Do you like cooking ?

I don't know cooking though I would like this. I can only make omlette and boil eggs.

You are fortunate. At least you can make an omelette and boil the eggs. I cannot make even Tea.

You can still learn ....Now with the tea bags making tea is the easiset job there is .. :)

It's not that I didn't try cooking. As you said in your early thread that cooking should be done with full heart. You are right. That putting the heart in cooking is very much absent. I put oil instead of water.

I don't know cooking though I would like this. I can only make omlette and boil eggs.

You are fortunate. At least you can make an omelette and boil the eggs. I cannot make even Tea.[/

I can make tea and coffee also. This is nothing but boiling the tea leaves and coffee. Moreover now we have also tea bags that have only to be dipped in hot water as long as you get desired color.

I don't know cooking though I would like this. I can only make omlette and boil eggs.

You are fortunate. At least you can make an omelette and boil the eggs. I cannot make even Tea.[/

I can make tea and coffee also. This is nothing but boiling the tea leaves and coffee. Moreover now we have also tea bags that have only to be dipped in hot water as long as you get desired color.

The way in which Usha and you are encouraging me, I feel like plunging in to action of cooking from tomorrow itself.

I don't know cooking though I would like this. I can only make omlette and boil eggs.

You are fortunate. At least you can make an omelette and boil the eggs. I cannot make even Tea.

I can make tea and coffee also. This is nothing but boiling the tea leaves and coffee. Moreover now we have also tea bags that have only to be dipped in hot water as long as you get desired color.

The way in which Usha and you are encouraging me, I feel like plunging in to action of cooking from tomorrow itself.

Cooking and Gardening in my opinion have many similarities. When a dish turns out good we feel very happy and on top of the world similarly when a plant thrives under our care and begins to bloom we get the same pleasure ...

I don't know cooking though I would like this. I can only make omlette and boil eggs.

You are fortunate. At least you can make an omelette and boil the eggs. I cannot make even Tea.

I can make tea and coffee also. This is nothing but boiling the tea leaves and coffee. Moreover now we have also tea bags that have only to be dipped in hot water as long as you get desired color.

The way in which Usha and you are encouraging me, I feel like plunging in to action of cooking from tomorrow itself.

Cooking and Gardening in my opinion have many similarities. When a dish turns out good we feel very happy and on top of the world similarly when a plant thrives under our care and begins to bloom we get the same pleasure ...

True. The satisfaction derived out seeing our efforts taking the form is altogether is different. And this trait applies to all creative arts. Both cooking and gardening are creative arts.

I LIKE to cook in my free time. COOKING is not an easy task. It is art. Now many men all over the world cook food. Tradition is changing now.

When I was at school we had a cookery class once a week and this was something we really looked forward to and when I told this to my children, they were feeling bad that they dint have since none of the schools have cookery classes now... So I would ask them to cook at home whatever they wanted and today I am glad I did that since they are all able to take care of themselves without having to depend on outside takeaway food....

During holidays, I love to cook breakfast, and some times I experiment with some, for me cooking is difficult, and it needs a great sense and care to prepare nice dishes.

During holidays, I love to cook breakfast, and some times I experiment with some, for me cooking is difficult, and it needs a great sense and care to prepare nice dishes.

It is best to start with some easy to prepare simple dishes where you cannot go wrong and then try others.....Omlettes, french toast,Sandwiches are all easy to prepare and also fill you up. Most importantly when a person is living alone it saves him or her from totally depnding on take aways and restaurants...

During holidays, I love to cook breakfast, and some times I experiment with some, for me cooking is difficult, and it needs a great sense and care to prepare nice dishes.

It is best to start with some easy to prepare simple dishes where you cannot go wrong and then try others.....Omlettes, french toast,Sandwiches are all easy to prepare and also fill you up. Most importantly when a person is living alone it saves him or her from totally depnding on take aways and restaurants...

Knowing how to cook is of great help. It makes him sort of independent.

During holidays, I love to cook breakfast, and some times I experiment with some, for me cooking is difficult, and it needs a great sense and care to prepare nice dishes.

It is best to start with some easy to prepare simple dishes where you cannot go wrong and then try others.....Omlettes, french toast,Sandwiches are all easy to prepare and also fill you up. Most importantly when a person is living alone it saves him or her from totally depnding on take aways and restaurants...

If one cannot cook at all, he can keep some stock of ready to eat dishes like bread and jam, cake bread, biscuits, pickles. Also it is easier to boil rice. One may also just boil potatoes and eat these with salt.

I agree that knowing cooking is a great help and I see many single men cooking nowadays because of the health concerns...I share many simple recipes with online friends so that they can rustke up a nutritious and healthy meal in a jiffy ! Soups are very nutritious and all that you need to do is put loads of vegetables, water,salt and pepper and some rice or noodles -pressure cook . This is so healthy and nutritious ..

During holidays, I love to cook breakfast, and some times I experiment with some, for me cooking is difficult, and it needs a great sense and care to prepare nice dishes.

It is best to start with some easy to prepare simple dishes where you cannot go wrong and then try others.....Omlettes, french toast,Sandwiches are all easy to prepare and also fill you up. Most importantly when a person is living alone it saves him or her from totally depnding on take aways and restaurants...

If one cannot cook at all, he can keep some stock of ready to eat dishes like bread and jam, cake bread, biscuits, pickles. Also it is easier to boil rice. One may also just boil potatoes and eat these with salt.

That's the reason why I did not pay attention to learn cooking. Ready to eat food foods made me lazy. Still, I decided to start learning cooking with my wife's supervision.

When I was at school we had a cookery class once a week and this was something we really looked forward to and when I told this to my children, they were feeling bad that they dint have since none of the schools have cookery classes now... So I would ask them to cook at home whatever they wanted and today I am glad I did that since they are all able to take care of themselves without having to depend on outside takeaway food....

Even we never had any cooking classes so we missed all that fun! But my mum always made it a point that we learn a dish every week and also ensured we get good practice. I started learning to cook at the age of 8 and by the time I was 12 I could cook even chapatis very nicely. I now try to teach my son too, he has started helping me peel and clean veggies, especially peas and garlic although half the peas make their way into his stomach! :laugh:

Honestly I can't make more dishes.. But I love cooking. Just recently I have manage to learn few more dishes. So at least I can feed my self properly when I am alone.

When I was at school we had a cookery class once a week and this was something we really looked forward to and when I told this to my children, they were feeling bad that they dint have since none of the schools have cookery classes now... So I would ask them to cook at home whatever they wanted and today I am glad I did that since they are all able to take care of themselves without having to depend on outside takeaway food....

Even we never had any cooking classes so we missed all that fun! But my mum always made it a point that we learn a dish every week and also ensured we get good practice. I started learning to cook at the age of 8 and by the time I was 12 I could cook even chapatis very nicely. I now try to teach my son too, he has started helping me peel and clean veggies, especially peas and garlic although half the peas make their way into his stomach! :laugh:

Thats really sweet, the very fact that he helps you out and takes an interest at such a young age is good enough :) , ot used to be the same with my kids, they would gather round me with the idea of helping me in the kitchen but in the end I had double the cleaning up to do LOL...

When I was at school we had a cookery class once a week and this was something we really looked forward to and when I told this to my children, they were feeling bad that they dint have since none of the schools have cookery classes now... So I would ask them to cook at home whatever they wanted and today I am glad I did that since they are all able to take care of themselves without having to depend on outside takeaway food....

Even we never had any cooking classes so we missed all that fun! But my mum always made it a point that we learn a dish every week and also ensured we get good practice. I started learning to cook at the age of 8 and by the time I was 12 I could cook even chapatis very nicely. I now try to teach my son too, he has started helping me peel and clean veggies, especially peas and garlic although half the peas make their way into his stomach! :laugh:

Thats really sweet, the very fact that he helps you out and takes an interest at such a young age is good enough :) , ot used to be the same with my kids, they would gather round me with the idea of helping me in the kitchen but in the end I had double the cleaning up to do LOL...

Very true Usha..but the main reason I keep him in the kitchen is so that I can keep an eye on him or he keeps getting in trouble all on his own. The mess he makes is too much to clean away later but worth the efforts seeing his interest in all that goes on in the kitchen! Every day when I make chapatis, I have to let him roll out one chapati and then cut eyes and smile into it! :)

I like cooking but due to less amount of time it looks difficult to cook every time. Whenever I got some free time I cook for myself.

Cooking is a life skill and everyone should know at least the basics of it irrespective of gender. Some can do it as a hobby, extend it as a profession, others might do it for utilitarian purpose and some might outsource it owing to other priorities and responsibilities.

In my case, I am the cook in the house and take care that my family gets a healthy meal each time. Somehow, we as a family enjoy cooking and it is sometimes a great bonding time for all four of us in kitchen on weekend. Like all the mothers, I too enjoy sharing recipes and experimenting in kitchen for my children. My children like most of my dishes but prefer a few o be cooked by their dad.

However, like everyone, I sometimes feel bored of kitchen or there are times when other works call for my attention more. In that case, either my husband and daughters take the charge or we order food from outside.

I  can cook small things like Omelettes . But I do not how to cook special items like Chicken. On the whole I can manage when my wife is away for a brief period