Are any of you good at cooking? Can you cook one dish really well? Who here is inept in the kitchen? I tried to make some blueberry muffins from scratch tonight.. I mixed all my **** together in a bowl, and then went to bake it, only problem was, I didn't have a muffin tray.. all I had was a cake pan.. so instead of 8 muffins, I created teh mother of all muffins. it's not much to look at, but it smells good at least :-\
It looks like you were good to go, but you should have used two pans instead of one. Nice bake, practice is what makes us better at cooking. Keep at it and good job. I imagine it tasted pretty good.
I suck at cooking. I took pride in putting precooked frozen food in the oven and eating it. However, I kind of want to learn more because I'm hungry a lot and sometimes frozen foods aren't that appetizing.
I rock at cooking. It's one of my favorite things to do. Can cook just about anything, from cakes, pastries to pasta, soups and main courses. Very relaxing ... keeps ur hands busy, and mind free.
I am the master when it comes to cooking... As long as I have directions... I'd get my grub on as long as I had a gallon of milk and a sh*t load of buttah...
HP is a great cook. Fancy-schmancy 10 process stuff, and good-old slow cook, too. He rocks. As much as he can be an ass here, he is doubly gracious as a dinner host or guest. Have him over sometime, he likes to cook. I can cook simple things reasonably well. Saute and grilling are quick and reward creativity. Grilled breadfruit or yams in pesto glaze, sauteed onions and sweet peppers, that sort of thing is fast and tasty. Mixing wildgrain rice and peas makes the simple side more sophisticated and pleasant. You can make a good vegetarian meal quick by just adding bag salad and making a good dressing with fresh basil, mint, red pepper, garlic, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, lemon and sea salt. I also like cheese. feta, blue, permesan - play with it. Good cooking is play. A good ribeye with that doesn't hurt. Sam's will cut a whole ribeye roast into thick steaks to your specs at the butcher's, for no extra cost. It makes the meat cheap with a good fatty cut, and thick steaks are tastier and more forgiving, esp. is you enjoy meat rare to med-rare. Oysters make anything rich. Mix in a fresh pint in cut pieces quick saute with rice as a side with woustershire. You could have a penut butterand jelly sandwich or grilled cheese (now THAT'S an Art!). Fish is tricky, but rewarding when you get the simplicity. Try fresh fish once a week. Shrimp, at least. JR seafood on brompton is very good. The stella link shop isn't terrible. Sam's and Kroger can get you decent shrimp regularly and decent fish every once in a while. Flash fry is a forgiving process.
I'm a pretty good at cooking meats like chicken, beef, pork and seafood. I can fry, bake, broil, smother, and I'm working on my BBQ skills.
This is a litte off topic, but our coffee shop at school (cici's) started selling "muffin caps" last week. However, i dont think they bake the whole muffin and take the top off
My girlfriend is a great cook. She works at a nice restaurant as the bartender and they occassionally let her cook things, and she's always had her stuff be sold out! It explains my weight gain... Last night she made double chocolate creme brulee. Mmmmm....
Dude, you need a REAL set of knives....get some CutCo or Hinkles in your kitchen. You'd be suprised how good a cook you can be when you have a quality, sharp set of knives. The most important part of cooking isn't your technique. Anybody can learn how to fold in egg whites or know the difference between sweating and caramelizing onions. To cook good food, you need good ingredients. Fresh vegetables and high quality meats and seafood. If a recipe calls for savoy cabbage and the savoy cabbage is all wilted and brown, get some bok choy or something else that is of good quality. Instead of cooking with table salt, get a box of kosher salt. Trust me, there is a difference. Also, I can't stress the importance of a pepper mill. I don't even keep a box of that pre-ground, generic, half sawdust crap in my kitchen, let alone use it in a recipe. Go out and spend ten bucks on a good pepper mill, you won't regret it. ...and yes, I DO watch too much Food Network.
