Spin-off to cooking dinner

Hmmm, this is quite interesting to me. I do not cook at all. I actually love cooking, but do it maybe 4x a month. My DH and I both commute to Manhattan, we never have time to grocery shop and when I come home I am starved, so I have no interest in cooking (my hubby too). It's funny hearing how most women cook dinner every night for their DH's. I will usually get cheap take-out for us or just myself (if he's working too late). Are there others who live on take out too or resturants??

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Before I met Dh that was my life... either that or cereal or a tuna fish sandwich for dinner. DH still makes fun of me to this day about how I used to eat. For me, I can't cook. And, honestly, I don't enjoy it either, so DH does most of the cooking.

Before my father moved in with us, though, I'd say he'd cook maybe 2-3 times a week and the other days we'd either just grab a veggie burger or something like that, or do take-out. Now that my dad is with us, we cook every night... which is... EXHAUSTING!

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I hate to cook and don't do it a lot. DH entertains clients at least twice a week, so he goes out to eat at restaurants while I stay at home and fend for myself. If anyone cooks in our house it's DH.

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I love to cook, however DH works nights so we hardly eat together. I would like to do it more often!

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I have always cooked and never found a problem with it. I would not say I cook 7 days a week because I don't but I would say at least 4 days I am. With 2 kids, it is not so easy just to eat cereal or a sandwich. Sometimes we feed the kids and then get some kind of take-out. They get to eat what they like and it is cheaper than getting for all of us.

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we do-- there is just no time to *cook* dinner... If we cook, it's making a salad or soup (i.e. open can, put in microwave). If we are getting really crazy-- I MAY make some pasta or a fritatta.

It's all about the toaster oven and the microwave for us!

On the weekends-- we go out to eat.

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There is never any time.....

I try to cook, but either I work late or he works late so if I cook and he doesnt get in until 10pm, its pointless.

The food shopping is what kills us. shopping in NYC is ridiculous. I do my shopping on LI but he will never eat leftovers so most of it goes to waste.

Sushi!

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If I could afford to live on take-out and restaurants, I would. I don't like to cook, and after working and commuting, it's the last thing I feel like doing. That said, we can't afford it, so I try to cook more nights than not, and make extra so we have leftovers. I'd say it's a lot if I cook 3 nights in a row. I cook fairly easy stuff most of the time. Tonight, we have a gourmet meal planned of mac and cheese from the box and a can of veggie soup! Usually, I make things like chicken cutlets, or a chopped meat dish.

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DH & I both work in Manhattan. I cook at least 4 nights a week, sometimes more, when I get home. Dinner time is so important for DH & I --- to sit together and eat a meal and talk.

Sometimes I will cook big things on a Sunday so I can reheat it during the week, otherwise it is stuff that can be cooked in under and hour.

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Regarding the working different times....does anyone cook, eat alone and have leftovers for their dh when they come home? I just ask because my dh used to work until 11pm and I got off at 5pm and would do that. We both were able to eat a meal everynight (even though it was not together- )

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The last thing I want to do after working all day and commuting (which is a second job within itself) is cook. Most of the time we make a meal or 2 that we can re-heat to eat during the week, or just prepare something thats quick and easy like taco salad for example. We get take out once or twice a week.

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Posted by hazeleyes33

Regarding the working different times....does anyone cook, eat alone and have leftovers for their dh when they come home? I just ask because my dh used to work until 11pm and I got off at 5pm and would do that. We both were able to eat a meal everynight (even though it was not together- )

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Posted by jxnoscar

Posted by hazeleyes33

Regarding the working different times....does anyone cook, eat alone and have leftovers for their dh when they come home? I just ask because my dh used to work until 11pm and I got off at 5pm and would do that. We both were able to eat a meal everynight (even though it was not together- )

After one evening where I waited for him to eat and his 8pm meeting turned into an 11:30pm thing, (I WAS SO MAD) we decided that I would do longer wait for him passed 8:30pm. I would either order food for both of us or make a meal and save him a plate

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Right now Dh's job pays for all food-everything- so we go out to dinner most nights! Before he took this crazy job- i would cook most nights-, but DH is a good cook and would do it as well!

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When we were living in our apt I would get home around 5:45 and cook dinner.
Right now we are living with my parents, so my mom cooks dinner, which is nice - we are getting spoiled!!

In a couple of months when we have our own place we won't be getting home till about 6:30, I think I will be making use of the slow coooker a lot of days!

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Awfully, I don't cook nor do we get take out every night.

I really have no idea how we even eat! Usually DH eats leftovers from a meal I made in the beginning of the week or the weekend, or a pre-portioned meal from the freezer.
I get home after 8 so I usually have a really late lunch and eat an apple or something for a snack.
About once a week we get some takeout.

Once we have kids our routine has to change.

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We go in spurts. My DH usually cooks and lucky for me he LOVES gourmet food. Last night we had seared pork tenderloin with red chili aioli! When I cook I am boring. I amke very simple meals. Although I make a mean potato!

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I don't cook...except for a dinner for DH about once a month. For that, I like to do something nice.

He cooks though 'cause he enjoys it.

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I never cook dinner

I commute from NY to CT - and run my own business at night

my DH works till 9:30 most nights

I buy alot of frozen stuff from trader joes and we each make something for our selves to eat

I just don't have time- there is only so much I can do

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I cook almost every night. I enjoy cooking so I do it for DH & I.

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I only like to cook when I have time to do it, or if I plan ahead. When I commuted to the city from Kings Park, I hardly ever made dinner b/c I'd get home at 8PM. Plus my DH is very picky about food - he doesn't like anything frozen or from a can, will only eat bakery or Arnold bread, and meat can only come from the meat farm. So I cook about 4 nights per week, he'll cook 2, and we get take out on Friday's.