GTKY Monday - Cooking?

pb_bride · May 2013

Good morning ladies. How was your Mother's Day? I hope everyone enjoyed it, especially if it was your very first Mother's Day!

GTKY this week is on cooking:

1) How much cooking do you do on an average week? How often do you get take-out & delivery? How often do you eat out?

2) What are some of your favorite dishes to make?

3) What is your "go-to" dish if asked to bring one to a pot-luck dinner?

4) Does your DH/SO cook? If so, how often does he cook?

5) Love or Hate cooking?

6) Which one of you is a better cook? You or YH/SO?

7) Anyone here grow your own foods?

TJ1979 · May 2013

1) How much cooking do you do on an average week? I usually only cook once a week. Sometimes less. How often do you get take-out & delivery? Very rarely, maybe once a month. How often do you eat out? Usually once a week.

2) What are some of your favorite dishes to make? I do a lot of easy crock pot stuff on the weekends like roast with veggies. During the week we do easy stuff like tacos, spaghetti w/ spaghetti squash, and turkey patties with sweet potato fries.

3) What is your "go-to" dish if asked to bring one to a pot-luck dinner? My mom's chicken and rice (not the creamy kind.) It's just chicken breasts, rice, onion soup mix, italian seasoning, and olive oil, throw it in the oven, comes out amazing. So easy and so delicious!

4) Does your DH/SO cook? If so, how often does he cook? Oh yes. MH does the vast majority of the cooking. He cooks most nights of the week plus breakfast on the weekends.

5) Love or Hate cooking? I like cooking, I'm just not very good at it. I love to bake though!

6) Which one of you is a better cook? You or YH/SO? MH by far.

7) Anyone here grow your own foods? YES! We have a huge raised garden in the back yard and we grow most of our own veggies. Right now we have collard greens, spinach, cabbage, potatoes, onions, and basil.

PennyLane26 · May 2013

1) How much cooking do you do on an average week? How often do you get take-out & delivery? How often do you eat out? I cook M-F and we eat out on weekends

2) What are some of your favorite dishes to make? Love one pot meals like casseroles

3) What is your "go-to" dish if asked to bring one to a pot-luck dinner? Turkey meatballs or homemade lobster Mac and cheese

4) Does your DH/SO cook? If so, how often does he cook? No but he's great on the grill year round!

5) Love or Hate cooking? Love!

6) Which one of you is a better cook? You or YH/SO? Both! But I do most of it

7) Anyone here grow your own foods? Tomatoes

pb_bride · May 2013

It's so awesome that some of you guys grow your own food!

1) How much cooking do you do on an average week? How often do you get take-out & delivery? How often do you eat out?

I cook 7 days a week; including lunches on weekends. Very rarely we get take-out... I'd have to be very desperate (or tired). No longer eat out because of M's potential meltdowns. Once a month if we're lucky.

2) What are some of your favorite dishes to make?

Depends on the season. In Summer, I LOVE caprese salad using heirloom tomatoes, fresh mozzerella from local farm, plus basil from my 'garden'. In Winter, pasta casseroles are comfort foods.

3) What is your "go-to" dish if asked to bring one to a pot-luck dinner?

Lately it is a sesame noodle salad. Otherwise, it's usually pasta salad. Somehow pot-luck parties tend to happen in the summer time, hence salads.

4) Does your DH/SO cook? If so, how often does he cook?

He knows how to cook but rarely does, simply because logistically it makes sense for me to do it (I'm SAHM, DH gets home around 6:30). Once in a blue moon I'll ask him make pizza; that is his specialty (i make the dough, he does the stretching etc).

5) Love or Hate cooking? I was a terrible cook up until I quit working several years ago. Now I LOVE cooking most of the time.

6) Which one of you is a better cook? You or YH/SO? Definitely me; practice makes perfect!

7) Anyone here grow your own foods?

We don't have a yard, but I grow plants in container pots. I mostly grow herbs because they're easy to grow & care for, and I LOVE having fresh herbs on hand all the time in the summer! I hate spending $$$ on fresh herbs at the produce store and only use a small portion of it.

I grow: rosemary, chives, basil, parsley, mint. I also grow cherry tomatoes in pots. This year I have 6 cherry tomato plants (up from 4 last year). They won't fruit until July... can't wait!

ccam · May 2013

1) How much cooking do you do on an average week? How often do you get take-out & delivery? How often do you eat out? I pretty much cook 5 days a week, we do takeout on Fridays and a big lunch/dinner at my ILs every Sunday. We don't eat out as much as we used to because DS goes to bed so early! We do more takeout than going out - we probably go out every couple of weeks, whereas we used to go out every week.

2) What are some of your favorite dishes to make? I love trying new things. I can't really think of favorites because they change so often!

3) What is your "go-to" dish if asked to bring one to a pot-luck dinner? I always bring some sort of side, like a nice green salad or pasta salad. I always get nervous about sharing my main dishes, even though I don't consider myself a bad cook.

4) Does your DH/SO cook? If so, how often does he cook? He doesn't really cook. He will be the one to grill when we do though. I can probably count on my hands the number of times he's cooked, but he does help me in the kitchen. And he makes me lunch for work everyday

5) Love or Hate cooking? I like cooking...when I have free time. I don't like having to come home from work and cook.

6) Which one of you is a better cook? You or YH/SO? I'm the better cook.

7) Anyone here grow your own foods? We usually have a little garden and grow some veggies (mostly tomatos) and herbs. Nothing big though.

mnj05 · May 2013

1) How much cooking do you do on an average week? How often do you get take-out & delivery? How often do you eat out?

We cook 4-6 times a week. We live in a small town so no delivery. We eat out 2-3 times a week, usually the weekends.

2) What are some of your favorite dishes to make?

Enchiladas and Chili in the winter

3) What is your "go-to" dish if asked to bring one to a pot-luck dinner?

I've never taken anything to a pot luck but for guests we like to do steaks or chili

4) Does your DH/SO cook? If so, how often does he cook?

Yes, he does cook. Some weeks he cooks more, but since I've been home I've been cooking more so he probably does 1-3 times a week now.

5) Love or Hate cooking?

Love, but hate the mess

6) Which one of you is a better cook? You or YH/SO?

I think we're about even. Some things I'm much better at and other things he's much better at.

7) Anyone here grow your own foods?

Oh yes. This year we have squash, onions, okra, green beans, bell peppers, jalepenos, potatoes, tomatoes, corn, garlic, carrots, and cilantro. Later in the year DH wants to try broccoli.

queenbone · May 2013

1) How much cooking do you do on an average week? I usually cook 4 week nights How often do you get take-out & delivery? On occasion if things are crazy, but never more than once every couple weeks. How often do you eat out? Usually on Friday nights and maybe on the weekend too.

2) What are some of your favorite dishes to make? Spaghetti, eggplant parm, soups, burritos, fish tacos, chicken and sweet potatoes, Cuban bowl, chicken with tzatziki, hummus, & cucumber salad

3) What is your "go-to" dish if asked to bring one to a pot-luck dinner? Spinach dip, hummus platter, or pie

4) Does your DH/SO cook? If so, how often does he cook? Yes, he wants to be a chef as his next career. He likes to cook breakfasts and dinners on the weekends.

5) Love or Hate cooking? love/like

6) Which one of you is a better cook? You or YH/SO? He is a much fancier cook than me. He always uses a cookbook and makes elaborate meals, often Frenchy with rich sauces. I only use cookbooks for special occasions or baking. Otherwise I wing it or try to use up the ingredients we already have in the house.

7) Anyone here grow your own foods? We grew some veggies, fruits and hops at our old house, but haven't really gotten into it yet at the new house.

Saraevh · May 2013

I started to fill this out and realized I can't even get past question 2 because I rarely ever cook thanks to my Top Chef husband! Made me giggle.

Mrs.AmyDylan · May 2013

How was your Mother's Day?

Very nice! SFIL was in town and cooked a huge brunch for us, plus my family. He also made an amazing dinner with steak, bacon wrapped asparagus, and blue cheese mashed potatoes. Nomnomnom!!

1) How much cooking do you do on an average week? How often do you get take-out & delivery? How often do you eat out?

We almost exclusively cook in. Now sometimes it is real food, sometimes it is Costco frozen stuff.

2) What are some of your favorite dishes to make?

These days, anything crockpot.

3) What is your "go-to" dish if asked to bring one to a pot-luck dinner?

Green bean casserole or a cheesy dip.

4) Does your DH/SO cook? If so, how often does he cook?

Yes! Depends on time of year. I work a ton in the summer, so that is all him. The rest of the year it is more me, but we do trade off. He is really good, but I taught him except for grilling.

5) Love or Hate cooking?

Enjoy, but not completely love.

6) Which one of you is a better cook? You or YH/SO?

Cook, me. Grill, him. Baker, neither.

7) Anyone here grow your own foods?

Yes, we have a fairly extensive veggie and herb gardens. We also have fruit trees. However, we are letting the gardens go this year as it is too much work with a baby.

jessica_gail2 · May 2013

1 How much cooking do you do on an average week? How often do you get takeout or delivery? How often do you eat out? We cook probably 4 nights a week. We used to eat out once or twice a week but haven't since LO arrived.
2 What are some of your favorite dishes to make? I make a mean meatloaf and we love to fix homemade spaghetti. I feel like all of our pasta dishes are really good!

3 What is your "goto" dish if asked to bring one to a potluck dinner? I usually so dessert. I have a recipe for a really awesome coconut cake that I usually make!

4 Does your DH/SO cook? If so, how often does he cook? Yes thank goodness! Probably a night or two a week.

5 Love or Hate cooking? love

6 Which one of you is a better cook? You or YH/SO? DH. He's better at seasoning stuff.

7 Anyone here grow your own foods? Our families always plant gardens and this year we have one too. DH is actually outside working on it right now. We're hoping to make LO's baby food!

Aegis2005 · May 2013

1) How much cooking do you do on an average week? How often do you get take-out & delivery? How often do you eat out? Typically cook one night, eat left overs the following night. Typically go out/get take-out one or two weekend nights.

2) What are some of your favorite dishes to make? chili, chicken parm

3) What is your "go-to" dish if asked to bring one to a pot-luck dinner? antipasto pasta salad

4) Does your DH/SO cook? If so, how often does he cook? hardly ever

5) Love or Hate cooking? usually like

6) Which one of you is a better cook? You or YH/SO? me

7) Anyone here grow your own foods? I've contemplated it, and am research earth boxes, but have not taken the plunge yet

bearfootz · May 2013

1) How much cooking do you do on an average week? How often do you get take-out & delivery? How often do you eat out? We probably cook an actual meal 3-4 x/week, eat leftovers or frozen once or twice and eat out once a week. I'll also go to lunch once or twice a week, and we usually go to breakfast after church.

2) What are some of your favorite dishes to make? Anything in the crockpot

3) What is your "go-to" dish if asked to bring one to a pot-luck dinner? Snicker apple salad, tex-mex casserole

4) Does your DH/SO cook? If so, how often does he cook? He usually gets home before me so he'll cook more than half the time

5) Love or Hate cooking? I like to cook if I have the time to, but won't say that I love it

6) Which one of you is a better cook? You or YH/SO? He thinks he is, I tend to like my dishes better

7) Anyone here grow your own foods? DH usually plants a garden, I'm not a fan

Jenny952 · May 2013

1) How much cooking do you do on an average week? How often do you get take-out & delivery? How often do you eat out? I don't cook often, DH does more often. We probably cook in 3-4x a week, get take-out or quick meals at the grocery store 2-3x and go out once.

2) What are some of your favorite dishes to make? We grill out a lot in the summer and do crock-pot meals in the winter. I love stuff bell peppers and tacos.

3) What is your "go-to" dish if asked to bring one to a pot-luck dinner? cheesy potatoes

4) Does your DH/SO cook? If so, how often does he cook? Yes, he cooks. He does more of the meal planning, which means he picks out the meats, and then I handle the sides. It actually is pretty reflective of our overall relationship

5) Love or Hate cooking? I really enjoy cooking, but I don't have a lot of time to do it during the week.

6) Which one of you is a better cook? You or YH/SO? I'm probably the better cook b/c I'm more thoughtful about the meals. He's likes picking out good meats or fish but needs help seasoning it and I'm better at pulling a total meal together.

7) Anyone here grow your own foods? I have an herb garden and grow some vegetables in the summer.

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