katemary63 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Actually, I love to prepare a big wonderful meal for holidays, or someone's birthday. I love making a tasty dinner on Sunday to have after church. But I HATE the everyday duty of getting dinner on the table and all that that requires! I HATE to plan a menu. I HATE to grociery shop. I HATE to cook a boring everday dinner. And I REALLY HATE to clean up afterwards. I am such a busy girl, and I have lots of things I want/ need to do, and dinner just cuts into my time and energy. I would rather just pop a lean cuisine into the microwave or eat a bowl of cereal and be done with it. UGH! I KNOW how to cook. I have recipes regular and healthy. My whole family pitches in and helps w/ clean up, even DH. The problem is, I personally don't think the effort is worth it! I don't care that much and would rather just do the quickest, easiest thing so I can get back to what I really want to do. Unfortunatley, the rest of my family doesn't feel the same! I'm not looking for answers necessarily. Please, someone, just tell me I'm not the only one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicksMama-Zack's Mama Too Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 and my dh loves entertaining. At least I get him to grill the meat! :iagree::iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I sorta used to feel the same way. Cooking only inteferred with my horse time. What's wrong with PB&J sandwiches anyway? So what if you've had hotdogs twice already this week??? But really, it's one way I show the kids how much I love them, and is anything more important than that? I try to make two big meals a day, or three if we don't have leftovers to clean up. I use my crockpots a lot. Before I go to sleep I make sure the meat for the next day is thawing. I don't go to extreme planning, but I keep lots of stuff on hand. I'll make and freeze lots of things. The better I get at it, the less I hate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I told dh I was just going to have Doritos and Pepsi for dinner. He didn't go for that. I agree, though. For me, there's nothing more frustrating then going to the work of making a meal and then having everyone sit down and just look at it. And I did love to cook once, too...I think it may have been in a former life, though. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katemary63 Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 horse time. HORSE TIME! That's what I want more of. Let's see....plan/ shop/ cook/ clean...or Go riding! No contest there. I take my kids with me...that counts doesn't it! :D LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Hmm. We spent a lot of our teenage years eating microwaved pasta with whatever was in the fridge or pantry to dump on top of it. After Dad moved out she went on strike and rarely cooked. Occasionally I'd cook something, but we all felt that if she couldn't be bothered to cook, she didn't have any grounds for complaining that we couldn't be bothered to cook either. She didn't either. The only rule was if you were cooking a proper dinner, you had to cook enough for everyone. If microwaved pasta or sandwhiches were on the menu, everyone fended for themselves. Hardly nutritious, but we all survived :) I love recipes and food, but doesn't like cooking either. I am looking forward to being able to cook again though, when I've recovered from having this baby. I'm a better cook than dh :) Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena1277 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I hate cooking too. Figuring out what to fix each day is the worst. I think it's worse for me because I feel so limited by what I can fix. Like I think "I'll cook x", but dd can't have it because it's not gluten-free. Then I think "I'll fix y instead", but dh won't eat it (he's quite picky:glare:). I feel like I make the same 10 things all. the. time. UGH!:banghead: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 It is the "I Hate to Cook Book". IIRC it is by Peg Bracken. It's old, but I'll bet you can find it on Ebay. My mom got it when I was little, and she thought it was just great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Buckin' Longhorn Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I hate to cook as well and I would probably starve to death if left to my own devices, but my son loves to eat SO MUCH that I can't afford enough fast food to feed him. So. I. Cook. But I SO HATE it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katrina Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Girl, you're preaching to the choir here! I actually don't mind once or twice a week, but every single day, three times a day? It doesn't help that I refuse to buy things like cold cereal either. I'm becoming more and more a fan of freezing things for the nights I just don't feel up to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hihoboneo Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 What if you turned your focus onto the time around the table to connect with your family about their day, and off of "what are we going to have". Maybe you would find you enjoyed being with your family at the dinner table so much, you looked forward to planning the next meal. Oh, and let that hubby use that grill as much as he wants. :) Bonnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katemary63 Posted January 31, 2009 Author Share Posted January 31, 2009 I hate cooking too. Figuring out what to fix each day is the worst. I think it's worse for me because I feel so limited by what I can fix. Like I think "I'll cook x", but dd can't have it because it's not gluten-free. Then I think "I'll fix y instead", but dh won't eat it (he's quite picky:glare:). I feel like I make the same 10 things all. the. time. UGH!:banghead: EXACTLY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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