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Quote:Seems like YOU should do the demonstration, since you do their cooking. It's interesting, when our caregiver and her children lived with us for a few months (after her husband got them evicted by snorting the rent money up his nose) by way of some recompense she cooked some meals for us. She was a phenomenal cook. She cooked an entirely different kind of meal in a different kind of way, and it was delicious. I remember, to this day, the amazing enchiladas that she made.
Someone over this weekend decided it was a good idea to have the lady doctor that I work for give a presentation on cooking. A subject which in my opinion she know little to nothing about.- BRENDA Cooking what?
Grilled cheese? Spaghetti-Os? Mac-n-Cheese?- SIX
She didn't tell me what about cooking she was going to be talking about. But I personally don't think it matters. She really knows nothing about the subject.[
I'm not a bad cook, either, we were just ... different. When you cook by yourself, you get into a kind of rut. It's not necessarily bad, but a different style.
I think it would be nice to be able to share food and share recipes. Too bad we can't vlog our favorite recipes.
Last night we had "breakfast for dinner" again. Since we tend not to eat bfast, this gives us a chance at pancakes and sausages.
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:Quote:Seems like YOU should do the demonstration, since you do their cooking. It's interesting, when our caregiver and her children lived with us for a few months (after her husband got them evicted by snorting the rent money up his nose) by way of some recompense she cooked some meals for us. She was a phenomenal cook. She cooked an entirely different kind of meal in a different kind of way, and it was delicious. I remember, to this day, the amazing enchiladas that she made.
Someone over this weekend decided it was a good idea to have the lady doctor that I work for give a presentation on cooking. A subject which in my opinion she know little to nothing about.- BRENDA Cooking what?
Grilled cheese? Spaghetti-Os? Mac-n-Cheese?- SIX
She didn't tell me what about cooking she was going to be talking about. But I personally don't think it matters. She really knows nothing about the subject.[
I'm not a bad cook, either, we were just ... different. When you cook by yourself, you get into a kind of rut. It's not necessarily bad, but a different style.
I think it would be nice to be able to share food and share recipes. Too bad we can't vlog our favorite recipes.
Last night we had "breakfast for dinner" again. Since we tend not to eat bfast, this gives us a chance at pancakes and sausages.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
"The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND
America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876 .
I know. They are apparently going to some family camping thing over the weekend which is where she will be doing this. I cringe just thinking about what she will be telling people.
I am a fair cook to start with but with my diet restrictions because of my seizure meds there are things that are off limits. I am still a fairly good cook as anyone who has eaten what I have prepared will tell you.
When you cook for yourself you do things your way. I know.
Nothing wrong with "breakfast for dinner". My dad used to make that every once in a while when I was a child.
I make pancakes for myself in the evenings every so often, they contain no eggs or milk. Going out in a minute I forgot to get some tomato paste yesterday for some ground meat that I am putting into the oven for my supper later.
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I think I'm a better than average home cook. I give myself a 'better than' rating because every now and again I'm reminded how really - is crude the word? - some home cooking can be.
But then sometimes I'm reminded how gifted some home cooks are. And gifted in different ways. My old roommate did homecooked Italian dishes to perfection, but not what most people think of as Italian. Not lasagna dripping with cheese, or pizza swimming in toppings. No, this was burdock in a light coating pan fried until the vegetable was tender but still fresh, and the coating was lightly golden and delicately crispy. Or pasta with garbanzo beans in a light tomato broth. My African-American friend's mom came from the south, but she made the most delicious lasagna I've ever had. The meat sauce was rich and tangy, the ricotta had a light fresh dairy flavor, the noodles perfectly cooked just beyond al dente, and everything dense enough to cut into squares that stayed upright. And her mixed southern greens (turnip, mustard, collard, kale) ... I never liked greens and I still don't, but that dish was a revelation of just how good they can be. I didn't just like those greens, they amazed me. To this day I'm still trying to figure out how to make them. Then, an Ethiopian co-worker's wife used to sometimes just create lunchboxes for us that we could order. The variety and quality was unbelievable. And, unlike me whose sense of smell has always been in the seriously impaired range, both my sisters were blessed with a phenomenal sense of smell and could put things together that were just complete with all the flavors in balance.
A few things about my cooking is that a lunch or dinner meal has to have at least 8oz of vegetable, ~24g protein, ~24g carbohydrate (including vegetables and beans), be under 500cal, and use no salt. So, given the requirements I put on my recipes I think they're pretty good.
Today I'm trying a new recipe which is Turkish beef and cannellini bean soup. But since the original recipe is low on protein, I'm adding a grilled beef meatball with that tasty grilled flavor to each portion. That way I can boost the protein without changing the taste of the soup.
And in regards to nothing, I've discovered pig's feet to make a beautiful pork-based broth.
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Along with tomato paste I picked up some mushrooms and lamb chops. The lamb is for my easter dinner.
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I won't miss running for buses. I just caught one today for going back up the hill. But in the process, I stepped on a shoelace and that lace came on tied.
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Happy tasty Easter Dinner, Brenda!
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Originally posted by Brenda:
Along with tomato paste I picked up some mushrooms and lamb chops. The lamb is for my easter dinner.
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Originally posted by rue:
Happy tasty Easter Dinner, Brenda!Quote:
Originally posted by Brenda:
Along with tomato paste I picked up some mushrooms and lamb chops. The lamb is for my easter dinner.
I am not religious. I just mentioned it because lamb chops are a treat I only buy at certain times of the year, like around my birthday and such.
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Well, lamb chops sound like a great idea! How are you going to do them? With garlic, served with mint jelly?
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:Quote:Seems like YOU should do the demonstration, since you do their cooking. It's interesting, when our caregiver and her children lived with us for a few months (after her husband got them evicted by snorting the rent money up his nose) by way of some recompense she cooked some meals for us. She was a phenomenal cook. She cooked an entirely different kind of meal in a different kind of way, and it was delicious. I remember, to this day, the amazing enchiladas that she made.
Someone over this weekend decided it was a good idea to have the lady doctor that I work for give a presentation on cooking. A subject which in my opinion she know little to nothing about.- BRENDA Cooking what?
Grilled cheese? Spaghetti-Os? Mac-n-Cheese?- SIX
She didn't tell me what about cooking she was going to be talking about. But I personally don't think it matters. She really knows nothing about the subject.[
I'm not a bad cook, either, we were just ... different. When you cook by yourself, you get into a kind of rut. It's not necessarily bad, but a different style.
I think it would be nice to be able to share food and share recipes. Too bad we can't vlog our favorite recipes.
Last night we had "breakfast for dinner" again. Since we tend not to eat bfast, this gives us a chance at pancakes and sausages.
Do you go for the fat, fluffy, moist and soft pancake, or the flat rubbery unleavened chewtoy flapjack? Wrap it around a sausage, or fold like a taco, covered in PB and jelly?
No eggs? I see recipes of waffles and pancakes with the primary difference being eggs - is the pancake the one without?
Anybody want to share secrets for the most fluffy pancakes?
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Originally posted by rue:
Well, lamb chops sound like a great idea! How are you going to do them? With garlic, served with mint jelly?
Lamb chops are good. I usually pan fry them with salt & pepper, maybe some garlic. NO mint jelly. I can't tolerate mint.
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