For my family and I we think of cooking as a passion. We take pride in our food and at times it can get competitive. We express our relationship with each other through the foods we make and we definitely cook from our hearts. So when asking is cooking a passion to me, I say of course it is.

I enjoy cooking food is a passion in my lifestyle. I also like to eat out.

No

Grommie and I eat to live, not the other way round

I have been cooking since I was very young. However, since Covid I have been cooking all 3 meals. Homemade meals healthier and my family enjoys them.

yes

Just got a bit of a second wind after watching Jamie Oliver's cooking show where everything is cooked in an airfryer. There is so much more to an airfryer than I realised. He layered up different vegetables with a moist chicken breast on top (a feat in itself). I have always found the breast very dry, but Jamie has all the tricks. He scored it with three slits across the top and filled it with a lovely paste that he whipped up in a flash. Pesto from a jar should do the trick for me.

TY AGAIN Danielle R, HAVE A NICE DAY....

tyvm Danielle R

My father was a chef, so I learnt to cook at a very young age. I have been cooking for over 50 years now and enjoy it immensely.

I HATE cooking! To minimise this chore, when I cook I make a huge batch & freeze individual portions.

Yes... but i long for the invention of a magicoven that generates food from your thoughts...i saw it on a star trek discovery episode...so its just a matter of time

i have to cook

Cooking is definitely just a chore - I cook because I have to eat but it is not something I love in any way.

I use to love cooking but now, I rather eat a salad or just nice and easy eggs on toast

Cooking is the one household chore I absolutely hate. If I didn't have children then I would probably not cook at all

It's not a passion but I'd rather have a meal made with love at home than an overpriced plate with a tiny amount of food that someone's made to try and impress meEdited 12-May-24 22:07pm

I enjoy cooking especially using home grown veggies.

I definitely enjoy cooking especially pasta. I love trying new recipes found in YouTube.

Yes I like to cook the know what I am eating

very very rarely

Not my passion but I do enjoy it. I like using basic foods and making amazing meals out of them. I'm sure I add less salt than restaurants or off a shelf where they use salt and a number of substances to give a longer shelf or freezer life. Who knows what they are and where these preservatives come from and what are they doing to us???

Not since I compound fractured my leg and my foot was hanging by skin and had to be stitched back on. Miracle I didn't have it amputated. Thank you, God. Looooong recovery. Still not back to my norm, cooking is hard from a wheelchair. But cooking and especially baking are a very rewarding activity, as Rahima says.Edited 12-May-24 21:10pm

One of them

YES!! WUFF!!

bein a chef, i suppose it would have to beEdited 12-May-24 19:45pm

Love cooking & doing most of it in our household

I don't mind cooking as it is cheaper and healthier than restaurants or take away, plus you can try different flavours and ingredients.

I'm a very basic cook just cook my dinner at night and that is it. I used to bake but as I live alone it wasn't really worth it as I couldn't' eat all that I made so just do what I need to with my meals and that is it.

I cook only because I have to. When my children were young I cooked cakes, biscuits and pies but it was all eaten in a flash and I was left with a pile of dishes etc. to wash. Hardly fulfilling work. I will make a cake for family gatherings now and then and I use the slow cooker but otherwise the kitchen and I are only passing acquaintances.

I cooked every day for my children, friends, family. Now, mostly being alone I don’t really enjoy cooking but I love home made meals, research new, healthy, vegetarian recipes. It tastes so different to ready made food! I wouldn’t call it a passion though.

i agree i enjoy cooking the sheer pleasure of the effort is worth it better food than take aways and at half price

Home made food is best for us but I can't say it's my passion.

I started cooking for the family aged 13. It wasn't a brilliant start as I was too young to really know what I was doing. Once put a tin of meat and veg in the pressure cooker for 10 minutes. Thankfully it didn't blow up! Mum was in hospital before my baby brother was born.

We usually buy the ingredients separately and put it together ourselves. Occasionally we use store-bought sauces but mostly add herbs and spices independently. Even though we sort of follow basic recipes, we usually do something different even if it is only substituting one vegetable for another.

I certainly cook most of the meals for reasons of health and economy, but it is certainly not a passion. It tends to be a bit of a chore that I do because I have to. I admire those who actually enjoy it though.

Totes. Passion, palate and great fresh ingredients. Lifes simple like a great recipe. A go to....the special meal that your mum would make especially. Gratitude and thanks to all the amazing mums today. You rule! Hope your all wearing a tiara and some lipstick.

Call it phobia if you want but I don't want people I don't know to handle my food, hence the cooking from scratch

I find the comments interesting. I understand the not eatingout thing because of the cost. I also see herre in the US we have less friendly wait staff for eataries. I was out for a specialmeal with a friend and she ordered soup and there was a chicken bone in it. I was very unhappy with the attieude of the server about this. Well I do enjoy cooking at home mostly but I wish I did not gain weight so darn easily... Anyway happy Mothers Day and good Night all.

I have been doing most of the cooking at home for years. Go to a Restrant every couple of month as a reward.

Yes I enjoy cooking hence the weight gain as I love cooking cakes and cookies, sure healthy foods too occasionally. Spices and herbs are very important part of cooking but there are some things I can't eat any more like curries, butter chicken they upset my tummy sadly. Plus there is also the money side of cooking at home and not buying take away because it's so expensive these days. Enjoy your cooking and Thanks for sharing.

a pretty cook

Good on you - Great passion to have

Love cooking ... always trying something different ... recipes always available by google or utube ... love to eat the rewards .... imagine choc mousse ... choc mud ... cookies and home baked bread

No I limit myself to sweets only.

not a passion but enjoy it.

NOPE, been there done that, watched others spend 1–3 days preparing meals which were eaten in 15 mins and no one had any idea of the work involved. Thanks, accepted, but I have better things to do with time. I cook one pan meals, simple healthy and takes around 15 min max. Would never go back to cooking. But if you feel good go for it.

not really....i work fulltime..last thing I want to do when I get home is cook for an 1hr...(had enough of that when my kids were little) ......

I enjoy cooking. One of the Big Bonuses is that I and my family Know what is in the food we eat! Have alook at the Ingredients Panel on most Foods today. Long lists of Numbers which are, unless you have a booklet telling you what all those numbers mean, to the vast majority meaningless and even if you do have that little booklet the actual names are every bit as meaningless. Today there are, quite literally many 100s of them and the vast majority are Laboratory Manufactured from chemicals and, in some case By-products of Petroleum. Trans Fats are known to be Carcingenic, they provide No Nutrition whatsoever. Why do manufactures add it to their products, particularly Margarines? It makes them smoother, more spreadable. Do they, like Heavy Metals such as Copper Chlorophyl etc. which have long-since been Proven to be Carcinogenic, accumulate in your body and then when you have stored up enough of them make you very, very Ill? Cooking regularly is a bit like going to the Gym. Once you get into the habit it becomes part of your Life and may mean you will live longer and avoid all those Artificial Chemicals manufacturers use to make the food they make actually taste of something.

I enjoy cooking when I have plenty of time to do so - but that's not always the case - and the days with no prep time are when I REALLY LOVE my favorite dish - LEFTOVERS!!!

More a necessity than a passion...

Hate cooking

Yes, I love to cook. I think if my kitchen was more modern I'd be motivated to do it more often, but since my husband passed I've been buying frozen meals that are delivered.

I’ve never cooked anywhere else……….lol

Not at all

I am very bad at deciding at which thing I should cook. though now I have a partner I let her do all the cooking (she is very good) and I have become even worse at deciding. So it is a very rare thing that I cook.

More of an occupation....

Not any more. At 71 and living alone, I have no 9ne to feed and nurture, but come winter I shall be pulling out my soup pot to share some good old fashioned hearty vege soup mixes with family and friends too

Used to always cook and bake. Now it's just for dinner and occasional baking. Only two of us so not much point in baking as we then eat too much of it LOL Even tho biscuits have gone up in price so have ingredients to make them. Did give it a burst few months ago but not economically viable now.

prefer to cook at home as at least its not expensive and I know what I am eating

I dislike cooking everyday, but I do like trying new things once in a while

I hardly ever eat out whether at takeaways or restaurants, and so I have to cook at home. I buy whatever vegetables are on clearance and I make meals with these and pulses as they're cheap. What I really enjoy is getting the "Red Book" out which I transcribed old family recipes from, which had paper that was falling apart, when I was 10 years old. As it's been almost 50 years since I wrote those recipes down and since the writing is fading away, it is almost time to rewrite the family recipes again and hopefully my children and grandchildren will decide to try them out when I'm gone. There are even recipes which refer to "remove plate from fire" which pre date even my own grandmother. The recipes are easy to make, relatively cheap and taste delicious. I like knowing exactly what is in my food and cooking at home from scratch provides me with something to look forward to eating! Thanks for reading and Happy Mothers Day to all the mothers out there!

It's so easy to find new recipes online and usually it includes demonstrations on how to put it together.

No, unfortunately. I've never learned. I pretty much quit trying when I burned a pot of water.

I love cooking at home in order to save money.

I started home cooking too

yes i do all my cooking and baking it saves me thousands

I love cooking and I am always looking for new ideas. I try to plan my week of meals sticking to a budget with one new meal a week.. taco salad was this weeks dish.

I cook at home every day, can't afford to eat at restaurant, besides always make tasty better meal at home.

I cook at home all the time, won't say I love it but a lot better than take aways and cheaper,

i cook all my own food love to cook for 60 years and hope to cook for more years to come

Since being diagnosed with Celiac Disease I prefer to cook at home rather than eat out and run the risk of becoming sick.

cook just about everything from scratch

Absolutely hate cooking.

Better than takeaway!

Cooking is not my passion, but I don't hate it. My pain keeps me from being able to cook often, but I do enjoy it when I'm physically able to.

Love to cook - it is an expression of myself in every dish I create with the added bonus of delicious flavors and textures to absorb and discover and time spent doing something I really enjoy - It is my "ME" therapy for myself and those around me to enjoy- "vive' la cuisine"

Yes I always cook at home too .It tastes better than take away meals and I really enjoy it . Michael

Oh yes. have loved cooking all my life

Can’t afford to eat out so I make it at home

I do sort of enjoy it. I like the structure it puts into my day, particularly now that we are empty nesters and retired. Also the health benefits make it a necessity ie controlling salt and fat content. I have a friend whose husband does all the cooking. They have a system whereby they start with letter A continuing through the alphabet cooking traditional meals from countries beginning with each letter of the alphabet. He does the research and cooking and she does the shopping. I am a bit envious.

No way - I eat out at least once a day - not easy to cook for one !

always cook at home, can't afford to out to eat. besides always tastes better cooked at home, at least you know what's in it.

Everything at home is home made. We even grow and dry our own chillies and herbs. Much nicer than store bought. I would like to make my own bread though,just to try. My neighbour makes her own jams and condiments, others catch fish,grow fruit and vege so we share it round.

I love cooking at home. We know what we are eating. With a little effort, cooking at home provides us with nutritious and reasonable priced meals.

I have always cooked regularly at home. Occasionally we will get a takeaway meal.

I am an average cook and I admit it. I like to cook but my husband is allergic to curry and chilly and this is a big drawback to a lot of cooking so I cook when it is practical.

In my 20's up even to my mid 30's I regularly cooked at home. As soon as I hit my 40's I discovered I don't cook at home often at all. Not so much due to laziness, but more I'm also a shift worker. But I acknowledge I do need to make a better effort, as when you cook for yourself. You always avoid all the preservatives that are likely put into frozen pre-made meals by companies.

I hate to cook and I hate it worse when I almost always have to do the dishes!

I hate to cook. There is no one to cook for except myself, and it is very difficult to cook most things for one person. I've never had any confidence in my cooking because of criticism I've had in the past. I do think I'm a good good, just inexperienced. I spoke yesterday with a good friend who works at Taco Bell. She told me that every day, there's a woman that buys $50 worth of food! This woman works at Walmart! How do people afford to eat out and why? Their family should be eating healthier food. Are they lazy or do they think they are being good to their kids? I would be so tired of it. Every restaurant is always busy in this area! Growing up, eating out was only for my birthday or Mother's Day!

I always cook at home and have always done it when my mother got older and it was hard for her I was her carer and made meals for her so she would always have the food she loved and also make a lot of lemon tarts that I give to my freinds and family I just love home made meals

Absolutely agree to all of the above. I'd rather make something delicous and nutrious with the occassional decadent treat then buy takeaway, I tend to share my cooking with friends and sometimes clients & find it really sexy when a man knows his way around a kitchen as well. :)

Depends on my mood Looking forward to hot porridge for breakie

TY CHER..!!!

Yes it is, I love creating something that my family and friends enjoy and know that it is appreciated. For me I have 4 children and when they were young we were on a tight budget so I would make meals that tasted good and were healthy as well. Today there are meals that I made then that my children and grandchildren still ask me to make for them.

It used to be, but I have found since I have gotten older that not so much. I would like to get inspired again, but I'm not sure what it would take.Edited 12-May-24 07:10am

For me, cooking is a way to relax. I improvise a lot and tend not to follow recipes too closely. Better cook than baker where improvisation can get you into trouble. I have found that I am able to recreate things, if I have tasted them once. Save a ton of money by not eating out and have a better quality experience too. Not against eating out but I want something exceptional when I go out instead of something meh. Unfortunately, the dining out experience is usually more meh than wonderful.

It was more a necessity than passion. I learned to cook and bake for the family because we ate home cooked meals from day one. Creativity kicked in when something had to be made spur of the moment from food items that were still in the fridge and/ or cupboards.

I learned to cook and bake a year after I learned to read and write as well. I was 3 when my Mama and Papa and grandparents and my great auntie taught me to cook and bake and at age 4 I was preparing dinners solo BION! I never lost my love of cooking and baking and at soon to be age 75 yrs young I am still going strong. The one time I did not admit I could both cook and bake was in service. I love to cook for a few or even a banquet but not for 3-4K people thrice a day and work from sunrise to long past Midnight. Happy Mother's Day folks. You never appreciate her until she is gone. I lost my Mama 14 years ago next month and I really miss her now.

Yes I love cooking. And the fact that my family always comes to me and asking me to make foods that they can't cook well.