lindalove

Does/did your dad cook? I notice this among my friends, that very few of their fathers actually do an awful lot of cooking. My dad loves it and is very good at it, what about your's?

Eweser

My dad didn't cook before my mom and he split up. My brother and I stayed with him, so he had to learn. There was only one meal that was so bad we couldn't eat it. Now he's master of the crock-pot...

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hagatha

Some of my fondest childhood memories are of my dad making me lunch when my mom was working. He would put on the Flinstones and make Kraft dinner for me. We would sit and watch tv and chat about my morning.
Mom didn't allow any tv during the day, so it was our little secret.
Thanks for starting this thread, it was a nice memory to drag up.

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maleficent

Because of my father.. I will never... EVER... eat chicken w/ rice soup again...

There was another time when we were kids and my mom was in the hospital having her appendix out.. dad decided to play clean out the fridge with dinner.. and he made some sort of revolting ghoulash thing... to this day.. I will not eat anything with a sauce that I didn't personally make.. and even then...

Dad's great over a barbecue... aslong as it's not chicken... but in the kitchen he's much b etter at reservations

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la petite moi

My dad is the parent who knows how to cook. He would make huge gourmet dinners on Sundays (and sometimes Saturday).

My mom doesn't know how to cook at ALL. The most she made us was PB&J, sometimes over-smothered-in-mayo chicken sandwiches, tomato and mayo sandwiches, and macaroni and cheese with HOTDOGS in it. Bllleeeggghhhh...

Sage

My dad knows how to cook some things, but I don't think he ever cooked. He does make really good buckwheat pancakes... another good memory to think about He can make burgers and chicken on a George Foreman, but to me that's not really "cooking" so much as making sure the meat doesn't burn. He used to make smoked turkeys for the neighborhood in the smoker- an art that I have not learned yet.

I think my father-in-law would be morbidly offended if someone asked him to cook!

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Meditrina

I don't recall my dad ever cooking anything ever. I don't even recall ever being home with him without my mom being there. I am pretty sure he was the one who barbecued, but just hamburgers and hotdogs.

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jth

My dad made it a point to teach me that being able to cook is a skill that's real important to have. He's a very good cook, and can make a variety of dishes and probably sterotypically for North American, he specializes on the BBQ. We use the Grill a lot in our home in the summer-fall months until it gets to cold to use it.

When I was a boy my Mom didn't work, and so she took up the housewife role and by all means loved it. Once all the kids (myself the youngest) were pretty much on our own two feet not needing them for every little thing (high school for example) she went back to work. She's an RN and works 12 hr shifts so a lot of times Dad was home from work before her, he would cook. They split it 50/50 for most of my young adulthood. THey were also into ethnic foods and so we had a wide variety of what we could do.

I'm glad that they taught me how to cook and not just cook KD (heh, i read the box and figured that out myself) it comes in handy when you are by yourself and need to save money because no matter how cheap the value menu at Mc D's has become.... a bag of rice is 1 dollar as well, and that'll last you for a month heh

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snowy

My dad has a few dishes he can whip out that he's excellent at--tacos, grilling anything, and anything breakfast being the major ones. He also makes some kick-ass nachos and grilled cheese--his ultimate fallback meal. Dad will always offer to make a grilled cheese if you're hungry. And his potato salad is the stuff of legends.

My mom did most of the cooking when I was younger, and she taught me how to cook at a young age. On nights when Mom was playing soccer, though, Dad had to cook, and that usually meant tacos or breakfast for dinner. As I got older, and we were able to cook more on our own, Mom cooked less and less, and Dad cooked more and more. Sometimes, though, they would cook together--Mom would make the main dish and Dad would take care of all the sides, especially if it involved boiling potatoes.

All in all, yes, my dad knows how to cook, and he's a damn good cook too.

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Ch'i

My father cooks all the time. He shared about half the cooking with my mother while I was young. He, too, specialized at the BBQ.

Aro23

my dad does cook, even my mom learned some from him

Daniel_

My father cooked and taught me much of what I know about food. He taught me inspirational cooking, and imaginative cooking.

He taught me how to fly without a safety net.

My mother taught me how to safely use a knife, how to follow a recipe, how to weigh and time things.

I cook all the time I can with my daughter, and I cook more than half the meals we have at home.

Tonight (for example) I made burgers from raw mince and onions.

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streak_56

the question for me is... am I able to keep it down?

Plaid13

My dad has always cooked and has always been pretty good at it. He has always cooked more then my mom even though shes a pretty good cook as well. Pretty much all my friends growing up had fathers that cooked.

kurty[B]

My dad went to school initially to be a chef. He would make the greatest breakfast, and of course BBQ. Otherwise, my mom would generally cook other meals.

StanT

There are specific things my dad cooked and specific things my mom cooked. It probably worked out 50/50.

My daughters would tell you that I cook more often than my wife.

shalafi

My mom mostly cooked while I was growing up because she didn't go to work until my brother and I were in high school so she was usually home. Now my dad gets home before her so I think he does most of their cooking. He was a Mess Specialist in the Navy so he knows his way around a kitchen.

healer

My dad's one of those guys who only know how to cook a couple of dishes, but cooks them well. He loves making seafood, tripe curry, oxtail etc... slow food with lots of herbs and things. He does tend to be a bit heavy on the herbs and spices though. I remember some very dodgy mashed potatoes - other than that, he's pretty good.

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vanblah

My dad rarely cooked, but I do remember liking the things he did cook. My step-mom did most of the cooking ... however, she was raised in a VERY poor family by parents who "came up" through the depression. She was really, really good at making due with what we had.

I am a father ... I do most of the cooking in the house. My wife hates to cook. However, she can bake like a fiend.

Charlatan

My Dad was a single father (he raised my brother) and then single for many years after. He was a relatively good cook. He would do a Christmas dinner on boxing day and a big ham dinner on Easter. It wasn't as good as mine but what can I say? I am a Dad that loves to cook. I do the majority of it around the house because I love doing it, not because I have to.

This weekend past, while I was away, I actually had the opportunity to make a couple of meals... damn fun! I haven't cooked since I got to Singapore.

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Warlock!

My pop did all the grilling, as well as cooking the expensive foods (prime rib, rack o' lamb, and an occasional lobster)... mom did everything else.

When I first got married the wife and I took turns cooking... then I got hooked on the Food Network. Nowadays, with three kids, I do 95% of the cooking. My kids always tell me I'm "the best chef in the world" (what the hell do they know... the oldest is only 11 ). Besides, if my wife did all the cooking I'd never get to eat the food I like the way I like it.

hunnychile

My dad is 85 years old, senile as all get out and gets lost in his own backyard.

Luckily he never cooked for us kids ever as I recall and he is not allowed to go near a stove these days. I've never ever seen him make anything as much as a mere sandwich.

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spindles

Off topic - Thankfully I live in a climate where this is never an issue. I may be rugged up in all kinds of clothing, but the grill is never off limits

My dad and a mate actually took cooking classes when I was 12 or 13. We didn't really see much output from it until my mum went away for a week to a conference and dad pulls the fancy french cooking classes out of his butt. Mum was almost sacked as full time cook at that point - I don't think my brothers and I had eaten that well before. I'm pretty sure it wouldn't have lasted - a little to much time taken for a full time worker to whip up gourmet everyday

My mum is not a bad cook but when you have a limited budget and it is necessary to put something nutritious on the table every day, you do tend to fall back to the basics (meat and three veg).

Fast forward to now - my wife is a good cook, but tends to be very recipe focussed while I'm more a case of "what is in the cupboard and what can I create with that". I've really only had one disaster - added some vinegar to a stir fry to try and compensate for the over sweet sauce - eewww! We share the cooking and already have the two year old helping to stir things and hopefully we can get him interested in proper cooking early.

For those who don't cook now - I recommend doing a couple of evening courses - our local community college has some really good classes and they just help you to get the basics down and are usually quite social as well (20 people cooking up a storm then sit down with a few bottles of wine and eat!

I'm a mess specialist as well. I create some fantastic mess

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Lizra

Heh! My dad is 87...in the alzheimers unit at the nursing home. When I ask him what he had for dinner (lunch, breakfast) he thinks for a second, and says "FOOD!" Pretty cute. He never cooked.....too bad, my mom was pretty awful..... My husband will cook occasionally, but only if expensive ingredients are involved. Still, I like a man who cooks! How about that Curtis guy in "Take Home Chef"?

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newtx

My dad is a great cook. He is retired Navy and did quite a bit of cooking there. When I was growing up he did most of the cooking and it was excellant.

smarm

Dad cooked breakfast. Mom cooked everything else. I have no idea why, other than my dad must have been more of a morning person.

My wife cooks everything in our household... unless open flame and charcoal are involved. Not overly proud of that, but she is amazing at it and likes to do it.

william

My father followed what the cookbooks said to do (except w/cinnamon - he loved that); my mother followed what she was taught to do do. Because of this, and adapting, I and my brother have become pretty good at whipping up a meal.

spindles

offtopic -

Chasing the Aussie chefs are you? Though his accent has obviously suffered from being in the UK too long.

He does another cooking show with another Aussie called "Surfing the Menu", which is a pretty cool Oz travel/cooking show. I saw the two of them and a couple of hangers on when I was on holidays a couple of years ago and my wife commented that they had "enough hair product to open a hairdressers" - I guess celebrities need to make sure every strand is in place...

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Chamaeleontidae

My mother is the chef of the family, she's the type that has to catch her daily cooking shows. My Dad usually ends up being the assistant. The one area my Dad rules is the BBQ. Anything grilled he does.

In my household, my wife does most of the day to day cooking, at least 75% of the time. I enjoy cooking, but typically do specialty dishes (Pizza, Burgandy Beef Stroganof, chilli, baked beans, etc...) genereally things requiring more prep time, made from scratch, or big things we for occasions.

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genuinegirly

My dad is an excellent cook.
He does it far less than my mom.
My mother is a well-intentioned, loving person that makes possibly the worst food that someone who has been cooking for so many decades could make. She offers no variety, she has no interest in cooking...

My dad cooks on special occasions.
I wish he cooked more.

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jerseyboy

My dad cant cook, heck he even burned microwave popcorn once. However the man can definitely grill, my mom doesnt even know how to start the grill.

nightshade000

My dad didn't really cook before my mother and he split up. Now he cooks, unless my grandma is visiting, then she cooks. He pretty much cooks only when no one else will do it for him.

I am the cook in my immediate family, my g/f can cook a few things if she has a cook book and her mom on speaker phone, but I'm the one who really busts out the meals

Brewmaniac

My dad is all thumbs in the kitchen, he is of the generation where the wife cooks the meals, he does grill but my mother tells him how long and when to flip. He even struggles with sandwiches, sometimes I think he does this so someone will do it for him.

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sillygirl

My dad only cooked when camping. He's pretty awesome at it. Even if my mom would go out of town, she'd always leave frozen casseroles. And then I'd have to warm them.

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Lizra

Heh! My husband even asks me to "fix him a plate" when food is buffet style... my son is in training.... I usually don't mind it, it only takes a second, and seems to make them feel good. But I have no qualms with "helplessness" when it comes to lawn mowing duties, car issues, and computer hassles.....works for us.

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ZZTopper

My dad <i>can</i> cook, but he rarely does. My mom is way better. Well, I should rephrase that. My dad is normally the one who cooks breakfast and BBQ's, and pretty good at both.

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MiSo

my dad does not cook. when he was in the army, he would rather switch with someone who was on patrol to get out of cooking.
(ps. my dad was in the army during the vietnam war)

little_tippler

As far as I can remember, my dad never cooked. Ever. Not even a sandwich or toast, or barbecuing. My mom made everything. He was also very picky with the foods he would eat. I think he did know how to make a few things though - he was a clever guy.

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Wilkerson

My father cooked. Good thing too, since he was a professional chef. He had a way with potatoes in particular that even in memories amazes me. He had more ways of cooking potatoes than I ever would have thought possible. Raw or cooked he taught me that potatoes were the perfect go-with for any dining situation. They could be sliced, diced, mashed, riced, cooked with or without cheese or butter, with or without oils or cream. They could be added to soups and stews and cooked alongside any meat and fish and poultry as well.

Seer666

My dad is the grill master of the house. Only man I've ever seen fire up the grill to make pancakes.

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