Feeling quite domesticated...
By sishy7
@sishy7 (27166)
Australia
March 8, 2016 3:13am CST
# 10
I'm sure it is not a big deal to many but this feeling is quite something for me... 
My son and I dropped my husband off at the airport last Friday. He'll be overseas on a business trip for a few weeks. When he's home, he spoils me so much by doing most of the cooking. It comes so naturally for him while for me cooking is like a nightmare... 
But when it becomes a must, I surprised myself of what I could do... 
Over the weekend, I made breakfast, lunch, and dinner for me and my family. They're nothing fancy nor too complicated, of course; and I had to dig out my recipe folder to find out what I was doing... But overall, it did not turn out so bad at all.
The kids loved the pancakes and my version of all-American breakfast (toasts/scrambled eggs/sausages). They finished the chicken fried rice I made too. For dinner I made fettuccine carbonara and I even baked apple crumble for dessert! 
It was like a dream weekend - far from a nightmare that I dreaded at first. Luckily for me, my kids are old enough to realize they're back to reality comes work days. They know they can't expect me to do that every day and they're trained well enough by their father to cook for themselves. And if they don't feel like cooking either, oh well, I guess take outs will be our best friend for the next few weeks... 
My son and I dropped my husband off at the airport last Friday. He'll be overseas on a business trip for a few weeks. When he's home, he spoils me so much by doing most of the cooking. It comes so naturally for him while for me cooking is like a nightmare...
But when it becomes a must, I surprised myself of what I could do... Over the weekend, I made breakfast, lunch, and dinner for me and my family. They're nothing fancy nor too complicated, of course; and I had to dig out my recipe folder to find out what I was doing... But overall, it did not turn out so bad at all.
The kids loved the pancakes and my version of all-American breakfast (toasts/scrambled eggs/sausages). They finished the chicken fried rice I made too. For dinner I made fettuccine carbonara and I even baked apple crumble for dessert!
It was like a dream weekend - far from a nightmare that I dreaded at first. Luckily for me, my kids are old enough to realize they're back to reality comes work days. They know they can't expect me to do that every day and they're trained well enough by their father to cook for themselves. And if they don't feel like cooking either, oh well, I guess take outs will be our best friend for the next few weeks... 29 people like this
30 responses
@sishy7 (27166)
• Australia
9 Mar 16
@enlightenedpsych2 If I'm not mistaken, aren't you the owner of a catering business or something? If so, I have no doubt you'd be quite awesome around the kitchen.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
10 Mar 16
Necessity is the mother of invention is a saying that has applied to you and this happens to most of us.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
10 Mar 16
You sound as if you're a pretty good cook after all. A lot of it is practice.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
14 Mar 16
@sishy7 I used to hate to cook and felt the burden was left too much to me. Now I find I am happy to do it and find it a creative outlet.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
8 Mar 16
I remember you mentioned once that husband does the cooking. Well hey, you should give yourself a big hand for doing all that over the weekend - now you're a pro 
! I say double the recipe next time you cook . . . then you can save the leftovers and heat up stuff on another night (takes care of one night anyway - but yah, take out is a whole lot simpler isn't it 
?)!
! I say double the recipe next time you cook . . . then you can save the leftovers and heat up stuff on another night (takes care of one night anyway - but yah, take out is a whole lot simpler isn't it ?)!1 person likes this
@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
9 Mar 16
@sishy7 Sometimes that does happen. If you keep the sauce and pasta separate, that seems to work better so it doesn't all mush together. I find that cream sauces doesn't always heat up the same - like alfredo. I used gluten free pasta the other day for a pasta salad - first day was great . . . the next day it got chewy.
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
8 Mar 16
that sounds like a lot of cooking! Does you husband usually do the cooking?
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
9 Mar 16
@sishy7 good job in finding a man that can cook!
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
8 Mar 16
also can make a bigger stew or taco soup or something and eat on it for more than one day
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
9 Mar 16
@sishy7 I like taco soup and chilli for that reason, leftovers!
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@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
8 Mar 16
Sounds like you mastered the kitchen over the weekend and prepared some very tasty meals. I taught my kids to cook so that they could be self-sufficient. My dad was old fashioned and could barely boil water when it came to kitchen duty. I think it's sexy when man knows his way around the kitchen 
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@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
9 Mar 16
@sishy7 guess as long as no one starves it's good 
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
9 Mar 16
Ha haa hope he will be back before you know it
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
9 Mar 16
@sishy7 I am not a fun of cooking either so i understand you. Time flies nowadays and you will soon be going to pick him up
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@teamfreak16 (43567)
• Denver, Colorado
8 Mar 16
My girlfriend is a chef and can make anything. When I have to cook it's very, very basic stuff.
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@teamfreak16 (43567)
• Denver, Colorado
9 Mar 16
@sishy7 - We mix it up a lot, so I have no idea if she has one. She does make a mean salsa, though.
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@kaka135 (14994)
• Malaysia
10 Mar 16
That's good! Sometimes it really isn't as hard as we thought, is it?
Sometimes I feel myself being spoiled as well. Though my husband and I always share the workload at home, I feel much more comfortable when he's around, as I can just tell him I don't feel like cooking today, so he will do the cooking. If he's not at home, then I have no choice but to do everything. 
I am glad that my children are fine with simple food, as I only know how to prepare simple meals for them.
I am glad that my children are fine with simple food, as I only know how to prepare simple meals for them. 1 person likes this
@xstitcher (39002)
• Petaluma, California
10 Mar 16
Don't feel bad. I don't cook, either.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
12 Mar 16
It took me a bit to try to figure out what the numbers mean, but it looks like you do a running count of how many posts per year here?
My husband can cook which is good since I work a lot during meal times and have for over fifteen years. Even though he does cook, when he knows I have the day off he tends to wait to see what my plan for a meal is. Many times I don't have any plans made. My younger daughter can make some things, but if either her dad or I are home she asks us to do it for her. SHe's realized very recently that if she hopes to move out within a few years that she'll have to figure out cooking for herself.
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