Learning to Love Cooking

I hate to cook. I am forced to do it to provide nutritional value to my husband and kids, but I wish I didn't have to do it so often. I usually have to prepare meals at least three times a day for my family. Breakfast is usually a no brainer, grits and eggs and some type of turkey bacon or sausage, or cereal, or oatmeal, or muffins. Lunch is a little harder because I have run out of new ideas of what to feed everyone who is home for lunch on any particular day anything besides soup, mac n cheese, beefaroni, or a sandwich. Dinner, just plain intrigues me.

I have cooked chicken in every type of way imaginable, barbecue, fried, grilled, baked, even jamaican. My husband does not eat pork so there goes the pork chops I love so much. Talipia, catfish, flounder, salmon, and turkey meat are all staples in my home. Side dishes and deserts are another thing that slows me down. I am to the point where I am seriously considering paying a service to email me a weekly list of simple menus to prepare for my family.

Finding the time to do all of the cooking is another issue. Maybe if I didn't have to clean, get kids off to school, run my home business, do laundry, ironing, and chase my 14 month around the house all day I would have the energy and imagination to love cooking instead of loathing it. Dinner usually takes at least an hour out of my day to prepare. Followed by dishes and cleaning of the kitchen, I can expect to spend about two hours a day in the kitchen at night.

Somebody help me please! How do you learn how to love to cook. Are there any secrets or tips you care to share? How about your best menu ideas? What about baking? I would love to hear other people's opinions on this or advice. Don't leave a distressed mother hanging. Please help.