Can/Do You Cook?

Damned. I thought I was the most un-signable Warrior ever. I never sign up for a newsletter.....but you got me. Holy cow.

I have a degree in Culinary Arts.
I have also worked every station in a Kitchen from one time or another.
When I was the cold foods chef at the Albany Country Club I also sat on the board of directors for the capital district chapter of the American Culinary Federation. So yes I can cook
Living alone now I don't really cook very often.
But I still dig the hell out of grabbing totally different ingredients and making them work together.

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I can throw a turkey burger on a frying pan. Other than that, you don't
want me cooking unless you either have a death wish or are starving.

I guess if push came to shove, I could learn to make basic stuff if I had
a cookbook. I'm good at following directions. My problem is not really being
able to tell when stuff is done. Even when I fry a burger, I have to ask my
wife if it's done yet. I'm getting better though. I'm noticing that at a certain
flame, if I turn it every 1 minute, after about 10 minutes, it's done.

No, I'm no cook.

I cook everyday. Nothing special, just decent meals. I got into the habit several years ago when money was especially tight.

The problem with cooking is that you become aware of the price of groceries. What I mean is, it spoils going to all but the best restaurants. You just can't bring yourself to pay ten bucks for bowl of pasta or whatever, that you could make yourself for 25 cents.

Washing dishes is no big deal, I use a magical device called a dishwasher

I love to cook, I usually look at a recipe, get the main idea and then I make it my own way. I take the basic ingredients and what I think are the most important ingredients and then everything start to get life!!
I LOVE making up my own dishes, but I always "give credit to the source" thought.
I put together a few ideas in a blog I am learning to design, I love red wine and I thought these "tapas" or little dishes would go great with Red Wine.
Vino Rojo NET

Cooking is very low on my totem pole. If I didn't have to eat, I wouldn't do it. So I go for simple things that I can throw on and leave to finish on its own, like boiled potatoes, frozen veggies, and a piece of frozen, prepared fish.

Even that is too much work for me. I prefer things I can toss into a dish and shove in the oven, like frozen fries and a few pieces of frozen fish.

I miss a lot of meals because I can't be bothered to cook. That's when I like to have fresh lettuce and a few salad items on hand to toss onto a plate with Caesar dressing and, if I'm lucky, garlic bread that I bought already prepared.

At one time, many years ago, I tried cooking real recipes - that was when I was first married. It seemed like a fun thing to do, taking care of my husband and our home. That novelty quickly wore off. I did try some recipes from a book, but most never tasted right.

The only recipes I've succeeded with are:

- Chili (and I even mess that up sometimes, but when I get it right, it's great)

- Hamburger mash. No real recipe. Just stuff thrown together. It's my own mixture of leftovers consisting of hamburger, Kraft dinner, and anything else I might have left that "fits" the theme. Add spices to flavor (basil, salt, pepper, garlic powder [cloves take more work], onion and sometimes green peppers when I have them and a can of tomatoes). Over the top, I lay slices of cheese, cover to melt, and eat. This ALWAYS turns out great! And it's an excellent way to get a week of meals from two meals, at an incredible price. AND, it's nutritious!

Other than that, I don't cook and really don't enjoy it.

Sylvia

HeySal is going to live to be 122 years old eating like this......,



...........of course she could make it 169 years old if she cut out the cow mucous and grain mucous ( ice cream and wheat,eggs,milk-bread)


The 13th Warrior

I love to cook. My family is of Mediterranean descent so we learned to cook some really good Italian, Maltese, and Middle Eastern food because my mother was an excellent cook! And my aunt, my mom's sister, was the dessert maker. My mouth waters when I think of the delicious meals we had back in the day. I miss those times.

I like to experiment and usually only follow a recipe if I have to bake a dessert. I really like making healthy, hearty meals, and use fresh ingredients whenever possible. I love the fall because I can use the fresh vegetables out of our garden...

okay, hungry now!

Have you ever really concentrated on cooking. It's all a matter of focus. With that focus you start to develop a cooking intuition. Your imagination will get turned on and the foodie bug will bite.

I've tried but the sounds those poor little vegetables made when I killed them gave me nightmares

If you forward me some easy recipes you'll be my hero.

I tried to make "vegan ranch", it came out ok but I burned the mock-chicken (ie tofu) it cooks so differently from chicken...

Also tried to make "vegan chocolate pudding"... tasted good, but the texture just wasn't quite right...

I have a friend who was in the CIA (Culinary Institute of America)

I like doing dishes. The old fashioned way in the sink. There is something relaxing about it. I prefer to clean after myself, though, because I clean as I go. I hate cleaning after someone who destroys the entire kitchen when they cook.

I know why I can cook. First of all we had simple recipes to make in my Blue Bird book. And when I wanted an Easy Bake Oven, my mother said, "no way". Instead I was cooking in the real kitchen from the time I was a tot. I started with food prep. And later helped with dinner.

But my real love is baking. I baked beside my mother and both my grandmothers but I am the one who has the touch for it.

Oh and I like to do the laundry too.

Some people call cooking: pouring a tinned sauce onto some soft boiled spaghetti. In that sense I can do much better.

I cook most of the time, I go to the gym m-f so I'm always eating throughout the day. Gf and I go out a lot also... love pounding down good sushi lol, just had it last night.. again lol.

If you were any kind of man you'd take a huge bite of it as soon
as it's out of the oven.


Ken