[Kellis91789]

When my friends and I gather for a holiday party, ALL the food is prepared by the men. From meats to salads to desserts, the women DO NOTHING and are PROUD or the fact that they do not know how to cook.

I have gotten used to this, but when I was in college 30 years ago and first ran into this feminist policy I couldn’t believe it. The girls in college had been forbidden by their mothers from learning how to cook so they could not be stereotypes as kitchen drudges. And in the 30 years since, none of my friends wives has ever learned how to cook. If it can’t be dumped on a dish and microwaved, they would starve.

[manc]

no women make any food at your parties, wow, guess my wife would not be welcomed as she always cooks and loves to .
I have never heard of all the men having a party and the women never cook and the men do, out of curiosity where do you live?

[Bigg Red]

That is so sad. As a woman, I take pride in keeping a clean house, keeping up with the laundry, and cooking for and serving my husband. Of course, I am a Boomer....

[MinorityRepublican]

I’m a 32 years old single Guy but yeah all the chicks in my social circle can’t cook.

[tiki]

I must live in another world. I’m not the best cook but I am the cook. And so are most of my friends.

The guys BBQ.

[Intolerant in NJ]

When my mother went to college back in the '30's she actually majored in "Home Economics" - courses in the likes of cooking, sewing, and finance dedicated to producing a pleasant and efficient home atmosphere. She was always proud of the food she prepared and her collection of recipes. When I was in high school in the '50's, while we boys bumbled around "Shop", the girls in the class also attended "Home Ec" classes. My spouse never had the benefit of such courses, but strangely held the old-fashioned idea that if she was going to be a wife she was going to be the best wife she could be, and pretty much taught herself to cook over the years. In our seventies now, we usually have most meals out or dine on take-outs, but she still likes to cook a couple of times a week and can whip up chicken parm or pork and sauerkraut probably better than what my mother used to do - mom's spirit will be haunting me for awhile after that comment.....

I've never understood why putting together some dry legal brief or dabbing paint on a canvas is considered that much more satisfying and fulfilling than concocting a tasty and nourishing meal. Truth is cooking can be enjoyable - Wolfgang Puck and Julia Child sure liked it anyway. It's funny to see women trying to be intelligent and progressive allowing themselves to be brainwashed into avoiding an activity involving challenge and creativity which they might find at least minimally intriguing with a bit of effort....