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how good are you at cooking
I'm ok at it. No expert but could cook up something you'd like. What about you?
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I enjoy cooking. Especially love making my own pasta sauce.
Much better than the pre made ones! Been lazy with cooking recenty but will get back into it |
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I enjoy cooking. Especially love making my own pasta sauce.
Much better than the pre made ones! Been lazy with cooking recenty but will get back into it
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Love cooking - used to do it for a living so I'm quite good at it I think? Although I'm not really into baking/pastry stuff as I don't have a particular taste for cakes/puddings.
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ok, lets cook an amazing dinner, what would you like as a starter?
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I have been living on pasta sauce. All home made. yum.
![]() so much better when you make it yourself. Will def be doing it this week |
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ok, lets cook an amazing dinner, what would you like as a starter?
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Baked Goats cheese served with rocket and balsamic vinegar
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Im not bad, though currently in a rut with my repertoire. I'd really love to go on a residential cookery course to brush up.... but I'm afraid to do it because I'd be scared of getting the level wrong. They're quite expensive - too expensive to turn up only to find they're teaching something basic like making a bechamel... or conversely, teaching something really gourmet and complicated.
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i'm rubbish. i can cook average normal meals like roasts, slow cooker stuff and fry up breakfast. i made a load of veggie pasties and they were ok. every single one was different but they are a decent snack. im trying to do jamie olivers 15 minute meals and i think ive made a few that are ok. my husband loves the bashed chicken in jamies book. my problem is, i always think ive done it wrong. doh. i brought a load of spices back from india. now im struggling to get the balance right and it seriously isnt easy.
but its fun trying.
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Im not bad, though currently in a rut with my repertoire. I'd really love to go on a residential cookery course to brush up.... but I'm afraid to do it because I'd be scared of getting the level wrong. They're quite expensive - too expensive to turn up only to find they're teaching something basic like making a bechamel... or conversely, teaching something really gourmet and complicated.
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consider it done. Next course?
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I just posted about this on another thread and can't find it!
I retired in 2008 but OH had to continue. I started cooking and now do most of it. I'll try my hand at anything. The first thing I did with a pal back then was a LA ten week evening cookery course - North Indian cuisine. Now I just stick to one basic recipe and tweak it as OH can't do too much heat. Wednesday I'm off to a cookery school morning followed by 3 course lunch and we've booked B&B. Welsh lad and katy - go do it. Talk to them first and go in at a challenging level. There'll be nothing worse than finding you're dumbing down. I did an "intermediate" photography class to find there were five newbies and we pandered to them. I'd rather be just out of my depth and learn one really challenging dish. |
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I love it. I'm no commercial chef, but i can make nice tasting food from scratch without a recipe. I just dont do restaurant presentation.
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I think I'm ok. Everyone who eats my food loves it. I put in lot of attention to detail. I take a long time though, and I need to practise at getting everything ready at the same time. I really love cooking though.
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A nice big juicy rump steak with some peppercorn sauce and triple cooked chips
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I think I'm ok. Everyone who eats my food loves it.
i generally make it up as i go along and i`m particularly good at empty cupboard cookery. |
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I'm ok. My food tastes good, not restaurant quality but it's not terrible. My enthusiam makes up for lack of skills.
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I love cooking no one is aloud in my kitchen when I'm cooking, Years ago I went to night school to learn basic french and italian cooking, I went with a friend and it was great fun really enjoyed it
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this.
i generally make it up as i go along and i`m particularly good at empty cupboard cookery. i make a brill chilli bean soup from not very much. ive got lots of dried beans which i cook and freeze. add anything thats hanging around to the beans and yummy soup appears. |
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I love cooking, I enjoy experimenting but I love reading cook books and menus. I'm a bit obsessed with menus actually, sometimes I sit and browse restaurants websites just reading menus.
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[quote=Jambo_c;64871996]I love cooking, I enjoy experimenting but I love reading cook books and menus. I'm a bit obsessed with menus actually, sometimes I sit and browse restaurants websites just reading menus.
[/QUOTE]..ha! ha! I do that too ![]() If I am in the right frame of mind I really enjoy cooking, so then I will cook loads of stuff and freeze it for the days when I can't be bothered. |
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I'm extremely good at cooking the limited number of dishes I know (including some very complicated Indian curries from scratch). However, I need to expand my repertoire.
I also pick up new recipes very quickly. However, I just don't enjoy cooking at all. I would rather tidy, do the laundry, iron...almost anything else.
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I love cooking. I would rate myself as good in cooking. My friends and family like my cooking. But i tend to make most of my dishes spicier than i wish. So i still have to learn a lot. I'm good at cooking south indian dishes,would like to explore and experiment other country cuisines. I like chinese,always try to make at home,but would end up with average or poor results. Average at baking,Italian cuisines,Thai dishes.
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I love cooking, I enjoy experimenting but I love reading cook books and menus. I'm a bit obsessed with menus actually, sometimes I sit and browse restaurants websites just reading menus.
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but its fun trying.

I would rather tidy, do the laundry, iron...almost anything else.