Heheh, Mark, I just learned something about you that I never knew before!
I do feel lucky that my husband enjoys cooking. He cooks a lot of really heavy and intensive meals, also, and while I don't mind getting involved w/the cooking, and having a lot of ingredients, I kind of prefer to try new things now and then, like I enjoy ethnic dishes, and find it challenging to make good meatless dishes, too.
I'm lucky in that my whole family is open to these new ideas, and one of their favorites is my version of "rama thai" which is tofu w/spinach and broccoli and a peanut sauce. It really is GOOD, and good for ya.
I do wish I had a nicer kitchen for cooking in, though. It's so cramped and small and badly designed (built in the 50's), that I get depressed thinking about the holiday meals coming up.
Also, we eat out a LOT, probably at least half our meals are eaten at restaurants. Used to be more often, but I got to where I enjoy having control over the ingredients and got to be more of a critic about food. *LOL*
Liz M.