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    Default ENFps and INFjs do you cook?

    And how much do you like to cook?
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    hmm sometimes i like to cook, like I enjoy reading through cookbooks and thinking of recipes to try and all that.

    But I don't like the daily grind of cooking a meal, cleaning, cooking another meal, cleaning, cooking another meal, cleaning.

    So I guess my ideal situation would be to live in a huge city like NYC with tons of killer take out options and then only cook when it sounded like fun.
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    Not usually, i like when someone cooks for me though. Lately I am cooking more and I do enjoy it I guess. I just dont think I am really good at it and I am very lazy.
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    The microwave is my friend.
    But it's a love-hate relationship.

    I don't even like deciding what's for dinner.
    When we tried each covering our own meals, my meals consisted of
    a) frozen veggies + eggs + cheese
    b) ground meat + sauce + veggies

    I want to eat healthier, but I don't make good food choices when
    c) I'm stressed or
    d) I'm having to decide for everyone else too

    Richard does the cooking in our home.
    But he insists that I be the one to make the decisions on what he'll cook for us.
    And I rebel against having to conform my eating schedule to suit the rest of the family.
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    lately now that i have more time flexibility, I have enjoyed cooking a lot more. What i enjoy the most is eating wholesome, natural, healthful, balanced food that tastes really really good. Like slacker, I get worn out by the thought of all the cleaning entailed AFTER the cooking and a little intimidated by all the chopping up of food BEFORE the cooking, so sometimes those thoughts keep me from starting cooking in the first place. But when i do have some time and relegate myself to the thought that i will have to do all that, I actually find cooking very fun, and i love the resulting food (usually).

    I used to live on take-out, but eventually i felt really horrible and unhealthy eating that day in and day out. I never know what sort of garbage the restaurants put into the food. I used to constantly order food from this Indian restaurant, but then an indian friend told me that they basically put crisco into the dish until it tastes really really good. AFter that i looked up recipes for some of my favorite dishes and tried to recreate it myself (with healthy ingredients like olive oil). After a few tries, it actually tasted even better than the restaurant version.
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    oh eww crisco. I thought NYC had lots of healthy take-out options? Not wanting nasty food is what keeps me cooking so often.
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    Quote Originally Posted by anndelise View Post
    The microwave is my friend.
    But it's a love-hate relationship.

    I don't even like deciding what's for dinner.
    When we tried each covering our own meals, my meals consisted of
    a) frozen veggies + eggs + cheese
    b) ground meat + sauce + veggies

    I want to eat healthier, but I don't make good food choices when
    c) I'm stressed or
    d) I'm having to decide for everyone else too

    Richard does the cooking in our home.
    But he insists that I be the one to make the decisions on what he'll cook for us.
    And I rebel against having to conform my eating schedule to suit the rest of the family.
    Oh!! i do a lot of frozen veggies in microwave too!! LOVE that!

    Oh and ditto on the poor food choices when i'm stressed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Slacker View Post
    hmm sometimes i like to cook, like I enjoy reading through cookbooks and thinking of recipes to try and all that.

    But I don't like the daily grind of cooking a meal, cleaning, cooking another meal, cleaning, cooking another meal, cleaning.

    So I guess my ideal situation would be to live in a huge city like NYC with tons of killer take out options and then only cook when it sounded like fun.
    This, cooking is like any other art form. It should never be allowed to become tedious and menial.
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    Yup. I make everything from Vietnamese to Italian. And I'm seeing an IEE who is a (very, very good) professional chef. So yeah. We cook.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tiny_dancer View Post
    Yup. I make everything from Vietnamese to Italian. And I'm seeing an IEE who is a (very, very good) professional chef. So yeah. We cook.
    What's a good Vietnamese meal that's easy to prepare?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Parkster View Post
    What's a good Vietnamese meal that's easy to prepare?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Parkster View Post
    What's a good Vietnamese meal that's easy to prepare?
    That's easy... pho!
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    I didn't use to have an interest in cooking and I think a lot of it had to do with a fear of not being "good" at it I guess. I was never really mentored by anyone in it so I basically learned through TV and the internet, but over the past few years I've found it more enjoyable and feel comfortable branching out and experimenting with exotic ingredients and cooking styles
    I'd eventually like to take classes just for personal interest to get better at it, I feel like there's a degree of independence when you can cook, both mentally and to get away from the processed prepackaged meals everywhere. It's also a heck of a lot cheaper than going to restaurants

    In terms of the process of cooking, I do rather like it even if it can be stressful, it gets me "out of my head" and I feel a sense of accomplishment when I'm done.
    Overall though I prefer baking since there's a lot more aesthetics that go into it and I've always liked art, so it sort of brings the best of both worlds into one for me, but I don't get to bake often (generally only Christmas) since I'm trying to avoid excess sugar
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    I do enjoy cooking. I've made chili and tacos before, and other dishes. There was one time when I made chicken marsala, and I've also made Shepherd's pie before. Having a good cook book, or knowing where to get the best recipes on the internet really helps. I'm a pretty big foody too. I'm not a very experienced cook, but it's an area that I intend to improve in. I do like to experiment and get creative when I do get the chance to cook.

    One thing I do love is baking though, and I do it for special occasions and holidays. I like making monkey bread, which is the signature thing I make. It's very easy to make, and fun.
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    No not really. I cook because I don't want to have a horrible diet/money etc., but I find it a pain to have to cook a lot. I'm no chef lol, but I hope to improve. My internal cookbook is very lacking. I've thrown shit together at times to see what works, and sometimes it turns out good! Sometimes...

    I am very appreciate of a man who can cook and enjoys doing it : D. I have a lack of confidence about sharing my cooking, but I will do it from time to time to keep the scales balanced.

    My breakfast right now was decent, fried potato slices and eggs...over easy? I don't even know. I've compiled things people I've lived with have taught me over time, recipes I guess/combinations to help me.

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    EII here, and no I don’t like cooking. I don’t have much interest in it and my food ends up tasting, well, not so good. Maybe if it tasted better I’d cook more often.
    My IEE sister, however, and both my IEE exes love to cook

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    b-but cooking is FUN.

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