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Old 04-06-2008, 03:19 PM   #6 (permalink)
mixedmedia
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For any gal to answer:

- Do you love cooking? I like cooking.

- Do you like cooking any more when you cook for others? Absolutely.

- Do(es) your significant other(s) enjoy cooking? No. He tries, but...no.

- Do you feel obligated to cook, and does this taint your experience? Yes and no.

- If you do not cook, is it because you don't know how, or because it simply doesn't suit you? N/A

- How does your role in the kitchen differ from that of your mother? Very similar.
Grandmother? My grandmother never cooked, lol.

For those of you who cook regularly:

- Do you see it as your role as a woman to cook, or do you enjoy it "just because"? I don't see it as my 'role' but I see it as my responsibility.

- Are you frequently inclined to depend upon frozen meals, or do you prefer to build a meal up from scratch? I prefer to use fresh ingredients as is practical. Like, I don't make spaghetti sauce from scratch, but I will add fresh vegetables to a really good jarred sauce. Soups, stews and most other meals are made totally from scratch. We do eat frozen meals occasionally, but there aren't many that we like.

- Did your mother prepare your meals when you were a child? Yes. She was an incredible cook...doesn't cook much anymore, my stepfather does.

- How much do you try to incorporate Organic or otherwise healthful products into your meals? I don't buy organic simply because it costs too much in this town. I do incorporate healthful alternatives into my meals. Always.

- Do you take time to plan balanced meals in advance? Uh...am I supposed to? Nope. I plan my meals at the grocery store most of the time unless I am planning something special.

- Does it thrill you just as much to shop and prepare for the meals as it does to eat them? Sometimes, yes.

- Do you appreciate a helpful hand in the kitchen, or do you consider meal-making your "alone time"? No way. Get out.

- Do you have a specific kitchen design that lends itself to your style of cooking or entertaining? Nope. I live in an apartment, they didn't ask about my style of cooking, lol...and I very, very, very rarely have people over for dinner (other than P when he is staying with us). We don't even have a dining room table...nor a dining room, for that matter.
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