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I think I'm AIGHT....
I can cook some basics ... I have my "signature" go to (enchilladas, pupusas) but honestly I really just such at following recipes. I usually don't have everything on hand so I always try to improvise.
My husband says Im amazing but I think he is just afraid of me lol.
Cooking is one of my favorite hobbies. My suggestion to those who want to get into it is to
A) Find some simple websites and cookbooks with easy, simple, fun 30 minute recipes. I'd suggest Rachael Ray and America's Test Kitchen 30 minutes as good starters.
B) Plan ahead! Start by just picking a few meals to make each week. Make a list and shop for everything ahead of time. That way when you get home you have everything and have no excuse not to make it.
C) Experiment and improvise as you gain more skills...look for recipes that use techniques or flavors that you haven't tried before.
I like to think I'm amazing, it's a big hobby of mine and I put a lot of time into it :)
I am a great cook, but I do say that I enjoy baking so much more. I love it when I suggest something for dinner and the guys get all excited. Makes me all warm and fuzzy on the inside.
I can make a few basic meals. Nothing spectacular, but decent enough. :) I wish I were better at it, but I just dont think i have the nack for it.
@sapphirebride: That is my problem.... planning ahead. Also time. I ALWAYS rush things and I think thats a big reason for my suckage.
@tksjewelry: See baking is another thing I suck at. I have actually gotten better at it recently. Again, it came down to my rushing. I would never preheat the oven because I felt I didnt have time. I would also always open the oven just to take a look at my "masterpiece".
I'm an okay cook. I really wish that I was better but I just don't like cooking. I hate spending hours making something just to have it come out okay. :(
I am ok, but lucky for me my SO is an amazing cook so I never have to do it. I love it!
DH does all the cooking in our house! I clean up the mess he makes though, and with the way he cooks..cleaning is a bigger task!...
@tksjewelry: I love that fuzzy feeling :) But I'm not good at baking... I never measure anything and have no patience, haha. I'm about to try to make a cake for DH's birthday and I can't wait to see what kind of disaster it'll be. I can cook ANYTHING but the man loves sweet baked things...
@tranquility: I learned it all when I was much younger but it is only in the past 10 years or so that I got the patience to bake like I was taught. Really the same with cooking, 10 years ago I really didn't care about cooking at all, thats why restaurants exist, now I am all over it. I am even signing up for a few classes in the spring, they have one on spices that I am dying to take. Cheap at the community college, $20 for 5 saturdays.
I'm just ok. Great at a few things, but mainly just ok or good at most things. I want to improve so I've thought of taking cooking classes at some point. And I do try new things, but sometimes they don't turn out which disappoints me, so I go back to my "usuals" again.
@tksjewelry: The spices class sounds awesome. I would love to take a class like that!
I love cooking... to the point where I got a job at Williams Sonoma during college so I could buy all my cooking gear for cheaper. For all the fellow cook-bees on here, have you ladies checked out "thedaringkitchen?" They have cooking challenges that you can blog about each month.
(not sure if I can list another website... but apologies in advance if I have broken some rule...)
My husband likes to joke that I think cooking and cleaning are cities in China...so that's a no.
Nope, not at all. Everyone laugh at my signature dish. It includes rice noodles, plain white soft tofu, soy sauce mixed with fresh squeezed lime juice and Thai chillies. It's one of my favorite dish too.
When I was working in an office, my lunch would never bemistakenly eaten. No one wants to eat that except me. LoL
Mr. LK and I both love to cook, and are quite good at it. One of the things I hate about our current house is the mediocre kitchen. I need more fridge/freezer, cabinet, countertop, and dishwasher space! Our forever home will have plenty of space for our dream kitchen.
@Jenn23: You should look at your local community college, alot of them offer "fun" classes like that. Cooking, Dancing, Photography, etc... they are meant for adults who work and don't have alot of time. My dad loves the dancing classes and that is where my sister learned photoshop.
@vickyness: You can list other websites as long as you avoid selfpromotion or are getting a bonus of some kind, like ideeli links.
I aspire to be amazing, but currently am just aight. I usually turn out a pretty decent product, but every once in a while the chicken is overdone or the pork is undercooked.
i think i am pretty darn amazing.
i absolutely LOVE to cook, and have been cooking for my family pretty much sicne i was 16.
I'm amazing lol I chose that option bc there wasnt an "Im good option".
I chose "amazing." My husband and I are both major foodies. We bonded over our love of cooking/food and the question of who the better cook is is an ongoing rivalry in our house!
@tksjewelry: I just took a look and the classes for our local community college are held at a campus not very close. Darn! Great idea, though. Thanks! We have a cooking school right near by that has different classes each night. I may sign up for one!
I think I am pretty good! I cook every night, and have plenty of specialties!
I am not a good cook - will self admit that.
BUT I will tear it up in the kitchen with baking :)
I like to pretend that I'm a good cook. Truthfully, some dishes turn out better than others. I like trying new recipes. :)
I think I am just alright. I don't really enjoy it. However everyone else thinks I am the most amazing cook and angle for an invitation to dinner frequently so I am forced to keep cooking lol.
I wouldn't call myself amazing but I'm pretty good at cooking. I'm not a chef but I can follow a cookbook and if I need to I can improvise.
I hate cooking, but apparently I'm pretty good at it--FI is a chef, and our DD says she prefers mine over his, LOL!
I won't lie, I'm pretty basic (starch, veg, and meat) whereas he gets a little more fancy sometimes, but I get the job done.
@tksjewelry: awesome thanks for that info!! no, that site doesn't offer any benefits except give the members a crazy challenge every month to cook... and then we blog about our success or major failure. it's pretty cool in forcing me to try new techniques. i made consomme from scratch a few months ago during one of the challenges. didn't know eggwhites could be used in that way!!
I'm not amazing, but I'm better than aight! I would say I'm good. Particularly in light of how much I work ; )
I'm an AWESOME cook. It's something I seriously pride myself in. We eat healthy, but delicious meals, and I think I really have technique down.
That said, I am not the best baker :/
@hotchildinthecity: See, I'm all about baking, whereas FI has a passion for cooking. Unfortunately with his work schedule, I'm forced to do the cooking 6 days a week, lol.
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