Do any CAGs cook?

[retroguru]

I was just cooking some food, when I began to wonder if anyone else here can cook. I cook out of being a cheap ass gamer AND a cheap ass college student, who doesn't want to pay money to go out to eat. Anyone?

[SneakyPenguin]

I try to cook, but my parents will never let me, because I try to cook extravagent things.

[LeviathynX]

I cook all the dam time but it's mostly because I hate what most restaurants serve. I'm not interested in deep fried chocolate dunked bacon wrapped crisco balls.

[retroguru]

I agree...ok, since some of you do cook, any cheap ass recipes to pass on to eveyone else? I personally like buying some pasta and a jar of Ragu...10 minutes to cook, $2.00 to buy, and you can get about 3 meals out of it! Damn, its good to be cheap!

[bignick]

i cook.

[Moxio]

I seriously couldn't cook to save my life. Maybe I can make a fancy salad, but that's it.

[x0thedeadzone0x]

I can barely cook at all. Does macaroni and cheese and popcorn count? Ooh and making sandwiches.

[BlueWingX]

Does ramen count? Because I make some damn fine Teriyaki Chicken ramen. :)

[retroguru]

Though ramen is truly a cheap ass food, and very good at that, I doubt that counts as cooking...maybe if you where one of those paper chef's hats while you make it. Yep, that woudl change things completely.

[moiety]

I love to cook. I always like trying new and different recipes, as well as developing my own.

[Sartori]

I can cook noodles.. uh.. rice.. the necessities.. ;-)

[Renzokuken]

I have a Foods class if that counts. I also try to cook but my parents wont let me. They think ill light the place on fire but i kno my skillz are 1337.

[Ikohn4ever]

i make a mean omelet

[PsyClerk]

Pasta+Ragu is great.

You should try that quick pasta Ragu came out with. Couple of pasta pouches in the microwave for 3 minutes, pour on the sauce, done. Good stuff.

[retroguru]

I love to cook. I always like trying new and different recipes, as well as developing my own.
Exactly. I like just grabbing a few random things and seeing what I can make with them. I took a chance one time with some random cans of beans, several different seasonings, bbq sauce, honey mustard, and a few other random things to make some "meat-less chili", only because I didn't have any meat at the time. Actually was pretty good!

[retroguru]

Pasta+Ragu is great.

You should try that quick pasta Ragu came out with. Couple of pasta pouches in the microwave for 3 minutes, pour on the sauce, done. Good stuff.

Yeah, pasta express, or whatever it is called, is pretty good. But it is hard to top fresh cooked on the stove pasta and sauce. As far as the sauces go, anything with lots of garlic is the best!

[gamefreak117]

I can't master cooking bagged ramen, only cup noodles...

I only cook when my parents aren't home and I'm hungry, and I don't want to go to the store. I can stir up some eggs and ham/beef with rice, and spaghetti and meatballs with melted cheese. It's pretty basic actually. I also like eating spam with my noodles, just boil them. I got used to poor taste. I can only mix up and cook basic food. I also like to eat potstickers, which I just flip n' fry in the frying pan.

[swetooth9]

im chinese...i like noodles and stuff, so when im lazy i'll put 3 bags of ramen noodles in a pot w/ of water and put all the ingredients in...let it boil for like 7 minutes until it looks like its about to over flow :D, then drain it and let it cool...u guys should try draining the noodles after cooking and letting it sit...those are some damn good noodles :)

[bignick]

Go to www.Foodtv.com

[goldengraham]

I do some stuff occasionally.. i find this is my favorite site for recipes

www.allrecipes.com

[rvdrock]

$.79 bag of pasta...jar of alfredo sauce=4 meals :) Then just get another bag of pasta...8 meals, very cheap and I make some bad ass fettucine alfredo

[MadChedar0]

Man, you said cook, I thought you meant like healthy, good stuff. Ramen Death Noodles/ Ragu doesn't count. :)

[hunter_d]

Pasta+Ragu is great.

You should try that quick pasta Ragu came out with. Couple of pasta pouches in the microwave for 3 minutes, pour on the sauce, done. Good stuff.

Yeah, pasta express, or whatever it is called, is pretty good. But it is hard to top fresh cooked on the stove pasta and sauce. As far as the sauces go, anything with lots of garlic is the best!

Yeah, that express stuff rules. But when I crave supreme deliciousness, I get some of that Robust Ragu stuff that has huge chunks of veggies in it. Pour in some Mrs. Dash seasoning, cut up extra onions and fresh mushrooms, grate some cheese-Good stuff. Just had it on sunday. But that's not really cooking...I rely mostly on ramen too :oops: I'm open to learning, but since my mom cooks every night, I never really have to.

[retroguru]

Man, you said cook, I thought you meant like healthy, good stuff. Ramen Death Noodles/ Ragu doesn't count. :)
I did mean actually cooking good healthy stuff as you say, I was just commenting on some things people were posting and making cheap ass suggestions. I cook most of my meals from scratch. I make a damn good shrimp fettuccini alfredo. In fact, my fiancee's parents have even had me cook it for them for the past two years for their wedding anniversary. Other than that, I just cook whatever I feel like eating at the time. I like to cook, chili, gumbo (I am from louisiana of course), meatloaf, and anything else I can think of. So, that said, can anyone of you REALLY cook? As in actual meals?

[imacheapasstoo]

Heck no I don't cook. :D

I hate cooking AND cleaning. If I was stuck in a prison cell with Martha Stewart, there would be some serious violence, and I'm not a violent person by any means.

I do use the microwave though, and sometimes I'll get up enough energy to wash some produce. But cook something? Not a chance.

[MadChedar0]

Yeah I'm attempting to cook some healthy goodstuff. You really cant go wrong with some chicken breasts coupled with fresh vegetables as a start... [/quote]

[tyecko]

Yeah I cook a lot. I've done creative foods in school and I like to make baked goods alot around the house like pumpkin pie or muffins or cookies, stuff like that. I also make a great gumbo and I'm not even from the south.

[Jrunt20x]

I can't cook so great, but man I can make one fucking good pot of soup. I make it homemade, I take a whole chicken and throw some vegies in with it. Man its good :D .

[retroguru]

Yeah I cook a lot. I've done creative foods in school and I like to make baked goods alot around the house like pumpkin pie or muffins or cookies, stuff like that. I also make a great gumbo and I'm not even from the south.
But what kind of gumbo do you make? The right way or the wrong way? j/k Some people make a gumbo from some sort of red sauce, but the gumbo I am talking about is with a roux. That is the true southern louisiana style, and the best in my opinion!

[Cracka]

i make a mean bowl of cereal

[ZForce915]

Ragu is not cheapass. Make your own! Tomato sauce, garlic, basil, oregano is your basic sauce. Throw in some hamburger and now you've got sauce!

Good Eats is the best show ever for cooking.

[BlueWingX]

Pasta+Ragu is great.

You should try that quick pasta Ragu came out with. Couple of pasta pouches in the microwave for 3 minutes, pour on the sauce, done. Good stuff.

Yeah, pasta express, or whatever it is called, is pretty good. But it is hard to top fresh cooked on the stove pasta and sauce. As far as the sauces go, anything with lots of garlic is the best!

So, let me get this straight... Ramen isn't cooking unless there's a paper hat involved, but boiling some pasta and heating some Ragu IS cooking? Should I also point out that I add meat and additional spices to the ramen? Does that make it cooking? :)

[BlueWingX]

Ragu is not cheapass. Make your own! Tomato sauce, garlic, basil, oregano is your basic sauce. Throw in some hamburger and now you've got sauce!

Good Eats is the best show ever for cooking.

Good Eats is a great show to watch about cooking, but there are a lot of the recipies that, even though I'm sure they're good, Alton seems to make them overly complicated.

[retroguru]

adding stuff helps making the ramen cooking...I didn't mean to imply that ragu was cooking. In the post that you quoted, the "sauce" I was referring to was homemade. I only resort to Ragu when I am short on time.

[BlueWingX]

adding stuff helps making the ramen cooking...I didn't mean to imply that ragu was cooking. In the post that you quoted, the "sauce" I was referring to was homemade. I only resort to Ragu when I am short on time.

My girlfriend is like that. She makes her own sauce, loaded with meat. Mmmmmm... Dammit, now I want her to make some s'ghetti sauce! Also, sorry for getting defensive. I'm just very proud of my ramen skills. :)

[punqsux]

i cook often because im a college kid without a food plan, it fun trying to find ways to make pasta better

and frozen pizza > j00

[retroguru]

no problem, I am defensive about my cooking skills also

[SpookyD]

I like to bake, cakes specificaly. I like to make them just for fun and pratice, the only problem is I have a cake afterwords. I love cake and all that, but when its your 3rd cake of the week you seriously don't want anymore. Cake anyone?

[Spacepest]

Yes I cook, because I'm too cheap to go out to nice restaurants very often and I'm sick of getting food poisoning from the fast food ones all the time. My home is on the outskirts of town, so I'd have to drive around too if I wanted a meal prepared for me. Plus I can watch TV while I cook, its my form of multi tasking.

I can get creative sometimes, I'm always willing to try a new recipe if it doesnt take more than an hour to cook. My oven and my grill gets alot of use.

Although I won't make home made bread anymore. That is just way too labor intensive (takes like an hour to knead the stupid dough). Yes, when I'm really lazy, I will resort to Ragu, Top Ramen, and Mac and Cheese. And I hate doing dishes.

[Cracka]

yall should see me microwave a hot dog.... skill son

[tyecko]

Yeah I cook a lot. I've done creative foods in school and I like to make baked goods alot around the house like pumpkin pie or muffins or cookies, stuff like that. I also make a great gumbo and I'm not even from the south.
But what kind of gumbo do you make? The right way or the wrong way? j/k Some people make a gumbo from some sort of red sauce, but the gumbo I am talking about is with a roux. That is the true southern louisiana style, and the best in my opinion!

Yep I used a roux, I believe mine had green and red peppers, andoulie susage, shrip, crab, okra, and tomato among other things. It was quite tasty.

[Anonymous]

yeah i love to cook..but i tend to set the kitchen and/or microwave on fyre! its fun but im dangerous..lol

[Wet Ninja]

I love to cook. I tend to just make up things though rather than following actual recipes. I learn more that way, and I can adapt things to how I see fit. Usually, I'll see something cooked on Food Network, and I'll think, "That's a great idea!" Then I'll make my own variation of it. Or, I'll think of something neat to try out and just go for it.

One of those ideas I had was tonight for dinner: I cooked shrimp cakes (basically crabcakes with shrimp instead of crab). I bought the salad-size shrimp at the grocery store (they're cheaper and they're getting chopped up anyway, so size doesn't matter). I chopped them and a roasted red pepper and added asiago cheese, egg, olive oil, green onions, and bread crumbs. It was actually pretty good. I'd offer the recipe, but I never measure so I couldn't tell you how much of each to put in.

One thing I like to make a lot is homemade pizza. I make the dough and the sauce from scratch, and I put fresh mozzarella on top, usually with prosciutto or italian sausage and pepporoni, bell peppers, and onions. It's especially good when it's homemade stuffed crust pizza.

I guess I'm not much of a cheapass when it comes to cooking. I tend to spend more than I should on meals when I'm cooking. Then again, when I cook, I usually make enough for two meals, so the cost amortizes. Plus, food usually tastes better when you make it yourself because it's fresh and because it's something you made, so you tend to be more forgiving.

[retroguru]

those shrimp cakes sound awesome! might have to give that a try. I like just making things up too

[paz9x]

I love to cook. I tend to just make up things though rather than following actual recipes. I learn more that way, and I can adapt things to how I see fit. Usually, I'll see something cooked on Food Network, and I'll think, "That's a great idea!" Then I'll make my own variation of it. Or, I'll think of something neat to try out and just go for it.

One of those ideas I had was tonight for dinner: I cooked shrimp cakes (basically crabcakes with shrimp instead of crab). I bought the salad-size shrimp at the grocery store (they're cheaper and they're getting chopped up anyway, so size doesn't matter). I chopped them and a roasted red pepper and added asiago cheese, egg, olive oil, green onions, and bread crumbs. It was actually pretty good. I'd offer the recipe, but I never measure so I couldn't tell you how much of each to put in.

One thing I like to make a lot is homemade pizza. I make the dough and the sauce from scratch, and I put fresh mozzarella on top, usually with prosciutto or italian sausage and pepporoni, bell peppers, and onions. It's especially good when it's homemade stuffed crust pizza.

I guess I'm not much of a cheapass when it comes to cooking. I tend to spend more than I should on meals when I'm cooking. Then again, when I cook, I usually make enough for two meals, so the cost amortizes. Plus, food usually tastes better when you make it yourself because it's fresh and because it's something you made, so you tend to be more forgiving.

that sounds nearly identical to me. I rarely use recipes for anything.
I watch food shows a lot and usually borrow ideas or techniques they use for dishes I make.

[Tespo125]

I am a cook at a seafood restaurant. I kind of live the life that the guy on the Uncle Ben's Rice commercial lives. I cook wonderful dishes at work and after a long day in the kitchen I come home only to microwave my favorite Uncle Ben's Rice and Pasta dishes, not to mention heat up some leftover delivery pizza, throw a couple things of Easy Mac in the microwave and eat a bowl of cereal.

Anyways the slogan for the commercial is "Dinner shouldn't be hard work". I always kind of laugh when it come on.

Anyone ever see it before?

[Darke Katt]

Sure I cook. I was raised on nuked food (my mom was a Sam's club member, and bought tons of bulk food) and I would always be the one to make Hamburger Helper. But since I got married, hubby hates Hamburger Helper so I got to cook real food for him. Usually just grill up a chicken breast on the Foreman with whatever seasonings I have handy (he's always got to have lemon juice on it), rice in the ricer, corn on the cob or a salad, which he likes diced onions, tomatoes, and a little of his lemon juice. He likes grilled mushrooms too, so I use those if I have them.

I learned a recipe from my sister I use alot too. I'll share it with ye.

Whatcha need:
2 boxes of chicken and mushroom Rice-a-Roni
a package of boneless, skinless chicken breasts
a can of mushroom soup (campbells or whatever)
water
milk
butter
17x9 baking dish
measuring cups, of course

So you get your chicken nice and thawed, and preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Cook both packages of the Rice-a-Roni according to the directions, but only cook the lot for 10 minutes after everything's put together.

Meanwhile, get your mushroom soup and toss it into a mixing bowl/cup/whatever, and add a canful of water or milk to it, like you normally would. Make sure to scrape out all the soup, and mix it up nice and smooth.

When the rice-a-roni's done, pour it all into the baking/casserole dish, spread it evenly. Place your chicken breasts on top of the rice; pour the mushroom soup on top of that. Make sure everything's nice and coated.

Shove it into the preheated oven and bake for 15-20 minutes; when the edges start to turn brown, or the chicken's cooked through, its done.

Depending on your appetite, it could last you one sitting or a week. Enjoy!

[moiety]

Wow, that sounds quite tasty! I love casserole dishes. So easy to make, and so good!

[SatchmoKhan]

I do a lot of cooking myself, mostly Italian food and grilling (with propane and propane accesories). But what's even better is that my girlfriend is an awesome cook and loves to come over and cook for me, and since she doesn't like leftovers they are all mine.

[Tom]

I really don't think I could ever get myself to cook. I have a very picky appetite, and most homemade things aren't on it, I really wish I would eat healthier though.... (i have Mcdonalds like 5 times a week, and some assorted junkfood with good meals only a few times a week.)

[pukemon]

i'm korean and there are many different ways to spice up a bag of ramen. if you know what kim chi, you're off to a good start. i make a mean pot of gumbo, but that shit ain't cheap at all. 40 bucks minimum for fresh ingredients and a good sample of seafood and/or sausages. to do a pot of gumbo up right you're looking at 80+ bucks. i'm talking 5 gallons of teh good chit.

[The Successful Dropout]

i think everyone cooks....hence survival

[Snowcone]

I cook on a pretty regular basis. I actually like cooking, but I typically get all stressed out cuz I am still not very good at meal planning and inevitably something finishes too early while I wait for the rest of the food.

[O-Dog]

I cook on a pretty regular basis. I actually like cooking, but I typically get all stressed out cuz I am still not very good at meal planning and inevitably something finishes too early while I wait for the rest of the food.

Put your oven around 200 and keep the finished stuff warm in there...as long as other stuff doesn't take an exorbitant amount of time to finish, you'll be able to plate everything at the end, still steaming.

The microwave also keeps heat well and so you could leave things there (temporarily) also.

[Snowcone]

I cook on a pretty regular basis. I actually like cooking, but I typically get all stressed out cuz I am still not very good at meal planning and inevitably something finishes too early while I wait for the rest of the food.

Put your oven around 200 and keep the finished stuff warm in there...as long as other stuff doesn't take an exorbitant amount of time to finish, you'll be able to plate everything at the end, still steaming.

The microwave also keeps heat well and so you could leave things there (temporarily) also.

Sometimes its the things in the oven I am waiting on. I am sooo buying a new Kenmore oven with 2 oven doors.

[JohnnyDrama]

I love cooking, and I'm actually considering enrolling into a culinary school to become a chef. One of my specialties is Lasagna, and for parties I usually make egg rolls and popcorn shrimp.

[retroguru]

i think everyone cooks....hence survival

This is very true, but there is a difference between cooking because you have to survive, and cooking WELL and enjoying it. :)

[GF_Eric]

I love to cook and would have to admit that I'm pretty darn good at it. I don't really cook like a cheapass, though, because there are some ingredients and a certain quality of ingredients that I can't live without that you have to pay a little extra for.

Anyway, for all of you cooks, here is a questions.

Emeril Lagasse - Idiot or Genius

I say Idiot.

[danh920]

i like to cook, then she has no problems doing the dishes

i also get to cook mostly what I like, we get steak at least once a week and I get to load everything with garlic

[magilacudy]

I am a pretty good cook, but I only do so on special occasions because I'm lazy. Usually I just settle for microwave junk food.

When I do cook I love to make fried rice and stir fry. I try to be like the chefs at those Japanese restaurants that cook in front of you. I also enjoy firing up the grill.

[retroguru]

I say that Emeril is a total idiot. The only redeeming value he has is that he uses a lot of garlic. Other than that, total short bus rider

[Eclipse]

I can cook up a pretty mean double egg platter.


..With toast.

[moiety]

Iron Chef is where it's at. I love that show. :D

Emeril loses steam really fast. That "Bam" line got old a long time ago. I wouldn't say he's an idiot. I ate at two of his restaurants and the food was wonderful and so was the decor and service.

A real idiot is Mr. Bobby "Corn" Flay. Aside from him being a pompous jerk, all he does is make the same stuff on the grill and change one or two ingredients.

[GF_Eric]

The way Emeril cooks on TV I can't imagine how his food isn't terribly overseasoned. It is like he wants to taste just the salt, pepper, and garlic and is trying to cover up everything else.

And you are so right about "Bam". Argh. Don't forget "Use your knob", "I don't know where you get your (.......), where I get mine it don't come seasoned", "Call your local cable company and ask for smell-o-vision", etc.

[1SwtDeception]

Well I know this is one hell of an old topic, but I was thinking on this also if any CAG can cook and it's about 2:45 in the morning and I am getting hungry. So I might as well post something here.

Normally I don't like to cook much because of the stench well it's a good smell, but you don't want to walk around all day smelling like food.

I can cook the easy stuff like stir fry, eggrolls, spring rolls, fried rice and chicken, spaghetti. But the asian soups are a bit tricky to try. Like this one curry soup damn it's so good, just hard to make IMO. I think Emeril's food would be great but him himself is just eh.. he's an "entertainer" and eh I suppose an idiot at times.

It's cool to see CAG eat ramen, great stuff ^_^. At my school it's about #1.25 a cup sucha rip off.

[ykryptonite13]

I like to cook. I think that spaghetti is along the bottom of ladder of cooking in terms of skill, above eggs and ramen. I can make a mean rice porridge with chicken. I like experimenting with ingredients that are unusual (soda, beer, certain fruits) and it doesn't always work out, but sometimes it surprisingly does.

[Gameboy415]

I need to figure out how to cook SOMETHING good by tomorrow night!

I'm having a bunch of friends over (including a certain cute gal who's here from Japan ;) ) for dinner and not only have I not bought anything to cook yet, I have no idea WHAT to cook. OY.

I'll figger somethin out hopefully.....

[Duo_Maxwell]

To help out a fellow CAGer I'll offer up the recipie for this cocount curry chicken dish I learned how to make sometime ago. If you ever cooked chicken before it's not too hard...

You'd need:
1 & 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 teaspoon salt & pepper or to taste
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon curry powder
1/3-1/2 onion, finely sliced or diced
1 clove garlic, crushed
10-12 oz of coconut milk
12 oz can stewed, diced tomatoes
8 oz can tomato sauce (or juice if you want a thinner sauce)
2 tablespoons sugar

Then:
1) Cut the chicken to cubes and season it with the salt & pepper
2) Mix the curry powder and oil and heat it in a large skillet on medium heat
3) Add the onions and garlic and cook it for about 1-2 mins
4) Add the chicken making sure it gets coated with the curry/oil mixture, cook the chicken on medium for about 9 or 10 mins
5) Mix your tomatoes, tomatoe sauce, cocount milk, and sugar and pour it into the pan. Stir it around making sure it gets mixed well with the chicken. Cover the skillet and let it simmer for about 35 mins making sure you stir it on occasion at least 4 or 5 times.
6) When it's done serve it over some white rice and you have a ver tasty dish IMO.

[TheUnsane1]

A good cheapass meal I make some times and is filling involves 2-3 Ramen packs(shrimp or oriental), small canned mixed veggies(I use peas and carrots most times), canned Tiny shrimp, and an egg. (good for 2-3 people)

1) Start cooking the Ramen like the bags say.
2) Pour in Veggies, Shrimp,(removing the tails best you can), and the egg, Stir
3) Cook for around 5-7 minutes, Drain about half the water off, then add seasoning packets, Stir
4) Enjoy.

I was not sure I would like this but I made it and was amazed how Shaq-Fu'n good like 3 bucks extra can make ramen

[daria19]

I cook occasionally, but usually end up with alot of leftovers and get sick of eating the same thing after a few times. If I freeze the stuff, I usually forget that I have it. And it is sometimes cheaper to just go out and buy something rather than try to make it and clean up the messy kitchen afterwards.

If you have a trader joe's nearby, check out their frozen section for some quick meals. Their kung pao chicken is good for a quick meal ($4, includes rice, about 5 minutes to cook for about 2 meals or 1 if you are a guy with a large appetite).

[Admiral Ackbar]

I use to love to cook but after my nervous breakdown I just stick to frozen foods!

[Trakan]

I like to cook. Whatever I can cook easily using the recipe is fine by me.

[Magician]

I can cook simple stuff. Stuff like popping Pilsbury cookie dough in the oven and not burning it, scramble eggs, microwave instant dinners, and instant noodles. I'm taking teen living as an elective this year, so hopefully I'll learn how to cook better....

And Emeril? His jokes get stale after awhile, but I find his show more entertaining than most. Not genius, not idiot, just garlic-obsessed.

[sblymnlcrymnl]

I used to cook all the time when I was younger (pretty much all through middle and high school) but now I rarely do. If I do cook, it's something easy like lipton noodles or hot dogs, not real meals like before.

[smalien1]

I am literaly an expert sandwich maker, Not kidding, my uncle went to culinary school and he says I shold be a pro-sandwich maker

[Rig]

I can make cereal!

[Zenithian Legend]

I can cook a few simple things, generally with the George Foreman Grille.

[Eclipse]

I learned to cook over this summer..Because i got f'ing sick of Ramen, cereal, and millionss of varieties of sandwhiches.

I just made baked salmon filet today. =3 But eating well is BLOODY expensive. ;_;

[Tricky]

I can cook a plain or seafood gumbo, spaghetti, soup, hamburgers, chicken, and other things. I also like to make peanut butter fudge and pecan candy.

[mousin]

i can cook, im right next to "yan can cook" im mousin can cook. we live in a oriental family, where cooking is a must for the women. im the oldest in my family, so i cook my own food. i can make anything good oriental wise, with the MSG =]

[daria19]

I can cook a plain or seafood gumbo, spaghetti, soup, hamburgers, chicken, and other things. I also like to make peanut butter fudge and pecan candy.

What is pecan candy? (Yes, I am a northerner, as you probably have guessed by now.)

Do you make the fudge using a marshmallow creme base? I have had good luck with those recipes, and they make alot of fudge. It is pretty expensive if you go to a candy shop to purchase it (around here at least).

[CaptainObviousXl]

i can make a mean chicken parm

[BasketCase1080]

how the fuck can people not cook... If you can read you can cook....

[sm04as]

i can make a mean chicken parm

Do you use fresh Parmesian or the bottled kind?

As for me, I've learned to make Rigatoni alla Vodka...now I don't have to go to those expensive italian restaurants for it. :o

[yeahokthenfu]

I cook, prefer to grill, can make a mean pasta salad, and I guess Im pretty good at hamburgers since this chick was begging me to make her so more.

[el bobo]

Me, I'm in ninth grade, I normally just prepare Christmas and Thanksgiving dinner. Also, I like to bake food to eat! ^_^ FOOD IS GUD

[CaptainObviousXl]

i can make a mean chicken parm

Do you use fresh Parmesian or the bottled kind?

As for me, I've learned to make Rigatoni alla Vodka...now I don't have to go to those expensive italian restaurants for it. :o
fresh

[alongx]

Since I've been commuting, I usually cook for my family on days that I don't have night classes. It's my other hobby, aside from gaming. And, unlike with gaming, I'm good at cooking.

[Gameboy415]

I need to figure out how to cook SOMETHING good by tomorrow night!

I'm having a bunch of friends over (including a certain cute gal who's here from Japan ;) ) for dinner and not only have I not bought anything to cook yet, I have no idea WHAT to cook. OY.

I'll figger somethin out hopefully.....


I DID IT!

I made spaghetti and homemade meatballs from scratch and it turned out AMAZING! Everybody friggin cleaned their plates! WOO!

/excitement :D

[daria19]

congrats

[Nirvanaguy777]

i live in my own dorm alone, but the set up is so that I have a neighbor next too me, this guy whos real cool anyway his friend owns an apartment and whenever we go there I cook because Im pretty good, none of them can and its better than the campus food, i can make real good chicken parm, baked ziti, chili, and I make good brownies too (sometimes we put a little extra in those)

[Tricky]

I can cook a plain or seafood gumbo, spaghetti, soup, hamburgers, chicken, and other things. I also like to make peanut butter fudge and pecan candy.

What is pecan candy? (Yes, I am a northerner, as you probably have guessed by now.)

Do you make the fudge using a marshmallow creme base? I have had good luck with those recipes, and they make alot of fudge. It is pretty expensive if you go to a candy shop to purchase it (around here at least).


Pecan candy is made with sugar, carnation milk, butter, vanilla favor and any type of nuts. I use pecans or walnuts most of the time. It takes awhile to cook. It is really called fudge. I use a marshmallow base for the fudge. My sister in law who passed away a few years ago would make the best carrot cake. No cake mix from the store and no recipe.