Do you enjoy cooking?

Yes, I love cooking and try new recipes even now. Today after the comment about French toast I went to my New Cook book and found a recipe for the good sausages that are made where we live. Dh makes the bread and helps at weekends he likes cooking too as does my DD's. We share recipes and say what unusual ingredients we have found, a bit thin on the ground up here.
One dd once bought me a mushroom brush and a cook book much to her husbands amusement. He even mentioned our skills in the speech at their wedding.
I must admit after of having to cook dinner parties for 8+ I now prefer to cook for family.

I don't enjoy cooking, but I do enjoy eating good quality home-made food, using real ingredients and I would rather cook a nice home made meal than eat a ready meal, or other fake food from a supermarket.

I grow as much veg and fruits as possible and find great pleasure cooking with them. I don't like bland food and big portions I'm a savoury rather than sweets person I love making chutneys and pickles.

I love cooking. I enjoy making meals and am an adventurous cook. I'll try to make anything once.
On the other hand, I detest baking. Perhaps it's because I don't care for cake. I make good pastry and scones though.

Nope, hate it. My mum used to shoo me out of the kitchen when I was little saying, 'Go and paint with your dad.' Hence I became an artist instead of a cook. 😂😂

JackyB

I could reiterate what most people have said: Enjoy it, like trying out new things, enjoy planning, shopping and preparing. Mostly.

Also I echo Primrose53 - I wish the rest of the family would help decide what to eat! Thank heavens for DiL's who muck in when they're here.

Unfortunately, I don't really enjoy eating. Nothing seems to agree with me.

My mother, who was a fantastic cook and who took a pride in her cooking, did once actually say "Wouldn't it be nice if we didn't have to eat?" . She meant that we seem to spend half our day preparing food and clearing away meals, not to mention the planning and time spent shopping. It's a double-edged sword, sometimes a necessary evil, sometimes a joy and a relaxing pastime, especially when something turns out really well.

If someone says “can we have cottage pie/smoked haddock/liver and onions/ macaroni cheese/ frittata/ whatever” for tea I am in there like a shot. All I ask is for some ideas.

I enjoy cooking but can get into a bit of a rut, however, since following Zoe (nutritional programme) it has encouraged me to try new ingredients and cook new recipes. It's fun and OH is enjoying things he didn't think he liked!

No! unless someone else does it for me

No to cooking. Strangely I do like preparing vegatables and tend to get carried away and do too many!

I like to meal plan and cook . Some years ago my SIL said she would still cook but not try anything new. I cannot agree with that. In the days when we used to host quite a few people for a meal I always thought I would love to be a guest in my house as I tried really hard to put on a good spread. I have not baked in over 20 years as I am diabetic and DH is not interested in eating home , or shop , baking .

I like cooking the Sunday roast, but anything else not so much.

Hate cooking,hate eating since I became seriously allergic to lots of different foods. Have had many trips to hospital from anaphylaxis and now see food as a threat. Can't eat out,too risky. Enjoy a small range of foods and hope I don't develop allergies to them.

Used to love it but now after the ages I have been doing it, I really cannot be bothered. Had to cook decent meals this weekend as the family were here and I am still recovering!

I enjoy eating but not cooking.

LadyGracie

I enjoy eating but not cooking.

Same here!

I eat almost no ready prepared or processed food. I don't cook very much at all in summer because I eat big bowls of salad, although I cook chicken, fish, omelettes and frittata to accompany the salad. Desserts are usually yoghurt, nuts and fruit.

In winter, I batch cook/freeze and accompany with steamed veg.

I did spend some time baking this summer because I made my daughter's wedding cake. My only other baking consists of using up fruit and veg, such as carrot cake and banana loaf.

I love the taste of real food!

No, I find it really boring. I can cook though, so I’ve imparted my knowledge to my husband, and my children, who have fortunately all enjoyed it much more and are good at it. I batch cook, and my freezer is my best friend because although I hate cooking I love eating.

I used to love cooking, baking, preserve making trying new recipes, but I've got rather fed up with it lately.

Still make an effort as I enjoy eating but often it's something simple.

Tonight was a stir fry with leftover meat, fresh vegetables and noodles. The chopping took time but the cooking was easy.

And I really dislike preparing salad although we eat it for lunch quite often!

My Dh liked to cook, he likes to shop too. Suits me.

Definitely hate cooking lucky my DH really enjoys it.
He is still working full time although his office is part of our house so he usually does most of it. I have never cooked a Christmas dinner and have not cooked a Sunday roast for probably 30 years or more.

My Dh was a dreadful cook and we were all very skinny as a result.🤣.
I’m ok and do enjoy the process but can get very frustrated when things don’t turn out as they should 😤. I blame my oven, wrong sized tins and not very good pots and pans. My Dh always eats what I serve up but has been known to say ‘ what was that?’ after finishing it off. 🤦‍♀️

My dear mother

This thread has given me the urge to make an apple pie! We hardly ever have puddings unless we’ve got guests, but now and then…
Yesterday I bought apples for the purpose.🙂

Love love love baking. Winter is the time I bake for the freezer. If I make a cake for home it's gone in 2 days so I make , slice, and freeze.
Family here this chrtmas fir first time in several years so the proverbial chrymas cake , chrtmas pud, mince pies and gingerbread biccies will be made in abundance.

I do, but nobody else enjoys what I cook so I cook in the knowledge it’s only my palate I have to please!