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I love cooking, today I'm making soup. What about you?

Posted: 16 Jan 2011, 13:01
by Tip the Bottle
I love to cook. Today I'm making chicken soup, a specialty of mine if you will. I think I can cook anything as long as there is a recipe or I know the taste. I think next week I'm going to attempt pierogi I hear it's a somewhat difficult task but if I can pull it off I'm looking at a new Christmas Eve dish to bring to the party and I have over 300 days to perfect it.



So how about you, do you like to cook? What are some of your favorite dishes?

Posted: 16 Jan 2011, 15:31
by StephenKingman
Im not really a cook to be honest, its not something which interests me and i generally go down the lazy, easily-prepared meals like sandwiches or pasta and mince, nothing too fancy. Although i do love trying a wide variety of foods in cafes and restaurants, you wont catch me in the kitchen in my apron!

I made tomato soup last monday after work does that count?

Posted: 16 Jan 2011, 16:22
by Andrez
I dig cooking too; I just hate doing the dishes afterward. :wink:
My true speciality is pasta.

Posted: 16 Jan 2011, 16:29
by Fran
Andrez wrote:I dig cooking too; I just hate doing the dishes afterward. :wink:
My true speciality is pasta.

Agree with you ... that's what annoys me about cookery programmes ... they use ever pot and pan in the place & never a word about washing up.
Personally I do a mean salad & very little to wash up :lol:

Posted: 16 Jan 2011, 16:33
by Andrez
Fran wrote: Agree with you ... that's what annoys me about cookery programmes ... they use ever pot and pan in the place & never a word about washing up.

Ha Ha Ha - how true is that? I guess they have underpaid minions to do that grotty chore for 'em; the TV chefs probably watch that for entertainment!

Posted: 16 Jan 2011, 16:50
by GotThatSwing
I love cooking. My specialty is risotto I think, and pasta, and anything with spinach and salads. And sushi, but I just make one type of maki so I need to try bigger variety. I got a new book about sushi so I have lots of new things to make :D

Tip, Pierogi aren't difficult to make, they're just toilsome.

Posted: 16 Jan 2011, 17:00
by Andrez
I remember my friend in Melbourne once tried to make sushi, except that she used long-grain Thai-style rice instead of japonica short-grain. Urgh.

Posted: 17 Jan 2011, 16:14
by GotThatSwing
Andrez wrote:I remember my friend in Melbourne once tried to make sushi, except that she used long-grain Thai-style rice instead of japonica short-grain. Urgh.
So I assume the effect wasn't good.
I'm not sure if I think of the right rice but isn't Thai rice loose?

Posted: 17 Jan 2011, 16:22
by Andrez
Ha Ha Ha - yep, so loose that the sushi fell apart in your fingers!

Posted: 17 Jan 2011, 18:12
by Mairin
I'm more of a baker than a cook which works out well because my husband is a great cook!!! Last thing I made was a bavarian cream layer cake that turned out pretty well.

Posted: 17 Jan 2011, 18:30
by GotThatSwing
Mairin wrote:I'm more of a baker than a cook which works out well because my husband is a great cook!!! Last thing I made was a bavarian cream layer cake that turned out pretty well.
I just cannot bake properly anything. There's always something wrong when I do it :oops:

Posted: 18 Jan 2011, 16:02
by Loveclassicbooks
Well last nite I made a mean tuna noodle casserole that was really creamy and delish. Had leftovers for lunch today at work!

Posted: 18 Jan 2011, 16:52
by Tip the Bottle
I really enjoy a good Tuna Casserole did you put crushed up chips or ritz on the top?

Posted: 22 Jan 2011, 05:52
by Simonmathew
I love cooking, also. I prepare my food myself every day. I am single.

Posted: 22 Jan 2011, 21:17
by BookWorm617
I am a horrible cook so I thank the gods above that my husband enjoys it and is quite good at it.