Cooking

[randomdrifter865]

Yeah I know what the title says ,but I'm curious if anyone else can cook and if so what can you cook? I am in some way looking for new recipes to try. I know some are like what is this guy asking us when he's got the Internet to look for new ideas and possibly he could check out a cook book or two. The thing is I like to try any tastes you guys and gals may have that I have never tried from your area in the United States and or anywhere else nationally.

The limit would possibly be the ingredients because obviously I may not be able to get them here in Spokane Washington because A the nearest port city is Seattle which I'm not going to go up there in till Pax 2009 at about the end of August and by then I'd be grabbing food from the Chinatown area to take back with me. B If its something from your neck of the woods chances are I may not have it here because the item you have suggested to me is only exclusive to your area and if I have to order it then it may take too long to get here and our postal ordering service is bit picky of what can be ordered and sent via to this location through such and such etc.

A little history about my cooking. Well I have been cooking since middle school my 7th or 8th grade year and most of things up in till now have been made from scratch or whatever I can possibly use to make a dish. I am learning newer things by trying to make new things which is why I'm posting up this thread to see if anyone has anything for me to try. My family isn't allergic to anything in particular, but on record a few people in my family are allergic to these few items listed here. Nor is anyone suffering from any sort of food related ailments.

Here is the small list
Bananas/ My Uncle
Shellfish/ My Mom

Thanks for reading and I look forward to any sort of response which I am probably not going to get a whole lot of because not everyone cooks , enjoys cooking like I do and well there isn't really that many cooks I know who are guys in my hometown except those who are often older than I am. Heck most Women older and younger than I don't even know the meaning of cook a hot meal from scratch and that says a lot there. No offense to either gender. That is just my observation I've seen here and I not assuming everyone doesn't cook either. Its just kind of rare to find people my age who enjoy cooking.

[VileMKII]

I cook, but I don't keep recipes. For me, if it sounds tasty I throw it in the batch. But I do have a good thing for you to try

Skittle Pancakes

Just poar some skittles onto the already cook creamyness and let them cook into it. it gives it a fruity pebble like taste.

[viruszero]

I don't cook that much, but I do possess some meager skills with the open pit o flame... (Barbeque.)

I can grill burgers, steak, hotdogs, porkchops. I haven't tried anything else. (Though I refuse to cook chicken on the bbq.)

Typical stake is just marinaded in french's meat marinade for 40-50 minutes. (I have tried the recipe of pepsi+kiwi juice... And I found it to be a rather bland tasting result. Though the meat was quite tender.)

Burgers are typically:
2 pounds of raw ground beef with a cup of oatmeal, an egg, finely chopped onions (or onion powder or soup mix will suffice. Though the onions/subsitutes are optional...) and a splash of barbeque sauce. Form into desired patty size and grill.

[Silver Stryker]

Oh man. If you ever get ahold of some salmon, you come talk to me. And as soon as I figure out the secret to my mother making juicy chicken, I will tell you. (Though I won't be making baked chicken 'till I'm older lol)

I have one recipe. You take a can of axe body spray, get a lighter, then you got yourself a tasty fireball!!!

Kidding. don't do that.

One thing I've heard about and been meaning to try was....well I forgot the name of it, but its when you pour milk into a pot, add sugar, and boil it until it turns into this kind of cream or something that you spread onto bread. Somethin like that. I was gonna try it to see if it works, then see what happends after adding some cinnimon, vanilla extract, ect.

And I'll think I'll try the skittle pancakes someday. lol

[viruszero]

Salmon... tis what I had for supper tonight!

Mother wrapped it in tinfoil, with a bit of butter and some seasonings (Some blend that we bought in a store that sells only fish and fish preparation products. A marvelous place where lobster is available at 6$ a pound... but I digress.) and placed the whole lot on the bbq.

I wonder what a salmon grilled on the bbq with one of those smoking planks would taste like?
Or possibly if the salmon was prepared with maple syrup. (Real maple syrup... Not that Aunt Jemima stuff.)

[randomdrifter865]

Thanks guys i really wasn't expecting much ,but I take a stab at it. Well here is what I can cook no almost by heart and memory.

list of things I can cook.

Chicken Salad Sandwishes
Beef Stroganoff
Steak Stroganoff (My style)
Speghetti
Tacos
Chicken Quesodillas
Soy Chicken (My style)
Chille
Manwiches
Sauage and onions
Beef Pot roast with pressure cooker usually done in my gradma's style.
Cornbeef and Cabbage Slow Cooker and regular on the stove top.
Noodles Romanoff
Reuban Sanwiches
BBQ Hamburgers
BBQ Hotdogs
Accidental potatoe Soup (Can't seem to figure out the recipe for Scaloped Potatoes and I end up with which is Ok.
Beef Stew Slow Cooker
Fire Cracker Chicken (not perfected yet because I use a BBQ for it)
Baked Chicken (my style and my aunts.)
Taco Skilletta
Baked Nachos
Apple Pie
Bread

Well most of these anyone could prepare just they are common choices I like to make. I know there is some big stuff on here and if you want the recipes for them just ask. However this is the thing I forgot to mention before I posted this. If any member of your family or yourself is allergic to any of the ingreidiants listed in the recipes please notify me sooner before requesting ok, I don't want to know I sent a loved one to the hospital and they could have died because they ate whatever I suggested to try. I will feel very guilt stricken and I will most likly become extremely depressed. Thanks for your time.

Oh and thats new one. Skittle Pancakes sounds interesting and plus I never made pancakes before. I haven't figured out how to make cream properally. I have done it before ,but it didn't come out right. Oatmeal in burgers sounds interesting as well. Who knew you were grillsman?

[viruszero]

Yeap, I grill year round as well... whether it be blazing summer or -15 in the winter.

Actually, I have a recipe for pancakes...

1 and 1/2 cup flour
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3 Tbsp sugar
1 egg
3 Tbsp butter (melted)
A dash of vanilla
1 and 1/4 cup of milk.

Combine dry ingredients in mixing bowl. Add in milk and the others. Beat together thoroughly, then cook them. (Either in a pan or electric gridle. Though be sure to use a tiny bit of cooking oil to ensure the pancakes don't stick to the surface.)

(I dunno how long it takes to cook them... but that's probably easy to tell once you get them cooking due to preference on how dark/well done you like your pancakes.)

[Sorrum]

So, I was bored and decided I wanted stir fry. Used green and red bell peppers, mushrooms, fried chicken breast, carrots, onions, and some other stuff that I don't remember cos it was weeks ago.

Preparation + Cooking time = Two hours.


Any:
Tips
Ideas
Faster ways to cook it all

[Chaos Tank]

I can make a mean lasagna. Its pretty good. And you can get creative depending on who is with you, put perreroni in it or whatever.

I can also grill most things. And I've made people birthday cakes in the past. I don't know how to cook too much because I don't often try. I've cut my meal plan so I'll be forced to learn a thing or two before I get out of college. So far I've mastered grilled cheese and a couple new ways to cook eggs.

Plus, its fun to feign an inability to cook. More people cook for you that way.

[randomdrifter865]

To Sorrum:
Stirfry huh? Well let's see here.

Tips: Well if you want quick stirfry often just plain vegetables and rice can do it, but if you want something hardy steak is usually perfered better because it absorbs the flavors of the sause or whatever you use better then chicken does. Even better you can marinate the steak and or chicken with a sause for an hour or two before hand. So that way it has the flavor in it and you can use the marinate while cooking the vegetables to give the vegetables some of the flavor. Preperation is key when putting a stirfry and knowing your own taste is a big factor as well when making it. Some stirfry recipes often involve marinating your meat before hand which like I said could range from 1 to 2 hours tops ,but if you like your meat a little salty the extended period is about 4 to 6 hours. Anything beyond that will litterally kill it and the meat is probably best for grilling on the barbie or something your choice. always cook your vegetables first then the meat.

Ideas : Depending on what you are using I suggest adding onions too it simply because onions provides flavor other than the sause. Your sause could be anything ,but it also depends on your taste. I would recommend Yoshida sause with either fresh garlic or minced garlic from a jar because it gives the dish a nice aroma to it and well as taste. A little butter doesn't hurt either unless your a heath nut then stick with the the sause idea this sause is already mixed ,but adding the garlic and onions boosts it quite well ,but don't add too much onions or too much garlic either. I'd say a quarter of an onion and perhaps a 1/4 to a 1/2 a teaspoon of garlic. The butter if you like about 1 tablespoon or 2 is good enough., Cause the trick is to not overpower the meal itself.

The Fastest way I know how to cook stirfry is to get stirfry vegetables that usually are already preped ,but all you have to do is defrost them or boil them whatever the instructions are on the package and simply add them to your cooked meat with sause. The only disadvantage I think is the vegetables are not often the best in terms of taste. So I prefer doing the cutting and picking my own vegetables.

Times
Prep time if doing things the long way can range from a half and hour to about an hour is the max prep time normally, but if your marinating you meat it could range like I said about 1 to 2 hours at a time adding the prep to about 2 and 1/2 hours to about a full 3 which means you have to prep ahead of time. If using the frozen stirfry vegetables it drastically cuts time cutting and just simply following the intructions on the package and your focue is basically chopping the meat and do whatever you want with it.

The Cook time I'd say about 40 minutes to 50 minutes tops. Because Stirfry itself cooking doesn't take too long after all the prep work is finished.

[Silver Stryker]

Ah stir fry. One of the best ways for a bachlor into a woman's heart. A message to everyone: Master the ways of stirfry. You can never go wrong with it.


I won't disclose any of my secrets went it comes to stirfry, but when it comes to prep and cooking, it usually takes about an hour and thirty minutes, give or take a few of those minutes of course. It can help to preactice chopping ingredients, but that's all I can think of that'll help.

[randomdrifter865]

Stir fry isn't one of my favorite things to cook ,but growing up in my family where rice is prominent chances are there is a stir fry tends to go with it if we want to be simple about it. Have I mastered the art enough to know whats good to my taste other then that. I can't see much about.

[nekogabby]

Here's a good dish. It's usually eaten mostly every sunday in England, I'm not sure if it is in America.

Traditional sunday lunch:
A dish that consists of:
Roast Meat (usually beef, lamb, pork or turkey)
Roast potatoes/sweed/sweet potatoes/carrots (usually all mixed. It's pretty good to roast them in a small amount of honey to give extra flavour)
Boiled potatoes
Cauliflower/brocolli cheese. (basically cauliflower/brocolli in cheese sauce)
Yorkshire puddings (Easy to make. Basically pancake mix. But you put it in the oven. You can make small individual ones using a bun baking tray, or one large one. Add seasoning to the mixture as well. And dont forget to grease the tray because when the stick they're a bugger to get out.)
Serve all together with a lovely large serving of gravy. =)

Also another favourite recipe of mine:
Eggy bread:

All that is required is fresh eggs and bread.

Whisk the eggs. (about 2 eggs should do for one person. Also its cool to add some seasoning.)
Place the eggs on a plate, make sure the edges are slanted so it doesn't run anywhere on the kitchen counter.
Dunk a slice of bread in to the whisked egg and let it soak in. Do this for both sides of the bread.
Pop it in the frying pan. It's best to use both butter and virgin olive oil. Give it a good fry until golden brown or when you're sure it's cooked the whole way through. It shouldn't take you more than three minutes to cook one slice.
Serve on a plate. Strangely enough you can serve as both a sweet and savoury dish. My favourite thing is to sprinkle it with sugar.

Hope you find these okay.

[viruszero]

A variation on the eggy bread recipe you gave Neko is instead of just using eggs, add a dash of vanilla and some ground cinnamon (with a bit of sugar, if preferred.) to the whisked egg for a bit of a different flavour.

[randomdrifter865]

You mean she gave everyone and myself right?