TarponChaser said:
Rufnek said:
AgEng98 said:
If my wife ever figures out how to make either, my lazy pancreas will finally surrender.
Enjoy the all the preserves and homemade bread and tamales your body can handle because once the current generation of homemakers die, there ain't nobody coming up in the ranks behind them. My wife throws in a frozen casserole in the oven that she buys from HEB and then wants to take credit for 'cooking dinner'. I do all the heavy lifting around the kitchen at my house and that's because I thoroughly enjoy it. It is my escape for me from the hours I put in chasing these damn drilling rigs around. We actually have a pretty good arrangement. I cook and she cleans.
Rant over, let's get back to the berry discussion.....
Sounds like Mrs. TC.
I will allow that she does bake and does it well. It's part of her meticulous nature. She's very exact in her measurements. However, when it comes to cooking anything else I handle most of it and try to teach her how I do it. But, it's a struggle because I am and always have been a "this will probably work well together" and cook it. Even pretty complex stuff. We get frustrated with each other because she wants precise instructions and I tell her to just wing it and figure it out.
Yeah, same. I do most of the cooking at our house. If my wife does cook, it is usually "country food" (mashed potatoes, green beans, chicken casserole, swiss steak, etc.), which is what her mom cooks/cooked when she was a kid. It's pretty boring to me (bland - no salt or pepper) - example - our BIL made steaks this weekend, and mentioned that it was the best steak he's had (only seasoned with salt and pepper... which is boring to me).
I have a much more varied palate - I cook thai, filipino, indian, etc., and add spices and herbs ... because they of course make food taste better. She now at least likes to eat spicier foods... but doesn't cook them quite yet.
I do the same thing - I know what tastes good together. Of course, I'm always experimenting with different/new spices, foods, etc. But, I've been cooking since I was 6-7 years old (we had to cook dinner at that age), so it comes naturally.