I work a lot . . . this is not new news. In fact in my single days I ate frozen meals for lunch and microwave popcorn for dinner a lot of the time because that is all that I had time for. Sad I know. Especially since I have always loved to cook. Not much of a baker, but I love cooking.
So this year for Christmas I put cook books on my wish list. I had gotten 3 as wedding/shower gifts, but I read them like novels so a few more would always be nice. Well I got my wish. My husband got me one, plus to
cooking magazine subscriptions, my mother in law bought me one, and my wonderful mother got me four (one of which included a free year long magazine subscription). So if you did the math right you would see that I got six cook books, plus three subscriptions.
cooking magazine subscriptions, my mother in law bought me one, and my wonderful mother got me four (one of which included a free year long magazine subscription). So if you did the math right you would see that I got six cook books, plus three subscriptions. Don't know what you think, but that is a lot. Of course, I was excited about all of them. Granted I had to make more room on the counter for them and I will need to find another more permanant locaiton because they are taking up tons of my counter space.
So anyway . . . I have been reading away. There are so many new recipes and techniques that I want to try but finding time to cook and try new things during the week seems impossible. But I do find myself actually cooking pretty much everynight. But it makes me wonder what is happening to me. I am finally making a point to plan out meals and pick our recipies and actually follow it for the most part.
I am just starting to realize that I am putting in more effort at home and domestic issues than I have over the past, I don't know, ten years since I left home. Funny how being married has changed things.
5 comments:
Yes it does! You get so domesticated so quickly. And amazingly enough you discover that these domestic tasks can be very fulfilling.
Mom sent you 2 of my very favorite cookbooks! I hope you enjoy them.
I never did any of this until AFTER tha baby was here. I suppose it was b/c I was living at my inlaws the first 3 years of my marriage and felt awkward. But even still, I flip flop back and forth on how domestic or not domestic I am. But Jenn is right, It is immensely satifying.
next step: barefoot and pregnant! :)
There's also something to be said for cooking for others. When I was single I wasn't a fan of cooking for one. I wanted the feedback of others. I didn't want to be the only one enjoying what I was cooking. So I generally had the world's most incredibly unhealthy diet of Burger King, Chinese Take-out, frozen pizzas, and canned soups.
My wife & I lived together for about 2 1/2-3 years before we got married (long engagement) so we started cooking for each other shortly after I relocated from Ohio and moved in with her. These days we do still tend to split up the cooking 50/50.
That TOTALLY makes sense!!! I'm in the same boat - love, love, love to cook, but when it's just me, and when I'm running in a million directions all the time, what's the point? It's pretty rare that I'll put in the effort to make something wonderful for just myself when a quick frozen entree or can of soup will do (and, frankly, will be fewer calories). But I sure do look forward to the day when I have someone else for whom to cook...
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