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re: Why is it so hard to find a woman that can cook these days?
Posted on 7/9/14 at 8:51 am to kingbob
Posted on 7/9/14 at 8:51 am to kingbob
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Trust me, 9 times out of 10, those hotties who have those home skills got pretty after high school. My SO is one of them. She looked like a wall flower in middle school and high school but got smoking hot in college.
Ah. I misread your post. You mean Ugly Duckling syndrome. Yes, go find those. There are plenty of them. No need to settle on a fugly adult.
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How people are treated in those crucial formulation years will shape their entire perception of the world as well as their opinions on life and how to succeed in it.
I agree with this to an extent. It depends on a number of factors and the will of the person in question.
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Posted on 7/9/14 at 8:52 am to Breesus
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I dont use premade recipes or any of that. Everything I make i make from scratch. My grandparents on both sides did that. My parents did that growing up and I do it now. There is no substitute for being able to walk into a kitchen and cook whatever you want by feeling. And it isnt easy. It takes knowledge and experience.
But i agree anyone can make Hamburger helper and cover it in salt then feed it to people.
And that knowledge and experience is typically gained through following recipes... whether it's from a book, online, or from your parents. Learning how to follow a recipe, and learning why it works, is just a building block to being a better cook.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 8:53 am to PurpleAndGold86
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Not everyone can be a creative chef.
With time and experience in cooking and understanding flavor profiles and texture, you can. It's like going from crawling to running a marathon though. First people need to familiarize themselves with a stove, and then turn it on. Learn how to cut veg, brown, reduce, etc. then they can take more steps, and over time and falling in love with food and cooking can then begin to build upon their skill set to become excellent in the kitchen.
This post was edited on 7/9/14 at 8:56 am
Posted on 7/9/14 at 8:54 am to PurpleAndGold86
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I guess congratulations are in order?
Nah, not everyone is particular about what they eat....different strokes
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And this sounds like a personal problem if you would be stupid enough to purchase it.
almost 90% of all tilapia sold in the US comes from Asia
Posted on 7/9/14 at 8:55 am to hendersonshands
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Where you going?
Big Lake probably
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I got my hands on some red snapper a few weeks ago. That shite was amazing.
yeah I don't give away much snapper with the tight limits they have on us
Posted on 7/9/14 at 8:55 am to yellowfin
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Nah, not everyone is particular about what they eat
I eat plenty of gulf seafood. I just don't mind eating a piece of tilapia for something cheap and quick during the week.
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st 90% of all tilapia sold in the US comes from Asia
Not if it is farm raised in the US though. I am particular about looking at the labels on the seafood I purchase at HEB to check where it is coming from.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 8:56 am to LSUBoo
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And that knowledge and experience is typically gained through following recipes
I agree. Then at some point you need to stop following recipes and just cook. It makes everything easier. You can open the fridge and figure out a meal from something. It's also not that hard to cook on Sunday and have enough food for 5 different dinners throughout the week.
People who say they go out to eat all the time because there isnt enough time to cook are lazy and ignorant. People who feed their kids food outside their home more than as a treat every once in a while are borderline criminal. Make cooking a fun family experience. Let the kids and the wife help. It brings the family closer together and teaches the kids valuable skills for their life.
This post was edited on 7/9/14 at 8:58 am
Posted on 7/9/14 at 8:57 am to yellowfin
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almost 90% of all tilapia sold in the US comes from Asia
Yep. Tilapia is a cheap trash fish. It's good for a quick, cheap, sorta healthy meal, but it's not fine dining. I'd take just about any fish over Tilapia most of the time, but I'll eat it if that's all I have access to.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 8:58 am to Mike da Tigah
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With time and experience in cooking and understanding flavor profiles and texture, you can.
My wife is a CPA and carries a full time job. On a typical weekeday she doesn't get home til around 6 PM. She doesn't have a ton of spare time to create her own recipes.
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First people need to familiarize themselves with a stove, and then turn it on. Learn how to cut veg, brown, reduce, etc. then they can take more steps, and over time and falling in love with food
My wife is already here. I really don't think there's anything wrong with following recipes. It isn't like she's making hamburger helper and mac n cheese. Typically the stuff she makes is very nice.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 8:58 am to yellowfin
They have a 9 day season now? I was surprised when I was offered a filet and immediately took it. There really is a huge difference between fresh fish and bagged tilapia from Sam's.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 9:00 am to Breesus
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You can open the fridge and figure out a meal from something
I guess this is another reason my wife likes recipes. Makes it easy to produce a grocery list, so we know what we are buying as opposed to just buying stuff and then using it or maybe not using it.
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People who say they go out to eat all the time because there isnt enough time to cook are lazy and ignorant.
I agree. We both have full time jobs and we rarely eat out.
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Make cooking a fun family experience. Let the kids and the wife help. It brings the family closer together and teaches the kids valuable skills for their life.
Agree 100%.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 9:01 am to Breesus
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People who say they go out to eat all the time because there isnt enough time to cook are lazy and ignorant. People who feed their kids food outside their home more than as a treat every once in a while are borderline criminal. Make cooking a fun family experience.
I think the underlined speaks to a larger issue. I hear how busy everyone is all the time yet I don't see many people doing much. In fact, life has become so easy I think our survival instincts are waning. It takes more time to go eat than it does to make dinner, yet this thought escapes many.
My mom had us helping in the kitchen as far back as I can remember.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 9:01 am to Nado Jenkins83
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off bananas, oatmeal, salad and yogurt.
Does the yogurt come from the banana?
Posted on 7/9/14 at 9:03 am to mkibod1
My mother told me she couldn't cook till right before she got married. Her mother told her she had to learn to cook and gave her all sorts of help. By the time I can remember, her cooking was awesome.
I think in a society where men have to try and please the women so much it has put the cooking burden on men until the marriage. Even then, men have a part in cooking most things.
I think in a society where men have to try and please the women so much it has put the cooking burden on men until the marriage. Even then, men have a part in cooking most things.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 9:04 am to RouxDog91
I married a girl from Ville Platte. She knows her way around the kitchen 
Posted on 7/9/14 at 9:05 am to Hacker
Yeah but you have to deal with that accent and potty mouth.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 9:15 am to hendersonshands
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People who say they go out to eat all the time because there isnt enough time to cook are lazy and ignorant. People who feed their kids food outside their home more than as a treat every once in a while are borderline criminal
I cook supper in our house about 5 times a week. leftovers twice a week.
My wife is a mediocre cook at best. her mom's cooking is Norwegian and bland. only salt and pepper IF even that
One thing that does sabotage are kid's diets are grandparents that give them candy and junk
Posted on 7/9/14 at 9:18 am to mkibod1
ISWYDT
Posted on 7/9/14 at 9:25 am to RouxDog91
I blame feminism and too many girls growing up spoiled brats. Women think they are above cooking most times, when realistically its a useful, practical, financially responsible, and fun task. Its the same thing as most women frowning upon being a stay at home mom. I salute women who really are stay at home moms, because you cannot put a price tag on nurturing/raising your children daily and taking care of the home front. Its almost become a cultural norm that stay at home moms are lazy and undriven individuals which is pathetic to say for such a noble job.
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