can you/ do you cook?

biddy2013

was reading on a mumsy forum last night where a woman who is married 16 years has cooked every meal that was ever made in her house, oh comes home from work and expects food on the table, even on his days off he wouldnt dream of cooking. So do ye arrive in to the house at meal times and food is handed up or do you cook?

Paulie Gualtieri

biddy2013 wrote: »

was reading on a mumsy forum last night where a woman who is married 16 years has cooked every meal that was ever made in her house, oh comes home from work and expects food on the table, even on his days off he wouldnt dream of cooking. So do ye arrive in to the house at meal times and food is handed up or do you cook?

My aunts partner is a farmer about 59/60 , never cooked always had / has "the mother" cooking for him . everything he eats is fried in the pan , he's a sound decent nice fella . One day he was in the kitchen in my aunts house looking for something to eat. My aunt said make something on the grill sausages or whatever .... . He replied "how much oil do I put in for the grill" he wasn't joking either. Doesn't joke about food.

visatorro

I'm no masterchef but I can rustle something up. Herself normally cooks but I do try to cook for us whenever I can. I know fellas that are completely spoiled by their mothers. Won't even make tea for themselves

reilig

My wife cannot cook - she doesn't even pretend she can. she never had to cook - her mum always did the cooking in their house.

There were 5 of us in our house and we all learned to cook the basics. If any meal is cooked in our house it's me that cooks it. Last night we had homemade beef burgers. The leftover mince was made into a meatloaf which is today's lunch and probably tonight's tea. I can cook a tasty omlette too!

biddy2013

reilig wrote: »

My wife cannot cook - she doesn't even pretend she can. she never had to cook - her mum always did the cooking in their house.

There were 5 of us in our house and we all learned to cook the basics. If any meal is cooked in our house it's me that cooks it. Last night we had homemade beef burgers. The leftover mince was made into a meatloaf which is today's lunch and probably tonight's tea. I can cook a tasty omlette too!

my aim is that my kids will too be able to cook, i am no darina allen but they can scramble egg or throw something in the aga if i am not around

moy83

I can cook pretty well . I kinda have to as I'm fussy and dont like eating in other houses , only my own grub and the wifes and dirty take aways which I have to give up !

hugo29

can cook , no masterchef but can cook if i have too, when ya leave home at 17 you learn very quickly, my wife does most of the cooking as she enjoys it and is good at it, especially the apple tart and brownies

bogman_bass

I can cook. So can my dad. We were both told "You might be a bachelor farmer for a long time so you better learn how to boil a spud"

It's not rocket science

towzer2010

I do most of the cooking in our house. My wife is a good cook but I still do most of the cooking. I like to try to make something a bit different and my wife pretends they taste good so we're all happy.:)

My dad could hardly even make a cup of tea by himself though.

bob charles

if all guys were able and wanted to cook, there would be some amount of single spinster women about:rolleyes:

jack77

not a bother, no choice growing up, mother worked so we all had to do our share. split it between us at home now, wife some days, myself other days

delaval

Can cook, don't cook as grub is being prepared for the kids anyway. Thankfully Mrs D is a good cook and loves doing it. If no dinner when I come home it's no bother as loads leftovers in the fridge. Keeping the house tidy would be a challenge for me though

bbam

Yes I can knock a dinner together without much bother. Bake bread, buns, make homemade pizza.

Do I?
Not often enough. Herself only works half time outside the home so she falls on the cooking duty much more.

hugo29

delaval wrote: »

Can cook, don't cook as grub is being prepared for the kids anyway. Thankfully Mrs D is a good cook and loves doing it. If no dinner when I come home it's no bother as loads leftovers in the fridge. Keeping the house tidy would be a challenge for me though

jayus i be the opposite, hate mess, OH always laughing at me, going around picking up kids stuff and moving to playroom and them coming after me taking it out again

hanging clothes and ironboard is what i avoid

bob charles

hugo29 wrote: »

jayus i be the opposite, hate mess, OH always laughing at me, going around picking up kids stuff and moving to playroom and them coming after me taking it out again

hanging clothes and ironboard is what i avoid

im mad for ironing, must go back to my days in the smoke, if you want a stiff collar im your man

hugo29

bob charles wrote: »

im mad for ironing, must go back to my days in the smoke, if you want a stiff collar im your man

do many lads ask you for help with a stiff collar bob;)

Timmaay

I got bored of the stable diet of spuds bacon and cabbage at home, or likes of stew etc, so learnt to cook early enough. The brother in law is Indian and I picked up a fair bit from him, big Italian fan also pastas etc, which is quite simply to cook. Getting alittle predicable by now, so need to learn some new recipes, one of my new years resolutions ha.

bob charles

hugo29 wrote: »

do many lads ask you for help with a stiff collar bob;)

no need to feel embarrassed if you want me to show you

FineFilly

I do 99.9% of cooking but iv thought the OH a few basics like spuds,scrambled eggs,a decent fry etc ,he was wrapped up in his mammys apron strings when I got him,hardly could boil the kettle,now with the kids he needs to know a few bits

Bizzum

The problem I have with cooking a meal is probably confidence to begin with and timing. I have on ocassion cooked a meal only to be waiting on certain aspects to come together at the right time.
I can and do make stew, a huge pot of it. I'd be harmless at getting quantities right. It could take us 2 days to devour the stew I'd make. I've made spag bol a few times too, again I'm often left waiting on the spag bit or too much of it either! I suppose I need practice.

freedominacup

Stews bolognese, roasts, the basics. Can cook can't bake.

rs8

i can abit cook when i have to, hate eating chipers always feel like sh1te after them even more at night time

tomwaterford

There should be no one unable to cook at this stage-it's not exactly rocket science-same with cleaning clothes (my ironing can leave a bit to be desired though:o)
That being said ive load of friends who cant do either and whose mothers do everything for them-one went away to collage in cork and leaves outta chippers-he's some size now

awaywithyou

Yeah... Had to learn when I was away from home.... Not rocket science... Would Do a bit here at home for myself if I had to....

feartuath

Cooking for 2 kids most days now ,1 year old eats same as us only liquidised ,only thing I can bake are flapjacks .
Can't beat hunting your own game and cooking it.
Plenty of lads round here and they would burn water.

Farmer Pudsey

bob charles wrote: »

im mad for ironing, must go back to my days in the smoke, if you want a stiff collar im your man

I like my iron.............. as well.. I can leave the ing bit thought.


I can cook lived away from home 7-8 years before I got married. Make a right good curry with that and a feed of guinness you would be ready for Johnny Cash to sing my ring of fire

Rho b

I taught both my sons to cook, use a washing machine, iron their own clothes and general housework. I hate ironing and housework.
Both of them a fairly good cooks and used to treat me by cooking on Saturday or Sunday when they lived at home.

sea12

I never cooked as much as a sausage until I left for college. Crazy when I think back to it. Wasn't long learning. Can Cook most standard dinners. Like pasta based dinners too which are easy to cook also.

Which ever of us is home first cookes the dinner. Usually go the long way home if it looks like a 50:50

C0N0R

I can cook, I'm probably a bit predictable and mightn't have the broadest range of stuff but I do enjoy messing around and creating stuff, now when I say enjoy, I enjoy it if I have to!

Can iron and do me own washing, mother refused point blank once I turned 18 so had no choice but I know a fair few lads that couldn't ****e without the mother there to wipe d arse.

dar31

Can cook when needed, usually get talked through the harder stuff if Missus running late. Will wash and iron if faced with national emengercy

Will even mind my own kids

bob charles

dar31 wrote: »

Can cook when needed, usually get talked through the harder stuff if Missus running late. Will wash and iron if faced with national emengercy

Will even mind my own kids

Jasus dar, superman comes to mind

Deepsouthwest

dar31 wrote: »

Can cook when needed, usually get talked through the harder stuff if Missus running late. Will wash and iron if faced with national emengercy

Will even mind my own kids

Afraid I'm in the same boat, but I can fill the dishwasher as well! Have to keep reminding my wife that I bring other things to the table!

jfh

When I moved to Dublin years ago, I brought a frying pan with me & used to bring up steak on the train most weekends, it was only when I lived with others, mostly foreign women, that I saw that this wasn't the norm. Spinach, kale, couscous, quineo, mainly vegetables as they were vegetarian. New outlook. Think the father thought I was gay. We're a right bunch of rednecks ;-)

Reggie.

I can cook. Only basic food mind. One thing I could never get my head around. Little OCD with tidiness in the house tho

Brown Podzol

After reading all that I'm thinking of booking into ICA booth camp.:D

RobertKK

I do have to cook everyday since there is no one else to or able to.

I find cooking simple really, can do anything from a nice dinner, to bake cakes, make pastry, Christmas pudding, started as a child so it was easy.
I am health conscience with food so I do my best to keep it healthy.

Frying pan is close to banned in the kitchen.

Reggie.

RobertKK wrote: »

I do have to cook everyday since there is no one else to or able to.

I find cooking simple really, can do anything from a nice dinner, to bake cakes, make pastry, Christmas pudding, started as a child so it was easy.
I am health conscience with food so I do my best to keep it healthy.

Frying pan is close to banned in the kitchen.

Deep fat fryer banned in ours. Never allowed one into the house

FloatingVoter

Not a farmer or forester but am a man. I can cook most stuff but only one thing at a time. I'll do a steak - sure. But doing spuds at the same time confuses me. Only thing I do really well are frys and omelettes. Salads are a godsend.
I also love paper plates. Washing up is a once every two day job.

biddy2013

Reggie. wrote: »

Deep fat fryer banned in ours. Never allowed one into the house

have an actifry and only use fry light for frying pan, no oil used at all, perfectly healthy:D

Reggie.

biddy2013 wrote: »

have an actifry and only use fry light for frying pan, no oil used at all, perfectly healthy:D

Yeah we got one for the MIL. Grand job but still banned. Machine of the devil and all that

biddy2013

Reggie. wrote: »

Yeah we got one for the MIL. Grand job but still banned. Machine of the devil and all that

why? seriously the actifry is ultra healthy

Reggie.

biddy2013 wrote: »

why? seriously the actifry is ultra healthy

oh i agree with ya biddy but it might breed to full fat one so dont take a chance

biddy2013

Reggie. wrote: »

oh i agree with ya biddy but it might breed to full fat one so dont take a chance

no the full fat one is rank, the smell gets on everything, disgusting

Reggie.

biddy2013 wrote: »

no the full fat one is rank, the smell gets on everything, disgusting

esp if the oil aint changed. some sight if it is in the same spot for a while and the wall behind it gets destroyed

biddy2013

Reggie. wrote: »

esp if the oil aint changed. some sight if it is in the same spot for a while and the wall behind it gets destroyed

Sure look at the oil when it's cold. Imagine that in your stomach

Reggie.

biddy2013 wrote: »

Sure look at the oil when it's cold. Imagine that in your stomach

or when ya put in the mesh basket and it holds the weave of the basket on the top of the oil, like grease

dzer2

Very good cook but only do it on special occasions now as the boss Oh cooks for the kiddies she ia an excellent cook as well we often invent dishes just to see what they taste like.

valtra2

have never cooked or cleaned sure thats what she is for

Reggie.

valtra2 wrote: »

have never cooked or cleaned sure thats what she is for

run away................:P

Conmaicne Mara

I'll put it this way, I'll never starve.

It's debatable as to whether I can cook or not, I've had spectacular success and buried deep in the recesses of my mind not so much successes. I'd rather do a full roast than a fry up. It's annoying me that I can't replicate a curry I get in Kumars in Galway.

The biggest hurdle for me to cross is actually getting the ingredients. Only got two shops here, one I call a bachelor/trapped pensioner shop which is both expensive and limited (think packets of mashed spud mix and spam). The other is a, how would I describe, think of a real determined Pat Short D4 type green grocers effort that just doesn't work. When ya can't get the raw materials.......

This is why I need a polytunnel.

Eating way too much rubbish lately, and am not blaming Christmas.

kevthegaff

i love cooking, not bad either, better off making curry from scratch and no MSGs. I hate cleaning the house and just dont bother ironing. Ya i suppose thats why im single :-D