What are you best at cooking, huh?

Perhaps you bake? Perhaps you stir-fry. Hell, some of you might be good raw vegan food preparers.

WHAT'S yOUR SIGNATURE DISH?

(note: For those of you who do not cook, please just describe your genitals. I don't want to leave you out.)

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since I'm such a great cook and can cook everything

my answer is

neat

Lonely

My genitals are lonely

mynameisnotsusan said:

Lonely

My genitals are lonely

omg you also took the easy way out

I LOOOOOOOVE to cook and bake! I'm rather good at it too. I never took pictures of stuff I cooked...but I do of stuff I bake. Everything I make I make with love. Here's a few of the things I've baked....

Citrus-Ginger-Almond Ring....tastes like giant cinnamon roll

Chocolate and Vanilla Cupcakes!

Mango Custard Pastry:

Chocolate Cake (blackberries are fresh picked):

that first pic looks a bit like a cervix

but I do love cinammon bun

ZombieKitten said:

that first pic looks a bit like a cervix

but I do love cinammon bun

I guess that would go with TheVoid's "genital description" option

It was amazing tho...

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SherryJackson said:

ZombieKitten said:

that first pic looks a bit like a cervix

but I do love cinammon bun

I guess that would go with TheVoid's "genital description" option

I was amazing tho...

two birds one stone!

MEXICAN FOOD.

I am the queen of cooking traditional/non-traditional Mexican food.

Yet I'm bori...

I hate cooking...i have to do it nearly every day. I hate thinking of different things to make that the kids will eat.

But i can cook, and i make yummy things like

Lamb Roast with Veggies and Gravy

Lots of salads, all types

Pastas ... bolognaise and Vegetarian

Home made pizza

BBQ's...Fish, Marinated Chicken, skewers, rissoles

Home made kebabs

Satay chicken

beef and black bean sauce with veggies

plus what ever else i feel like getting from my recipe books

And cake i like making cakes too...but they r mostly from packet mix....occasionally i make them from scratch.

i cook because i have to, not because i want to

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I'm pretty darn good at my own personal version of thai curries (and some indian curries as well) and stir frys. I'm REALLY excited to take some classes when I get to Thailand to see how I can improve and what new things I can incorporate.

I made some BBQ mock duck sandwiches for a picnic a few weeks ago that my boyfriend declared "impressive".

I make a pretty mean risotto too.

And I can bake really awesome brownies.

Basically, just about anything I put my mind to I can cook well. I just have to decide to make it.

CarrieMpls said:

I'm pretty darn good at my own personal version of thai curries (and some indian curries as well) and stir frys. I'm REALLY excited to take some classes when I get to Thailand to see how I can improve and what new things I can incorporate.

I made some BBQ mock duck sandwiches for a picnic a few weeks ago that my boyfriend declared "impressive".

I make a pretty mean risotto too.

And I can bake really awesome brownies.

Basically, just about anything I put my mind to I can cook well. I just have to decide to make it.

OH, and I make a really great dish out of lentils and brown rice and I caramelize onions in olive oil. And salt and pepper. I can't remember what it's called. Super easy, super simple dish and yet it's out of this freaking WORLD.

And I make a really good veggie noodle soup. I make lots of good soups, actually.

And I make AWESOME roasted vegetables, of all kinds.

I am an awesome bread maker! Ive made everything from bagels to pitas to pretzels and back to all kinds of yeast breads, muffins and quick breads...

I love to bake and make candy, I also love to can fruits, veggies, and jellies..even tho I havent done that in years... But I make the best raspberry jam!

I think everyone can be a good cook, you just have to put love in it!

I can't think of many things I'm not good at cooking or baking. I'm not a chef, by any means - just a very, very good cook.

Genesia said:

I can't think of many things I'm not good at cooking or baking. I'm not a chef, by any means - just a very, very good cook.

Yeah, that. I know I'm sometimes an opinionated mf'er, but I'm actually pretty humble about most things once you get to know me. Cooking on the other hand, I just rock that mess. It's also one of the few things that makes me truly happy on any kind of consistent basis. Especially when it has to do with anything grown in my garden.

CHILI!

I make kick-ass Arroz con Pollo and Arroz con Gandules (with roast pork).

Today I made this really yummy "confetti" potato salad. Looks weird in the photo (those are blue potatoes) but it's I guarantee it.

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johnart said:

I make kick-ass Arroz con Pollo and Arroz con Gandules (with roast pork).

Today I made this really yummy "confetti" potato salad. Looks weird in the photo (those are blue potatoes) but it's I guarantee it.

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I had that

johnart said:

Today I made this really yummy "confetti" potato salad. Looks weird in the photo (those are blue potatoes) but it's I guarantee it.

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Is it veggie? Looks quite tasty and I LOOOOOVE any kind of potatoe in pretty much anything.

I forgot you liked cooking, too.

Cerebus said:

johnart said:

Today I made this really yummy "confetti" potato salad. Looks weird in the photo (those are blue potatoes) but it's I guarantee it.

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Is it veggie? Looks quite tasty and I LOOOOOVE any kind of potatoe in pretty much anything.

I forgot you liked cooking, too.

It actually is/would be veggie...if you take the lil bit of bacon I put in back out.

johnart said:

Cerebus said:

Is it veggie? Looks quite tasty and I LOOOOOVE any kind of potatoe in pretty much anything.

I forgot you liked cooking, too.

It actually is/would be veggie...if you take the lil bit of bacon I put in back out.

Easily removed. Does it have cabbage in it? For some reason I'm seeing cabbage. I definitely see the egg, carrot and potatoe. Love the color combination of the latter two. I've been messin' around with purple and orange cauliflower lately. So awesome for presentation. They just look cool on a plate.

Does this place have a damn shrug emoticon? And why is it so dang difficult for me to locate smilies here?

i love my vegetable stir fry with linguine instead of noodles

I wish I were a better cook. I'm good at following recipe directions, but I'd love to have a natural gift for throwing things together.

But I do rock an awesome homemade chicken pot pie. That would probably be my best dish.

Efan said:

I wish I were a better cook. I'm good at following recipe directions, but I'd love to have a natural gift for throwing things together.

But I do rock an awesome homemade chicken pot pie. That would probably be my best dish.

I usually look for recipes online and troll the couple of foodie magazines I get for ideas, but then alter them to what I think might work better. After a while, I don't need to look up the recipe anymore and I've customized it to my preferences.

Now, occasionally, I still have a disaster. But after practice that happens less and less. Your instincts become more honed.

CarrieMpls said:

Efan said:

I wish I were a better cook. I'm good at following recipe directions, but I'd love to have a natural gift for throwing things together.

But I do rock an awesome homemade chicken pot pie. That would probably be my best dish.

I usually look for recipes online and troll the couple of foodie magazines I get for ideas, but then alter them to what I think might work better. After a while, I don't need to look up the recipe anymore and I've customized it to my preferences.

Now, occasionally, I still have a disaster. But after practice that happens less and less. Your instincts become more honed.

I'll google a few recipes for the same thing, see which suits best quantities of stuff I have in the pantry and how many I have to feed, then start substuting stuff where I see fit. I rarely follow a recipe to the letter these days either.

substituting, of course - very instreting

Cerebus said:

johnart said:

It actually is/would be veggie...if you take the lil bit of bacon I put in back out.

Easily removed. Does it have cabbage in it? For some reason I'm seeing cabbage. I definitely see the egg, carrot and potatoe. Love the color combination of the latter two. I've been messin' around with purple and orange cauliflower lately. So awesome for presentation. They just look cool on a plate.

Does this place have a damn shrug emoticon? And why is it so dang difficult for me to locate smilies here?

Yes there's one of these:

There's like 4 different type of taters (Trader Joes sells them mixed) ,shredded carrots, onions, celery, eggs, a bit of bacon (like you said, easily removed from prep), sweet mustard, yellow mustard, paprika, light mayo, regular mayo (so that I don't taste the light one ), salt and parsley.

I think that's it.

Crown Rib Roast

Any frittata/tortilla type of thing

Old skool pasta & sauces that I learned in Italy (I made lasagne noodles today, they're drying now)

My Thai curries are getting better

Roast chicken, pick your flavor (lemon garlic, mango, balsamic, Jerk, or Turkish)

I make some great pork chili and a mean chicken fried steak.

OH! I don't make it often but also make really good Pastelon.

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The beef filling is cooked to have a very distinct taste (don't think hamburger or lasagna it's quite different in taste)

The outer is made from ripe plaintains.