To Cook or Not To cook ... Duh ???

I hate cooking but I DO cook ...
Someone asked me how I do that .... becoz she said normally when people hate
doing something they just won't do it, they would rather pay someone else to do it for them.
Meaning I shud pay for someone to cook for me ???
NO WAY !!!
Even when I had a maid ( the one and only) .. hemm, I don't like the sound of that
helper ... now thats much better ... OK, even when I had someone to help me, I still do my own cooking.
Why do I hate cooking ?? Because after all your effort, 1 hour at least for a good meal,
1 hour from cutting the onions & garlics & ginger etc..etc..., chopping the chicken & meat or cutting the fish & veges, marinade, fry, boil, grill etc..etc..etc...to serving them on the table ...
after all that effort ... everything goes down the throat in 10 minutes & it's The End!!!
And you're left with dirty plates to wash ........ Urgh!!

Why do I still cook ?? Because I would rather be the one who puts in all the effort, even if there's no "thank you" at The End.
The consolation wud be when Zahra goes, "Ibu masak apa ?? Sedap nya bau ...." as she enters the house from school or when Shuib goes, "Sedapnya .." even before I serve it on the table
or when Aisyah goes, " Ibu masak ni tiap-tiap hari, boleh tak ??" or when Sulaiman & Hajar
& my significant other silently clean off their plates & everything else served on the table ...
"Err .. habis ??? Tak ada yg tinggal ???"
"Ibu tak makan lagi ke ??"
"Tak apa lah .. Ibu ingatkan ada lagi yg tinggal, boleh simpan utk makan malam"
"Ibu kena masak lain malam ni ... nanti Leman tolong"
Tapi biasanya Leman tolong buatkan sambal belacan aje ... hehehe
The other reason for cooking wud be because I cud "cheat". Since my girls do not like eating veges, I made them eat their veges without knowing it. I blend the veges & add them to the soup
so everytime they slurp their soup, they unconsciously slurp in their veges as well.
The amount may not be sufficient but at least they are taking in some.
BUT you can't really hide the colours so Zahra, especially, wud ask ," Ibu letak carrot ye ??"
" boleh rasa ke ??"
"tak la ..."
" So ... tak apa la kan ..."
Besides the soup, I also add the vege paste into every other possible dishes.
AND besides veges, I also blend my anchovies and dried prawns.
The trick is they must be fresh .. otherwise their smell is a dead giveaway.
Recently I got hooked to watching Asian food channel. Easy home made cooking taking less than 1 hour ... Now thats more like me !!!