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Marthe48

(20,744 posts)
30. Be in the kitchen
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 02:39 PM
Jan 2025

Watch what your wife does to prep, cook, and clean. What do you want to do? What can you do? What is your wife willing to hand over to you? I'll admit it's hard for me to give up my territory, but I enjoyed his company.
I loved having my husband hanging out with me while i cooked our meals. As he got older, he tried making a few things and he enjoyed finding recipes, making sure we had ingredients, and making it. He made potato and zucchini chips, salsa from vegetables we had grown, easy cookies. He would help with clean up and I appreciated his help.
We both liked sandwiches, so we had bacon and tomato, meatball subs, hoagies, hamburgers. He liked bologna, tomato and cheese, and made those himself. We both liked salads, and they are simple to make, never look bad
You got a lot of advice in other posts. Enjoy time together and look at kitchen chores as a chance for that.

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Rice and dried beans are easy to boil up and together you get protein! GreenWave Jan 2025 #1
Your local library likely has a plethora of cookbooks. no_hypocrisy Jan 2025 #2
Try this PJMcK Jan 2025 #3
Bake some Cornbread take you 2 Boxes 2 Eggs bit of Milk Oneear Jan 2025 #4
Ask your wife what ideas she has about you helping out more. Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #5
Yeah she probably "does". Historic NY Jan 2025 #8
thanks everyone mdmc Jan 2025 #6
What about grocery shopping? Sanity Claws Jan 2025 #7
And besides just helping in the kitchen as you have been doing, the shopping too will help, and the shopping will SWBTATTReg Jan 2025 #28
Scrambled eggs are easy - just pay attention BoRaGard Jan 2025 #9
Youtube is your friend. Watch food prep videos. There are a ton on YT, ranging from simple japple Jan 2025 #10
Hobo Skillet or Hobo Casserole with hamburger is easy to cook. Emile Jan 2025 #11
On the nights you cook make enough for two meals. Hope22 Jan 2025 #12
Watch and take notes when she cooks. Use it as a tutorial so she can teach you best practices she uses. Nanuke Jan 2025 #13
No advice but to say what a jewel of a husband you are CousinIT Jan 2025 #14
actually, I'm pretty awful mdmc Jan 2025 #15
Get educated IbogaProject Jan 2025 #16
You are fortunate to cook for two. Cooking for one is a challenge. So here are some ideas. usonian Jan 2025 #17
Nice, nice, nice!! I love the tips and I do enjoy cooking too, for the fun of it. SWBTATTReg Jan 2025 #29
OH US, HOW could I have MISSED this??? elleng Jan 2025 #32
If you let your Wife teach you how to cook Turbineguy Jan 2025 #18
I've heard it said that cooking is an art and baking is a science SheltieLover Jan 2025 #19
Baking is less forgiving than cooking Retrograde Jan 2025 #20
For sure! SheltieLover Jan 2025 #21
Think of a category of food you like and start small. Keep it simple. chowmama Jan 2025 #22
To me the hardest part is the planning Phentex Jan 2025 #23
We have a set food category for each day of the week SARose Jan 2025 #24
I love the internet WhiteTara Jan 2025 #25
Corned beef hash and a cabbage salad is timeless. applegrove Jan 2025 #26
yummy! mdmc Jan 2025 #33
Post removed Post removed Jan 2025 #27
Be in the kitchen Marthe48 Jan 2025 #30
You could try Pinterest.com Tanuki Jan 2025 #31
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