Cooking by Merlyn

     I don’t like to clean up the mess In the kitchen when I cook so only fix food that doesn’t make a mess.

     If you open my refrigerator you may find a jar of peanut butter, some kind of butter, a package of sharp cheese, beer and loaf of bread in the freezer.

     I only cook two meals when I’m by myself.

#1
Take one slice of bread.
Put it in the toaster.
Cut a slice of cheese big enough to cover ½ of the slice of toast.
Wash the knife while the toast is toasting.

Put the toast on a piece of paper towel.
Add cheese.
Fold the toast over the cheese.
Leave the kitchen.
Toss paper towel.

#2
Open one can of hot Chile with beans.
Dump it the small blue bowl.
Add about ¼ cup of water to can rinse can and add water into the bowl.
Add a pinch of hot pepper and stir.
Put bowl in microwave push pizza wait 1 ½ min.

When I get tired of hearing the microwave beep I take bowl out 
Stir Chile push pizza button again.
When I get tired of hearing the microwave beep again I take bowl out and eat the Chile.
Wash bowl and spoon and leave kitchen.

   Any kind of food that I put in the oven will someday turn into a house full of smoke. I used to want something to eat so I would put something in the oven, get busy doing something and forget about the food,

     I learned a long time ago that I should never use the oven.
I only use the microwave and toaster.

     The first thing I do when I get a new refrigerator is buy a small carton of milk, place it on the center shelf and keep turning the temperature control colder until the milk freezes. Toss the milk. The beer will be ice cold but it will never freeze. It stays fresh until I want to drink it even if I’m out of town for a while.

     I like my kitchen to be clean with everything out of sight in its proper place.

     Michael’s a good cook and loves to make a big mess in his kitchen; he always asks me what I want to eat. He loves it when I ask him for something that he doesn’t know how to make just the way I want it. I do help him whenever he asks me to do something like cut up food but he is happiest when I leave him alone so he can concentrate on cooking two or three meals at a time.

About the Author

I'm a retired gay man now living in Denver Colorado with my partner Michael. I grew up in the Detroit area. Through the various kinds of work I have done I have seen most of the United States. I have been involved in technical and mechanical areas my whole life, all kinds of motors and computer systems. I like travel, searching for the unusual and enjoying life each day.