Anyone else hate to cook?

[SandyinMonterey]

I don't mind cooking. What I have a problem with is coming up with meal plans. It gets harder and harder. I also don't make meals like I used to though. If I made spaghetti, I'd have a salad and nice italian bread as sides. Now, it's just spaghetti, no sides.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Love cooking hate the clean up. But the rules of the kitchen always take care of such matters.

Rule 3 of the kitchen. Scullery position always available. Enquire within.

And for those that don't know, Rule 1 is This aint Burger King. You get it My way.
Rule 2 is how do you help a good cook? Stay out of his kitchen.

 

[Boopuff]

After um-teen years of cooking, I’m so done. The food network is my arch enemy.

 

[Owlpost23]

I do like to cook - but I HATE cooking in my tiny condo kitchen. There is never enough counter space, I'm always moving things out of the way, and it drives me nuts.

No kitchen ever has enough counter space.

 

[DLgal]

Unfortunately, genetics greatly enter into the mix. Yes, agree. I know people who have lived to be100+ smoking and drinking and I do neither and have autoimmune disorders. Not fair. 8-(

My grandma lived on a diet of mainly chocolate ice cream and wine for the last 10 years of her life. She passed at 93. She defeated brest cancer 30 years before that. I hope I inherit her longevity.

 

[DLgal]

No kitchen ever has enough counter space.

Beg to differ. I have too much counter space, so therefore I have ended up with too many appliances. Still have too much counter space. I'd rather have more cabinets.

 

[georgina]

Congratulation ! You hardly ever hear that number

When kids were young, my youngest was a really tough toddler. We used to eat one handed because the other hand was holding his leg while he was sitting in highchair. Anyway, I made mac and cheese every week , maybe even twice a week, because toddler would eat it and I would have 5 mins of peace. After about a year, DH says to me....you know I really don't like mac and cheese......A YEAR, he waited a year to tell me.

All my life, I cooked about 20 meals. Over and over and over again. Some a few times a year, some weekly. Now that I'm thinking about it, I'm depressed. How boring .

Don't be depressed! The mac 'n cheese story is funny. I am glad I am not married to a foodie, he eats whatever I make. DH has one meal he will make, based on one of his mom's recipe. They call it chili, but it has little elbow macaroni things in it which is weird to me. Whatever. When he is out of town I will eat a tuna sandwich for dinner and be happy.

 

[DVCjj]

My grandma lived on a diet of mainly chocolate ice cream and wine for the last 10 years of her life. She passed at 93. She defeated brest cancer 30 years before that. I hope I inherit her longevity.

I love stories like this. Good for her!

 

[disykat]

I don't mind cooking. What I have a problem with is coming up with meal plans. It gets harder and harder. I also don't make meals like I used to though. If I made spaghetti, I'd have a salad and nice italian bread as sides. Now, it's just spaghetti, no sides.

The best thing I ever bought was "pasta bowls." DH and I eat a lot of "bowls" for dinner where everything is in the same dish and I don't feel the need to have what I saw as a healthy looking plate with 3 things on it anymore.

 

[tzolkin]

I always wonder what people who say they "don't cook" eat. Do they really go out for every meal? Do they eat lots of snacks that don't require cooking?

I did all our family cooking for many years-- made everything from scratch, raised our own meat and veggies, homemade baby food, and all that. The last two or three years I had taken on a very stressful job and felt overwhelmed with the mental energy of meal planning so my husband had taken over the planning, shopping, and cooking. He did a good job, but it was definitely less variety and less healthy. Several months ago, he decided very abruptly that he is not able to eat meat any longer, so I have now taken back over all of the cooking. I'm not a huge fan of the planning, but I do enjoy batch prepping and the actual cooking. For me, it's a break from thinking and the stress of work if I'm in the kitchen by myself during the day. We also tend to hang out in the kitchen together in the evening and on weekends so it's a time for socializing that I can also be doing something productive at the same time.

 

[disneychick0412]

I always wonder what people who say they "don't cook" eat. Do they really go out for every meal? Do they eat lots of snacks that don't require cooking?

I did all our family cooking for many years-- made everything from scratch, raised our own meat and veggies, homemade baby food, and all that. The last two or three years I had taken on a very stressful job and felt overwhelmed with the mental energy of meal planning so my husband had taken over the planning, shopping, and cooking. He did a good job, but it was definitely less variety and less healthy. Several months ago, he decided very abruptly that he is not able to eat meat any longer, so I have now taken back over all of the cooking. I'm not a huge fan of the planning, but I do enjoy batch prepping and the actual cooking. For me, it's a break from thinking and the stress of work if I'm in the kitchen by myself during the day. We also tend to hang out in the kitchen together in the evening and on weekends so it's a time for socializing that I can also be doing something productive at the same time.

I'm the original poster. We eat out way more than we should, but not every meal. I can do easy stuff, like sprinkle seasoning on pork chops or chicken breast and throw them in the oven. Fry up a couple hamburgers. Some nights are a bowl of cereal or sandwiches. We've been trying to branch out AND save some money so DH make a roast in the crockpot that we ate on for two days, and the week before that we made the meat for chicken tacos in the crockpot. Other than that, I don't cook. I guess that gives more clarification on my version "I don't cook". If I see a recipe, and it has more than a few ingredients, or a ton of steps I'm like "Nope, that looks too complicated"! Also, I struggle with controlling my portion sizes and when we do the crockpot thing there is always so much and I eat too much. I've always struggled with my weight, so making something there is going to be a ton of and I know I will overeat is not appealing. (or maybe it is too appealing lol)

 

[mefordis]

I learned to cook because my parents were terrible at it.

Same - my in laws and my parents make short cuts and I like to go all out if I am cooking for other people, especially on holidays. I love it when I make something that I would be happy if I was served it at a nice restaurant - it's that good.

 

[Lumpy1106]

I don't mind cooking. What I don't like is having to clean up after the people who cooked before me, then cooking, then cleaning up after I cook.

 

[Lumpy1106]

My grandma lived on a diet of mainly chocolate ice cream and wine for the last 10 years of her life. She passed at 93. She defeated brest cancer 30 years before that. I hope I inherit her longevity.

That's great - who knew the answer to "what's your secret" was "chocolate ice cream and wine". My Grandma it was bologna sandwiches on white bread with mayonnaise and American cheese - she ate it practically every day. You know, all of the process foods they are now telling us will kill us. She passed away at 92.

 

[CGB]

I love cooking, but balancing it with work was the challenge. We used to fry everything in butter, ate out much more and stocked lots of convenience foods. Then, DH had his heart attack/quadruple bypass. I had to learn to cook all over again. In the process, I learned that creating my own "convenience" items makes eating healthier easier and saves time (frozen or canned vegetables, already-cooked meats, etc.). Meal planning with a list of family-approved meals saves your brain when you're too hungry to figure out what to cook.

 

[mefordis]

That's great - who knew the answer to "what's your secret" was "chocolate ice cream and wine". My Grandma it was bologna sandwiches on white bread with mayonnaise and American cheese - she ate it practically every day. You know, all of the process foods they are now telling us will kill us. She passed away at 92.

Were they skinny? My husband's grandmother lived to be 100 and pretty much ate what she want but not in very large quantities - was pretty thin.

 

[Lumpy1106]

Were they skinny? My husband's grandmother lived to be 100 and pretty much ate what she want but not in very large quantities - was pretty thin.

Not really. My Grandpa was, but Grandma not so much. They grew up during the depression and did not waste anything. I think Bologna just became an acquired childhood taste because of that. They both died with Alzheimer's so curious to know if the diet played a part in that - definitely paying attention to the latest studies. Living into your 90s though - can't ask for more than that.

 

[mefordis]

Not really. My Grandpa was, but Grandma not so much. They grew up during the depression and did not waste anything. I think Bologna just became an acquired childhood taste because of that. They both died with Alzheimer's so curious to know if the diet played a part in that - definitely paying attention to the latest studies. Living into your 90s though - can't ask for more than that.

I think a lot of longevity is luck. My husband's grandma lived to 100 but two of her siblings died in their 40's one in their 50's and her brother died at 99.

His dad is 86 but his dadd lost his parents in their mid 70's.

 

[pookybean]

Its funny, i ended up here while taking a break from pinterest (and menu planning)! I hate cooking. There is only me and my 14 yr old left home now and she never wants anything I make... it honestly feels like she was easier to feed as a toddler! I wouldn't care if I ate cereal, toast or cheese and crackers every night but I still feel a responsibility to feed her.

Add in trying to make healthy meals, save money and have things on hand for school lunches and snacks... im over it.

 

[Jennasis]

I hate cooking with the white hot intensity of 10,000 suns.