I don't mind cooking. What I hate is the cleaning up afterward part. So I prefer things that don't mess up a lot of pans or dishes. That puts a limit on the interesting things I can make, so I wind up going to restaurants a lot.
I've perfected the art of cheese and onion toasties but I'm useless at almost everything else. I can't even toast bread without burning it most of the time.
I cook things physically with my fingers, simply by putting two pieces of bread together and making them my bitch, then I consume them from bottom to top.
Depends lol if you consider knowing how to cook a Hot Dog as Cooking, I'm learning though, just need to memorize recipes and to remember to learn recipes.
Sure do. It's a skill everyone should have. I started learning how to cook more this year. I know how to make eggs/bacon/toast breakfast, tuna fish sandwich, burgers, fried chicken, clam chowder, chocolate chip cookies, apple pie, chocolate cake, and hot pockets.
Honestly, this thread kills me, I can't fathom not being able to do the most basic of things like pan-fry a chicken breast or make a basic stir-fry... Even taking some mini-hot dogs with bread around and baking some pigs-in-a-blanket...
I know my claim to fame is my mother auctioning her cooking for a potluck at the church auction, but still, this was a town of 10,000... People here should at least be able to cook some eggs.
This thread surprised me in the opposite way. I know so many in real life that can't cook anything, and as I told to Viva, couldn't even manage boiling water, that it is nice to see that people here at least have an interest in learning if they don't already know some things.
Honestly, this thread kills me, I can't fathom not being able to do the most basic of things like pan-fry a chicken breast or make a basic s… moretir-fry... Even taking some mini-hot dogs with bread around and baking some pigs-in-a-blanket...
I know my claim to fame is my mother auctioning her cooking for a potluck at the church auction, but still, this was a town of 10,000... People here should at least be able to cook some eggs.
It takes a whole lot of negligence to burn down a kitchen I assure you. As for making meat soup not taste like cranberry, just don't add cranberry and you're golden. Start making an effort learning the flavors of spices, vegetables, and meats. From there you should be able to start figuring out what goes with what. That's the starting point, and from there you can get an idea of how much of something you should add by trial and error, or you can look it up.
Well, man, I already told you once how good I am at cooking.
Or, no, wait, actually I might have forgotten. If I'm given (very) good and … morethorough instructions, I can actually come up with something decent. No improvising or creativity from me though - I'd rather not burn the kitchen down or make a meat soup taste like cranberry.
Thanks for your advice and your vote of confidences.
I like to add that my tomato sauce recipe consists of cherry tomato, a can of tomato sauce, minced beef patty, onions and then lastly chicken sausages. I never put something like ketchup, because it is too sweet and it ruins the natural taste of tomato.
When you make sauce, if you don't already, try adding some pork or pork bones. Pork mellows out sauce and makes the flavor get way better, i… moren my opinion, if you let it cook down in there.
If you can cook that stuff I'm sure you could cook other things that might seem daunting if you were to give it a try. Making a roast dinner, and then a soup from the leftovers is far more simple than one might think. It's just very time consuming, especially if you're making enough a lot of people.
That sounds like a good tomato sauce, just needs pork. Chicken sausages? Never had then, but I can't see why they wouldn't be good cooked down in tomato sauce. As for ketchup, no way. If you want to cut acid use baking soda. Sometimes people use sugar and it's just not what I want from a sauce. You could also try adding some garlic in your sauce, that's something I like to add.
Edit: When I first read it I thought it said soup, so I thought it was a tomato soup with meat you were talking about, if you caught the original post lol.
Thanks for your advice and your vote of confidences.
I like to add that my tomato sauce recipe consists of cherry tomato, a can of tomat… moreo sauce, minced beef patty, onions and then lastly chicken sausages. I never put something like ketchup, because it is too sweet and it ruins the natural taste of tomato.
No problem.
That sounds like a good tomato sauce, just needs pork. Chicken sausages? Never had then, but I can't see why they wouldn't be… more good cooked down in tomato sauce. As for ketchup, no way. If you want to cut acid use baking soda. Sometimes people use sugar and it's just not what I want from a sauce. You could also try adding some garlic in your sauce, that's something I like to add.
Edit: When I first read it I thought it said soup, so I thought it was a tomato soup with meat you were talking about, if you caught the original post lol.
Sorry, still can't understand it - in America, there's Trader Joes - and I know they have tons of ready make vegetable plates with eggplant, or broccolli and mushroom, asparagus, or even fiddleheads...I understand it's exceedingly middle class of me, but stilll, good eats and all you need to do is take a frypan an throw it in for a 5-10 minutes...
Maybe it's because I know I'm older than a lot of the people here and have been living on my own, or with 'do-it-yourelf' roommates for 8 or so years now...
This thread surprised me in the opposite way. I know so many in real life that can't cook anything, and as I told to Viva, couldn't even man… moreage boiling water, that it is nice to see that people here at least have an interest in learning if they don't already know some things.
Once you've got the base of your sauce ready with your onions and whatever seasonings you like, then you toss in your pork. Letting it cook for a decent amount of time can also improve the flavor of a sauce, because as the flavors of the meat and seasonings cook in it gets rid of the raw tomato taste. For things like sausage, meatballs, or pork chops I also always saute them first before throwing them in the pot.
I don't think I would recommend trying something smoked like ham or bacon, at least that's not a flavor I would want in my sauce. Instead I usually use sausages, and sometimes the remnants of a pork roast. Got some meat left on the bone from a roast? Just toss it in and the rest of the meat will fall off eventually. Then you can just take the bone out when you're done cooking and ready to serve. You could also add pork chops, those taste good in sauce. Really you could add just about anything, because I've made sauce with leftover chuck roast and it was quite good.
I live in America and I've never heard of Trader Joes. Most of the vegetables I eat I grow myself though, so from the time it gets put in the ground until the time I eat it I'm doing prep work. As for age being a factor, honestly I know more than too many people of all age groups that have no idea how to cook.
Sorry, still can't understand it - in America, there's Trader Joes - and I know they have tons of ready make vegetable plates with eggplant,… more or broccolli and mushroom, asparagus, or even fiddleheads...I understand it's exceedingly middle class of me, but stilll, good eats and all you need to do is take a frypan an throw it in for a 5-10 minutes...
Maybe it's because I know I'm older than a lot of the people here and have been living on my own, or with 'do-it-yourelf' roommates for 8 or so years now...
Wow, if you don't mind me asking, what state do you live in? I grew up in Massachusetts and went to college in California and both had Trader Joes, so I thought it was a coast-to-coast grocery store. I really appreciate you growing your own vegetables - I tried growing tomatoes, but they never really took. My mother grows her own herbs though, especially chives.
I live in America and I've never heard of Trader Joes. Most of the vegetables I eat I grow myself though, so from the time it gets put in th… moree ground until the time I eat it I'm doing prep work. As for age being a factor, honestly I know more than too many people of all age groups that have no idea how to cook.
I'm from New Jersey, and I can't say I've ever seen one or heard anyone ever mention the name. As for growing my own vegetables, I grow a lot of stuff. Tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, plum tomatoes, lima beans, beets, potatoes, onions, leeks, green beans, eggplant, cabbage, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, corn, kohlrabi, spinach, Swiss chard, kale, bell, cubanelle, jalapeno, and Italian long hot peppers, peas, zucchini, and I don't really know what else off the top of my head. I grow a lot of herbs too.
Edit: I grow four varieties of radishes too. I'd grow carrots but they never take to the soil.
Wow, if you don't mind me asking, what state do you live in? I grew up in Massachusetts and went to college in California and both had Trade… morer Joes, so I thought it was a coast-to-coast grocery store. I really appreciate you growing your own vegetables - I tried growing tomatoes, but they never really took. My mother grows her own herbs though, especially chives.
I'm from New Jersey, and I can't say I've ever seen one or heard anyone ever mention the name. As for growing my own vegetables, I grow a lo… moret of stuff. Tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, plum tomatoes, lima beans, beets, potatoes, onions, leeks, green beans, eggplant, cabbage, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, corn, kohlrabi, spinach, Swiss chard, kale, bell, cubanelle, jalapeno, and Italian long hot peppers, peas, zucchini, and I don't really know what else off the top of my head. I grow a lot of herbs too.
Edit: I grow four varieties of radishes too. I'd grow carrots but they never take to the soil.
Yep, basic stuff. Casseroles, slow cooker meals, grilling, etc.
My particular situation can make the cooking process a bit more difficult (no depth perception), so I compensate by following recipes to the T and paying special attention to detail. My mom is a prodigious baker, so I also know how to cook a lot of desserts.
I make a lot of Italian and Mediterranean foods, but my favorite dish to make is probably Pastisio, a Greek casserole. Disclaimer : my Pastisio doesn't look this good.
My worst cooking disaster happened a couple years ago when I put loaf of garlic bread under the broiler to 'heat it up' and forgot about it. Thankfully it was snowing, so I opened the window, then reached in, yanked out the carbonized bread and tossed it outside in one motion. It literally disentigrated when it hit the snow. Smoke went everywhere and the security system went nuts. I'm rather terrified of the broiler now.
What do you mean by do I live in a house? I certainly don't live in a tree stump lol, so yes, I live in a house. Anyways, my grandpop has a bit of land that he's worked for his whole adult life, and I've been helping him since I was a wee lad. Now he's up there in his years and can't do much anymore, so I do the brunt of the work and he acts more as a teacher, and I use my little cousin as my assistant. I don't have a greenhouse or a glasshouse, no, but I do have a hot frame big enough to start all the vegetables so that they're of a decent size when it stops frosting and they can go in the ground.
I don't know if you saw my story earlier in the thread, but I know a girl that put a pot of water on and forgot about it for so long that it melted and destroyed the burner. That was one of the worst cooking disasters I've seen.
Yep, basic stuff. Casseroles, slow cooker meals, grilling, etc.
My particular situation can make the cooking process a bit more difficul… moret (no depth perception), so I compensate by following recipes to the T and paying special attention to detail. My mom is a prodigious baker, so I also know how to cook a lot of desserts.
I make a lot of Italian and Mediterranean foods, but my favorite dish to make is probably Pastisio, a Greek casserole. Disclaimer : my Pastisio doesn't look this good.
My worst cooking disaster happened a couple years ago when I put loaf of garlic bread under the broiler to 'heat it up' and forgot about it. Thankfully it was snowing, so I opened the window, then reached in, yanked out the carbonized bread and tossed it outside in one motion. It literally disentigrated when it hit the snow. Smoke went everywhere and the security system went nuts. I'm rather terrified of the broiler now.
I don't know if you saw my story earlier in the thread, but I know a girl that put a pot of water on and forgot about it for so long that it melted and destroyed the burner. That was one of the worst cooking disasters I've seen.
I only took half a semester learning how to cook in a home economics class back in Jr high. All I know how to cook is cookies and small cakes. Teach me how to make bread and I'll start a bakery and that'll be my income.
I'm not too big on cooking... Baking though, is really fun! I'd bake cakes and biscuits everyday if I it wasn't so fattening. Now, I have to go, my kitchen needs me.
Since I moved in my own apartment I haven't cooked anything for a year now. Don't have so much time on my hands, cooking is for people who have no jobs or better things to do.
You know that they, or maybe just me, say: If you set a fire for a man and he'll be warm for a day, but if you set a man on fire he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
I only took half a semester learning how to cook in a home economics class back in Jr high. All I know how to cook is cookies and small cakes. Teach me how to make bread and I'll start a bakery and that'll be my income.
Since I moved in my own apartment I haven't cooked anything for a year now. Don't have so much time on my hands, cooking is for people who have no jobs or better things to do.
Since I moved in my own apartment I haven't cooked anything for a year now. Don't have so much time on my hands, cooking is for people who have no jobs or better things to do.
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I'll hit you up when I get home later.
I don't mind cooking. What I hate is the cleaning up afterward part. So I prefer things that don't mess up a lot of pans or dishes. That puts a limit on the interesting things I can make, so I wind up going to restaurants a lot.
I've perfected the art of cheese and onion toasties but I'm useless at almost everything else. I can't even toast bread without burning it most of the time.
I cook things physically with my fingers, simply by putting two pieces of bread together and making them my bitch, then I consume them from bottom to top.
Depends lol if you consider knowing how to cook a Hot Dog as Cooking, I'm learning though, just need to memorize recipes and to remember to learn recipes.
Sure do. It's a skill everyone should have. I started learning how to cook more this year. I know how to make eggs/bacon/toast breakfast, tuna fish sandwich, burgers, fried chicken, clam chowder, chocolate chip cookies, apple pie, chocolate cake, and hot pockets.
Honestly, this thread kills me, I can't fathom not being able to do the most basic of things like pan-fry a chicken breast or make a basic stir-fry... Even taking some mini-hot dogs with bread around and baking some pigs-in-a-blanket...
I know my claim to fame is my mother auctioning her cooking for a potluck at the church auction, but still, this was a town of 10,000... People here should at least be able to cook some eggs.
This thread surprised me in the opposite way. I know so many in real life that can't cook anything, and as I told to Viva, couldn't even manage boiling water, that it is nice to see that people here at least have an interest in learning if they don't already know some things.
It takes a whole lot of negligence to burn down a kitchen I assure you. As for making meat soup not taste like cranberry, just don't add cranberry and you're golden. Start making an effort learning the flavors of spices, vegetables, and meats. From there you should be able to start figuring out what goes with what. That's the starting point, and from there you can get an idea of how much of something you should add by trial and error, or you can look it up.
I know how to cook the basic stuff but nothing fancy. Too much work just to have something get in muh belly.
Thanks for your advice and your vote of confidences.
I like to add that my tomato sauce recipe consists of cherry tomato, a can of tomato sauce, minced beef patty, onions and then lastly chicken sausages. I never put something like ketchup, because it is too sweet and it ruins the natural taste of tomato.
No problem.
That sounds like a good tomato sauce, just needs pork. Chicken sausages? Never had then, but I can't see why they wouldn't be good cooked down in tomato sauce. As for ketchup, no way. If you want to cut acid use baking soda. Sometimes people use sugar and it's just not what I want from a sauce. You could also try adding some garlic in your sauce, that's something I like to add.
Edit: When I first read it I thought it said soup, so I thought it was a tomato soup with meat you were talking about, if you caught the original post lol.
I will consider adding it in the future.
By the way, when should the pork be added? First? With the onions?
Sorry, still can't understand it - in America, there's Trader Joes - and I know they have tons of ready make vegetable plates with eggplant, or broccolli and mushroom, asparagus, or even fiddleheads...I understand it's exceedingly middle class of me, but stilll, good eats and all you need to do is take a frypan an throw it in for a 5-10 minutes...
Maybe it's because I know I'm older than a lot of the people here and have been living on my own, or with 'do-it-yourelf' roommates for 8 or so years now...
Once you've got the base of your sauce ready with your onions and whatever seasonings you like, then you toss in your pork. Letting it cook for a decent amount of time can also improve the flavor of a sauce, because as the flavors of the meat and seasonings cook in it gets rid of the raw tomato taste. For things like sausage, meatballs, or pork chops I also always saute them first before throwing them in the pot.
I don't think I would recommend trying something smoked like ham or bacon, at least that's not a flavor I would want in my sauce. Instead I usually use sausages, and sometimes the remnants of a pork roast. Got some meat left on the bone from a roast? Just toss it in and the rest of the meat will fall off eventually. Then you can just take the bone out when you're done cooking and ready to serve. You could also add pork chops, those taste good in sauce. Really you could add just about anything, because I've made sauce with leftover chuck roast and it was quite good.
I live in America and I've never heard of Trader Joes. Most of the vegetables I eat I grow myself though, so from the time it gets put in the ground until the time I eat it I'm doing prep work. As for age being a factor, honestly I know more than too many people of all age groups that have no idea how to cook.
Wow, if you don't mind me asking, what state do you live in? I grew up in Massachusetts and went to college in California and both had Trader Joes, so I thought it was a coast-to-coast grocery store. I really appreciate you growing your own vegetables - I tried growing tomatoes, but they never really took. My mother grows her own herbs though, especially chives.
I'm from New Jersey, and I can't say I've ever seen one or heard anyone ever mention the name. As for growing my own vegetables, I grow a lot of stuff. Tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, plum tomatoes, lima beans, beets, potatoes, onions, leeks, green beans, eggplant, cabbage, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, corn, kohlrabi, spinach, Swiss chard, kale, bell, cubanelle, jalapeno, and Italian long hot peppers, peas, zucchini, and I don't really know what else off the top of my head. I grow a lot of herbs too.
Edit: I grow four varieties of radishes too. I'd grow carrots but they never take to the soil.
If you don't mind me asking, do you live in a house and do you have a glasshouse? That is a lot of delicious vegetables.
I can cook killer rice.
Yep, basic stuff. Casseroles, slow cooker meals, grilling, etc.
My particular situation can make the cooking process a bit more difficult (no depth perception), so I compensate by following recipes to the T and paying special attention to detail. My mom is a prodigious baker, so I also know how to cook a lot of desserts.
I make a lot of Italian and Mediterranean foods, but my favorite dish to make is probably Pastisio, a Greek casserole. Disclaimer : my Pastisio doesn't look this good.
My worst cooking disaster happened a couple years ago when I put loaf of garlic bread under the broiler to 'heat it up' and forgot about it. Thankfully it was snowing, so I opened the window, then reached in, yanked out the carbonized bread and tossed it outside in one motion. It literally disentigrated when it hit the snow. Smoke went everywhere and the security system went nuts. I'm rather terrified of the broiler now.
i am pretty good at cooking but hate cleaning afterwards
No. They got rid of the cooking classes at my school last year so now it looks like I'm gonna have to learn how to do it on my own.
I can cook, but I know so few recipes. Beyond a handful of pasta dishes and a soup, I need a physical recipe before me to actually cook.
What do you mean by do I live in a house? I certainly don't live in a tree stump lol, so yes, I live in a house. Anyways, my grandpop has a bit of land that he's worked for his whole adult life, and I've been helping him since I was a wee lad. Now he's up there in his years and can't do much anymore, so I do the brunt of the work and he acts more as a teacher, and I use my little cousin as my assistant. I don't have a greenhouse or a glasshouse, no, but I do have a hot frame big enough to start all the vegetables so that they're of a decent size when it stops frosting and they can go in the ground.
I don't know if you saw my story earlier in the thread, but I know a girl that put a pot of water on and forgot about it for so long that it melted and destroyed the burner. That was one of the worst cooking disasters I've seen.
That's always the worst part. I negate that issue when I can. If I have friends over and I cook I make them wash the dishes.
Yea.
Give me a microwave and I'll cook whatever you want
Mmm, beef stew made in a microwave...
Holy hell, that's quite an accomplishment.
I only took half a semester learning how to cook in a home economics class back in Jr high. All I know how to cook is cookies and small cakes. Teach me how to make bread and I'll start a bakery and that'll be my income.
I don't like cooking that much, however if I'm home by myself, I can cook my own food.
I'm not too big on cooking... Baking though, is really fun! I'd bake cakes and biscuits everyday if I it wasn't so fattening. Now, I have to go, my kitchen needs me.
Since I moved in my own apartment I haven't cooked anything for a year now. Don't have so much time on my hands, cooking is for people who have no jobs or better things to do.
You know that they, or maybe just me, say: If you set a fire for a man and he'll be warm for a day, but if you set a man on fire he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Or people that enjoy cooking.
Or grown-ups who want to be healthy, frugal and self-reliant.
Could you go be a jerk someplace else?