jone70 said:

You had Home Ec class? I did too, in 7th or 8th grade I think. I LOVED it. I can't remember what type of dishes we learned tomake but I vaguely remember a baking a cake somewhere in there. We had sewing machines too and we all had to sew a project for mid-semester tests, boys included. I remember even back then some of boys were kicking our butts in the kitchen

ThreadBare said:

So tweasure your pwosciutto...

I'm all for gender equality. I am. I promise. A woman can -- and often does -- run companies and countries, lay down basslines and railroad track, write manifestos, and repair engines as well as or better than any man.

What y'all don't seem to do anymore, though, is cook. Pardon the generalization. I'm sure some of you KILL at the stove. I'm not talking to the few of you.

I'm talking to the women I meet who are challenged by spaghetti.

The ones who think sauté is Beyonce's little cousin.

The ones whose children eat more fast food than vegetables and solid meals.

I'm troubled by the lack of cooking skills in the otherwise-wonderful women I meet. I mean, looking back on my life, I've never dated a woman who could out-and-out burn. Sure, one could make a great salad, another could whip up some cool veggie dishes, but none has ever had me begging for her cooking. In fact, of my female friends, I know of only 2 who can really throw down in the kitchen. But, I'm not into either one.

The quickest way to our hearts really can be through our stomachs.

And, it can be romantic to prepare meals as a couple. I think. I can only guess...

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You had Home Ec class? I did too, in 7th or 8th grade I think. I LOVED it. I can't remember what type of dishes we learned tomake but I vaguely remember a baking a cake somewhere in there. We had sewing machines too and we all had to sew a project for mid-semester tests, boys included. I remember even back then some of boys were kicking our butts in the kitchen

ThreadBare said:

http://thepioneerwoman.co...ro_mans_f/

JerseyKRS said:

Dude, I was telling a friend of mine that I wanted a burger recently. Not a fast food deal, but somethin' more like that.



It needs more butter.

ThreadBare said:

That's like a whole tub of butter in that thing!!

ThreadBare said:

That's like a whole tub of butter in that thing!!

CalhounSq said:

She uses a LOT of butter.

I think I'm in love with her.

CalhounSq said:

She uses a LOT of butter.

I think I'm in love with her.

ThreadBare said:

That's like a whole tub of butter in that thing!!

All you dummies who say you're great cooks but you never do it:

You're NOT a cook unless you do it every day.

JerseyKRS says:

I think he's into the pain meds again.

Statuesqque said:

sad, but true, 'cept over here you gotta let 'em watch soccer.

but yup, overall, that's pretty much the formula

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I'm an excellent cook, it's just hard to cook for one. I like to entertain which gives me an excuse to do my Martha Stuart thing. Year before last I hosted Thanksgiving dinner at my house for 80 mofos (won't EVAH do that shit again). I didn't cook ALL the food but I made 6 or 7 dishes and organized the whole menu. Then my bougie ass insisted on real dishes and silverware so I was washing dishes for hours. But it was still a great experience.

ArielB said:

didn't say that I don't cook. I just HATE it.

I'm an excellent cook, it's just hard to cook for one. I like to entertain which gives me an excuse to do my Martha Stuart thing. Year before last I hosted Thanksgiving dinner at my house for 80 mofos (won't EVAH do that shit again). I didn't cook ALL the food but I made 6 or 7 dishes and organized the whole menu. Then my bougie ass insisted on real dishes and silverware so I was washing dishes for hours. But it was still a great experience.

SCNDLS said:

I made the same damn mistake but only for 35 people, I cooked almost the entire menu, and had a nerve NOT to use disposable plates and linens..... I learned my lesson! I was a tired azz mofo after that. NEVA AGAIN!

paintedlady said:

Bump all that, it's time for y'all to get a dishwasher!!!!

I LOVE dinner parties. but they are a pain because there is a lot of attention to detail and "post-production" work involved. As I got older, I started assigning friends kitchen duty in 20 minute blocks. This is when you have to capitalize on any family members or best friends you have at your party. For a small gathering, you only need one friend to get cracking for only 20 minutes. I would say for every 8-10 guests you have you need one friend to do a 20 minute damage control watch over kitchen mess. It won't get everything clean, but it will reduce your workload by at least half when the party's over and done.

...and Martha Stewart? MARTHA? Oh, forget insider trading, Martha Stewart needed to be thrown UNDER the jail for the way she has succeeded into brainwashing us into "urrything from scratch" movement . I already went through my Martha phase in my early 20's with my first husband and all her fussy cooking techniques went straight out the door right along with his fussy ass when we divorced.

Don't get me wrong, I love to cook from scratch, but just to make a Martha breakfast, a person has to collect organic eggs from their free-roaming chickens, use homemade artisan cheese she taught you to strain the night before over the sink in cheesecloth, and serve it with a brioche made from the dough that you hand kneaded for hours and is flavored with exotic spices from grossly overpriced import catalogs. Don't forget there's usually the pre-requisite "and my guests and I did a 5 mile hike up a rugged hill with a steep incline before we returned to the house at 6am for the breakfast I so gingerly prepared for them" routine that has been documented with photos taken from a staff photographer...

...Martha can kiss my ass

...although I am a big fan of the garden seeds she used to sell


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SCNDLS said:

OMG!!! You are a brave woman Well, you were (since you ain't doin' it again)

SCNDLS said:

I made the same damn mistake but only for 35 people, I cooked almost the entire menu, and had a nerve NOT to use disposable plates and linens..... I learned my lesson! I was a tired azz mofo after that. NEVA AGAIN!

DexMSR said:

Exactly! When will some women EVER learn that shit?!?!!??!?!?!?!

Men are the easiest muthafuckas on the planet to please! We aren't difficult! And if you DO run across a difficult dude, HE HAS ISSUES - SO RUN !!

So, ladies, it's not rocket science!: Sex! Food! Sports! And in no particular order!

paintedlady said:

Bump all that, it's time for y'all to get a dishwasher!!!!

I LOVE dinner parties. but they are a pain because there is a lot of attention to detail and "post-production" work involved. As I got older, I started assigning friends kitchen duty in 20 minute blocks. This is when you have to capitalize on any family members or best friends you have at your party. For a small gathering, you only need one friend to get cracking for only 20 minutes. I would say for every 8-10 guests you have you need one friend to do a 20 minute damage control watch over kitchen mess. It won't get everything clean, but it will reduce your workload by at least half when the party's over and done.

...and Martha Stewart? MARTHA? Oh, forget insider trading, Martha Stewart needed to be thrown UNDER the jail for the way she has succeeded into brainwashing us into "urrything from scratch" movement . I already went through my Martha phase in my early 20's with my first husband and all her fussy cooking techniques went straight out the door right along with his fussy ass when we divorced.

Don't get me wrong, I love to cook from scratch, but just to make a Martha breakfast, a person has to collect organic eggs from their free-roaming chickens, use homemade artisan cheese she taught you to strain the night before over the sink in cheesecloth, and serve it with a brioche made from the dough that you hand kneaded for hours and is flavored with exotic spices from grossly overpriced import catalogs. Don't forget there's usually the pre-requisite "and my guests and I did a 5 mile hike up a rugged hill with a steep incline before we returned to the house at 6am for the breakfast I so gingerly prepared for them" routine that has been documented with photos taken from a staff photographer...

...Martha can kiss my ass

...although I am a big fan of the garden seeds she used to sell


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ThreadBare said:

That's like a whole tub of butter in that thing!!

Ottensen said:

You're a fool!

Girl, I have a dishwasher but a cycle is over an hour so plates, glasses, silverware for 80 people was gonna pile up. Nah, we had to wash dishes right away and I know I busted suds for about 2-3 hours straight. Everyone was great and pitched in during the serving which we did like a conveyor belt through the kitchen. I now understand why TV design shows say you should have 2-3 ways in and out of a kitchen to maximize flow. But for the actual food prep I was on my own, so that took awhile.

I don't use Martha's recipes but her decorating tips for an event are priceless.

SCNDLS said:

...and quiet as it's kept, I still love me some Martha In the end what I had to do for myself was not beat myself over the head trying to chop cups of onions and other time consuming things to get my food groove on, because I used to be OBSESSED. Everything had to be picked chopped and made from my own hand. But shoot, these days? Please... you want some balsamic onion marmalade? Oh you'll get it alright, but I'll be damned if I didn't pull out a frozen package of chopped onions to boil down and help me along Whoo lawd, and the "Dinner Party Conveyor Belt"???? That's EXACTLY what I'm talking about right there, that's the BIZ'NESS! It's fun to be able to put on a meal and please so many people, but without friends to pitch in here and there, I can't even imagine what it's like to wind down a dinner party let alone with 80 people