Can you cook

[Dutch]

I can grill...and that alone will get me through the zombie apocalypse.

[stevew]

I like to buy larger roasts of Pork or beef and use those to plan out sequential meals. Like you can do a roast beef and potatoes one day, then maybe a goulash or Texas chili. It saves time, and is cheaper.

[terpkristin]

Speaking of cooking, I made some hella awesome stuffed bell peppers last night. Yay for grocery store inspiration (they had a bag of 6 peppers on special).

/tk

[Vince, Pt. II]

Made lamb chops braised in red wine and figs tonight, with mashed potatoes and asparagus sauteed in garlic and butter. Finished it off with some creme brulee. I even borrowed my brother (culinary academy graduate)'s torch to carmelize the top.

Really impressed my date

[Marc Vaughan]

Believe it or not I was employed as a chef when I was younger (well kinda - it wasn't a particularly posh restaurant, more a fancy pizza style place) ....

These days I can knock up a decent curry, shepards pie, whatever given the chance - but my wife tends to take offense at the thought of me cooking* so its fairly rare that I do.

*Well more at the thought of having to clean up after me cooking, I'm notorious for using every pan available. The rule in our house is whoever cooks doesn't have to do the clean-up.

[Easy Mac]

Five years on, I've been married now for 4.75 of them!

This means I do far less cooking than I did 5 years ago. I still am not overly good at cooking (or punctuation). Spaghetti is my go to meal when the wife wants to make something crazy out there or something that sounds absolutely disgusting.

That being said, if something needs to be grilled, I'm quite adept at that, be it gas or charcoal. I can pretty much make a burger/steak to within +/- 1 degree of your desired doneness by just eyeballing it. Chicken and vegetables also turn out near perfect.

But ask me to cook something in an oven or on a stove, and you may as well ask me what my wife's favorite color is.

Except bacon, I can cook everyone's bacon exactly to their specification.

[Pumpy Tudors]

I can't even cook hot water.

[INDalltheway]

I tried to go vote and realized I already had. I am proud to announce that my cooking skills have increased from 5 years ago.

[johnnyshaka]

Originally Posted by Vince, Pt. II

Made lamb chops braised in red wine and figs tonight, with mashed potatoes and asparagus sauteed in garlic and butter. Finished it off with some creme brulee. I even borrowed my brother (culinary academy graduate)'s torch to carmelize the top.

Really impressed my date

So was the creme brulee the precursor to the "real" dessert?

I think I'm decent in the kitchen when I have the time and motivation. I really do enjoy it and usually produce some quality product, especially on the grill.

I would really like to get some kind of "formal" training at some point. While I can make gravy for turkey and chicken I would really like to know how to make other sauces as well. Learning some of the science behind that stuff interests me and knowing how it all works would make improvising a lot easier.

[revrew]

I cook well, and I cook for an army.

A few years ago, for my wife's birthday, I think it was, I made a 7-course meal for her and her whole family. Was my crowning achievement, but I know how to make stuff taste goood.