I always offer to cook when I visit, and everybody always accepts. When I'm at my parents, this usually winds up being dinner every night, lunch for whoever is home, and breakfast if it's a holiday. They always offer to help, too, but I figure there has been enough of their help to last a lifetime.

I have one pair of friends who never lets us cook for them, but always invites us over. We figured it was because they preferred being at home, so last time they invited us over to grill, we say OK - we're bringing the food, just get the grill ready for us. They were extremely appreciative and enjoyed not having to do the work.

I love cooking for relatives. I stay with my SIL at least once a year, and always cook at least one meal - usually my signature Big Hearted Mac & Cheese. Last year I made a large batch of kumquat marmalade and distributed to all the relatives.

Its fun to cook in someone else's kitchen!

My husband and I always end up planning meals and cooking when we go to my parents' place.

We enjoy cooking and communal eating, I need to know there is food coming, and they prefer to do stuff on the fly and separately when we're not around, but they love everyone getting together, so it helps that to happen. Everyone ends up chipping in, and there's such great banter, the cooking is at least as much fun as the eating!

Part of me really likes cooking in other people's kitchens, figuring out their appliances and improvising with utensils, and making things up with their different pantry stock!

I have literally got off an 8 hour flight, gone to Grandma's and immediately started cooking the entire Thanksgiving meal. Why? Because when I was a kid, I was the only one who paid attention to the meal preparation, so I can make it like Grandma's used to, without worrying about a 95 year old woman overworking herself. She now calls it supervision with a glass a wine and great grand kids to play with. I really enjoy it, and I can sneak in a few vegan dishes for me :)

We five siblings are all very good cooks, but we have a rule: no one except the homeowner cooks in the kitchen for family. Guests are to be pampered. That's the way we were brought up in our very large extended family.

When we all convened for baby brother's 50th birthday weekend back in April, he and his wife (who are serious foodies) did ALL the cooking. Even the shopping. It was their way of treating us to good old Tennessee hospitality.

We weary travelers flew in from California, Texas, New Mexico, Maryland and New York. What a treat to be served wine and appetizers on the front porch -- all ten of us --while dinner was being prepared. My brother had even programmed his music system with some awesome straight ahead jazz and Latin music and other family favorites.

We all did help with the dishes, however. It's the least we could all do!

Every time I'm home I do!

I'm the omelette queen in my family. Whenever I'm home for the holidays or at the beach for our annual vacation, there will be one morning where omelettes are made to order.

I cook when I visit my parents. Mom is elderly and it is a way I can make my visit less of a strain on her. Also...I like my cooking better...but don't tell her that.

None of my family really enjoys cooking as much as I do, so whenever I visit family for a couple of days, my Mom asks if I want to make dinner one night. I love doing it, but always struggle to find just the right recipe that non-red meat eating adults and somewhat picky kids will both enjoy.

I do when I visit my parents. I'm used to cooking there from when I've lived at home, and we usually visit midweek so they appreciate the help.

I've never been asked to cook when I'm a guest, but I always offer and the offer is always accepted. Sometimes, if I'm angling for an invitation, I'll email a family member a list of the meals I've cooked recently and then ask "Wouldn't it be great if I were at your place, cooking this for you?"

Yes, I cook often when I visit my family. And I clean too. They ((love)) having me over.

I just spent a week in a rented house in Sonoma with my parents, partner, brother and sister-in-law. My brother and I made a meal one night, but as soon as everyone saw me poach myself an egg for breakfast the first morning I was making 7 poached eggs every morning.

Oooh this one's tricky for me. As I mentioned in the related post, as a treat to her I'll cook if my mom requests I make something she doesn't know how to make, but I mostly like to play sous chef when I'm visiting others (parents, in-laws, or friends)...I can't help but want to help out, but I feel weird taking over.

My siblings, on the other hand, will come and cook meals. I appreciate the motivation, but quite honestly when I come home there are certain things that my mom makes that I look forward to having, so I actually find it a little bit of a bummer...(and no, not a world-peace-ruining bummer, just a good old first-world-problem missing out on mom's awesome southern chicken and dumplings kind of bummer...)

I shop, cook and clean when I'm a guest. Guests at my place also muck in - when you have 15 people in the house for a week or more, it's a bit much if all the chores fall on one person.

We cook for my parents about every-other time we visit. We also plan special meals to cook at their house for birthday presents or mother's and father's day. They don't need more stuff, and they appreciate the meals.

I cook for my parents when I visit because I'm a vegetarian and they're not. Not only is it nice for them to take a break but I'm sure to have something I can eat.

I always cook for my family when I go down. My mom is still recovering from chemo, and is still nowhere near up to cooking for such a large group. Also, she's had to stop work for the time being, so she's on a VERY limited income. I always try to bring down at least one thing to put in her freezer (like homemade bread and chicken soup) and to make a massive amount of really healthy food while we're there. And we always bring our own ingredients. That way, she doesn't have to stress about money to feed everybody, and I get to do just a little to help her out even after I've gone back home because she has all the leftovers in her freezer. Also, it means that my 2-year-old daughter eats the good food she's used to, and doesn't get used to the sugary pre-packaged stuff my mom buys to have on hand if we aren't going to cook.

My daughter and son in law love it when I cook for them, so I love to do it.

My sublime joy is visiting my daughter and NY shopping and cooking. My grandkids love it when I make crepes for breakfast and don't spare the powdered sugar.

Best wishes to your mom, Megbar. My mom is fine ten years after chemo.

I just got back from a weekend with my folks and my mom commented that she loves it when I visit because she doesn't have to do any work. When my brother visits, she spends the weekend cooking.

I guess for me it's how I show my love coupled with a way to get good food. I enjoy being cooked for, but there's nothing like cooking up a great meal for people who really appreciate and that you love.

yes, i do. partly to show them some love and pitch in since i'm crashing there. also, I tend to eat much cleaner than most so it's easier for me to at least make some additions that I know are clean for me.

I cook healthy food for my mom when I visit and then I pack her the leftovers for lunch.