Women Can't Cook

Chocolatl · 11-08-2007, 04:57 PM

I'm not about to get into the "male vs. female" debate, but Kitsune is definitely the cook at our house. I only cook dinner about once a month -- if that.

I love food, but I haven't had enough practice cooking to just know what goes together, off the top of my head. I AM pretty good at making desserts, though - especially cookies. So we make a good team. He's the cook, and I'm the baker.

kerosene · 11-08-2007, 05:03 PM

My husband use to be the cook, but since I became designated domestic wench, I took over. I have to admit I have made some good meals. Some are boring basic things like refried bean burritos, but other times I will go all out with something like feta and spinach stuffed mushrooms or something.

BigV · 11-08-2007, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Chocolatl

I'm not about to get into the "male vs. female" debate, but Kitsune is definitely the cook at our house. I only cook dinner about once a month -- if that.

I love food, but I haven't had enough practice cooking to just know what goes together, off the top of my head. I AM pretty good at making desserts, though - especially cookies. So we make a good team. He's the cook, and I'm the baker.

I'm going to pass on the battle of the sexes too for the time being.

I do wish to comment on your distinction between cooking and baking though.

Bullseye.

They're completely different. Cooking rewards experimentation, baking rewards obedience. Cooking is relaxed, baking is strict. Cooking is approximate, baking is precise. I do not have the discipline or the temperament to be a successful baker. I fancy myself a talented and enthusiastic cook. I credit it to a love of food and an inability to resist improvisation.

Chocolatl · 11-08-2007, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by BigV

Cooking is relaxed, baking is strict. Cooking is approximate, baking is precise.

That's exactly the problem I've had with cooking. I can follow recipes to the letter, but the minute you tell me to add "some" of an ingredient, I'm a goner. How much is "some"? A teaspoon? A cup?
"Just eyeball it. Just taste it. You'll know."

I just can't do it. Yet.

11-08-2007, 04:57 PM	#1
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	I'm not about to get into the "male vs. female" debate, but Kitsune is definitely the cook at our house. I only cook dinner about once a month -- if that. I love food, but I haven't had enough practice cooking to just know what goes together, off the top of my head. I AM pretty good at making desserts, though - especially cookies. So we make a good team. He's the cook, and I'm the baker.

11-08-2007, 05:03 PM	#2
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	My husband use to be the cook, but since I became designated domestic wench, I took over. I have to admit I have made some good meals. Some are boring basic things like refried bean burritos, but other times I will go all out with something like feta and spinach stuffed mushrooms or something.

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