Men who can cook.

rockyj · Apr 19, 2007

Love to cook!

It all started years ago. every women I went out with DIDN'T cook.(It was that generation who said "AND DON"T ASSUME I COOK!) So I bought some cook books and did it myself. Well, it must of worked. Been with the same women 25 years and she hasn't complain about my cooking yet

bolthead · Apr 21, 2007

I Love To Cook....

I actually have a degree in Cullinary Arts, and cooked for a living on and off for many years before giving it up fulltime. It's pretty extreme as far as hours go, but I love to cook and like mentioned before, a dishwasher does come in handy, for sure when it comes time to clean up.

scotrace · Apr 22, 2007

Just home from cooking

Tonight, the third annual benefit dinner for Hospice. Local folk who fancy themselves chefs are invited to cook for attendees, who pay a pretty price to attend. There were about thirty of us who cooked this year, each of us bringing enough for 2oz portions for 200 people. We have to cook the food at home, and haul it to the site - this year it was the Country Club.
So it has been a tiring day. This was my third year participating. Year one: Mushroom risotto. Year two: Pork chili verdi. This year: Rounds of bagguette with goat cheese, smoked salmon, capers and dill.
Everyone brought dishes that were to die for.
I think Hospice raised a nice pile this year - a very worthwhile cause.

Joie DeVive · Apr 22, 2007

scotrace said:
This year: Rounds of bagguette with goat cheese, smoked salmon, capers and dill.
I think Hospice raised a nice pile this year - a very worthwhile cause.

That sounds divine!! I would love the recipe, if you don't mind sharing.

And bless you for your work. Hospice is a cause close to my own heart.

Tomasso · Apr 22, 2007

Well done, Scott!

scotrace said:
Mushroom risotto... Pork chili verdi...Rounds of bagguette with goat cheese, smoked salmon, capers and dill.

I wish we were neighbors.

CanadaDoll · Apr 22, 2007

That's a great idea for a fund raiser!:eusa_clap And a really great cause as well, how wonderful of you Scott!:eusa_clap

scotrace · Apr 22, 2007

Tomasso said:
I wish we were neighbors.

So do I, Pal, so do I!

Joie DeVive said:
That sounds divine!! I would love the recipe, if you don't mind sharing.

And bless you for your work. Hospice is a cause close to my own heart.

It is a very worthwhile cause, and the local organization is especially well managed. In speaking to one of the Board members, I learned that he had just placed his father in Hospice care last week.
Recipe?

Easy peasy. Slice French bread, brush with olive il, spread with goat cheese, sprinkle with salt & pepper, put a bit of smoked salmon on top, squish a few capers into the cheese, sprinkle on a little dill weed, drizzle with more olive oil, and bake at 350 for around 10 minutes, until the cheese melts a bit and the bread is crisp. You can also add a little oil-soaked sun dried tomato on top, a dash of tabasco, etc. With a glass of wine and a little salad, it's a perfect late night dinner in front of the TV.

Of course, I don't eat bread anymore...

Joie DeVive · Apr 23, 2007

Thank you Scotrace!!
I can't wait to try it!

Warden · Dec 12, 2011

To prove, Harry can cook, I been making a 'wartime' murkey (mock turkey) Christmas dinner.

Enjoy

[video=youtube_share;IGFgOF0x9d8]http://youtu.be/IGFgOF0x9d8[/video]

Shangas · Dec 12, 2011

Given a good recipe, all the ingredients and utensils & equipment required, I reckon I can cook almost anything.

Although I admit now, that baking is more my forte.

I can bake chocolate cake, banana cake. Sticky Date Pudding. Tiramisu (although there's no real baking involved there), cookies & biscuits of various types and probably anything else that goes into the oven.

I'm pretty confident that I can cook almost anything provided it's not super-duper complicated. I can cook the food that I like to eat.

EDIT --- EDIT

Warden. I demand to know the music in that video. It's addictive!!

Philip Adams · Dec 12, 2011

Warden said:
To prove, Harry can cook, I been making a 'wartime' murkey (mock turkey) Christmas dinner.

Enjoy

[video=youtube_share;IGFgOF0x9d8]http://youtu.be/IGFgOF0x9d8[/video]

Fabulous video guys.

Thanks very much.

Yeps · Dec 12, 2011

I can cook, but I don't bake (except for bread in my bread machine, but that is different.)
I mostly cook Italian, because that is what I know, but I also am very comfortable with Chinese flavors, so that is another fallback. I don't like recipes though. I normally just think of flavors and textures and how they will go together (hint, a little acid always helps out a heavy, greasy dish).
My other big thing is traditional poor person food. I have been learning to use the "other" cuts of beef and pork (feet, tails, neck, etc) and that has been a lot of fun, as well as good for my student sized wallet.

Mrs Chaddsley_Corbett · Dec 12, 2011

men can cook but the can not clean up as they go

Warden · Dec 12, 2011

Promise I did clean the kitchen afterwards

Harry

Flipped Lid · Dec 12, 2011

I've cooked for myself for many years. It was either that or eat out every night, which I can neither afford nor would want to do anyway. I do mostly comfort food and I don't bake. I've become pretty proficient at it and like to try something new occasionally. I'd cook more than I do, but I'm the messiest cook that ever lived and I hate cleaning up the mess. These days it's mostly grilling or roasting a piece of meat and an easy tossed salad. I tend to cook more during cold weather and I make pretty good chili, potato soup, and chicken stew. I used to do a fair number of pasta dishes, but I've been dieting and haven't had any for several months.

Doctor Strange · Dec 12, 2011

I cook all the time - I've been divorced for over a decade, and the number of times per month I eat takeout or at a restaurant can usually be counted on one hand. (And it's nothing new: I did about half the cooking when I was married.) As I see it, cooking is a required part of being a grownup, not to mention a very satisfying creative process in itself. Plus, you know EXACTLY what you're eating.

I don't claim to be an expert, there are whole cuisines and genres that I know nothing about, and I find baking far too much like chemistry... after lots of failures, I don't even try it any more. But I can make lots of soups and stews, all kinds of chicken and meat dishes, some Italian -, Spanish-, and Chinese-style dishes, plenty of good old solid hearty fare...

I know lots of otherwise brilliant, self-reliant folks who can't cook, and I find it strange. I don't understand why more people (of either sex) don't cook - it's just a basic human take-care-of-yourself competence skill.

And I ALWAYS clean as I go. I hate a full sink...

J.W. · Dec 12, 2011

Well, we split the jobs here: my partner does the baking (and she's really good at that) and I'm responsible for the cooking.

V.C. Brunswick · Dec 12, 2011

Warden said:
To prove, Harry can cook, I been making a 'wartime' murkey (mock turkey) Christmas dinner.

Looks good! What kind of sausage meat do you use?

AmateisGal · Dec 12, 2011

My husband is an excellent cook and we have a deal - he cooks, I do the clean-up. Suits us perfectly since I really hate to cook. I love to bake, though, and he doesn't, so that's a job I happily take.

I tell ya, when he makes a meat dish, like roast beef or turkey, he cooks it very slow and when it's done, the meat just falls off it's so tender.

Stanley Doble · Dec 12, 2011

How about a man who can cook you a gourmet meal in the kitchen he built with is own hands, without an apron or even a shirt?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtF13U5t8xE

Ha ha ha ha ha ha halol

Men who can cook.

One of the Regulars

My Mail is Forwarded Here

Head Bartender

One Too Many

Incurably Addicted

Practically Family

Head Bartender

One Too Many

One Too Many

I'll Lock Up

One of the Regulars

Call Me a Cab

Suspended

One Too Many

One of the Regulars

I'll Lock Up

A-List Customer

I'll Lock Up

Call Me a Cab

Similar threads

Log in

Forum statistics