Can you cook?

[SNSUN]

Today I decided to let the Domino's pizza man have a rest, and cooked myself some Pasta and a rich tomato sauce.

 

Bloody horrible it was.

 

Are any of you good in the kitchen, or are the best things you can make reservations?

[bridge too far]

I used to be an OK cook. But then I met Mr TF. He's an ace cook and really enjoys doing it so I let him get on with it

 

Division of labour and all that - I do all the cleaning, washing and ironing and I load the dishwasher and he cooks.

 

Mind you, I still make a mean cheesecake

[graemeread1234]

My cheese cake is by far better than yours 'bridge too far'

 

I thought I would let you know of this.

[OldNick]

I dont have to I have a woman for that. The lazy cow had to go to day surgery the other day and so I had to cook the evening meal.Just out of interest as Im sure youd like to know what I did. Virgin oil stir fried sliced chicken breast cooked to a golden brown, with lemon juice and celery, that was accompanied with roasted peppers and cherry tomatos with a splash of chilli oil, and then served on a bed of rocket.Mwahhh it was lovely.

[OldNick]

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a mean cheesecake is that where you dont put enough of the ingredients in?

[Ludwig]

I cook and I cook good.

[Colinjb]

I'm a good cook. Do a wonderful variety of chicken, pork and lamb dishes.

[Ponty]

I keep myself alive for 4 days a week. That's about the sum total of my cooking finesse.

[exit2]

I cooked our family roast dinner today. Roast Beef, Tatties, Roasted Veg, Home Made Yorkshire and home made gravy mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

 

Thing is my missues hates it as the kids says mine is better :0

[Colinjb]

I keep myself alive for 4 days a week. That's about the sum total of my cooking finesse.

 

So you are a Zombie for the other 3? How's that going for you?

[Ponty]

So you are a Zombie for the other 3? How's that going for you?

No, my girlfriend only works up North 4 days a week

[OldNick]

I cooked our family roast dinner today. Roast Beef, Tatties, Roasted Veg, Home Made Yorkshire and home made gravy mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

 

Thing is my missues hates it as the kids says mine is better :0

Roast beet, that sounds lovely. Do you pickle it first?

[Weston Super Saint]

No, my girlfriend only works up North 4 days a week

 

I don't know how many times I have to tell you she doesn't work up North for those 4 days

[saint lard]

I am a good cook,i should be, i studied to become a chef for 3 years, and worked alongside some great chefs in London.

[bridge too far]

is that where you dont put enough of the ingredients in?

 

very droll

[bridge too far]

My cheese cake is by far better than yours 'bridge too far'

 

I thought I would let you know of this.

 

Thank you for letting me know.

 

FYI I make mine absolutely from scratch. No packet mixes for me.

 

Crumbed digestive or ginger biscuits

Cottage cheese, cream cheese forced through a sieve

Cream

Gelatine

Egg whites

Lemon juice

Decorated with either kiwi fruit or mandarin segments

 

Now tell me your recipe. I'm on the look-out for a good baked cheesecake recipe.

[Deppo]

Fry-ups,steaks,some fish...nothing complicated yet,though I've never really tried...

[OldNick]

Thank you for letting me know.

 

FYI I make mine absolutely from scratch. No packet mixes for me.

 

Crumbed digestive or ginger biscuits

Cottage cheese, cream cheese forced through a sieve

Cream

Gelatine

Egg whites

Lemon juice

Decorated with either kiwi fruit or mandarin segments

 

Now tell me your recipe. I'm on the look-out for a good baked cheesecake recipe.

you sound great, ex exotic dancer and make a lovely mandarin topped cheesecake, dont tell me you brew beer as well

[bridge too far]

you sound great, ex exotic dancer and make a lovely mandarin topped cheesecake, dont tell me you brew beer as well

 

Yeah but I spout left-wing PC rubbish, so I'm not so great after all.

[Ludwig]

Gelatine.

[OldNick]

Yeah but I spout left-wing PC rubbish, so I'm not so great after all.

yeah but you know your faults, and that's most unusual with you lefties.

[hamster]

Virgin oil ....

 

....Mwahhh it was lovely.

 

I bet it was, do they sell it in tesco's?

 

I too cooked a roast (for 9) today, my gravy was disappointing, but I was taught to make fantastic roast potatoes by my nan, and they are super crispy gorgeous.

 

I do find though, that when I cook dinner I require praise and 'reward' for my efforts, but when it's her turn, I expect her to just get on with it - funny that.

[OldNick]

.

 

I do find though, that when I cook dinner I require praise and 'reward' for my efforts, but when it's her turn, I expect her to just get on with it - funny that.

Of course as you have lowered yourself to womans work, that deserves praise.

[bridge too far]

Gelatine.

 

Sets the cheesecake, sweetie You can't taste it.

[bridge too far]

yeah but you know your faults, and that's most unusual with you lefties.

 

 

I don't understand the word 'faults'.

[Ponty]

Sets the cheesecake, sweetie You can't taste it.

 

Cows had to die for your cheesecake. Buzzin' won't touch that.

[JB]

Sets the cheesecake, sweetie You can't taste it.

 

Or eat it if you are vegetarian.

[Ponty]

Thank you for letting me know.

 

FYI I make mine absolutely from scratch. No packet mixes for me.

 

Crumbed digestive or ginger biscuits

Cottage cheese, cream cheese forced through a sieve

Cream

Gelatine

Egg whites

Lemon juice

Decorated with either kiwi fruit or mandarin segments

 

Now tell me your recipe. I'm on the look-out for a good baked cheesecake recipe.

 

I presume you bake your own biscuits then?

[Ludwig]

Cows had to die for your cheesecake. Buzzin' won't touch that.

 

This is correct. I know of egg substitutes, but am unsure for gelatine. Egg is weird though, I don't mind eating stuff with it in, but don't like cooking it.

[bridge too far]

Cows had to die for your cheesecake. Buzzin' won't touch that.

 

Oh I didn't realise he was a vegetarian. Sorry, BO. Sorry, cows. I think you can get 'vegetarian' gelatine.

[Ludwig]

Pfft. If it's anything like that mycoprotein 'quorn', I wouldn't touch it. I'm going to have to find another project, will look for a gelatine-less dessert recipe to labour over and pass the time with tomorrow.

[OldNick]

I don't understand the word 'faults'.

As you a leftie woman, am I surprised?

[EastleighSoulBoy]

I keep myself alive for 4 days a week. That's about the sum total of my cooking finesse.

 

Are you dead for the other 3 days?

 

Is this one of your dead days?

[bridge too far]

As you a leftie woman, am I surprised?

 

I thought you'd gone to bed

 

There was supposed to be a kissy smiley there.

 

Why don't a lot of the smileys work?

Edited 10 August, 2008 by bridge too far
Smiley confusion

[Guest Dark Sotonic Mills]

I cook and I cook good.

 

Yeah maybe, but it's only bloody vegetables.:mad:

[Ludwig]

And a load of chillies.

[Mattio]

I can cook well, how the **** do you balls up pasta and tomato sauce?!

[TopGun]

I find cooking good fun although I can never be arsed with desserts.

 

I think most people become better cooks and a bit more adventurous as they get older mainly because they lived on parental food for years and then packet stuff as they moved out or became students. When you get to 30 plus you also start thinking about all the crap which is in some of the packet and tinned stuff and also how expensive it is in comparison to making your own sauces etc from basic ingredients.

 

I am a dab hand with mediterranean cooking these days and also with Indian, Chinese etc because in many cases you just start with the same things and flavour or cook it a bit differently. Piece of ****.

 

I know this doesn't apply to Buzz of course as he has got it all sussed at the age of 16...

Edited 11 August, 2008 by TopGun
p1ss used to get through the old swear filter though.

[SNSUN]

I can cook well, how the **** do you balls up pasta and tomato sauce?!

 

Quite easily if you have the cooking prowess that I do. Firstly, I undercooked the pasta, which meant it was crunchy. In addition I forgot to add salt and olive oil to the water before boiling the pasta which meant it all stuck the the edge of the saucepan. In addition x2 the saucepan boiled dry.

 

Vis a vis the sauce, I forgot the tomato puree, added Canderel instead of sugar because I couldn't find any in the house, and forgot the salt. (Although I added it later).

 

To be fair, it was edible, has kept me going all day, and hasn't yet given me the squits, so there's an upside to it all. If I make it again, I'll be doing it with more caution.

 

You wouldn't believe I used to be a chef in a Harvester for a year when I was 16, would you...

 

...actually you probably would, if you've ever eaten in a Harvester..

[Crouchie's Lawyer]

I don't understand the word 'faults'.

 

There is irony in there somewhere!

[Crouchie's Lawyer]

Pfft. If it's anything like that mycoprotein 'quorn'' date=' I wouldn't touch it.[/quote']

 

I once had a very bad allergic reaction to Quorn. I have eaten it since and been fine but my face really swelled up and I felt very dizzy. Dunno if it was 'off' or under cooked or anything?!

[Alanh]

Pfft. If it's anything like that mycoprotein 'quorn'' date=' I wouldn't touch it. I'm going to have to find another project, will look for a gelatine-less dessert recipe to labour over and pass the time with tomorrow.[/quote']

 

You can still make cheesecake without the gelatine. You end up with a slightly messier, collapsed effect, rather than a firm triangular slice when you cut it, but it still tastes good, and for me the texture is better than the slightly 'jellified' affect that you get with a gelatine set one.

[Jillyanne]

Yes.

[scott_saints]

I'm pretty awful, but have been know to serve up a reasonable pasta dish. As for my brother, he once tried cooking pasta without water.

[Crouchie's Lawyer]

I'm pretty awful, but have been know to serve up a reasonable pasta dish. As for my brother, he once tried cooking pasta without water.

 

My mate did one of those microwave pasta meals but didnt put water in. Needless to say, our kitchen stunk of burnt pasta for about a week!

[PompeyLass]

Quite easily if you have the cooking prowess that I do. Firstly, I undercooked the pasta, which meant it was crunchy. In addition I forgot to add salt and olive oil to the water before boiling the pasta which meant it all stuck the the edge of the saucepan. In addition x2 the saucepan boiled dry.

 

Vis a vis the sauce, I forgot the tomato puree, added Canderel instead of sugar because I couldn't find any in the house, and forgot the salt. (Although I added it later).

 

To be fair, it was edible, has kept me going all day, and hasn't yet given me the squits, so there's an upside to it all. If I make it again, I'll be doing it with more caution.

 

You wouldn't believe I used to be a chef in a Harvester for a year when I was 16, would you...

 

...actually you probably would, if you've ever eaten in a Harvester..

 

 

That's not cooking, it's heating up frozen food.

[Ponty]

That's not cooking, it's heating up frozen food.

 

Snob.

[PompeyLass]

Snob.

 

Not at all. I worked at a Beefeater pub on & off for 2 years & the majority of the food is already cooked & frozen. Doesn't exactly require much skill.

[bridge too far]

You wouldn't believe I used to be a chef in a Harvester for a year when I was 16, would you...

 

...actually you probably would, if you've ever eaten in a Harvester..

 

Did you see that programme on BBC a couple of weeks ago about a Harvester? And then last week about an Italian restaurant in SoHo?

 

I'm seriously questioning whether to eat in a restaurant again after seeing those two. Having said that, my daughter, Mr TF and I all had horrible gut-rot after having Domino's Pizzas on Saturday So even take-out isn't safe IMO.

[SNSUN]

That's not cooking, it's heating up frozen food.

 

Correct Miss Plass. Principally though I was the bar food/starter chef, so I didn't even do that. My job was just to put menu items on the same plate in a "neat" way.