love to cook, i enjoy cooking so much, maybe i got this from my father. I could not say i'm a pro but i use to cook for my family and friends.
I said i use to because now i don't have the chance to. My uncle (my mom's brother) came to visit us and i guess he will stay for a longer period at the house since he has nowhere to go. He's from Manila, a long long way from where we are now.. We are his family here, We are all glad to have him in the house because he is a good man and we loved him specially his recipes. That's right, he is a chef... He and my brother are planning to open a food business here, with him as the chef.. With him in the house, he does all the cooking, from heavy meals to snacks(breads and cakes), salads and just about anything... Everyday is a surprise for us.lol too bad for me i want to loose weight but just couldn't resist eating...i guess i'll be gaing weight again with his delicious recipes at home. Oh well, i guess i have to control myself or else, i'll grow bigger
HOw about you guys, do you love to cook? If yes to whom do you cook for? or is there anyone who cooks for you like my uncle here?Take care everyone and have a nice day ahead 
HOw about you guys, do you love to cook? If yes to whom do you cook for? or is there anyone who cooks for you like my uncle here?Take care everyone and have a nice day ahead 7 people like this
28 responses
@brimia (6581)
• United States
26 Jul 08
That sounds wonderful. I do all the cooking for my family. I cook almost every day. Some days I enjoy it but some days I'm tired and don't feel like cooking. I like to make healthy and delicious meals...lots of veggies, beans, whole grains, soups and salads..
@mycharm88 (2288)
• Philippines
29 Jul 08
Wow! that's just so nice because you prepare only healthy food for your family...
Thanks for sharing that dear c",)
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@mialei23 (2385)
• Philippines
26 Jul 08
I loved to cook mycharm88, I cook for our family..I love cooking chicken adobo and pasta for everybody. I learned how to cooked when I was in grade school. Some times my aunt is the one cook for us, I like the way she cooked veggies. Yummy!
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@mycharm88 (2288)
• Philippines
29 Jul 08
That's nice of you to cook for your family, glad that we're the same but i like it better when my uncle cooks for us because he is the expert...and i got to learn from him. Hmmm i like pasta and chicken adobo too.
thanks for sharing dear and tc
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@abbey19 (3106)
• Gold Coast, Australia
26 Jul 08
Well, now that you have a chef in the house, you can learn some tips for your own cooking - and who better to learn from?
But with all the delicious recipes your uncle is cooking for you, you will have to do more exercise to combat the weight gain, lol!
I too, love to cook but now my kids have all left home there is only my hubby and myself to cook for. I often cook extra large portions so that I can take some to my sons for their families, and they love it when I do that!
@mycharm88 (2288)
• Philippines
29 Jul 08
Oh dear abbey,yup i'm trying to learn from the expert c",) and you are one sweet mom and wife. My mom does that sometimes with my sister who's married and to some of my relatives, sometimes even neighbors. And yeah, i better get myself more exercise.LOL!thanks for sharing dear, take care always
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@grecychunny26 (9483)
• Philippines
26 Jul 08
I can cook but for a meal only, like sinigang or adobo or fried fish or beef. I am not that good. I envy you for having a chef in the house. Your house must be converted to A class restaurant now haha. Hey i did not have a chance to greet you on your Birthday last July 15, or if I am wrong correct me please. If I am right, you are same birthday with my favorite basketball player Chris Tiu. Belated Happy Birthday. I am having a hard time on Mylot way back , actually until now because they change their setting so i don't have the chance to greet you. And another, if you are 28 now, then we are of the same age, I will be turning 28 on September. Miss you friend.
@lynboobsy11 (11343)
• Philippines
26 Jul 08
Yes I love too.... as a matter of fact I already have a summer courses in cooking and I really learned a lot. Beside I really want to explore recipe of different country, I have plans in having a little restaurant business so that I can earn more with my talents in cooking. I love to cook to give happiness to my family.
@mycharm88 (2288)
• Philippines
29 Jul 08
That's cool!! I wanted to enroll cooking lessons too but now my uncle is here, he is teaching me how to's and don'ts and more tips in cooking. Good luck on your plans dear. God bless and tc always
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@agihcam (1914)
• Philippines
26 Jul 08
I love to cook but not for me because I can eat whatever the food is as long as it is still safe to eat. I do cook for my kids and wife, especially in the morning I am the one preparing for their breakfast, quite tough because I need to wake at 4 AM just to prepare the breakfast and wake them up at 5AM to eat breakfast. But I did not take breakfast at home.
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@mycharm88 (2288)
• Philippines
29 Jul 08
Wow!! you are a loving husband dear... your family must be so proud they have someone who is as caring as you are. It's my mom who does that every morning. It's rare that the husband is the one taking care of his family and wake them up to eat. Thanks for sharing that here and tc always..
Best of luck to you and your family c",)2 people like this
@agihcam (1914)
• Philippines
29 Jul 08
Yeah. This was started when my wife suffer a big problems during our first baby, she got pre-eclampsia which caused her a high blood when she have lack of sleep. That is why I promised to myself that I will take all the work in the morning in order for her to have enough rest. Though she is fine for a long time, I love this work already so I continue this routine everyday.
All the best,Agihcam
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@mycharm88 (2288)
• Philippines
29 Jul 08
I'm sorry to hear baout your wife's condition, I hope and pray that she'll completely recover...I would still say that she's so lucky to have you. Give her hug for me dear c",)
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@trixyteddy (1070)
• India
27 Jul 08
Cooking..... that's the last thing I want to think of. Eating, of course, yes. I do cook, because I have to, for my sons especially.... I'll happily wash up after everyone, clean and scrub the house, and all the other jobs. But cooking, oh no... most of the time, my mom and sister do the cooking (they love doing so), and I do all the other jobs for them.... makes things easier.
@elisa812 (3026)
• United States
29 Jul 08
I do love to cook! I mostly just cook for my husband. We haven't been married for long, so we don't have a family yet to cook for. I like trying to impress him with my cooking, hehe! We don't have any actual chefs in our family, but my mom and sister are both good at cooking, and I like to think that I'm pretty good at it, too. My husband doesn't do too much cooking, but sometimes he does make meals for me, which is always nice.
We don't have any actual chefs in our family, but my mom and sister are both good at cooking, and I like to think that I'm pretty good at it, too. My husband doesn't do too much cooking, but sometimes he does make meals for me, which is always nice. 2 people like this
@Zelmarq (12607)
• Cebu City, Philippines
26 Jul 08
I love to cook but im not that confident when it comes to cooking but what I love more is EATING! Yes, you heard it right, its the best thing that was ever invented and I thank the people who were the ones responsible for makig it possible to cook and all the cooiking wares and the recipes they created.LOL
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@mycharm88 (2288)
• Philippines
29 Jul 08
Whoa!lol thanks for the honesty dear friend. I love eating too that is why it's hard for me to control my cravings specially with my uncle around,food he prepared are always special... So, see what i mean?lol
Thanks for sharing dear tc always
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@grecychunny26 (9483)
• Philippines
26 Jul 08
I can cook but for a meal only, like sinigang or adobo or fried fish or beef. I am not that good. I envy you for having a chef in the house. Your house must be converted to A class restaurant now haha. Hey i did not have a chance to greet you on your Birthday last July 15, or if I am wrong correct me please. If I am right, you are same birthday with my favorite basketball player Chris Tiu. Belated Happy Birthday. I am having a hard time on Mylot way back , actually until now because they change their setting so i don't have the chance to greet you. And another, if you are 28 now, then we are of the same age, I will be turning 28 on September. Miss you friend.
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@mycharm88 (2288)
• Philippines
29 Jul 08
Oh no don't say that dear, i'm nt that good either. But we're just lucky to have my uncle around. He just love to cook for us and i learned a lot from him. How i wish i could be as good as he is. Thanks dear, you said it right that my birthday is last 15th but i am now 29. You're a year younger than me.lol!How are you feeling right now dear? Missed you too c",)
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
28 Jul 08
I cook for my husband and me. We both love to cook, but not when it gets to be really, really hot out. Like during the summer right now, it's very hot. Take care.
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@clowdine (1402)
• Philippines
26 Jul 08
I also love to cook. But since only me and my husband are in this house, cooking does not overwork me. I only have to cook a little portion of any viand. But sometimes if it turns out to be more than enough for us, we give some to my in-laws whose house is just a few steps away, so they can have a taste of it. I'm also picky and would only want a few dishes. For instance, even though I know how to cook Pork Sinigang and my husband would want to have it, I never cook it. Just like you, I learned cooking from one of my parents but it's from my mother.
@mycharm88 (2288)
• Philippines
29 Jul 08
That's nice, sharing is really good. We do that to even to our neighbors only if we have more than enough and specially during special occasions...lol Thanks for sharing dear c",) take care always
@cieryll (8)
• Philippines
27 Jul 08
hahaha..while am reading ur post girl cant help to laugh..we are in the same story in life about "love to cook". It start from my grand grand mother from my mother side.and all of my tita's( my mom's sisters) love to cook..they are not chef,but they just love to cook and easy to learn.and because of that maybe i inhereted that skill to them.i was born with lots of tita's taking care of me...=) and guess what?my weight before was 45kg when i was 10..quite big huh?hehehe that's true and maybe you already know what are the reasons..but ofcourse i am 22 now,weight of 45kg again..but am not obesed huh,kinda chubby a little.hehehe
anyway i love to cook especially main courses..i love breaking the rules and exprementing something that is new to my taste buds.and the complement?ofcourse they love it.i cook all of them to my family and also my boyfreind who was my no.1 fan.
i want to take culinary course before,,but sad to say i cant.yeah..because its really expensive.
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@redzredula (466)
• Philippines
27 Jul 08
I love to and want to learn cooking which I'm not good at. If I only knew how to cook I want to do it for the my love one's too. Like my family, best friend and close friends. But most of the times, it's my best friend who really loves to cook and it's her best skill. :) She usually cooks for me when she has the mood to make new recipes on her own and during special occasions. I wish I had the skill like hers. :)
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@shana123 (2095)
• India
26 Jul 08
I simply love to eat spicy and tasty foods my mom is not meeting up to my tatse but my dad cooks so well but he goes for work so only on weekends i can satisfy my taste buds only for this reason and my boy friend also wants me to learn cooking ..these things made me to learn cooking.Im having a bad time with my mom she is not teaching good even if she does the food is not tasty im browsing throughout the net and searching for good recepies and cookign at home to my surprise the outsome is also simply tasty.Well even i'm growing biggger..
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@omer_ahmed_tabarik (1057)
• Pakistan
26 Jul 08
Its a fantastic idea and a treat to all food lovers out there.I love to cook only if the cooking requires less time and more taste.I will be glad if every one in my house eats and appreciates as in the end it matters a lot.
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@metschica25 (5399)
• United States
26 Jul 08
Hello
I never thought I would be much of a cooker, but I love to cook now .I slowly started cooking for me and my fiance when we bought a house . I took what my parents taught me, and I went from there . Little by little I got better and better . I cook an array of meat dishes, wraps,pizza, breads, and pasta dishes . I sometimes will cook sweets, but still not that great just as yet . I tried to make my dad a birthday cake one year, and somehow i burnt it on the outside and it was runny on the inside . I am cathing on though
I never thought I would be much of a cooker, but I love to cook now .I slowly started cooking for me and my fiance when we bought a house . I took what my parents taught me, and I went from there . Little by little I got better and better . I cook an array of meat dishes, wraps,pizza, breads, and pasta dishes . I sometimes will cook sweets, but still not that great just as yet . I tried to make my dad a birthday cake one year, and somehow i burnt it on the outside and it was runny on the inside . I am cathing on though 
@tamarafireheart (15384)
•
26 Jul 08
Hello mycharm88,
I wish I was in your family, and have someone doing all the cooking for me, but me !I hate COOKING! morning noon and night I have to cook for my husband abd he does not like packet or tin and Microwave food at all and I have to start from scratch, I have never liked cooking but I used to watch my mother cooking so that is how I learned to cook, no recipe books for me, can I come and live with out he he he.
Tamarafireheart.
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@tigger44 (144)
• United States
26 Jul 08
Well you must be a great family to take in you uncle. I wouldn't say that I like cooking but I guess I do. I mean I dont know a lot of recipies and cant cook as good as I want to. I know with some practice I can get better but just dont have the time or the patentes to do so. Plus, I dont have anyone to try my cooking. But, if I was better at it I would cook for my family and friends.
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