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[allen.musicman]

Hello, I am new to this forum. My wife of 33 years and I are empty nesters. I do the cooking for both of us. I make our bread, since it is more economical. I have developed my own recipe with the bread machine for a loaf that uses steel-cut oats. It has now become our daily bread. I look forward to learning from the community.

Allen

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

Allen,

We welcome you and are excited to have another cook join us. I love and have learned so much from this forum, I know you will like it too! And CONGRATS on 33 yrs! How wonderful!

CCCathy

[KYHeirloomer]

Welcome, Allen,

Hope you'll be posting as well as reading. We do have a bread forum, donchaknow? Maybe your oatmeal bread recipe would fit there.

Thirty three years, huh? We'll you guys are still newlyweds, so there's plenty of room to grow (Friend Wife and I just entered the 42ned year of a trial marraige, and we're starting to think that, maybe, it's going to work out). But it's a similar deal. I do all the cooking.

Hmmmmm? I wonder if there's a correlation between men who cook and marraiges that last?

[allen.musicman]

Thank you, for the warm welcome! KYH, your observation about men being the cook may have merit! At least we are two marriages that support your observation

[jglass]

Hi and welcome to the forum Allen.

My husband and I have been very happily married for almost ten years and living together for ten already. My husband never cooked anything. The microwave and McDonalds were his best friends before we met. I am the family cook. When the rest of the family discovered I could cook I got drafted to really be the family cook. Im the designated cook for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. I get off easier than most however..the most I have ever cooked for at once has been 16-20 people.

[allen.musicman]

I think that a contented cook for the family is probably more important than which spouse cooks. A contented cook can be generous in heart and the food prepared is given and received as gifts of love.

[jglass]

Wonderfully said Allen.

[chubbyalaskagriz]

Welcome, Allen.

I too am new here- I arrived after spending time at a couple of other such foodie-forums. For the record- I am finding this one the ultimate! The folks are perfectly generous in their sharing, are warm and "real" and the info is fun, approachable and accessible to various skill levels.

BTW- what's even more important than who cooks is- who cleans-up!

[allen.musicman]

Yes, the clean up is shared. It goes faster and the consideration shown to help the other is a rich sharing.

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

I must say just for the record: A man cooking is in my eyes the Sexiest, Most Alluring sight in all the world!!! For some reason I find it mighty special!!!

P.S. Take a hint all you young single dudes!!!