To ask if anyone else has a partner who does most of the cooking?

[iPaid]

I've been catching up on post Xmas MN threads. I've not seen one yet where the DP/DH cooked the Xmas meal.

Likewise catering for guests and everyday cooking being the role of the woman appears to be the norm on MN.

Anyone else have a capable and enthusiast cook as a partner?

[Roseformeplease]

Mine does it all. I make bread (machine) and puddings for when we have guests. I also make breakfast and help out a bit here and there. But, he is the cook, food manager, shopper etc. He is currently making soup. We only eat homemade food (live fairly remote) and he is in charge of it all. He is having an Op soon so I might have to take over for a while. I am a perfectly competent ordinary cook but he is really good (.used to be a chef) and so it is part of his remit. I do all the laundry and the planning and organising things. He hoovers, fixes stuff and cooks.

[Janeymoo50]

I do most of the cooking in our house, mainly because I like to, enjoy it more than DP, plan most of what we eat and buy etc. My DP worlds odd shifts so sometimes misses the evening meal at home anyway. The reality (and we both know it) is that I'm better at it whereas she is better at other stuff and will happily do all the ironing and hovers more. We play to our strengths.

[CrabbyCockwomble]

I cook during the week, usually, and DP cooks at the weekend. I'm a pretty good cook and I enjoy it, but big meals where there are lots of elements to bring together under time pressure do stress me out a bit. DP, on the other hand, is cool as a cucumber under pressure, excels at the timing of everything, and is a very good cook. He did Christmas lunch for six single-handedly; two guinea fowls, slow cooked gammon and all the trimmings. We've had guests for the last two nights and he did slow cooked rabbit ragu the first night, then last night we had monkfish in a chorizo crust, cannelini beans and spinach with cumin and turmeric. I'm drooling at the memory!

[CatsRule]

My dh done all of the cooking for Christmad and New Years day. I helped prep veg. He does most of the cooking on a daily basis, I'll do certain dishes but I cook to eat whereas he cooks as he enjoys the whole process of cooking. I find it a necessary chore! If left alone in the kitchen he will clean up but if I'm about he will as me to do stuff so I usually pretend busy myself elsewhere

[Trickydecision]

My DH does most of the cooking, I do the cakemaking and similar. He says he finds it enjoyable and relaxing. I never have to think about what we will have for lunch or supper, he just gets on with it and does the shopping too. I did give a hand with the Christmas dinner as there were 11 of us.
I am very lucky and will not be hurrying to LTB.

[OfficeGirl1969]

I can cook but I'm a practical, functional cook, and get no pressure from it. If it hadn't been for the kids years ago, and him now, is pretty much exist on cereal.....
OH loves to cook/bake etc so he does most of it, he's very good!

[OfficeGirl1969]

ETA there are cooking smells coming from the kitchen right now....time to investigate.....

[hollinhurst84]

My ex cooked everything. From a whole tapas selection for date night or homemade pasta to supplying my meals for work in little containers
I do miss that a bit!

[itispersonal]

My dp did the Christmas dinner and is currently doing the Sunday dinner.
When I was working part time I'd cook during the week and dp on his days off.

Now I'm working ft it is mostly dp in the week as he finishes work first and I cook at the weekends, though I'll try and cook once or twice in the week so even it out if I finish work at a reasonable time.

Provably the only thing we are good at sharing out as I do most of the other house work whether I'm working full time or not!

[anastaisia]

My DP did nearly all of the boring prep for christmas dinner - peeling and chopping etc.

I am better at judging timings and getting everything to come out in the right order without a massive panic towards the end of the cooking, so I took over once it was time to put everything on. He is fine at cooking/timing meals with fewer different components to them though and cooks regularly enough.

[jamdonut]

My DH cooks on a Monday , on his day off, and he has always cooked Christmas Dinner in our 26 years of marriage. I do the cooking the rest of the week, but I don't really enjoy it! My husband is a very good cook, I love coming home from work to one of his surprise dinners!

[FithColumnist]

I do all the cooking, because I'm a trained chef and rather enjoy it. I can count all the times DH has done the cooking in the past thirteen years on the fingers of one hand. He does pay for the takeaways when I can't be arsed though.

Off-topic, I'm seriously impressed by the number of posters who actually plan all their meals in advance. Normally I just open the cupboards and fridge and think "what the fuck can I make with this?"

[iwantgin]

I do 99% of it. But don't go out to work - so it's my job. DH will occasionally make pizzas on a weekend. But day to day it's me.

I don't mind cooking- sometimes even enjoy it But now and again I feel like a drudge.

[ijustwannadance]

My DP does most of the cooking. I have never made a xmas dinner. But he loves cooking and food. I couldn't care less and eat because it's necessary rather than for pleasure.

[CMOTDibbler]

DH does most of the cooking. Not that he's better at it, or enjoys it more, but its just the way it works out.

[gruffaloshmuffalo]

Dh is works part time and is at home with the boys the rest of the time, he cooks usually.

I made Christmas dinner because I enjoy cooking, and it was a treat for me

[OhBigHairyBollocks]

DH does our meals- we eat late together as he gets in late from work.
I cook DC's meals as they need to eat earlier.
Good balance for us and we try and all eat together at the weekends. Dh is an amazing cook (used to be a chef) and he really enjoys it. I try my best
I do have a few signature dishes that I am good at that he will ask me to cook sometimes!

I do all the food shopping but DH will often top it up with some unknown needed ingredient.

[nokidshere]

We both cook but he does more of it than me and is a much tidier cook than I am.

I cook everyday at 5 for the 8 children I mind and dh come home and cooks later for us - he says he finds it relaxing

[SoWhite]

DH cooks way more than I do. He's better than me.

DH's brother actually did the Xmas dinner. For 24 of us!

[Lightbulbon]

My dp cooked the Xmas meal as I'm bf.

He does it most of the time anyway.

[Fibbertigibbet]

I don't enjoy cooking much and find it stressful but DH enjoys it and so does most of the cooking day to day despite working longer hours. I'm a slightly better cook however, so will cook important meals like Christmas dinner.

[DMCWelshCakes]

DH does all the meal planning, food shopping and cooking all year round. If he's not around for some reason I either don't eat or I heat something he's left me in the microwave. I only go in the kitchen because it's where the washing machine and tumble dryer are.

If something happened to him I'd sign up for Wiltshire Farm Foods immediately.

[MissMogwi]

My DP cooked the Christmas Lunch. He does a mean roast.

I do most of the cooking usually, with him doing Sunday lunch most weeks. I get home earlier than him so get the tea on for the family. I also make healthier meals, so I take on the bulk of it!

I've been poorly for the last week and he has done all of the cooking (and ordering of take aways) not to mention the cleaning and everything else.

[StrawberryLeaf]

My husband is a chef

He does all the 'entertaining' cooking and meals for the two of us, I do a lot of the cooking for the kids, he doesn't cope well with their rejection of his seasoning and spices!

[Phineyj]

DH does nearly all of it. There are a lot of other household tasks he won't/doesn't do, so I leave him to it, given that he's happy to do that one. After only about 15 years, DM and DMIL have stopped remarking on it