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Thursday, December 01, 2005


Everyone wants to eat, yet no one wants to cook. Especially women.
Yes, these young women can make sense of elaborate spreadsheets, quote Shakespeare, and tone discrete muscle groups--all at the same multitasking moment. But put poultry in front of them and panic sets in. To achieve the fabled charm of a Thanksgiving dinner--and of course there is a lot more to worry about than just the turkey--you have to be a confident, if not experienced, cook. And cooking is the one thing that mothers don't bother teach their daughters anymore.
There's probably lots of reasons for that, none of which I could possibly expound upon, so I'll leave it at this: you learn to cook when you get hungry, and those that are too dumb to improvise are destined for burgers every day. But is this really a solution?
The rise of celebrity chefs has made learning to cook a television event. Shows like Rachel Ray's "30-Minute Meals" are accessible, relaxing and informative.
Informative? Anyone that finds Ray informative is deaf, retarded, or both. The only thing I've ever learned from her show is how to tediously sit through 30 minutes of cooking without slapping the shit out of someone that desperately needs it.



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