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NocturnalStalker -> RE: Why we cook... (5/14/2011 5:27:03 PM)

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What complete asshats.


^ Cried during Titanic.



needlesandpins -> RE: Why we cook... (5/15/2011 5:20:27 AM)

fr

i used to love cooking. when at home i was always out with the horses so it was a case that if not in when tea was served i ate it cold or cooked for myself. my dad worked in catering and taught me the basics and how to make sauces. when i left home i quickly found that i enjoyed eating the high end of ready meals and seeing if i could recreate them myself. i also used to share a house with other girls and on a tuesday we would get together and take it in turns to cook. i loved cooking for everone else and doing something a bit more special.

i love to bake and make special cakes for my grand parents.

after years of having to cook for a family with no input for ideas or being given a break i've become a faddy eatter. so i can walk around a shop for ages and not know what i want to eat. i know i will still have to fancy it when i've cooked it you see, and that has become a bit of a problem. i could not shop for a week as i'd stand in front of my cupboards and want nothing that's in there. things would get wasted.

if someone else cooks for me i'll eat whatever i'm given so long as it's not stuff that i hate. i'll enjoy it far more than anything i'd have cooked even if it's very basic fare.

needles



VaguelyCurious -> RE: Why we cook... (5/15/2011 5:41:59 AM)

FR:

Why do I cook? I'm Arabic; it's what we do.

No, seriously. It's what we do.

One of my friends has just moved to Southall, which has a massive Indian population - yesterday we went round her local (ginormous) Indian supermarket and then made curry and chapatis together. Cooking with people is an important thing for me - you've shared the making of something delicious, and that has yet to stop being an amazing feeling.



domiguy -> RE: Why we cook... (5/15/2011 7:09:13 AM)

we cook because food is not just a way to nourish the body but is an "experience." It is the sum of the whole. From picking out great ingredients, taking the time to make things not only taste fantastic but appeal to the eye as well.

It is social, sexual and just a plain ole balls to the wall experience.

I have no interest in a woman that doesn't see food in this way.



VaguelyCurious -> RE: Why we cook... (5/15/2011 7:11:34 AM)


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ORIGINAL: domiguy

I have no interest in a woman that doesn't see food in this way.

...and yet you tolerate Jeffffff, who 'does not eat green things'. How does that not drive you mental?

SurroundedByPickyEatersAndBeingDrivenMental!Vc



Termyn8or -> RE: Why we cook... (5/15/2011 7:14:23 AM)

I figured something out last night. Broiled up a Tbone, and I like the black-n-blue, Piladelphia style. That means burnt to a crisp on the outside and cold as ice on the inside. Well my infrared broiler took a shit, so I got a regular one like the rest of y'all. My shame is monunental.

However, I figured out if you only cook one side of the steak, it's pretty damn close. Do not flip it over.

T^T



gungadin09 -> RE: Why we cook... (5/15/2011 8:06:10 AM)


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ORIGINAL: domiguy
I have no interest in a woman that doesn't see food in this way.


i agree. i don't take people seriously who don't take food seriously.

pam



Termyn8or -> RE: Why we cook... (5/15/2011 8:42:08 AM)

They are what they eat.

It's either that or what eats them is what they are, or were.

T^T



NuevaVida -> RE: Why we cook... (5/15/2011 12:02:47 PM)

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ORIGINAL: domiguy

we cook because food is not just a way to nourish the body but is an "experience." It is the sum of the whole. From picking out great ingredients, taking the time to make things not only taste fantastic but appeal to the eye as well.

It is social, sexual and just a plain ole balls to the wall experience.



I very much relate to this.  I love the textures, the aromas, the flavors, the sounds of a sauce bubbling up from the pot, tasting along the way, to get it exactly right.  And then serving it up on a plate, portioned out just right...and since the visual is appealing to the Mister, I add garnish and maybe a sprinkling of fresh herbs over the top, if appropriate for the dish.

It's especially fun when he joins me in the kitchen, opens a bottle of wine, and shares the full experience.  It's really a great moment of togetherness for us.

I wouldn't go as far as what pam said, about not taking people seriously who don't take cooking seriously.  I know some pretty incredible people who don't cook (which is awesome because that means I can cook FOR them, and we all benefit!).  I think everyone has their unique talents.  But I do consider myself fortunate that the Mister enjoys the cooking experience along with me.  I think the greatest compliment I received from him was when he took a bite of something I cooked for dinner, and literally dropped his fork on the table, looked at me with his eyes really wide, and said "Sonofabitch this is good."

There's a cooking thread in the General boards, about if you could be with someone who constantly criticized your cooking (they used a different term but I can't remember what it was).  Because of what the cooking process/experience is to me, I'd have an extremely difficult time being with someone who did that.  It would be like creating musical compositions from the soul and him rejecting each one.  We'd be polar opposites on a very important issue.



LaTigresse -> RE: Why we cook... (5/15/2011 1:19:06 PM)

Cooking is part of who I am. I love to grow food, can it, freeze it, cook. I will gladly raise and assist the butchering if it means I am getting great meat. I bake, just made a loaf of bread for the week to come. I prefer home made when it comes to food.

If you are at my house for breakfast and you want waffles, I get out the ingredients to make a batter and the waffle iron. You want biscuits and gravy, I get a pound of sausage out of the freezer and make the gravy from scratch in addition to the biscuits. Making the dough, rolling it out, cutting and baking. It's no big deal to make and oh so wonderful to eat.

Winter is for cooking big pots of soup and baking.

Brownies from scratch are OMG, amazing. Pies, I easily make 4-6 for a holiday with many of the ingredients coming from my orchard. Cherries, apples, raspberries and peaches. All picked and frozen by me, waiting in the freezer to be used. My pantry has jars of home made apple sauce and several varieties of preserves I've made and canned.

I like to try new things. Making pasta from scratch is my new thing......put on hold until I get more time and preferably a pasta rolling thing. I ALWAYS have ingredients available to whip up some sort of pasta sauce from scratch. This winter I went on a yeast bread baking thing, trying new varieties. Mixing in fruits, nuts, spices. I make a KILLER cherry pecan bread. The cinnamon raisin got raves at Easter. I also made a sour dough starter that I've been using.

When I go on vacation, I like to go to the local markets, buy a bunch of stuff and cook for my hosts. My family in Colorado love my visits. I always take an ice check of Iowa meats and cook up a storm for them. I love having them come here to visit.....total kitchen heaven for me. I've cooked for every major family gathering, both of my kids graduation parties, even family reunions.

Cooking is a basic must do for me. It's creative but also a huge part of how I express myself, my love for people. It's how I welcome people into my home and my life.

I am very good at it and I enjoy it.



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