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12 Jan 2006 08:47 AM

Who Does the Cooking at Your House?

by Ariala | More from this Blogger

The traditional role of cook in a marriage has usually been the female. Years ago, women stayed home while hubby went to work. She would raise the kids, do the house cleaning, and have a three course meal prepared for her family by the time hubby came home from work.

Times have changed. In today's busy society, the reality of it all is that microwave dinners and carry out meals from fast food restaurants seem to be more the norm. Yet, for many couples, it's becoming a trend to cook meals in advance and for the husband to actually prepare dinners a couple times a week.

If the wife gets tired of cooking, or even before she burns out at this task, it might be a good idea for the husband to get involved. Surprising your wife and family with a good dinner will make everyone's day, providing you know how to cook!

If you're the husband, and you're reading this, get to work on some ideas. Start small and expand your culinary skills from there. Make it a goal to cook dinner at least twice a week. Get online and get some recipes or check on your bookshelf at home for a cookbook or two. The key is not perfection, but rather helping out. Give your wife a break. She probably needs one.

Also, getting up and preparing a breakfast to go is a wonderful service to provide for your wife. Make her some eggs and hash browns and put it in a container she can take to work and eat when she gets hungry. Many people aren't hungry first thing in the morning, but having some food available when they do get hungry can make the difference between eating something healthy or something unhealthy out of the vending machines.

Remember, it's all about doing something for the woman you love. Helping out in the kitchen with dishes after she does the cooking the rest of the week will make her feel extremely grateful. That gratefulness just might pay off later!

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