Are you a "one trick pony" when it comes to cooking??

[robvious]

Maybe we should ask Supica to do a S&W cookbook as a fundraiser for the forum...??? just an idea...lol

 

[coltle6920]

Maybe we should ask Supica to do a S&W cookbook as a fundraiser for the forum...??? just an idea...lol

Sure if you don't mind each dish having a different firearm next to it! I'm guessing (like wines) that meat dishes would have a blued firearm and fish would be accompanied by stainless.

 

[coltle6920]

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Other than grilling meat there are only about 3 or 4 things that I cook much. I prefer crock pots to anything else. Pasta sauce, chicken and gravy, pot roast, chili, etc. You get the picture.

I love my crockpot...Like Ron Popeil says "Just set it and forget it!"

 

[coltle6920]

I'm a pretty decent cook, but I've generally never followed a written recipe. No one ever taught me how to cook, I learned by watching my parents. I started cooking when both my parents were working, around 12 years old. Since I was home first I took over making dinner and I got pretty good at it. I can fry, bake, roast etc. I even taught myself how to bake a cake. None of what I make is fancy or exotic, but no one goes away hungry.

I'm glad I didn't take up cooking until about 15yrs ago.Mom used to burn any meat from pork chops to pot roast.Never had to worry about who got the end piece on a roast.The whole thing had a crust that would keep the dog occupied for hours.

 

[kpap]

The one thing I cook the same every time is Prime Rib. I have not ate one that tastes better than mine. I stock up every year when it's on sale the week of Christmas usually around 6 bucks a pound and fill the freezer. The wife and kids love it and so do I...

 

[jaymoore]

What I mean is do you stick to a recipe and are afraid or unwilling to experiment?

....I never write anything down on paper so every meal seems to be an adventure.

Recipe? What's a recipe?

"Every meal an adventure!" Ought to be a catch phrase.

Squirrel stews are particularly prone to variety.

Deer works well when coated with Dynasty brand oyster sauce (no MSG) (and cayenne pepper if you like some "heat") and then grilled. So that's been a constant for some time. Otherwise?....

 

[Qball]

Do you have Swedish meatballs over there Do you just call them meatballs?

If so do you call ours American meatballs?

There are American Meatballs?

Oh... Yea... well, we call them "Hamburgers"

 

[Tom S.]

I'm a "no trick pony".

I can barely get edible food following the recipe verbatim, and it had better be a simple recipe. I'm certainly not going off the reservation.

You beat me to it. I too am a no trick pony. Cooking and I don't agree with one another. I have a hard time fixing Campbell's soup.

 

[JohnSW]

I recently bought some "Hoisin sauce" and found it also works nicely on ribs.

If you want something thinner, you can add soy sauce. And for additional flavor, you can add a little (spice blend) Chinese Five Spice.

 

[cmort666]

You beat me to it. I too am a no trick pony. Cooking and I don't agree with one another. I have a hard time fixing Campbell's soup.

After buying a decent non-stick frying pan a few years ago, I can just about fry a hamburger or a pork chop without burning it.

I can actually make pretty decent fried chicken in a Lodge cast iron skillet. However, it takes SO much effort to keep the oil at the right temperature, it's almost not worth it. I will say that mine is better than Golden Corral's, but not better than the local Chinese buffet's.

I build all of my own PCs, and load my own ammunition. Some people view that as being as bothersome as I view cooking.

 

[coltle6920]

If you want something thinner, you can add soy sauce. And for additional flavor, you can add a little (spice blend) Chinese Five Spice.

I usually just use soy sauce for marinating.The Hoisin sauce is thicker and good for basting.

Will have to see if my market carries the Chinese 5 Spice.

 

[JJEH]

I enjoy cooking but I especially enjoy experimenting with different seasonings or marinades.I never write anything down on paper so every meal seems to be an adventure.

I experiment a lot but don't write anything down, I usually go with my gut. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. But we never had to throw anything away, I hate wasting food.

 

[coltle6920]

The one thing I cook the same every time is Prime Rib. I have not ate one that tastes better than mine. I stock up every year when it's on sale the week of Christmas usually around 6 bucks a pound and fill the freezer. The wife and kids love it and so do I...

I missed out on a good prime rib sale last Xmas but that's a different thread I posted.

I would be willing to experiment a little with prime rib but not much. I bought some "Morton's Season All" which is good on meats and making hamburgers.I find it to be another must have in the cupboard.

 

[mike from st pete]

I love to cook all ethnic styles.

 

[shouldazagged]

If you want something thinner, you can add soy sauce. And for additional flavor, you can add a little (spice blend) Chinese Five Spice.

Chinese five-spice is a treasure I discovered late in life. Try a pinch of it in a good grade of applesauce (without cinnamon), heated. Or on baked apples or butternut squash.

I use a lot of Worcestershire sauce--Lea & Perrins only--often in combination with good brewed soy sauce, dry red wine and a few drops of liquid smoke, to add depth and richness to stews and beef soups. You don't taste the individual ingredients, but it's a pleasantly darker flavor. Occasionally I'll also use a little strong brewed coffee.

Toasted sesame oil is also a staple, and so is Vietnamese chiki garlic paste.

I love ground cumin and Spanish smoked paprika.

 

[coltle6920]

I love to cook all ethnic styles.

In the same pot or separately ??

 

[Stevens]

I enjoy all sorts of cooking everything from Sushi, curry, Paella, ceviche, turkey Veg soup, BBQ., to roast pig on a spit. My wife is a Boudreaux so she does the Cajun food!
Steve W

 

[JJEH]

I enjoy all sorts of cooking everything from Sushi, curry, Paella, ceviche, turkey Veg soup, BBQ., to roast pig on a spit. My wife is a Boudreaux so she does the Cajun food!
Steve W

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[jimbo728]

Shake and bake. The recipe is on the box.
Hot Dogs with mustard, onion and celery salt.
Jim

 

[BearBio]

What are these "recipe" thingies you guys are talking about?