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[quote=Anonymous]I cook, but didn't really when I met my DH. One of the things that attracted me to him is that he is a good cook, and loves to do it, and is ambitious about what he makes. When we first started dating and living together, he cooked and I cleaned.

But living with him demystified cooking for me, and I started doing it more. Just really basic things initially but then trying out more things and now I actually think we're pretty on par. One reason I started cooking is that I noticed we ate his favorite foods a lot and mine less often, because of course he was doing the meal planning and then when we ate out we took turns picking. So learning to cook at least a few things that I crave often and find really satisfying was a no brainer, because it's easy to get someone to agree to what you'd like for dinner if you are the one who is going to make it.

Once you get into cooking it's hard to stop. I bought a couple cookbooks I like and found some blogs I enjoy, and that gets me thinking about new dishes and wanting to learn how to make more things. At this point, a lot of my family's favorite meals are recipes I found and made the first time, though since DH and I split cooking duties, he's as likely to make them as I am at this point, or we make them together. But I feel really comfortable in the kitchen at this point and it's kind of crazy to me that I didn't really learn to cook until I was in my mid-30s.

I don't think it's that hard to keep your kitchen clean when you cook. You need it to be organized and you have to get used to doing certain things very regularly (cleaning the oven, stove top, and microwave; degreasing surfaces near the stove; cleaning out the fridge and freezer; scouring the sink). But if you do them often they don't even take a long time because you don't get build up. Plus this part is relatively easy to outsource if are willing to pay.[/quote]

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