Who here loves cooking?

[eric]

I absolutely love to cook. Before I met my current girlfriend, I always viewed cooking as a sort of chore. I mean, I have to eat. I love to eat. But I was never so into cooking before as I am now. From the third or fourth date we've been preparing amazing dinners together. Wonderful dishes I would never have bothered myself to make 3 years ago.

Now, after 2 years of cooking these incredible meals with the absolute love of my life, it's become more hobby than chore any I actually look forward to cooking the next big dinner. In the past 3 days I've made: Thursday- Ribeye Bulgogi with sticky rice and sauteed onion, Friday- Dill and Basil marinated Salmon with wild rice and southwestern style corn bread, and Saturday- home-made Ramen from scratch with fried tofu, poached egg, scallions, kimchee dumplings, seaweed and cucumber. Om nom nom.

So who here loves cooking? Any delicious recipes you'd like to share? I'll be sure to share a few soon! We like making more exotic meals most of the time.

Anyway, time for sleep. Hope you're all having a wonderful weekend!

 

[Tuesday]

I absolutely love to cook. Before I met my current girlfriend, I always viewed cooking as a sort of chore. I mean, I have to eat. I love to eat. But I was never so into cooking before as I am now. From the third or fourth date we've been preparing amazing dinners together. Wonderful dishes I would never have bothered myself to make 3 years ago.

Now, after 2 years of cooking these incredible meals with the absolute love of my life, it's become more hobby than chore any I actually look forward to cooking the next big dinner. In the past 3 days I've made: Thursday- Ribeye Bulgogi with sticky rice and sauteed onion, Friday- Dill and Basil marinated Salmon with wild rice and southwestern style corn bread, and Saturday- home-made Ramen from scratch with fried tofu, poached egg, scallions, kimchee dumplings, seaweed and cucumber. Om nom nom.

So who here loves cooking? Any delicious recipes you'd like to share? I'll be sure to share a few soon! We like making more exotic meals most of the time.

Anyway, time for sleep. Hope you're all having a wonderful weekend!

Yummy, it all sounds so good. Reading this has made me hungry. I really do not cook that much but know alot of men that love to cook. Usually they are the ones that help me with recipes.
So nice to hear that two people found the same hobby, and an
important one too. I have taken several nutrition classes you would thing I would be a better cook!! Good luck to you.

 

[HzG8rGrl]

I adore cooking! When you cook together it is the most amazing experience. To brush against one another, to scoop a little in a spoon an give a taste to your partner and ask, "what cha think". When it is all said and done, to sit down and taste the creation is just awesome! We prepare 7 lunches and cook 7 dinners a week on a regular basis and love it!!!!! Doesn't happen 365 days a year but, I wish it did. More like 250.

 

[Jaxter]

I go in phases of loving to cook and to try new recipes. Unfortunately, I'm living with my ex's parents who cook us (me and my son) dinners, so haven't had the opportunity to cook much in the last year. I can't wait until I'm out of school and can afford a place of our own again so I can get a kitchen of my own.

 

[Skully7780]

I can make a DARN GOOD mac n cheeze (from box)

 

[YePsTeR]

The best room in a house...."THE KITCHEN"

 

[Lab]

i was a cook for years.. so kind of got burned out on cooking.. that and started cooking when I was 12 since my parents can't cook anything good.. so if i wanted edible food I had to make it..

cant wait till october on vacation so i can get some fresh sea food though..

 

[HzG8rGrl]

Just a peek at how much I do love to mix it up in the kitchen.

 

[MacArthurBug]

I love to cook, I'm not top notch at it but I truly enjoy making something yummy and nourishing for my family and myself. I don't have any recipies persay since everything I come up with is usually measured in Handfulls, pinches and such.

 

[eric]

Oh, can we make this a thread for sharing recipes? I promise I'll post a couple in a few days. I just need to get measurements down. I really just wing things on memories and appearance as it is.

 

[eric]

Just a peek at how much I do love to mix it up in the kitchen.

Nom nom nom

You're welcome at my house anytime!

 

[HzG8rGrl]

The one on the far right is a simple ceviche salad using scallops and a vinigrette. I like spicy so I added cayenne. The madarine orange gives the sweetness I look for when there is a heat factor. The wine I like for this dish is an Oyster Bay-Sav. Blanc

Of course who wouldn't like a nice filet cooked on a green egg at 600 degrees. 3 minutes flip, 3 minutes and flip again, on the last 3 cut the air intake off and OMG. To die for good med rare nom nomness. The potatoes are fingerlings cut and drizzled with olive oil a touch of 20yr balsamic and your favorite spices and cooked for about 20 minutes in the oven at 350. The wine of course-with me- a Merlot.

The salad in the middle was just fun. My neighbor has fig trees and I just used a large Romaine leaf and fill with your fav whatever you like. Slice and dice some other favs for the sides to build each bite. The figs I drizzled (sp) olive oil and spooned balsamic vinegar, cooked in the toaster oven for 10 min. Topped with your fav soft cheese and cooked till melted a bit.

 

[BradSmith]

I love to cook. This is one of my favorite dishes and I made it last night. Plus I have lots left over to make more for tonight. Anyone hungry, I'll send some over.

- Salon.com

 

[beecee]

I love to cook. I've been cooking many different things lately... from Lamb to Salmon....Ratatouille to Platanos.

Love it

I plan on cooking more and more as time goes by.

I can cook up a MEAN steak, grilled...fried..broiled... doesn't matter...yummy.

 

[M & M]

I wouldn't mind cooking if I didn't have to clean up the mess.8-o

 

[tarheeldan]

Love cooking! And y'all are makin' me hungers! Bulgogi! That ceviche! nom NOM!

I'm much less adventurous the past little while since it's just me and the pup, but being able to taste again is major motivation to up the ante a little

 

[HzG8rGrl]

If you get 4 lamb loins (they are small) and grill for 3 minutes, rest, slice on the bias. Put on top of pasta with a white sauce, alfredo works. Very nice change up from the same ole same ole.

 

[maureengill]

I can make a DARN GOOD mac n cheeze (from box)

THAT BETTER BE FROM A BLUE BOX MISTER

Maureen

 

[PTJD]

Did someone mention cooking?

Where is the Wiz and Big Jim!

 

[HzG8rGrl]

2 Cornish Game Hens-Emerils Essence-3 oranges(your Choice, I like blood red)-Honey-Asian Sweet Chili Sauce-Cayenne(HOT)-Jasmine Rice-Second Vegetable of your choice
Heat oven to 350-Take innards out of hen cavity and put on cookie sheet with hens, loosen the skin at breast area (I use my finger to do this) and pour in some asian sweet chili sauce. Rub emerils on the skin and pour more chili sauce and about a tablespoon of honey and 1/2 tsp cayenne and rub again. Cut an orange in half and give it a squeeze cut side up and stuff a half into each hens cavity. Cut another orange and sqeeze over the 2 hens. I then place the hens in the oven for 30 minutes and with a baster, I baste with liquid from bottom of pan and turn the innards. Cut the last orange and squeeze over hens and replace in oven.
For the next 30 minutes I put my Jasmine Rice (I love this type of rice) on to cook and third vegetable if you have one.
When the hens are done, pull them out to rest. Pour the remaining juices in pan with innards into a pot and simmer for about 5 minutes and pour this gravy on rice. Good Luck and I hope someone enjoy's this as much as we do.