Learning to love to cook...
Confession... I don't like to cook.
It has taken me 4 1/2 years of marriage to admit this. When we got married all those years ago I thought I would love to cook and I started strong, but you can ask Andrew... he won't know when our last fresh cooked meal was. I got into those freezer cook days to an extreme a while back and seriously have not cooked since!
Reasons I don't love cooking... See below
1. Expense-
I am cheap frugal. I don't like spending lots of money, especially on temporary things.
2. Time-
The past few years I have been so overwhelmed by work that I almost never had time to cook. I also have this issue with trying to be "productive," I have never seen my time cooking as productive time.
3- My lack if precision-
Something I have learned about myself- I am more of a big picture person than a details person. This past week, 2 of the best cooks I know (mom and younger brother) were watching me try to fry eggs. They both wanted to take the spatula from me. Last week I also made the ugliest batch of pancakes for Andrew and I.
4- Space-
We have had very small kitchens for the past 4 1/2 years... with no dishwasher!
Okay... All of that being said, I want to learn to love to cook! I will be looking at grocery ads, Pinterest, etc. to find inexpensive, not time consuming, tasty meals.
Join me in this journey!
I know you can do it. I did. I am the big picture person like you. Deena is the detail person. As a big picture person the first thing I learned was that all those precise measurements on the recipes are only guidelines. Your big picture personality can be an advantage. Use it. Love Dad
ReplyDeleteI love to cook for my husband, however...I share in the teeny tiny kitchen with no dishwasher and only enough countertop for a dish drainer to sit next to the sink (which is where it stays all the time, because where else am I going to put it!) We are RDs in a freshmen girls dorm, which is where we have been since we got married 5 years ago. We LOVE our job, but I am super excited at the thought of moving someday to a larger kitchen, so I can actually USE my love for cooking. Looking forward also to sharing in your journey! Your blog is adorable! :)
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