Cooking Skills

In our family Doug did most of the cooking.  It seemed strange to some of my friends, but it worked for us.  I did not like to touch raw meat and Doug enjoyed cooking after a long day at work as he found it relaxing.  Because of our family life, none of the Heinisch children ever thought that cooking was only a women's job.  They knew that I could make simple dishes and that their dad could grill and cook complicated meals.  

As our children grew up, I was impressed that several of them adopted Doug's love of cooking.  It has been fun watching their skills grow.  Even those who were not as interested at first or who didn't have time for cooking have now made it an important part of their lives.  I love getting pictures of new dishes that they have made, recipes that they like or ideas of new meals that they were going to try.  

Since Meg now lives closer to us, I see her in the kitchen quite a bit.  Both Doug and I have really liked the new meals that she has made for us.  With her in mind, I decided to try a recipe on my own this week for Doug.  On the nights he stays in Ocala, he gets back too late to be able to exercise and cook.  Thus, we either have a simple meal or go out.  This evening, I tried a stuffed peppers recipe that Meg gave me and one for bundt cake that I wanted to try.  I was impressed with how well they turned out and Doug said both were delicious.  The only error that I had in my first attempt was thinking that Meg had written two pounds of ground turkey when she wrote a one.  It made for a lot of leftovers, but Doug said that he would have no problem finishing those off later.  I was glad to hear that my first complicated dinner menu was a success.