Who cooks in your household?

[antda 13]

Hi Everyone,

Hmmmm....In our household, I (the non-USC wife) does the cooking and and my husband (the USC) does the dishes. Lol...I'm a disaster when it comes to doing the dishes, as I can never get them cleaned to my husband's standards. And likewise, my husband's cooking can't meet my standards. I'd rather just cook, and he'd rather just clean, and we're both happy with that. Though at times we've been known to switch, as my husband makes better spaghetti than I do and I don't mind cleaning the odd dish once in awhile..lol....

Fair is fair, right? So in this way we both have equal responsibilites in the kitchen, as I do my part cooking and my husband does his part cleaning the dishes. As well, we both do the grocery shopping and kitchen stuff shopping together, so that's fair too.

Likewise with other chores around the house, we share equally, by each of us doing a part of it and/or doing it together.

Ant (Thinks: What to cook next in the kitchen?...)

Edited September 27, 2008 by AntandD

[GiGii 4]

I must say I'm jealous of all of you. We dont have 50/50, maybe we have 99/1 (he can toast bread, lol).

My hubby gets home at 4pm, while I get home at 5:30-6 or maybe even 7. He thinks its not unreasonable to wait until then to start cooking something. If I'm tired from work, he's all "lets go to chili's, or a burger, or some type of fast food".

If I bring up the conversation of asking him to cook something (and I'm not asking for some wow meal, just anything), he says "well I dont ask or require you to cook, why are you making me cook" and we either end up in a huge arguement or back to his theory that fast food is just the way to go.

How would you respond to that? Help

[Ms. Squirrel 11]

I am the cook.

Pedro is not allowed in the kicthen, when I am around!

[almaty 19]

I am the cook.

Pedro is not allowed in the kicthen, when I am around!

same with sanita

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I work 6/7 evenings a week, so never cook. Hubby will cook for himself.

And I don't get home from work until 8:30-9:30pm, so it's usually a Hardees/White Castle/McDonald's/Taco Bell night for me. Can't figure out why I've gotten so fat lately.....

Even on the days we have off together, neither Mags or I cook; as in cook a meal for the whole family. Her schedule is all wacked, so I'm getting ready for lunch while she's eating breakfast. The only time we eat together these days is if we go out. That's been happening less and less too, thanks to the wonderful economy.

On the plus side, I've discovered the joy of Trader Joe's. Best grocery store ever! All kinds of foods with no ####### - no HFCS, no artificial flavours/colours, etc. Not *too* expensive, either.

Trader Joe's! Try their ketchup...it tastes the way Heinz ketchup used to taste like...tangy and not so sweet.

[PlatyPius 5]

I work 6/7 evenings a week, so never cook. Hubby will cook for himself.

And I don't get home from work until 8:30-9:30pm, so it's usually a Hardees/White Castle/McDonald's/Taco Bell night for me. Can't figure out why I've gotten so fat lately.....

Even on the days we have off together, neither Mags or I cook; as in cook a meal for the whole family. Her schedule is all wacked, so I'm getting ready for lunch while she's eating breakfast. The only time we eat together these days is if we go out. That's been happening less and less too, thanks to the wonderful economy.

On the plus side, I've discovered the joy of Trader Joe's. Best grocery store ever! All kinds of foods with no ####### - no HFCS, no artificial flavours/colours, etc. Not *too* expensive, either.

Trader Joe's! Try their ketchup...it tastes the way Heinz ketchup used to taste like...tangy and not so sweet.

And their BBQ sauce is awesome, their Indian foods are great, their cookies are AWESOME (a little too much so), and the employees are uber-friendly.

[Nagishkaw 510]

Husband

No

[ED*Riza 0]

I cook most of the time just simple dish though.

[MIDUVIL 34]

Generally me (non USC citizen) because i was home all day long, now i found a job (there are 2 days), but i will continue because i work less than him.But my husband is able to cook, so when i don't cook anything he prepares some salads to eat.

I love to cook, so i'm not disturbed by that, my husband loves to eat, so it's marvellous ; my concern is for the dishes, hubby eats too much, but he is not reluctant to do the dishes.

If not, he cleans, does the laundry....., and i expect that today when he will go back, he won't be furious because i break one of the kitchen tool in melanine (i don't know the name).

I don't complaint he is very helpful and supportive

Edited September 27, 2008 by MIDUVIL

[Lili 3]

I must say I'm jealous of all of you. We dont have 50/50, maybe we have 99/1 (he can toast bread, lol).

My hubby gets home at 4pm, while I get home at 5:30-6 or maybe even 7. He thinks its not unreasonable to wait until then to start cooking something. If I'm tired from work, he's all "lets go to chili's, or a burger, or some type of fast food".

If I bring up the conversation of asking him to cook something (and I'm not asking for some wow meal, just anything), he says "well I dont ask or require you to cook, why are you making me cook" and we either end up in a huge arguement or back to his theory that fast food is just the way to go.

How would you respond to that? Help

Have you tried the save money and healthier food approach? Some kind of neutral ground. You could tell him that you are trying to lose weight but because you work so many long hours, you are too tired to cook when you get home!

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I work 6/7 evenings a week, so never cook. Hubby will cook for himself.

And I don't get home from work until 8:30-9:30pm, so it's usually a Hardees/White Castle/McDonald's/Taco Bell night for me. Can't figure out why I've gotten so fat lately.....

Even on the days we have off together, neither Mags or I cook; as in cook a meal for the whole family. Her schedule is all wacked, so I'm getting ready for lunch while she's eating breakfast. The only time we eat together these days is if we go out. That's been happening less and less too, thanks to the wonderful economy.

On the plus side, I've discovered the joy of Trader Joe's. Best grocery store ever! All kinds of foods with no ####### - no HFCS, no artificial flavours/colours, etc. Not *too* expensive, either.

Trader Joe's! Try their ketchup...it tastes the way Heinz ketchup used to taste like...tangy and not so sweet.

And their BBQ sauce is awesome, their Indian foods are great, their cookies are AWESOME (a little too much so), and the employees are uber-friendly.

If you haven't already, try their Swiss Milk Chocolate Bar.

http://www.chocolatemission.net/2008/07/ju...swiss-milk.html

[jom 4]

We:

Fix the bed together

Cook together

Clean house together

Load and unload dishwasher together

Clean cars/boat together

I (Non-USC)

Do the laundry and folds the clothes

Clean toilet

Mows the lawn ( 30%)

Vacuums the pool

He:

Puts away the trash

Puts away the folded clothes

Mows the lawn (70%)

Cleans pool deck

So far so good

[Mina76 0]

I do most of the cooking, but sometimes it just depends on who is off from work and has the time and other times we will both do it together!

[pedroh 21]

I am the cook.

Pedro is not allowed in the kicthen, when I am around!

yup!

[Zee Bee 61]

We share the cooking

On weekends I will cook loads of food so that we do not have to make something fresh every night