https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 20 May 2026 01:41:10 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1384100 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:31:03 +0000 nana87 1384100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: that does sound so, so stressful! I'm really glad the logistics of it turn dh off too, I wouldn't want to keep him from it if it was really what he wanted, but he doesn't want to give up his cushy, flexible office life either </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1384075 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:27:21 +0000 regberadaisy 1384075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@nana87: it's just way too stressful! Sometimes it comes down more to luck than being a good cook. It's about being able to afford the right location for the food you're serving.</p> <p>My dad would literally leave the house at 9am and get home at midnight. I would go work there right after school then go home after the dinner rush to do my homework. And on Fridays and Saturdays I was there till midnight along with my brothers. It's NOT a fun life!<br /> The thought is way more glamorous than the reality. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1384059 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:25:21 +0000 lovehoneybee 1384059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He makes great omelets and grits, but that's about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1384053 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:24:45 +0000 nana87 1384053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: exactly! Sometimes I think dh would be so much happier if he was cooking or running the front of a restaurant than at his job, and his bff is always trying to get him to quit his job and open one with him, but it is absolutely terrifying to me. Not just bc it is SO risky, but it would be such a different lifestyle and I don't know if I could handle it. I like having nights and weekends as our time together, esp with a lo on the way! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1384049 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:23:56 +0000 mrs. bird 1384049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yes, but not food i would consume :P he can make scrambled eggs and boil pasta. he does this thing where he takes two big bags of frozen boneless chicken breasts and puts them on cookie sheets lined with foil, then puts them in a 400 degree oven and turns the oven off and leaves them there overnight or for a really long time. it's gross. he doesn't put anything on them either! gag :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1384027 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:20:54 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1384027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He sure does! Before I was on maternity leave, he cooked every night. Now he will about 2 times a week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1384026 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:20:48 +0000 Alivoo01 1384026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine cooks rice porridge, spaghetti, and makes a mean egg. haha! He'll also grill if I marinade things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1384018 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:19:44 +0000 babypugs 1384018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He cooks almost every night, and taught me everything I know! Before he came along, I could barely boil water. He's definitely still the better of the two of us! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1384003 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:17:28 +0000 regberadaisy 1384003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@nana87: our friends and family tell us all the time we should open a restaurant. No, thank you! Then it's no longer fun if you do it for a living. We owned a restaurant growing up and I will never do that again and esp not to our kids! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1383992 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:15:36 +0000 nana87 1383992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! He's an amazing chef. This is totally bragging, but his bff actually works in the restaurant industry and has told me that my dh could be a chef at any restuarant if he wanted to, so I'm lucky to have him as my personal chef :silly: He loves it, he has a blog where he writes about the meals he makes us as well as restaurant reviews and other food related stuff. My dad actually does most the cooking in my family as well, so even though it wasn't something I was explicitly looking for in a partner, I don't think I could have handled a relationship where he expected me to be the main cook--I think I needed someone who would at least split the kitchen duties with me (and I do think it's really fun to cook together, though we don't usually do that bc dh gets too bossy when we do, haha). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1383961 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:09:11 +0000 NavyRN2012 1383961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! He cooks pretty much all of the meals. I'm a terrible cook. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1383957 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:08:44 +0000 pelikila 1383957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. He has gotten to be better than I am on certain things. His specialties are fajitas, fried chicken, omlettes, and biscuits. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1383946 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:05:53 +0000 snowjewelz 1383946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>YES thank goodness, because I don't really :silly: </p> <p>He grew up in a restaurant tho, so he is very gifted &amp; very willing to cook! I in the mean time, my skills are stuck at the college level where I cook to feed myself for the lowest cost possible! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1383883 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:54:09 +0000 yoursilverlining 1383883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, and he is an excellent cook! He taught me to cook; I was all single-girl-food before him! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1383880 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:53:55 +0000 Fronkinzankinsbride 1383880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She's a great cook. She makes our specialized/complicated dinners and I make simple daily meals. She makes great fried chicken, gumbo, yakamein. She will make something for me anytime I have a craving. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1383857 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:49:33 +0000 chopsuey 1383857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>only eggs and ramen! he grills though :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1383851 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:48:25 +0000 photojane 1383851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! He cooked dinner for me for our first Valentine's and for my first Mother's Day, and that's it. I don't mind though - I'd rather do it. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1383846 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:46:55 +0000 Amelieisme 1383846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine does...more often than me, actually. I can't say he's the best cook always (he insists on not following recipes, but doesn't actually have the know-how required to do this), but it takes care of dinner most nights so I'm not complaining </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1383819 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:40:40 +0000 Mrs. M 1383819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, unless grilling on occasion counts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1383811 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:38:38 +0000 bpcmarj 1383811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Almost always. He is a great cook and I can only cook a few things well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1383807 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:36:58 +0000 MoonMoon 1383807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! He's really good at it, and makes most our diners. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1383776 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:29:46 +0000 Ra 1383776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not well! He grills on occasion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1383767 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:27:06 +0000 Ash 1383767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: nom nom! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1383751 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:22:55 +0000 BananaPancakes 1383751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ummm, no. I also do 99% of the grilling. I have seen him fry a turkey, though. And I know he knows how to smoke chicken, but it's been years since I've seen that happen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1383744 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:21:29 +0000 Cherrybee 1383744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband's an excellent cook - like chef quality. It sounds good on paper but it actually sucks because he critiques everything I cook!!! Ooh darling, this needs more marjoram. Grr! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1383731 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:18:51 +0000 jhd 1383731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine never makes anything! Now that we have a house I want to buy him a grill. Maybe we can learn how to grill together! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1383725 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:17:22 +0000 Reese 1383725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: True. I do love the time it gives us to talk and reconnect :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1383698 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:12:12 +0000 autumnlove 1383698@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ash: HA, I bought the ingredients for your fave crock pot lasagna....he is going to make it tomorrow! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1383697 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:12:10 +0000 Dandelion 1383697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He grills, but that's about it. His version of "cooking dinner" is getting take out, lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-cook#post-1383662 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:04:23 +0000 Ash 1383662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do macaroni and cheese and tacos count? </p>