Culinary Skills

[Beau]

Re: Culinary Skills

I love to cook! I can proficiently make from scratch most Japanese and Chinese foods. And cook a smattering of anything from Mexican to French.

[lavagal]

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WooHOO, I learned a new culinary skill today!
For the longest time I wondered why instant coffee was so bad... but today I learned you're supposed to put it in a cup and add hot water!


( Credit: That was in a comic strip in today's Advertiser.)

The men in my life tend to eat things cold. If you have access to a microwave, heat up those leftovers! How else can you really tell if the flavors have melded well, especially if the fat from the Italian sausage is still congealed? Is this a guy thing? Maybe our instant coffee fan can enlighten us.

[LikaNui]

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WooHOO, I learned a new culinary skill today!
For the longest time I wondered why instant coffee was so bad... but today I learned you're supposed to put it in a cup and add hot water!


( Credit: That was in a comic strip in today's Advertiser.)

[LikaNui]

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I'm at the level of still trying to figure out how long to boil my Corn Flakes.
On the other hand, when I was a wee munchkin my two older sisters learned how to cook and I was taught how to clean up, so I'm awesome at that part.


And I'm a pretty fair taste-tester, too.

[/subliminal message to LavaGal and her meatloaf]

[Sharmagne]

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I love to cook! I can whip up a culinary storm at the drop of a potholder!

One of my special skills is to be able to taste somethng and disect it to know exactly how it is made.

I invent recipes too.

[tutusue]

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Frozen:
chicken breasts
salmon
gardenburgers
shrimp
veggies
cooked on a George Forman grill or in the nuker...

Deli:
cut up, fresh fruit
salad
rotisserie chicken

All from Costco!

Who the h3!! has time to cook?!

[acousticlady]

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My husband is a chef so all the good stuff comes from him. I'm real good with Mr. Swanson and Mrs. Paul........

[lavagal]

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I have tons of cookbooks. I love to peruse them for recipes, compare different ways of approaching the same dish, slam them all shut and do my version of all that input. Most of the time the gang is pleased. I'm my worst critic. It has taken me years to build the perfect meatloaf. Finally, something so pedestrian no longer eludes me. tonight I'm making parmesan chicken fingers for the kids. Tenders thawed, dipped, tossed and baked. We shall see.

[Pua'i Mana'o]

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I cook every day for my brood. You name it, I've probably cooked it or something similar--broiler, pan, pot, bbq pit. Flora and fauna, I'll make dinner out of it. I do not have the patience or desire to make desserts. I get a kick out of figuring out recipes and trying to recreate some enjoyed dish.

[Leo Lakio]

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I cook a little bit.

You get paid for it, too.

Me too.heheheh

You used to get paid for it, yeah?

I bow to those of you who get pleasure from helping the rest of us enjoy the glories of food.

[sophielynette]

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I have a pretty good ability to make dinner out of practically nothing. I learned it my first year of college when I was living on $600 a month for rent, utilities, school supplies and food. I shopped cheap but I ate well!

I've also been told that I make some awesome eggrolls. I don't know that I particularly do anything special, but I've actually had people fight over them before.

[1stwahine]

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I cook a little bit.

Me too.heheheh

Auntie Lynn

[TATTRAT]

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I cook a little bit.

[Leo Lakio]

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I can eat.



Okay, okay, seriously - I have no particular skills (though I do make a mean lasagna), but I've gotten better at seasoning suggestions, when the AF develops new ideas for meals, and we agree it "needs something."

What I've always wanted to learn, however, is how to make cheese. Really.

[glossyp]

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My knife skills and ability to cook excellent (not humble about this one!) Japanese food come from my Japanese national ex-hubby and his mom. He can clean and filet a fish in no time and she grew up in the old days when everything was made from scratch. She taught me over the course of a more than a decade. I am also pretty good at Korean standards. My personal hobby is bread baking, but I have yet to perfect my French bread. Oh, and I can't forget one of the favorite cuisines of my childhood, Mexican. Ask me about my chile verde!