They like the creativity in cooking and it's an activity with immediate feedback. Jean Liles, food editor of Southern Living , told Gerem that men help with Thanksgiving dinner. And you'd be surprised how many men like to make desserts. Liles also mentions that there are more single men today and that the expense of eating out pushes many hold-outs into the kitchen. They're interested in quick-cooking, so I teach them how to use packaged products and mixes with fresh ingredients for good, easy meals.
Cooking is interesting, fascinating actually.
But it can also be perplexing when you're still scoping the whole thing out. I'll be hosting the office singles Thanksgiving dinner, but I don't know the first thing about party planning. It's not the safest plan. A cooked, stuffed turkey is too big and dense to cool down quickly enough in a home refrigerator to prevent bacterial growth. Plus, later reheating the turkey in a slow oven to prevent drying-out could allow even more growth of potential food poisoners.