What is your favorite thing to cook?

[pouncermom]

Either at home or at work? It can be simple or complicated.

[Mikeb]

I love cooking Ukrainian food. It's the stuff I grew up on, and even though I'm surrounded constantly by great French and Italian food, luxury ingredients everywhere, theres nothing I enjoy more than a good plate of varenyky, holubsti, or a nice cold bowl of borsch. It's even harder to find good versions of these, so I need to make them at home. It's also very relaxing to roll out, stuff and fold varenyky (perogies), so those are probably my favourite dish to make.

[Mezzaluna]

This has changed over time. I guess it would be chicken soup with matzo balls because it always turns out and I have yet to serve it a person (who is not vegetarian) who hasn't liked it.

[Pierre]

SALMON!

it's so versitle; grilled, baked, poached, smoked, cured, in cream sauces, in crepes, quiche, and raw. and since i catch my own, i can't beat the price.

i'm got some gravlax curing in the fridge right now.

[bigwheel]

Well first I ever heard of someboy enjoying cooking. Seems to me like cooking be just a necessary evil for them who enjoys eating or providing good groceries to other folks. Whut am I missing here? Thanks.

bigwheel

Originally Posted by pouncermom

Either at home or at work? It can be simple or complicated.

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by bigwheel

Well first I ever heard of someboy enjoying cooking. . . . Whut am I missing here?

for me it's the creative process and the enjoyment of the result. i live alone so i sometimes invite others over for dinner just so that i can cook large meals.
i'm selfish that way :-)

[diane]

I don"t know whether to say a great big pot of hearty soup, with bread and butter for lots to dip into, or an exquisite little chateaubriand with all the trimming for just four. Both marvelous for different reasons.

[nowIamone]

Meals in my own home! The anticipation of good company; the table prepared as a center stage recepticle of my evening efforts; lightly bopping to the music with a great glass of wine in my hand, the aromas, coaxing the flavors along; the laughter of my friends, the excited, spirted conversation at the table over the appetizer course, the political debate with the entree, the melancholy, sentimental reminiscing with the after dinner liqueurs, fresh coffee and dessert.

[AprilB]

(do snails count?)

Actually...nice cuts of meat. Any kind of meat. Absolute favorite: Quick seared tenderloins, chateaubriands, wellingtons, roasts, finished off in the oven to blood rare inside...chops, veal, lamb, pork...then briskets, pastramis, corned beef, pulled meat for tamales, tacos...yum...

The West wasn't won eating salads.

April

[bigwheel]

Dang think I be headed to your house. Sounds like fun. Try a little Texas Two Step along with the bop dancing music. It get you a little closer to the intended target audience so to speak

bigwheel

Originally Posted by nowIamone

Meals in my own home! The anticipation of good company; the table prepared as a center stage recepticle of my evening efforts; lightly bopping to the music with a great glass of wine in my hand, the aromas, coaxing the flavors along; the laughter of my friends, the excited, spirted conversation at the table over the appetizer course, the political debate with the entree, the melancholy, sentimental reminiscing with the after dinner liqueurs, fresh coffee and dessert.

[diane]

LOL April, meat!! One of my favourites is making deli meat platters. Buy all the meats and have a lot of fun constructing it. Construct an apple tree with rolled meats various, cherry tomatoes, greens, herbs. chives for grass around the foot of the tree. Lots of fun.

Hi Folks !

Baking bread....WW sand bread,dinner rolls,quick breads,biscotti,bundt and layer cakes ,muffins,anything with struesel,cheesecakes,fruit pies


Anything braised! Veal or lamb shanks,I guess shank meat of any kind ,stews(marengo)....ragouts(burgoo)
Roasted corned beef,porkloin,whole birds w/pan gravies,Braised brisket,Pickn'pull pork shoulder(Q)
Seafood chowders,consommes,grilled Lamb
poached fresh fish in court bouillion
Calves sweetbreads,lamb or calves liver
mascerated fresh summer berries and fresh homemade ice cream
blender sauces and dressings
German food and desserts

This list changes all the time ....lol Foodi

[bigwheel]

Ya know you got a point there. Its a lot of fun to know that folks enjoy your food..sniff sniff..I am getting all emotional here. Now the only reason I cook is cuz I cook mo betta than anybody else I ever knew or heard tell about. If the occasion require good food a person might as well hunker down and do it themselves if they was in my position huh? Now this mainly only apply to bbq and cajun food and Texas soul food. I bees glad to let other folks handle quiches and sushis etc. Now I do not mind eating stuff like that mind ya I just would not want to be accused of cookin it

bigwheel

Originally Posted by Pierre

for me it's the creative process and the enjoyment of the result. i live alone so i sometimes invite others over for dinner just so that i can cook large meals.
i'm selfish that way :-)

Hi Folks !

Baking bread....WW sand bread,dinner rolls,quick breads,biscotti,bundt and layer cakes ,muffins,anything with struesel,cheesecakes,fruit pies


Anything braised! Veal or lamb shanks,I guess shank meat of any kind ,stews(marengo)....ragouts(burgoo)
Roasted corned beef,porkloin,whole birds w/pan gravies,Braised brisket,Pickn'pull pork shoulder(Q)
Seafood chowders,consommes,grilled Lamb
poached fresh fish in court bouillion
Calves sweetbreads,lamb or calves liver
mascerated fresh summer berries and fresh homemade ice cream
blender sauces and dressings
German food and desserts

This list changes all the time ....lol Foodi

[diane]

I should really add crepes. Love them, sweet or savory, hiding their treasures inside, betrayed only by enticing smells sneaking out with the steam, or the obvious evidence of a fruit coulis. And like April, roasts, dear little roasts, or a whole round. Recipe for a whole round... put it in the oven on low at 9 am. Think of who you can invite. Invite them. Go out, and come home clutching market green beans, carrots, salad stuff. Make salad, chuck spuds and kumara in when the round comes out at 6 ish. Dinner at 7.30 ish. Meat was perfect, I hadn't cooked one before, nor have I since. To big for most gatherings.