Women Who Can't Cook

Daily Nation (Nairobi) ^ | June 29, 2002 | Oyunga Pala

[Don Myers]

"Have you ever tried dating one of these modern, upwardly mobile, executive types?"

Why would you want to do that, anyway?

[Aliska]

Guess tomorrow I'll make that fresh cherry pie. Nite.

[Shermy]

"Why would you want to do that, anyway?"

If she can manage the lemon grass, who cares? :)

[Don Myers]

Oh, the grass thing....I see.

[Mo1]

[Shermy]

Try it, you'll like it!

Winter Squash Soup With Lemon Grass And Coconut Milk

I know G.D. is a fan of good and healthy food.

[PoisedWoman]

The attempt was so bad the dog wouldn't touch it.

Many years before there was a dot or a com, I labored all lday over a soybean casserole which, when finally served with pride in a lovely Mexican bowl, was ridiculed and gagged at by my kids and husband. Casserole went into dog dish. Dog took one sniff, stuck his nose in his dish and slammed it into the wall like a hockey puck. Casserole went out on the roof feeding station of the cats. Cats ignored it. Then it went to racoon feeding place. Racoons knocked on door indignant, hands on hips. "You expect us to eat THAT?" Finally it went over the edge, tossed out over the mountainside where we lived. By morning, it was gone. No wild animal carcasses, so it agreed with someone(thing).

So, yes, I understand about women who cannot cook. I've ALWAYS been one of them. So was my mom and her mother before her. It's a proud family tradition. Stick that in your microwave and nuke it!

[Don Myers]

That receipe looks like one for cold, winter nights when you have nothing else to do.

[Mo1]

So, yes, I understand about women who cannot cook. I've ALWAYS been one of them. So was my mom and her mother before her. It's a proud family tradition

Same here .. typical Irish Family .. We boil EVERYTHING ... LOL

[Cacique]

Only three cultures have a cuisine. All others have traditional dishes. Cooking traditional dishes should be as wasy as boiling eggs.

Most cultures have traditional dishes because most women can't cook.

The exception of course is the French, Italians and Chinese and while women of those cultures can cook (My mother was Italian and could she cook) the greatest cooks are mostly male and are called chefs.

[elephantlips]

In this day all men should know how to cook out of self protection. Women only find pride in trying to beat men at the corporate game. The nurturing aspects of a female are long gone as the world is turned upside down. Men are "sensitive" and women are brutal. When women ask for that "sensitive" guy and get him, they find he's not what they wanted in the first place.

[Shermy]

OK, here one you can make in under an hour, and right for summer.

And created by a male, Anglican priest as if that matters...

Lemon Grass and Apricot Stuffed BBQ Salmon

[Don Myers]

Ok, at least, this one has some real protein in it.

[hunter112]

I guess I'm pretty lucky, my wife is upwardly mobile (she's a rising businesswoman in our small town) who can cook a gourmet meal perfectly. In the last ten years, with my tastebuds in tow, she's taken me on a wild culinary ride, and I am proud to say that today, I like a much wider variety of good foods.

Now, some of those late afternoon, early evening meetings that are required for her success in the community result in a few pizza takeouts, but its worth it.

[Shermy]

Good for you.

I thought that this article was interesting in several ways - one of which is it being from Africa, but could be from right here.

[Dianna]

I don't cook either. Too much pressure. My husband is one of those people who just throw a bunch of things together and somehow it works out great.

Then he does things like add extra cheese to stupid Kraft Mac n Cheese so that the kids whine when I make it as per the directions! He does it on purpose, I know he does.

[jrewingjr]

I am now eating some leftover hickory-smoked chicken from yesterdays dinner. I cook out on my propane grill about 5 times a week; almost everything is better on the grill.

Propane makes it quick and convenient, and when I want to smoke something, I first soak a bunch of hickory chips in BEER. Then I put them on a cookie sheet on top of my lava rocks and under the grill rack.

When the chips start smoking I turn the heat to low, put the meat on, and shut the lid. (I use a Carolina vinegar based sauce on it AFTER it is cooked, NOT during cooking, as is Carolina BBQ cooking tradition.)

Then I (and anyone within a mile of me) begin to make Homer Simpson drooling noises for the next couple of hours.

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

LOL!!! But you have many other good qualities, right? ;-)