Cooking

I will say one thing about cooking, its good to use smell, make sure any flours are puffed up into the air to create a nice atmosphere, and see how the smells change when combined, and cooked...

...but not so much at the other end of the eating
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I'm into layers of flavors and creativity from simple ingredients. Love to bake bread! I find cooking relaxing. It centers me.

I wonder how many people around here cook? Do most eat out and prepared food?

i work as a cook....while i enjoy cooking things at home, doing so as a job is tedious...at work the food is bland and generic since we have to feed a wide array of dietary needs...i'm not fond of it in the least...at home when i cook it's creative and flavorful, i'm allowed free reign in the seasonings, i can mix things and experiment....it's enjoyable...

I love to cook. My family has a strong Italian heritage of cooking. As a matter of fact, today I was at my mothers house cooking calzones for Easter. My specialty is egg plant parmesan. I make, what I call, Rusty's World Famous Burritos. Halloween Chili or Hunters Chili is another favorite. My version of Olive Gardens Zupa Toscana is better than theirs.

I have, at last count, 182 different spices, herbs, and mixed seasoning blends. I have 10-12 different salts which include, French Grey, Himalayan, Alderwood, Hawaiian Black, Hickory, Garlic, Kosher, Sea, regular table, and several others. Did you know curry has 9 different types? I didn't until I went to Penzey's, then I had to have them all!

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Doesn't seem many cook?

So how do all you eat?

Rickie wrote: Bump

Doesn't seem many cook?

So how do all you eat?

I pamper my chef the best I can, and eat what she creates...

She is an excellent cook, and I'm just OK, I spice too heavy for her, :lol:....

But, since meeting you, I try to be a good "assistant chef", lol...

I used to cook for a living. All in all I've spent about 5 years as a cook. I kind of lost my love for it though. I do still enjoy now and then. Tomorrow I'm preparing a lovely dish of chicken parmesan. I'm pretty geeked do that.

I cook two a day some times three. I can plan though it takes time and effort I admit, the end result is worth the wait

I cook less one meal a day because I eat outside :dry: