two+in+the+kitchen

** Sam and Sam Clark of Moro in their kitchen at home ** Respect each other's neuroses. If he likes the spices kept in alphabetical order, then go with it. Invest in a really good knife each and don't use each other's - then you’ll have no one else to blame if yours is blunt. If possible, have separate working areas, so that the other person's mess doesn't get on your nerves. Divide up the courses between you so that each has ownership of an entire dish. If you do delegate a task, such aslike cutting up vegetables, then be grateful and don't criticise the results. Put ingredients and equipment away in the same place and do up opened packets securely so that they don’t spill when pulled out. Be safe: warn each other about hot pans, wipe up spills immediately and never put sharp knives in a sinkful of soapy water -ten to-one someone is bound to plunge in their hands in and get it cut themselves. Ring-fence certain jobs. Baking the bread, making cakes or cooking English breakfast are good areas for one person to specialise in. Be positive about the food cooked by the other person. Doing all the cooking does not necessarily let you off the washing up. Clear up together.
 * COOKING A DEUX **