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I can cook!
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altfriday5:
1. Do you like to cook? If so, what?
Yes. Omelets and stir-frys mostly. Unless 'cook' is extended to 'bake' in which case cookies and brownies win.
2. If you do like to cook, have you always or when did you start? If you don't like to cook, have you tried it without success or simply never gotten into it, or ...?
I started cooking in college. I had the good luck of getting a dorm that was all tiny apartments with kitchens. Lots of experimenting at that time, and I got pretty good at pancakes.
3. What's the most ambitious-for-you dish you've ever prepared? How'd it come out?
Recently I've done a couple times something with two skillets going. One with just portabella mushrooms saute-ing by themselves, and one with the rest of the stuff. That's about as fancy as I get. Nothing with huge amounts of prep work, not more complex than marinading something (start early, let sit, forget about it until time to cook).
4. Have there been fears, hesitations, or items of squeamishness you've struggled with in cooking?
I was nervous the first time I cooked chicken because I wanted to make sure it was thoroughly cooked and no one got sick from it.
5. If you could learn to prepare one food perfectly the way you like it every time, what would it be?
Hmmm, already have that for pancakes. Most other things are kinda good enough and I want to get the most bang for my wish-granting-buck. I've never made Flan, that could be fun. Maybe one of my favorite Indian dishes that I haven't quite figured out like saag paneer or even just a good curried tofu. Mmm, yup, that's the food to lust for.
altfriday5:1. Do you like to cook? If so, what?
Yes. Omelets and stir-frys mostly. Unless 'cook' is extended to 'bake' in which case cookies and brownies win.
2. If you do like to cook, have you always or when did you start? If you don't like to cook, have you tried it without success or simply never gotten into it, or ...?
I started cooking in college. I had the good luck of getting a dorm that was all tiny apartments with kitchens. Lots of experimenting at that time, and I got pretty good at pancakes.
3. What's the most ambitious-for-you dish you've ever prepared? How'd it come out?
Recently I've done a couple times something with two skillets going. One with just portabella mushrooms saute-ing by themselves, and one with the rest of the stuff. That's about as fancy as I get. Nothing with huge amounts of prep work, not more complex than marinading something (start early, let sit, forget about it until time to cook).
4. Have there been fears, hesitations, or items of squeamishness you've struggled with in cooking?
I was nervous the first time I cooked chicken because I wanted to make sure it was thoroughly cooked and no one got sick from it.
5. If you could learn to prepare one food perfectly the way you like it every time, what would it be?
Hmmm, already have that for pancakes. Most other things are kinda good enough and I want to get the most bang for my wish-granting-buck. I've never made Flan, that could be fun. Maybe one of my favorite Indian dishes that I haven't quite figured out like saag paneer or even just a good curried tofu. Mmm, yup, that's the food to lust for.
