People stare at my wife dumbfounded when she tells them I’m the chef in the relationship. Upon hearing such astonishing, gender-defying news, they all say the same thing: “Who are you and why do you keep following me around the mall?”

The fact is, though, that men who cook are not the endangered species we were once thought to be, (although poaching and deforestation continue to threaten our existence).

I first learned to cook when my wife and I moved in together. Initially, I figured she’d handle the meals because, after all, she …