[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.

[Mo1]

[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!

[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.

[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.

[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.

[goodieD]

my mother was a good cook, but not the type to teach me. So when I got married, I made it my business to teach myself, being one of the accomplishments of a real lady and a good wife. Now I win ribbons at the fair. You can learn to cook, if you are single I suppose it doesn't matter (and that may be the reason), if you are married, it's your duty to LEARN.

[BossLady]

Holy Merde! This looks like an article from an issue of 1887 Hapaar's Bazaar!!!

Other Articles Included Are:

- Latest Fashions in Calling Cards

- Correct Usage of Hats and Bonnets for Funerals

- How to Make Your Cotillion the Talk of the Town

- Lady Drysdale Explains the Etiquette of Hiring a Good Coachman

[danmar]

A lot of these women really don't realise what awful cooks they are until they try to impress some new man in their lives

I should know it, my dear wife burns the water, so I have takin' over the cooking for the family.As a matter of fact I enjoy cooking so much, that even when I am beat up and tired, cooking is like relaxation to me,(minus washing the dishes,...I hate washing dishes).

[swheats]

A tip from Casanova's memoirs: The way to a woman's heart is through her stomach but don't ever forget to clean up her kitchen.

So true. I used to be the cook, with working and other things I lost that touch. I knew it was gone when I told my husband that I wasn't feeling well, his response-you didn't cook did you?

Of course I'm hoping he didn't mean it as it sounded. He's a very good cook.

[kancel]

What is a kedgeree?

Am I a good cook or a bad cook for not knowing what that is?? LOL

[MrNeutron1962]

My mother couldn’t really cook either. She had/has only two spices in her kitchen, salt and pepper. When we were in school, it seemed that we always had the 24-hour flu, we got it at least once a month, every month. When I started dating my future Mrs. Neutron, an United States Air Force field cook, I made a horrifying discovery, it was not the 24-hour flu, it was food poisoning. You see, mom always thawed stuff out on the counter, and would leave Sundays roast out on the counter from Thursday night. In 12 years of marriage, I've never had that type of "24 Bug" again. Mom also doesn’t own a meat thermometer; so most meat is cooked to death. Needless to say, mom comes here for SUnday Dinner, and when we vist her, we "Spring" for take out.

So Dot.com women don't have a corner of bad kitchen skills.

[dennisw]

I am an expert in cooking beans and split pea soup. I can make both of them taste very good.

[SamAdams76]

Count me as another man who does the cooking in the house. There are only two women in my family who can cook: My grandmother and an aunt (on my wife's side).

I never used a recipe book in my life. I abhor them and most of the dishes featured in them are disgusting. I just use simple, honest ingredients and prefer grilling, broiling and sauteing to microwaving or other cooking methods. Basically every meal I make has meat (fish, fowl or beef), vegetables and rice. The seasonings I use most often is lemon, garlic, soy sauce, olive oil, or Lloyd's barbeque sauce. None of those fancy spices whose names you can't even pronounce. Keep it simple and it will taste good every time.

I learned to cook from my bachelor days. I grew up with lousy food (the mess hall food I got in the Marines was much better than what my mother made) and if I had to depend upon my wife, I'd still have to settle for lousy food.

[dighton]

Tangwich, anyone?

[RnMomof7]

That notion went out with the break dance. The bone of contention here is women who love good food but have a problem cooking it. So you end up on a staple diet of frizzled French fries, crusty pizzas and bubbling cokes. If you were weaned on healthy, fresh height-inducing dishes, a sudden switch to fast foods is simply tragic. At what point in our history did the microwave oven take over from the good old gas or electric burner? We are slowly being turned into ready-meal junkies and before long, you could find yourself seriously addicted to takeaways. This concept of ringing someone and having them trek around your house bearing a weighty load of pizza, Chinese meal or curry was the preserve of soccer junkies and remote control addicts.

The day the little woman became a co wage earner. if the guys want "healthy foods " I suggest they take a cooking class..mom is too busy !

[VermiciousKnid]

When I first got married, I could barely boil an egg. This was caused by my mother, who, while an excellent cook herself, always uttered these words to me while she was preparing dinner: "Get OUT of the kitchen! I'm trying to cook!" (Mommy was right; I was a bit of a clod as a child, as well as accident prone. It was probably safer for everyone involved if I WASN'T in the kitchen.)

And so, I entered wedded bliss blissfully ignorant of the culinary arts. Oh, I could do some things, like roast a chicken and make baked potatoes, but my repertoire was severely limited.

With a great deal of patience (and the loss of approximately 10 pounds), my husband and I learned to cook together. Now, eight years later, we can pull of darn near anything in the kitchen. We have fun doing it, and it gives us an opportunity to spend some time alone together. You see, one of things I most often here myself saying to MY kids is: "Get OUT of the kitchen! We're trying to cook!"

Regards,

[splach78]

My darling husband, bless his heart, can screw up Macaroni & Cheese. I think I will stick to the cooking in this family.