Poll: Cooking, can you do it?
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I'm a good cook.
It seems that in the past 5 years I've developed a really good intuition for cooking.
I don't really follow any written recipes, but it's really easy if you have a good sense of what tastes good and what foods and flavours work well together. You should never be afraid to experiment.
I can make really nice roast dinners, shepard's pie, beef bourguignon, lasagne, casseroles, stir-fry, chilli, bolognese, fish, curry, soups...probably anything I put my mind to.
I find the most important part of a nice meal is the preparation, e.g for beef bourgignon marinading the meat for a couple of days beforehand, or for a roast, coating the vegetables in butter & herbs before roasting them and basting the meat in a tasty concoction.
Despite my delicious culinary creations in the kitchen, I couldn't ever be a chef.
Apart from the fact I can't tolerate hot environments ("If you can't stand the heat...") I couldn't cope with the pressure of having to cook lots of different meals for lots of people within a time limit.
Cooking for me is a hobby and I like to take my time cooking one delicious meal.
It seems that in the past 5 years I've developed a really good intuition for cooking.
I don't really follow any written recipes, but it's really easy if you have a good sense of what tastes good and what foods and flavours work well together. You should never be afraid to experiment.
I can make really nice roast dinners, shepard's pie, beef bourguignon, lasagne, casseroles, stir-fry, chilli, bolognese, fish, curry, soups...probably anything I put my mind to.
I find the most important part of a nice meal is the preparation, e.g for beef bourgignon marinading the meat for a couple of days beforehand, or for a roast, coating the vegetables in butter & herbs before roasting them and basting the meat in a tasty concoction.
Despite my delicious culinary creations in the kitchen, I couldn't ever be a chef.
Apart from the fact I can't tolerate hot environments ("If you can't stand the heat...") I couldn't cope with the pressure of having to cook lots of different meals for lots of people within a time limit.
Cooking for me is a hobby and I like to take my time cooking one delicious meal.
huh, i made a key lime pie today and i started thinking how many escapist *for lack of a better/real word* forum-ers can cook... u beat me to it Kenny
I am definitely a hobby cook. I can follow any recipe under the sun and know how to change a recipe based on my own personal tastes. I.e. I can read a recipe know what it's gonna taste like and plan a slight difference. I've never really "invented" a dish. For me I like the process of following the recipe (with slight alterations) and producing a nice meal.
As for the effects my favourite cooking is spanish and italian. I especially love paella and rich marinated meats. I am currently falling in love with French cooking which I have only really recently tried. I have, however, been cooking since I was 17 (28 now,) so I do know my way around a kitchen.
As for the effects my favourite cooking is spanish and italian. I especially love paella and rich marinated meats. I am currently falling in love with French cooking which I have only really recently tried. I have, however, been cooking since I was 17 (28 now,) so I do know my way around a kitchen.
I can kind of cook. Most of the time when I cook is because my lousy good for nothing mother is on the computer talking to her "boyfriend" who's in Fallushia New Jersy (for the past six hours I might add.) and my brothers need to eat so I just guess on how to make what she planed to make. Turns out ok I guess. Best I ever did was BBQ chicken.
My god, I can't cook for shit. i tried cooking an omelet. It had everything there. vegetables meat, eggs and all, it just looked disturbingly like a cross between
A: vomit in the gutter next to a pub.
b: Jabba the Hutt
c: Dog shit.
I have a feeling that what I have created is possibly illegal in some states and countries, so i have swallowed any evidence that this thing ever existed.
A: vomit in the gutter next to a pub.
b: Jabba the Hutt
c: Dog shit.
I have a feeling that what I have created is possibly illegal in some states and countries, so i have swallowed any evidence that this thing ever existed.
If I have to proper utensils and instructions I can make most dishes with relative ease. Living on your own teaches you how to cook, especially if you have an aversion to fast food.
For me, cooking is all about meat and vegetables; the main dishes, if you will. Starches and desserts are easier to buy since I'm not much of a baker.
pro tip #1: a cast-iron skillet is always preferable to aluminum non-stick cookware. it heats up more evenly and allows for consistent heating at lower temperatures, which translates to more tender meat.
pro tip #2: make sure you have a set of good knives. the right knife for the job will make mincing, chopping, paring, etc. easier. also, an easy way to cut chicken into cubes or strips is with a good pair of kitchen scissors.
favorite dishes:
steak fajitas
tilapia with angel hair fresca
pan-seared pork chops with sauteed squash
chapotle chicken stew (in the crock pot)
Inquire for these recipies and more.
http://www.publix.com/aprons/meals/AllRecipes/SimpleMeal.do?mealId=559&mealGroupId=1000
pro tip #1: a cast-iron skillet is always preferable to aluminum non-stick cookware. it heats up more evenly and allows for consistent heating at lower temperatures, which translates to more tender meat.
pro tip #2: make sure you have a set of good knives. the right knife for the job will make mincing, chopping, paring, etc. easier. also, an easy way to cut chicken into cubes or strips is with a good pair of kitchen scissors.
favorite dishes:
steak fajitas
tilapia with angel hair fresca
pan-seared pork chops with sauteed squash
chapotle chicken stew (in the crock pot)
Inquire for these recipies and more.
http://www.publix.com/aprons/meals/AllRecipes/SimpleMeal.do?mealId=559&mealGroupId=1000
I had absolutely no talent or desire to cook in high school, but once I got into college and married and my first apartment (yes, all at the same time) I decided there was no way that we were going to be one of those families that eats TV dinners all the time. That, and I'm picky.
So, I learned to cook. A lot of people have mentioned being vegetarian made them learn to cook better; for me, it was being... well, broke. We were two college students with part-time jobs and tuition to pay, so I had to learn to make edible meals without much available.
I think it was good for me, though, because now I'm a much more confident cook. I've thought about culinary school from time to time, but I don't really have the time to go back to school, and I don't know if I'd like having to cook what other people want, rather than what I want.
So, I learned to cook. A lot of people have mentioned being vegetarian made them learn to cook better; for me, it was being... well, broke. We were two college students with part-time jobs and tuition to pay, so I had to learn to make edible meals without much available.
I think it was good for me, though, because now I'm a much more confident cook. I've thought about culinary school from time to time, but I don't really have the time to go back to school, and I don't know if I'd like having to cook what other people want, rather than what I want.
I'm decent. You have to be when you cook for yourself unless you want to get sick and/or fat. When I have the patience to spend enough time on it, I make marvellous Bolognese sauce.
Not much of a baker though. My baked goods are usually quite tasty, but very very ugly.
Not much of a baker though. My baked goods are usually quite tasty, but very very ugly.
Its funny I don't really follow any recipe's and I dont bake, I pretty much just put together stuff I think would be good together, and it usually is.
I do alright for myself, can cook a nice few things and tend to only really make what i like to eat so it works out quite well.
