Do you cook like a girl?

[LydiaL]

Having been single now for a number of years, I do my own cooking. Alas, while I might experiment now and then, I admit to taking a more simplified (bachelor/bachelorette?) approach to making meals. I should be very, very ashamed.

(Meals do taste better when I am dressed, of course.)

My CD friends, do you most of the cooking in your household? Are you daring in the kitchen? A gourmet chef?

I would buy a cookbook collaborated solely by cross-dressers. A delicious variety of dishes to be expected! Ya' think?

[Maria 60]

It always seems like when dressed I end up putting a little extra touch on it. For some reason when preparing food dressed I position myself different, for some reason when I cut something I point my foot out or will bend more ladylike when dressed. I never noticed, my wife pointed it out to me.

[BillieAnneJean]

And HOW does a GIRL cook buster?

[AllieSF]

Billie, I never ate a "buster". How do you cook that and what the heck is it?

PS: I cook to survive. My attempts at fine cooking are not that good. So, I cook like a man who enjoyed and still enjoys other peoples cooking better than my own.

[Robin414]

Mmm, I do love tuna and garlic on toasted bread with cheddar lightly melded (melted! damn you Google autoconplete) in the microwave...now that's gourmet girls!

[MissTee]

I have always loved to cook. Inside in my copper core AllClad cookware, or my vast collection of vintage Griswold cast iron pans. Outside I love cooking with fire on an equally impressive array of smokers and grills. Not sure where the girl comes in, but I enjoy cooking while dressed. Likewise, I don't have to be dressed to enjoy it.

[sometimes_miss]

I would buy a cookbook collaborated solely by cross-dressers. A delicious variety of dishes to be expected! Ya' think?
Easier and faster to just start a recipe thread in the lounge.

[2B Natasha]

Oh god. I love to cook! The kitchen is my domain. The wife does the baking. But I do the cooking. I'm super picky. To the point that I have picked out all of the cook wear, utensil et al right down to the dishes, cutlery and the glasses. I'm super picky about what I cook and how it looks on the table. Heck. I've been known to go out and spend big bucks on a particular bowl just so the food I made was in the perfect contrast to set it off just right. I firmly believe you eat first with your eyes.

What do I cook? I love to experiment. I'll find a starter recipe ( and every recipe is a starter ). Then I do what I do. Make it mine. When I don't have a recipe. I think up a flavor profile and shoot for that. Now. They say you should t experiment on guests. Hot wash I say. Their perfect to experiment on. I also find that the more I cook. The easier and faster I can put together a flavor profile.

All that said. I'm not much for cooking on the BBQ. It's alright. But I love my kitchen more.

So. Do I cook en femme. No not really. When in cooking it's a genderless activity. It's about the food not the clothes.

[Tracii G]

I enjoy cooking a lot and trying new ideas.
Big on fresh herbs and spices and use them in most everything I cook.
I did a Caribbean steak the other day with steamed asparagus and wild rice.and did it all in my smoker outside.

[Georgette_USA]

Not sure how cooking like a woman (girl) is different. In the later years I did most of the cooking. Not too fancy as partner was a meat/potatoes woman. Not big on veggies, and all the herbs/spices I might use.

Now as she is dead I do very little cooking for myself, too much just for one.

[Teresa]

Lydia,
I do most of the cooking, cleaning, washing and ironing, dressed if possible.
I don't usually turn to cook books , I usually experiment with different tastes but most of the time it's everyday cooking to put a meal on the table for my my wife and I.

[ReineD]

Hmm. We have a love of food in my family. My mother was a great cook. I have a huge interest in cuisine and feel comfortable preparing the classics and food from all over the world, with a particular interest in getting fabulous taste through great source ingredients.

Two of my sons are wonderful cooks. There is nothing they cannot tackle in the kitchen. My father learned how to cook in his 60s after my parents divorced and he became outstanding in the kitchen too.

I do not think my dad and sons cook like a girl. They just enjoy cooking and eating well.


You mention cooking like a bachelor when you're on your own. I don't bother with elaborate cooking when I'm on my own either. I'm happy with yogurt & granola, or eggs on toast, or cheese, crackers and fruit. And if I reheat something from the night before, I even eat it in the pot to save on dishes. :)

[Tracii G]

Some dishes are better the second day LOL
I'm a left overs girl.

[Hell on Heels]

Hell-o Lydia,
I'm not quite sure if I'd say I cook like a girl???
I do know that I love to cook!
Cooking is cooking for the most part! (most of the time)
Although I am more apt to watch more of the
female chefs on some of those cooking channels, they
just seem to have a certain je ne sais quoi about them.
Much Love,
Kristyn

[donnalee]

I'm a good cook; simple hearty dishes, stews, soups, well cooked plain unpretentious food. As I have been alone the last 5 years, I don't cook as ambitiously as I used to; cooking for one is more of a practical matter and I've had to cut down portions size because it will have to last twice as long and I don't want to eat the same thing for that long.
I don't eat out very often; I prefer my own cooking.

[Kate Simmons]

My cooking usually tastes the same whether I'm en femme or not. :battingeyelashes::)

[nikkiwindsor]

Donnalee,

So, we wouldn't find you cooking dishes like these?

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[JeanetteX]

I've been single now for a number of years too, so I also do my own cooking. I wouldn't say I'm a great cook (far from that even!) but I do like to experiment though. But these experiments don't have anything to do with being in male or female mode. For instance I have never liked fish, I just can't stand it, and not even the prettiest dress in the world would make me eat anything that has lived its life under water!

[bridget thronton]

I do not think cooking is a gendered behavior - i have cooked for most of my life (started at age 9) - i do most of the cooking and some of the baking in our house

[Beverley Sims]

I cook food for nourishment and stay alive.

Very boring really.

[Pat]

They say there's no such thing as a stupid question but "Do you cook like a girl?" is a pretty good counter-example.

My brother and I have both been cooking since our high single-digit ages and have continued to cook all our lives (we both in our 60's now.) Admittedly I'm TG but he is isn't - there is nothing gendered about cooking.

[Ceera]

Long, long before I had any thoughts about my sexuality or orientation, my mom firmly believed that both her son and her daughter should know how to cook, sew, do laundry, etc., since after all, even a boy was likely to at some point in his life be needing to fend for himself, and not have a wife or girlfriend to do those things for him! Her own father was heavily co-dependent on his wife, and incapable of doing the most simple household chores. Mom swore her kids would never be like that! So I learned to cook and bake as soon as I was able to reach the kitchen counter with a stool.

While I was married, I did close to half the cooking in our household - and not just simple 'guy things' like grilled burgers and steaks. I have an entire bookshelf full of cookbooks, and know how to use them. Now that I am widowed and single again, I cook for myself and my daughter, and I am teaching my daughter to cook, taking up where my wife left off on that task. (And I also am teaching my daughter to sew, and all the rest).

Last night I made teryaki Chicken with white rice. A few nights ago it was pork chops cooked in pineapple juice with potatoes and onions, and applesauce on the side. A week or so back I made a raspberry cheesecake to take to a transgender support group's potluck function.

If I happen to be having a 'girly day', I cook en-femme. Probably wearing flats instead of heels, unless I am going out to a nightclub right after the meal. I try to avoid baking or broiling while en-femme, because I don't want the heat from the oven to damage my synthetic wigs. But for anything else, including using the backyard gas grill, my girl side will cook as well as my guy side does.

[Jenn A116]

I often do the cooking in my house. Its only the two of us, my wife and I, so we typically don't do big fancy meals. More like chicken/pork dishes, some pasta or rice, and a vegetable. Almost all the time I cook in male mode. But the past couple of times I did it in girl mode. I don't think I did anything different other than being sure I didn't bump into anything with my boobs. ;)

[Cheryl T]

Of course I do....
I make Reservations really well....LOL

[ClosetED]

I usually dress too nice to cook in - but I do lots of canning, baking bread in bread machine, made the meals for 15 people for the holiday as wife had to work. Made a rhubarb pie while dressed last year.
But I consider it a science - want exact ingredients, amounts, time, criteria, not an art. I was taught how to decorate cakes by my mother.
Hugs, Ellen

[NewBrendaLee]

I love to cook ,bake ,clean house , do laundry just all of the things that are considered to be female things. I would love to learn sewing.

[Stephanie47]

As a retiree with a still working wife I do almost all the meal preparation and cooking Monday through Friday. I have about seven hours a day to be en femme in the kitchen.. ala June Cleaver. I do baking and meal preparation en femme. Unfortunately, after 3:30 PM it's back to en drab. I also do the domestic chores in a dress, heels and hosiery and all proper undergarments.

[Krististeph]

I try to cook. Not daring in the gourmet sense- but people have seriously different tastes: Julia Child thinks cilantro tastes like soap. I do not. So we work with the knowledge that people have truly different tastes. But I do try recipes from my wife's "Joy of cooking" and "Good Housekeeping's new cookbook". The zucchini lasagne is awesome.

I make most of the food for our dinners. Love doing it- seeing Kat eat- makes me feel maternal. Two birds one stone.

You can substitute:

soy crumbles for hamburger

Chopped mushroom for hamburger

toss in some firm tofu chunks to anything

if you do use real meat- to remove the fat- boil/simmer ground beef/turkey/chicken in a fry pan- drain and rinse. replace flavor with spices, butter or other good fats: yes it tastes different. And it will be weird the first few times- but it you train your tongue/brain to like the healthier choices- and it take less time that you might imagine- you end up with super healthy, tasty dishes.

You can re-train your palette- and it is easier than you think. 2-3 weeks max and you are liking new foods.

I am a 'supertaster'- super sensitive to bitter tastes. My parents seriously attacked me because of this (out of ignorance), made for some really nasty home life. If you have a so-called picky eater- spend the time to find out what they like. Send the result to supertaster.com. Seriously.


Dice: one large red or small idaho potato. (or potatoe, if you are dan quail-republican)
one sweet potato
one green onion
one green zuccini
sliver one large carrot
one medium stalk of celery.
optional: mushroom, bok choi, peppers, eggplant, tofu, cold cuts.
the usual herbs- pepper, basil, garlic, etc.-- douse with slivers of butter or olive oil.

microwave or bake- do not overbake- just enough to cook the potato.

Drape with fresh baby spinach leaves 5 minutes before removing from heat.

Ratatouille con verdi amore.

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pita bread + tomato paste + shredded mozzerela: 375° for 5-7 minutes: incredible personal pizzas: super easy, fast and healthy.

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quorn mycoprotein 'chikn' slab/"breast", cover with sweet baby ray bbq sauce, shredded mozzerella or cheddar, chopped chives, bacon (or soy fakon), and diced plum tomatoes: Same as Chili's monterey chicken, only cheaper, healthier, faster, and home-grown.

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I am not a vegetarian, but vegetarians do have some awesome dishes.

[MissVirginia-Mae]

I love cooking and dreaming that I am the happy housewife waiting for my husband to come now....
I dont make huge meals but enough for myself and some leftovers :love:

[Lee Andrews]

I like to cook and love to do it dressed when I can. I don't think it tastes any different, just more fun for me.

[Virginia1983]

Weekends and holidays are when I dress fully, although I always wear panties and sleep in long satin gowns. I'll typically wake earlier than my man to shower and dress in an all in one girdle with garters, stockings, panties, peignoir and 5" heels. Then I'll do full makeup and make sure my my big hair wig is all that, LOL . I'll do full make up, and usually wear dangling pearl earrings and a pearl necklace. breakfast is simple - continental, with english muffins, fresh fruit and scrambled eggs. Men need food and sex, not necessarily in that order - and I'm happy to provide :).

[Julia1984]

ok - i know i said i wouldn't post post purge but...
Food - especially cooked food, is a gift from whoever you believe in. We have been doing it an awfully long time.
For me its simple things: Aubergine (egg plant) tomato, garlic and onions - some herbs... (fresh ooregano ideally) and basil. Add whatever you fancy veg-wise - peppers are good but maybe fennel/celery would work, too.
Fry the sliced aubergine - add to a sort of ratatouille made of the other stuff and some red wine, passata ... cook it all up and reduce the sauce until its almost black (keep adding red wine until it is almost black - thats important)
Cook up some pasta and after adding the aubergine to the sauce, ladle the sauce over it.
Simple
I bet its what Julius Caesar ate; if not Achilles and Priam

Juliaxxx

[Dana44]

I love to cook. It only lately that I've had the chance to cook when dressed. It is the same to me, but when dressed it seems a bit special. So, do we enjoy it more? When I'm outside smoking a roast, well with cracked beer and in male clothes, it can't be any better that that. So whether we are dress or not, it's seem the same and I do value the time I can when en femme.

[sometimes_miss]

I've got it. Cook like a girl: Use a recipe.

Cook like a mother: Recipe is a base. Changes are what makes it 'my secret recipe'.

Cook like a man. NO recipe. Just keep adding stuff until it tastes good. Drink a lot while cooking, and try very hard not to burn everything to the ground.

[Tina_gm]

Hmm, to cook like a girl, I usually start doing my Julia Childs impersonation.....

[Virginia1983]

Hmm, to cook like a girl, I usually start doing my Julia Childs impersonation.....

She was amazing and I loved her shows and books!

[Bruce64]

Cooking is my number hobby, i am not sure what is meant by the phrase " cook like a girl " but I do make some awesome Guyanese dishes.

[Shiny]

I was cooking while dressed one afternoon and had done it many times until finally when really busy the high heels started to become a painful distraction, and, when taking some very hot things out of the oven I managed to catch the skirt of my dress on the oven door. However, I would say that in "cooking like a girl" I can out cook most any girl I have ever known, I went to cooking school. I grew up in a family where everyone worked at odd hours and finally it was easier to fend for ourselves, that is where I really learned. If we wanted a real meal we had to cook our own. I had a girl say she was a better cook once, I replied I could out cook her while "drunk and wearing boxing gloves!"

[Anne K]

I cook better than a girl! I do all the cooking in the house and my wife is always raving about it. I think it is probably positive reinforcement so that she doesn't have to worry about cooking.

Just got married on April 17. I've dated my wife off and on for 43 years and I just came out to her 3 years ago. Long story..... Anyway, I was sitting at the wedding with a bunch of GGs comparing recipes. One of my closest friends overheard me and commented to my wife, "If I didn't know better, I'd swear he's gay!". She got a real laugh out of it! BTW, I would rather sit and compare recipes with GGs than talk sports with the guys!

I'm not sure what recipe I would bring to the table. We do have to watch our figures, don't we?

[PrivateXDresser]

I look to prepare food in a t shirt and shorts, but change into something more sexy once the food is cooking, such as tonight!

[lingerieLiz]

My wife is a good cook, but I'm noted for being able to cook gourmet meals. More than once I've been told I should have been a woman. Never could figure the connection since I know several male chefs. Had a guy joke one day that if I was a woman he would make me his wife. His wife didn't think it was funny.

My wife had some girl friends over one afternoon and I fixed the hors d'oeuvres. I was in the kitchen and they were on the patio enjoying wine etc. Wife had come in and gotten things and I was cleaning up. I had on a woman's Hawaiian shirt, shorts and shoes and was underdressed with bra and of course panties. Anyway one of the women came in to use the bathroom. As she was getting ready to go back out she came by to tell me how great the snacks were. She put her hand on by back and instantly recognized the bra adjuster. Rubbed her hand to confirm the band smiled and said, we girls can cook can't we. She has remained a friend for years.

[heatherdress]

I do a lot of cooking and baking but I do not consider it a female task.

[Jeri Ann]

I have always done all the cooking. I love to cook, from simple to gourmet, it is one of my hobbies. It is really cool when I couple cooking with another hobby, gardening.

I cant say that I cook like a woman. I have always been transgendered, but cooking styles or techniques do not distinguish between genders.

I know a lot of men that grill outside and women that love to make casseroles and bake. Those are just preferences, not gender specific activities.

Do I like to cook in girl mode? You betcha. I like to do anything and everything in girl mode.

Wish I could invite everyone here over for dinner so I could be your hostess.

Jeri

[Sharon B.]

I also enjoy cooking, seems like when I am dressed as a woman I will keep the dishes up as in cleaning. Cooking as a male the sink will be overflowing with pots and pans.
Back when I was married my ex and her mother used to say I wasn't right as I knew how to bake and they didn't, plus I could keep up with the wife when it came to preparing meals. I was also taught how to sew on buttons where as they took their stuff to a seamstress. Now when it comes to housework I can do it better dressed as a woman and I actually enjoy doing it as a woman.

[Cristy2]

I love to cook even though some of my dishes don't always turn out to be very edible.

[Krisi]

I cook like anyone else, boy or girl, man or woman. I do some of the cooking, less than half. I seldom cook dressed as a woman because wigs and open flames are a dangerous combination.

[jaguardia]

I was a sole stay at home Mum/Dad/Paren since my Son was 4, so I cooked every night. I used to describe my style as 'chuck wagon' due to the habit of using a single pot!.
Now that he is grown up my desire to cook is starting to wain.

[Alexa CD]

Do I cook like a girl? I eat like a girl, at least a stereotypical health oriented one, so yeah I guess I do cook like a girl. It's a bit of a generalization overall though, I can exactly answer that question properly. I cook, I'm pretty good at it but I'm hardly daring.

[Elizabeth G]

Coming is genderless for me, it's just something I love to do and my wife is very appreciative of this. I'm no master chef but I can hold my own whether it is in the kitchen or on the grill.

[Adriana Moretti]

I can order take-out with the best of the trophy wives

[Lily Catherine]

I'm not sure how the heck a girl cooks. Between Mum and Dad, my cooking resembles Mum because she taught me.
Based on sometimes_miss's description, I'm also similar to a mother with a secret recipe - although it's less of a secret recipe than removing or adding parts of the recipe to taste at my own discretion.

I'd say my cooking is like that of a typical person, but my attention to detail in this aspect is comparatively lacklustre. I have a simple and rather coarse taste; delicate tastes and subtle flavours often elude me. I barely tolerate anything exceedingly pungent. The rest is arguably engineering, although I'm not very precise either as I usually cook for myself to get stuffed.

Also, I left any possibility of cooking en femme at the door - I could do without the additional trappings that weigh me down, and I don't want my wig to be affected by oil, fumes and whatnot. For the record I use an induction cooker, but my choice of attire (at least till I grow out my hair) is a matter of practicality. A stereotypical French maid outfit with an extra short skirt is clearly out of the question; I cook in a T-shirt and shorts, almost never an apron.

Side note to be taken with a salt shaker: in my distant memory I recall a pizza restaurant commenting that men tend to put a lot of sauce on their food, preferring intense flavours, while women prefer more delicate and milder flavours. I am unsure if this is true, but it's not something I actually bothered to observe.

[CONSUELO]

I like to cook and I do so from time to time. Division of labour means that I am the clean-up person mostly. However here is a more important question-- Do you like to do the house cleaning? I find I like making the house sparkle. My daughter once told me that I made a better housewife than her mother.

[Lana Mae]

I learned to cook after my wife was not able to stand for long periods of time. Most of what I cook are things she either taught me or have learned since her passing. My food is basic stuff and a lot of box stuff since it is only my daughter and I.
Cerra, those pork chops in pineapple juice with potatoes and onions with a side of applesauce sounds great!
Nikki, no I do not do food art! It would definately flop for me!
Note that there is a merit badge in Boy Scouts for cooking. So I do not think it is related to gender!! (LOL)
Hugs Lana Mae

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Forgot to add my specialty is my wife's recipe for potato salad! My sister in law and her neighbor ordered a batch for next week! Tried to charge them for it , they said they would furnish the potatoes!! LOL Hugs Lana Mae

[Barbara Jo]

As already stated, cooking is "gender neutral".
After all, we all must eat. :)

Personally, I have always loved to cook and bake
I have even had part time jobs as a chef's helper when I was in my teens.

Presently, due to life's events, I am living alone .
So I do a lot of cooking.

[Tiffany Jane]

I cook with love, season to taste, and still find it void of gender qualification.

[vicky_cd99_2]

Considering I cook with more flare and style than my wife I would say no. I have found a passion for me is to cook. My wife calls me her personal chef. I love the complement being I am a driver. I do most of my cooking in boy mode as to not get my girl clothes dirty. Even when cooking in a dress I have on sneakers, then slip heels on for the table.

[realdesired]

Yes i can cook Anything

[bonni]

i cook, clean and do everything like a girl

[ClaudineD]

I make reservations as a woman and take home doggie bags as a woman who is a terrible cook !......great at take away!!!

[xNicolex]

I was a sous chef for a time so I think I cook pretty ok. My GF never complains anyway :)

[Sarah V]

Absolutely NOT!! I can't stand to cook for myself. Julia Child this gurl is not.

[marlacd]

Oh yes I cook. For me, I had to cook when I was married. (Called self-preservation) My ex could never make the same meal twice. On the other hand, she knew a million ways to ruin chicken. My mom taught me to cook. I put together a lot of special occasion meals, cooked a flock of turkeys, really most anything. I do cook dressed sometimes, and the very first thing to do is put on an apron. ( Grandma was no dummy!)

Even single, I still cook for myself. It's so blasted expensive for take out. And I hate microwave food. I discovered a really neat trick on the grill. Light one side (Gas, it's easier) lay whatever out of the unlit side, shut the lid. That indirect heat cooks a bit slower, but you end up with juicier meats, and waaay less chance of burning it to a crisp. Try grilling a pizza sometime. (Indirect heat again) Actually makes a frozen one rather good, with a touch of smoky flavor.

[NancySue]

I guess I do. I love to cook. When drab, I cook like a guy. Most of the time, though, I'm dressed. I'm more detailed and organized. I wear an apron, add extra touches, and move slower. Being dressed makes the whole experience more fun and pleasurable. Sometimes I have to stop and primp. 💄💋👠 A glass of wine is nice. 🍷

[mechamoose]

I'm the cook in the house... my wife will pick up the take-out menu before picking up a pan.

Now I will say that I don't think cooking is a gender based thing, but there is an attitude about cooking which could be categorized that way. One can do 'functional' cooking or one can do 'fancy' cooking. Perhaps the OP was thinking 'fancy' when they said 'like a girl'.

I love doing 'fancy' cooking for people I care about. (I will often do 'fancy' cooking just for myself) I want people to *remember* meals I make.

- Kitty / Moose

[Janine cd]

I'm not much of a cook. I really only cook for myself when I have to.

[NickyCD]

I am a better cook when I dress.