Simon C

Am I the only 1 how hates doing this?? Its a job only beaten on the hate scale by ironing...

Don't get me wrong I can cook, I just don't. Although looking at the junk I've lived off for the last year, I need to start again.

ScoobyDoo555

LOL - I'm the opposite. I love cooking and I'm not too shabby! Last night did smoked haddock in milk, with a dijon & english (!) mustard cream sauce (highly recommended too!! LOL!)
Did some baby potatoes with it too.

Took about 15 mins and was very nice.

Now ironing on the other hand - I cannot see the the point (apart from having uncreased clothes). What a TOTAL waste of time.
I feel very sorry for my wife when she does it (whilst I'm cooking )

But tbh, Wifey can cook, but doesn't enjoy it one bit.

Dan

stilover

I hate cooking too.

I'm not that good at it, so my menu range is quite small.

When I lived with my parents I never cooked once. Had no interest in it, so never really learned. They always threatened to get me on "Can't cook, won't cook"

Coffin Dodger

I really enjoy cooking, especially for others. I do get a bit depressed though when I've spent 0.5 - 1 hour preparing some food masterpiece only to scoff it all in under 10 minutes.

Butterflied and marinated half a leg of lamb for Easter Sunday, cooked it on the BBQ. Was lush. That's the sort of cooking I really like, minimum effort, maximum enjoyment

Simon C

Just found a game dealer down the road..... Might actually have to get off my **** and relearn.

Can't wait for autumn again, I have more blackberry bushes at teh archeryclub than I know what to do with. Last year it was blackberry everything!!! In 2 hours I collected about 5kgs of fruit.

TopBanana

Love cooking. If you don't see the point of good food I suppose cooking would be a waste of time.

Jamescsti

I'm the same, I an cook quite well but it bores me stupid doing it, I hate ironing too, thankfully I don't have to wear shirts and tie's to work anymore, more jeans and t-shirts, used to hate ironing shirts.

Clarebabes

Was that a Rick Stein recipe by any chance? Saw that on Saturday Kitchen I think. Thought it looked lovely, but since visiting a farm where they were lambing last week, I have vowed never to eat lamb again!

davegtt

Personally I love cooking, nothing better than sitting down and tasting your own success I have the washing up afterwards and I also hate cooking for one. You need someone other than yourself to appriciate the effort I eat junk whenever Im on my own but put the effort in if I have someone else to cook.

Matteeboy

Me and Mrs Matt really enjoy cooking. I was a "chef" in a pub for six years (during college and uni holidays) and cooked for a few "slebs" - none complained luckily.

Wouldn't say I'm anything special though and while Mrs Matt can make a great meal out of not many ingredients, I seem to need to spend loads to get a decent end result.

The Zohan

I love to cook, i find it relaxing (mostly) and good for stress relif at the end of a riough day, i can concetrate on something else and unwind

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

Depends on what I have to cook:

If its just an everyday evening meal after getting in from w*rk, then I really can't be arsed or bothered; anything taking longer than 15mins tries my patience. As a result I eat a lot of pasta (usually a mega Cheeeesy Penne pasta bake with some sort of stir-in sauce and a few extra sundried tomatoes whipped up in 10mins).

However I do like to cook a "proper" meal. If I have the time and my mood is right. Must admit I'm more of a grill/hot plate chef, so its usually steaks of some sort or kebabs (usually Pinchos - still perfecting my marinade as listed recipes are missing a certain zing - curry powder helps, not usually listed, but it is what Spaniards sometimes use ).

The Zohan

Hi there, can i get a copy of the recipe?

Stephb1986

I hate cooking well I can't really I helped cook at the weekend though but because I'm left handed I find it hard to do stuff like peel potatoes.

Where as ironing considering I run a ironing service I don't really like doing that either. When I've done all the customers stuff I hate doing my own! lol

Steph xx

Simon C

I think that might be 1/2 my problem...

TopBanana

SJ_Skyline

I love cooking, it's my chance to get away from it all and unwind.

Last night I did salt and pepper squid & prawns with braised pak choi. No need for the Chinese takeaway

ChefDude

i love cooking and do all of it at home - unless it feels like a chore.

gf and i have a deal. if i don't want to cook, we eat out/pizza/etc

works well

Matteeboy

And about 1000000 times healthier too!

Getting a veg box helps - loads of variety and you have to be a bit creative. Healthy too.

Simon C

Do have this near me it seems. Might be worth a visit.

Country Store

Matteeboy

I've sold potatoes to them before!

Trouble is, you still have to choose.

Get a veg box and the choosing is done for you!

Simon C

Don't mind choosing, what I eat and when is fairly flexable.

Matteeboy

But it's so easy to get stuck in a rut and buy the same old stuff you always get.

With a veg box, you'll get new and different stuff which makes cooking more interesting.

And you don't have to drive anywhere to get it!

Definitely recommended. They deliver (we use Riverford) your way too.

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

Which one?

The pinchos or the pasta bake?

Pasta is easy: Penne pasta ( I prefer fresh, but dried is fine) lots of cheese (grated or thinly sliced, and whatever is your favourite when melted) and a supermarket stir-in sauce (whatever takes your fancy).

Pre heat the grille. Boil the pasta as instructed on the back of the packet, drain and dry, heat up the sauce - usually half a jar per portion (I reuse the same saucepan whilst the pasta is in left in the collander - saves on washing up ), mix in pasta, stir. Pour on a plate or bowl, dump the cheese on top, add a touch of pepper if you want and whack it under the grill for a few mins until the cheese melts (note if using cheddar, only melt it until it softens, if its overdone, it seperates and goes oily which sometimes gives a bitter tang to it). Serve and scoff.

Pinchos more tricky as I'm still messing with the recipe so as a rough guide:

Pork loin, chopped up in cubes (for kebabs) left in a marinade overnight:

Marinade (does around 500g of pork) :

Few tablespoons of olive oil in a bowl and mix in the following:

1.5 teaspoon ground Cumin
1 teaspoon Ground coriander seeds
1 teaspoon chopped oregano
1 crushed Bay leaf
1 teaspoon Curry powder (or more - add to personal taste)
2 teaspoons Paprika
dash of Ginger (not an authentic Spanish ingredient so add it to personal taste)
Large pinch of cayenne pepper and cinnamon and a small pinch of nutmeg
And add a touch of salt and black pepper to taste.

Taste the marinade, make sure your happy with it, if not add a few extra things to suit your taste (I'm still trying to prefect it).

Mix it up, dump in the pork, and leave it overnight (give it a stir every now and again).

Then stick them on kebab skewers, along with onions chopped into sqaures, and cook, best on a BBQ (or griddle/george foreman etc), but can be done under the grill.

Best served with some mediterranean veg, roasted or stir fried (or buy some ready done ).

Coffin Dodger

No not the Rick Stein one but similar, funny though as I saw that on Saturday morning and that was probably what got me thinking about cooking our Sunday leg of lamb in a similar manner.

From memory the marinade was:

2 tsp salt
2 tsp black pepper
2 tsp paprika
tsp cumin
tsp chilli flakes
2-3 cloves chopped garlic
2 bay leaves chopped
handful of fresh mint and/or oregano chopped
olive oil
water

Butterfly the leg of lamb, removing the bone. Put the meat in a shallow dish, mix up all the dry ingredients and rub into the flesh, pour over some olive oil, then add enough water to just cover the meat. Leave overnight to marinade. Cook on a hot BBQ, reducing the temperature a bit once the outside is seared, use the marinade to baste the meat throughout cooking. 20-30 mins per side.

StickyMicky

I am lucky in that the missus actually really loves cooking, so i very rarely have to do any, its just a shame she can not seam to do it without leaving the kitchen looking like its based in Hiroshima but i suppose you cant really have it all can you.

when she is not around i usually survive on beans/tuna on toast, or a nice juicy takeaway