More Women at Work and More Men in the Kitchen: Let's get a Recipe!
This morning I was listening to the radio and they were talk about how more women are still working through this recession and more men at at home. For many of these women it sounded that they were still doing all the home stuff and the men were just getting depressed. There is no better solution for depression than cooking a great meal. First, it only takes a little bit of time and when it is finished every one in the family raves and is impressed making you feel so much better. Helping out in the kitchen might be a new career or simply a recipe for a successful family.
Men have been chefs since time began. So there is no shame in being in the kitchen. Men- let me give you a big hint to being a hero in your household. YOU need to find 5 different recipes that you want to master. That would one for a dinner each night of the week. Some things I think are idiot proof.
1) A whole chicken...take out of plastic and once defrosted it can be put in oven with a little bit of seasoning. Bake an hour. Place a Idaho potato in to the oven at the same time. Turn timer to I hour. Make a salad with a salad bag and add some cut up veggies to the salad. Use bottled dressing or make you own with a cruet bottle from Good Seasoning which gives you a line for oil, water and vinegar. Set the table and you are done.
2) Chili Spaghetti- check on line for your favorite recipe. I use the paper bag in the grocery store for my chili and then use a box of spaghetti and bag of shredded cheese. Again add bag of salad for veggie.
3) Strogganoff- again check on line for your favorite recipe- I use cheapest cut up meat and cook for 30-40 in onion soup until cubes are tender. Cook egg noodles; when they are done I add sour cream and fresh cut up mushrooms to meat and cook for a minute or two. Another bag of salad and we are ready to go!
4) Baked Fish- what ever is on sale. check on line for a recipe for the fish you just bought. I love baked instead of steamed since I over cook steamed fish. You need to try either but I do not like my fish well done. My father-in-law always made fried fish and he also caught the fish he cooked. It was mostly served on Friday nights.
5) Chicken enchiladas or tacos... What I love here is either does not require breast the most expensive chicken part...thighs or legs often are on special and they shred up nicely and with a cut up lettuce, diced tomatoes, some bottled salsas and bag of shredded cheese you have another meal.
For one night order Pizza and one other take the family out!
These are everyday kind of meals and they are not hard to make. You need to figure out what your family eats and then do the grocery shopping to match the meals. And of course, children in the kitchen and children in the grocery store are just a little part of making the meal a success. When one person is not working it is a family thing and that means all in the family must work hand and hand to get everyone working as a family.
I can tell you that most men I know will take a simple recipe and make it their own. It really is amazing if you get a passion for cooking.
Men have been chefs since time began. So there is no shame in being in the kitchen. Men- let me give you a big hint to being a hero in your household. YOU need to find 5 different recipes that you want to master. That would one for a dinner each night of the week. Some things I think are idiot proof.
1) A whole chicken...take out of plastic and once defrosted it can be put in oven with a little bit of seasoning. Bake an hour. Place a Idaho potato in to the oven at the same time. Turn timer to I hour. Make a salad with a salad bag and add some cut up veggies to the salad. Use bottled dressing or make you own with a cruet bottle from Good Seasoning which gives you a line for oil, water and vinegar. Set the table and you are done.
2) Chili Spaghetti- check on line for your favorite recipe. I use the paper bag in the grocery store for my chili and then use a box of spaghetti and bag of shredded cheese. Again add bag of salad for veggie.
3) Strogganoff- again check on line for your favorite recipe- I use cheapest cut up meat and cook for 30-40 in onion soup until cubes are tender. Cook egg noodles; when they are done I add sour cream and fresh cut up mushrooms to meat and cook for a minute or two. Another bag of salad and we are ready to go!
4) Baked Fish- what ever is on sale. check on line for a recipe for the fish you just bought. I love baked instead of steamed since I over cook steamed fish. You need to try either but I do not like my fish well done. My father-in-law always made fried fish and he also caught the fish he cooked. It was mostly served on Friday nights.
5) Chicken enchiladas or tacos... What I love here is either does not require breast the most expensive chicken part...thighs or legs often are on special and they shred up nicely and with a cut up lettuce, diced tomatoes, some bottled salsas and bag of shredded cheese you have another meal.
For one night order Pizza and one other take the family out!
These are everyday kind of meals and they are not hard to make. You need to figure out what your family eats and then do the grocery shopping to match the meals. And of course, children in the kitchen and children in the grocery store are just a little part of making the meal a success. When one person is not working it is a family thing and that means all in the family must work hand and hand to get everyone working as a family.
I can tell you that most men I know will take a simple recipe and make it their own. It really is amazing if you get a passion for cooking.
Posted by Hella at 3/2/2010 10:51 AM 
Categories: family recipes, New stuff as I learn, Starting today....
Tags: men cooking family recipes new family traditions
Categories: family recipes, New stuff as I learn, Starting today....
Tags: men cooking family recipes new family traditions
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