Do you like cooking?

Or do you do it bc it is cheaper, healthier etc. then eating out?

Message edited 3/2/2010 8:42:18 PM.

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I love cooking. It relaxes me.

I also like the benefit of creating better foods for my family and the fact that cooking is cheaper than eating out.

And I love feeding people. It's this instinct I have.. people come over and I want to feed them home cooked food!

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I actually enjoy now before than before. I do love giving people home cooked food when they come over and during the week I see how much $$$ it saves so it has been addicting.

I just wish I had more time to do it

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I don't enjoy the actual act of cooking, I find it kind of tedious & time-consuming, but I feel a sense of accomplishment when I've made something good, healthy, knowing I saved some money, etc... so in that sense I do enjoy it but really only the end product.

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It depends. I LOVE cooking for holidays. I love that I am putting healthy food on the table. I love that I am saving us money by cooking. I love when my DH devours something I've made.

But...I don't like it when I've worked hard on dinner and it comes out like crap. I don't like cleaning up. I don't like that from start to finish, it's almost an hour and a half a night. That's a lot of time!

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I prefer baking but I don't mind cooking most of the time...but I don't even think to order out really ever. If I don't cook I have more of a tendency to just eat whatever cheese and bread might be around haha...but of course I can only do that if DH is not home. Thankfully DH likes cooking also so I don't have to cook every day...if I did I think I would like it less...

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I like cooking...the house is quiet and I can get lost in it..it's almost like downtime for me in that I am only focusing on cooking, and not the other things I think about in a day...I also like that I know what's in what I'm cooking and it feels good to have the finished product...that being said, they are not all winners, but luckily, we can laugh those off...

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Posted by rojerono

I love cooking. It relaxes me.

I also like the benefit of creating better foods for my family and the fact that cooking is cheaper than eating out.

And I love feeding people. It's this instinct I have.. people come over and I want to feed them home cooked food!

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Posted by rojerono

I love cooking. It relaxes me.

I also like the benefit of creating better foods for my family and the fact that cooking is cheaper than eating out.

And I love feeding people. It's this instinct I have.. people come over and I want to feed them home cooked food!

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I chose other b/c while I don't love it - I do like it. But not b/c it's healthier/cheaper.

Just because I'm not very good at it and the whole time I'm cooking I think about all the dishes I'll have to clean. DH always says "you cook, I clean" but I feel bad b/c the cooking part/messing up the dishes part is EASY.

Sooo - I try to make a lot of casseroles.

I wish I could watch someone real cook. Not a TV chef. Someone like maybeamommy, ophelia, rojerono.

I know all these women work and I want to know what their secret is - everytime I cook - we eat at 8 o'clock at night. You guys make all healthy food too - when I work with fresh food - all the prep work KILLS me. It takes so long!!! What's your secret?!?!

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I love cooking - on my own terms - when I have the time. Most days, I am running around and preparing dinner way too fast and it's not as enjoyable as it used to be. I think it has a lot to do with not being creative.
I just started WW, and I am actually physched to go food shopping. Some of the recipes are awesome and different!

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I do like to cook. I esp love when DH goes on & on about something while he's eating it.

However, I have a small kitchen, no dishwasher & limited counter space. So cooking turns into a big to do most of the times.

I have to stop in between each step to put things away, wash dishes, dry them, etc...

If I had a bigger area I would enjoy it alot more and would be willing to try recipes with several more steps.

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I LOVE to bake and like cooking. If I have the ingredients in stock and the time/ energy I really like to make a nice dinner. The snow days brought this out

I love Sundays because I always make a nice breakfast

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I love to cook! I hate that it can be more expensive than eating out - depending on what you make. I like to experiment with lots of recipes so I always need the most random items. I never complain about cooking but cleaning up is quite another story!

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I love cooking and baking!

I love the smell of onions and garlic being sauteed... I love the sizzle of wine when you're deglazing a pan... I just love it

And I love putting a home-cooked meal on the dinner table and having that time to sit and chat with DH.

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hate cooking, but its healthier and cheaper so I do it

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I love it. It is my one true hobby that I am passionate about.

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I love cooking and baking. I usually cook simple things but am starting to experiment with more dishes.

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I like to cook...I like "trying" to make new dishes. Making healthy dishes as to eating out all the time....BUT during the week M-F - I HATE to cook. DH & I don't get home until @ least 7:30-8 and then to start dinner etc we are eating @ 8:30-9. I am sooo tired and then by the time I clean up its almost 10.
I have started using my crockpot more which is great and I am loving!
On the weekends we are usually running errands and visiting family so we usually eat out.

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Both. I love to cook, but as an added bonus I do save alot of $$.

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I love BAKING but cooking eh. It's ok. I am not good at it, but i try, And I do it because it is cheaper and healthier and very wifey lol What I hate the most is all the dirty dishes that can't go in the dishwasher lol