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AvecLion
January 29th, 2007, 09:34 PM
I don't cook. Pure and simple. I have a couple of recipes (lasagna, meatballs,BBQ chicken) but other than that, it's a wash. Let's just say my kids still talk about the time I set the porch on fire making ribs, I filled an apartment with smoke bad enough to set off smoke detectors for the whole block and have the fire department show up (twice!) and that scene in Mrs. Doubtfire may have come from an ER report from when I was a teenager (yes, I melted my shirt and bra to my boob). And my mom is like a gourmet who couldn't stand to have me in the kitchen, so I'm basically culinary-clueless. LOL - I collect recipes, but don't ever use them. Go figure.

But all of a sudden, I've started cooking. Not prepared stuff like we usually have (Hamburger Helper and spaghetti), but real meals from scratch - we had Monte Cristos Sunday morning that filled everyone up until supper, which was a Polynesian-style chicken. Tonight I made hamburgs, but felt compelled to top them off with mushrooms, onions, bacon and cheese sauce. I asked J to pick up some ricotta on his way home - I had a brain storm that I could make "lasagna" in the crockput with elbows and sauce. We're not talking recipes here, just a little hmmm, what can I put with that to get that - and if you know me, you'd understand exactly how out of character this is for me!

My family was freaking out when I said I'd take over the cooking. Dj said he was thinking of moving in with his sister - any of them. J told me if I wanted a divorce, all I had to do was ask. The girls suggested they might take over the Wednesday cooking permanently. But I plodded through and all of a sudden, there's no leftovers. DJ is freaking out and has bragged to his friends about the food he's getting. J is complaining about the increase in the grocery bill, but telling me it's worth it and wakes me up before he goes to work to see what dinner'll be. It's our week to cook Wednesday and Kai, Swan & Soldier have already called to check the menu (BBQ pulled pork sandwiches, if you're interested) - they're doing backflips that it isn't same old same old.

I can't figure this out. Is this like one of the signs of the Apocalypse? Early menopause? Senility (like I forgot my history of kitchen disasters)? Add to that the fact that all of a sudden, I'm reading *gasp* romance novels (especially Nora Roberts)....I don't know who I am anymore! Next thing you know, I'm going to start knitting or something. I'm scaring me!

pocket
January 29th, 2007, 09:48 PM
Yep, sounds like a midlife crisis to me....but at least nobody's going hungry. lol Have fun with it. It sounds like you've suddenly lost your inhibitions about cooking after having early failures.

Slitter
January 29th, 2007, 10:15 PM
Crap. I get CRS and you get culinary skills. Life's not fair.

Hey, maybe it's karmic payback for all of the RL disasters you've had to deal with, because it sure sounds like a good sort of crisis for a change! Now if only J will have a midlife crisis and start doing the dishes! ;)

Irishlass
January 29th, 2007, 11:23 PM
Wow, Lion, that's great. I've never heard of a mid-life crisis involving an increase in culinary desire, but, hey, whatever floats your boat. Be thankful your crisis is producing a constructive behavior.

Gabby
January 30th, 2007, 05:43 AM
Too funny!

I love to cook -- let me know if you need any recipes or suggestions. You're going to need some new tools, you know! ;)

TigerLily
January 30th, 2007, 07:31 AM
lol, well, as long as you're reading Nora Roberts I think you're just fine ;) (Don't forget to check out her mystery series as J.D. Robb)

Slitter
January 30th, 2007, 08:44 PM
If Lion wants to read mysteries now, she ought to try Diane Mott Davidson (only mysteries I ever read that included recipes)!

AvecLion
January 30th, 2007, 09:04 PM
If y'all really want a laugh, you should be here when my husband gets home. Now he wakes me up and asks me what we're having tomorrow...it's like sex to him. He's got *that* tone in his voice and he closes his eyes and sighs when I tell him. Then he just sits there, with this stupid look on his face. It's totally pathetic.

I got home from work this morning and cooked, threw it in the crockpot before I went to bed...He was hovering over me in the kitchen, murmuring sweet nothings like, oh yeah, more garlic....oh sweet jesus, a real onoin! Needless to say, I went to bed alone while he stayed in the kitchen and drooled.

frawniemae
February 1st, 2007, 08:49 PM
:spit:This thread has me rolling!!!! Lion, whatever it is keep it up! I have fits of "real" cooking occassionally and I get almost the same response from my family!

mel
February 9th, 2007, 03:09 PM
I love this.

The next thing you know, you'll be asking for new expensive cookware and professional grade knives. ;)

Good for you (and your family)!

Texas Kelly
February 9th, 2007, 03:52 PM
Midlife crisis? Sounds more like you're discovering a superpower (http://www.nbc.com/Heroes). ;)