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DH can't cook.

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OrmIrian · 24/10/2008 16:15

DH is now cooking dinner 4 days a week - sometimes more. He finishes work early, does the school run and then cooks dinner. Which is great. Or it would be if he could cook. Now I know I shouldn't be ungrateful etc etc, but some of it is gopping! He seems to think that chucking some minced beef in a pan, with some garlic and chopped onions and a tin of tomatoes with minimal stirring for 20 mins makes a bolognaise. It doesn't . He is also using loads of bits out of the freezer that I've bought for several meals and bunging them all in one pan, and then ruining them (ie chicken breasts with an aubergine that I'd bought for mousakka. So it's getting expensive too.

At least I'll lose weight .

Children aren't happy either but they won't tell him. They just whisper to me about it.

He won't accept advice. Even just trying to suggest a little salt or pepper might be nice. And if I am caught stirring anything he gets snotty with me.

Any ideas? His cooking skills haven't progressed beyond studenty fare. And he won't accept help. How to help him without prompting divorce. Please.

OP posts:
Acinonyx · 25/10/2008 21:48

Oh oh - sounds like bolognaise in this house too.

I do have the problem that dh uses stuff for several meals in one meal. Very annoying. He also uses stuff I'm saving for dd's packed meals. The only solution is to menu plan in advance and leave it on view.

TrillianAstra · 26/10/2008 01:33

I feel kind of sorry for the guy, he's obviously trying but somehow managing to be annoying. I would be annoyed too if I was buying things with specific meals in mind and they were getting used to make far fewer meals than they should.

I guess this means that the person planning the meals should also be cooking the meals? Or at least writing the shopping list?

jenk1 · 26/10/2008 17:59

the new JO cookbook Ministry of Food is great,its simply explained and lots of variations.

DH has never cooked anything before apart from anything that goes with oven chips and he watched the series and made the meat balls which were delicious,hes got interested in cooking now and is planning his next meal.

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