Did you ever 'learn to cook' because of a female/male?

[Pacion]

Some of us, have admitted to learning to dance because we met someone we fancied or were embarassed when asked to dance and couldn't.

Has anyone had a similar experience with cooking that they would care to share :D

One of the most sought after cookbooks in the UK is by Delia Smith. She learnt to cook to impress her then boyfriend at the time and is highly regarded now for the simplicity of her receipes. So, I know of at least one person who was incentivised :lol:

[pygmalion]

I learned to cook because my Mom can't. :shock: :lol: Seriously, she hates to cook, but did it every day, out of duty, or loyalty, or old-fashionedness, or something. So, by the time I was about 14, I was doing all the cooking for my family (Mom, Dad, sisters, brother, and, later, nieces). I started out simple, and have gotten more adventurous with more experience.

But I had one great incentive -- the desire to eat good food. btw, in the defense of Mom, she is one fantastic baker. She just hates cooking dinner. *shrug* To each his own.

[dr daffy]

i have yet to learn how to cook like normal people, lol

every time i try to cook, i do something bad to the food :oops:


lol... i should learn though

[tj]

Lol! What a funny topic.

My first few dishes I ever learned to make were under the context of cooking for dates back in my college days (as it was much cheaper and more impressive to cook for one's date)... but over the years, it's been more out of my own passion and interest that I've dedicated so much energy into learning how.

It's like this - you have an awesome meal at a restaurant, end up moving, and never quite find something as good. So you learn what made it so good, and modify it to your own palatte.

[salsachinita]

While I wouldn't say I learnt to cook in order to impress someone, I did become a good cook with the chance of practice I have been given, while living with my ex.

You see, Mum's kitchen is Mum's territory, regardless whether she is a good cook or not :wink: ............

So in a man's kitchen, I was given free reign to express my love for him/life/food via the mere act of cooking.

That was so satisfying in some ways........

[Sagitta]

I learnt to cook because I like to eat well and hated the college cafeteria food.

[squirrel]

:) I learned how to cook by doing it for 2 close friends of mine (in bad need of a mother and/or girlfriend) who needed to eat... and I was their only chance... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

and I like doing it, but not daily... and I especially like doing it for someone I care for... :)

[lily]

Cool topic!

I learnt to cook because I wanted my children (that I don't have yet!) to be able to speak about their mother's cooking with the same pride that I had when I spoke about my mother's. (Does that make sense? Complicated sentence, sorry! :oops: )

Knowing how to cook can save money and be much healthier too. But it also means that as I do the food shoping for what I will be cooking, we eat what I feel like eating!!! :twisted: :lol:

I have to admit that I also love it when my boyfriend and I sit down to a meal, he takes the first bite and says, "mmm delicious". It doesn't always happen, but when it does it's wonderful :D

[Sagitta]

It definitely is great to be appreciated. If we are what we eat I'm pretty crappy these past few days!! :oops: :)

[peachexploration]

Cool topic!

I learnt to cook because I wanted my children (that I don't have yet!) to be able to speak about their mother's cooking with the same pride that I had when I spoke about my mother's. (Does that make sense? Complicated sentence, sorry! :oops: )

Definitely makes sense to me Lily. I learned for the same reasons as well. :D

[lily]

Cool topic!

I learnt to cook because I wanted my children (that I don't have yet!) to be able to speak about their mother's cooking with the same pride that I had when I spoke about my mother's. (Does that make sense? Complicated sentence, sorry! :oops: )

Definitely makes send to me Lily. I learned for the same reasons as well. :D

Whether they will or not (speak with pride), remains to be seen of course!

When I was a child I had a friend who would very often come round to my house after school. I thought it was because she liked hanging out with me I found out years later that it was because she loved the home made cakes and biscuits that my mum always offered my friends when they came over :evil: :lol:

[peachexploration]

Definitely makes sense to me Lily. I learned for the same reasons as well. :D

Whether they will or not (speak with pride), remains to be seen of course!

When I was a child I had a friend who would very often come round to my house after school. I thought it was because she liked hanging out with me I found out years later that it was because she loved the home made cakes and biscuits that my mum always offered my friends when they came over :evil: :lol:

:oops: :oops: "send" should have "sense". :D I just love typos. :lol:

Yeah, kids seem to seek out the home with the best. What compliment to your mom. Too bad for you though. :(

[lily]

Definitely makes sense to me Lily. I learned for the same reasons as well. :D

Whether they will or not (speak with pride), remains to be seen of course!

When I was a child I had a friend who would very often come round to my house after school. I thought it was because she liked hanging out with me I found out years later that it was because she loved the home made cakes and biscuits that my mum always offered my friends when they came over :evil: :lol:

:oops: :oops: "send" should have "sense". :D I just love typos. :lol:

Yeah, kids seem to seek out the home with the best. What compliment to your mom. Too bad for you though. :(

LOL - I had no idea what you were talking about until I reread your post. I hadn't even noticed that you'd typed 'send'. I had read it as 'sense'. Just proves yet again that we often see what we expect to see!

Yeah - she wasn't much of a friend :? Luckily I had others :lol:

[Hank]

I learned to cook because my mother didn't care enough about food to pay attention to what she was doing. She frequently over-cooked food, didn't measure ingredients, didn't use a timer, wouldn't pre-heat the oven or skillet, and made questionable substitutions because she never had the right ingredients for the recipe. Food is important to me, so I learned to cook so that I could have a good meal.

[cocodrilo]

I learned to cook because my mom loved to cook for us and I saw how she spent a lot of time and energy on it and got us kids involved as well.

Moving to Asia, where I took for granted having every item available in the supermarket(like tortillas, for example) has made me an even better cook as I have to make everything from scratch. Now I don't even WANT to buy the ready-made stuff, but make my own salsas, dips, desserts, breads, etc.

[salsachinita]

I learned to cook because my mother didn't care enough about food to pay attention to what she was doing. She frequently over-cooked food, didn't measure ingredients, didn't use a timer, wouldn't pre-heat the oven or skillet, and made questionable substitutions because she never had the right ingredients for the recipe. Food is important to me, so I learned to cook so that I could have a good meal.

:shock: Sounds like my Mum.........

[pygmalion]

And mine, but it was because she hates cooking. I mean hates it, but society's expectations of women of her generation was that they'd cook, regardless. I really appreciate the effort she made all those years, especially since I know now how much of a burden it was to her. Yay, Mom!

[Sagitta]

My mom likes cooking, but when she couldn't my dad would cook something simple to have...my parents were egalitarian, setting a good example for us kids. :)