"Monsur Fromage du Pollet" > wrote in message
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> Dimitri wrote on 26 May 2005 in rec.food.cooking
>
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>> "Bell Jar" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >I am sick of cooking. I used to love cooking but right now, I'm
>> >pretty tired of it.
>> > For the last couple of wks we have gone out for dinner but we
>> > can't keep that up .. it's not in the budget.
>> > How do I get myself re-motivated?
>> > btw, I have 2 little ones and a DH to cook for, if that matters
>> > at all. DH does cook from time to time, but he works a lot of
>> > hours so it's really up to me.
>>
>> Happen to the best of us - change the rut you're in.
>>
>> Start experimenting and cooking dishes you never have before - if
>> that doesn't work get a 2nd job and hire a cook. <g>
>>
>>
>> Dimitri

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> Pick a style of cooking...say chinese or italian or mexican or thai.
> Cook that style for a while. New tastes, new ingredients and new
> procedures should allow you to shake off the dulldrums.

Buy something 'prepared' that you would not go to the trouble to prepare
yourself, say - like fresh pasta or pesto sauce, or a simple extraordinary
fruit that you have not ever tried and have wanted to, an expensive
ready-made dessert (cheesecake?, etc), any ingredient you have been wanting
to try already in prepared form, and then, if you like wine or a special
drink, add just a small glass to your dinner. Just one of these things,
with an added salad or a frozen veggie or a special bread will probably be
no more than the cost of a meal out and it will make the meal so special for
you. But most of all, when you go to your kitchen (and I know it's
probably passe now), be mindful, slow down and enjoy the time that you are
there. Take that time you are there to play a little music that you like or
to just entertain your own mind. If you are a busy person, the kitchen can
be a refuge from the 'world' because so many times, no one will be bothering
you there, just you alone with your thoughts.
Dee