Probably the wrong topic section for such a minor problem but here goes: I'm pregnant with first baby. My partner is brilliant, blah, blah, blah...very supportive and all that but BLOODY USELESS IN THE KITCHEN. Yup - that's my hormones raging again :-)
I've had terrible morning sickness for about 10 weeks now and for ages I couldn't cook or even go to the shop - well that lasted about 2 weeks until we ran out of money for take-aways. My GP said "let your partner cook" and I actually laughed out loud.
My partner works all day, and I know he's tired in the evening, but once, just once, I'd like to come home from work (I work part time outside the home and part-time in the home) to some dinner. Or some food in the fridge that wasn't just milk, bread, beans and cheese.
Obviously I've spoken to him about this, and on a handful of occasions during our 3 year relationship he's tried to cook - buy its disgusting. Its either raw or burnt and he only has 1 signature dish - spaghetti bolognaise (with a jar of ragu and the cheapest mince available). Even his sandwiches are dry and with a miserable bit of cheese or ham. Soup is cold, sausages are raw.
I've tried to teach him some cooking skills, but he just pretends to watch for 5 minutes and gets impatient. He will 'help' me cook by chopping something, but its like pulling teeth - he has no interest. He hates anything to do with food, buying it or cooking it (he likes eating it, but he couldn't tell the difference between a fillet steak and a frozen beefburger). He hates supermarkets and if he goes shopping with me he gets distracted by the sweets and cakes and shows no understanding of what to buy.
Yes, I am his first 'real' girlfriend and, even more frighteningly, his mother was a traditional stay-at-home mum who even now never lets him lift a finger. In fairness to him he's reasonable at tidying and cleaning (neither of us are particularly tidy which is fine) but when it comes to food its a dead-end.
The problem is confounded by the fact that he's so busy working and keeping fit that there's no time to spend hours painstakingly going through every process about how to cook rice or what a butternut squash is. If I give him a list he often doesn't know what vegetables I'm talking about - I had to draw a picture of a courgette FFS!
I've tried not cooking, and in fact the morning sickness means I often can't cook, but all that happens is he comes home, asks if I've eaten, I'll say "no" and he'll suggest a take-away or offer to make me a bowl of cereal.
Its hard to nag him when he's so tired from work all the time but what are we going to do when the baby is born?
Sorry for the rant - but helpful suggestions would be MUCH appreciated. I never would have thought someone's cooking ability was important. PS - he is wonderful in many other ways.