Kitchen

[sabatini]

@Annabellethecat66's thread over on the Among Friends forum made me think to ask.

She was talking about 'eating jags' (like Tootsie Roll Pops!), but I'm wondering about cooking stuff, because that's what I do.

For example, I've had a wonton/potsticker phase & will make them over and over again, trying out different wrappers and cooking methods; steaming, pan frying, or deep frying to see what I like best.

I've also had a fresh pasta phase, & had fun making my own dough & rolling it out onto the table & trying different shapes.

We won't talk about the pizza phase.....

Right now, I'm in a corn tortilla phase, and have been making my own, though I think that after tonight, that's IT for now.

The thing is, I just get a thought, like 'I wonder how you...' and run w/ it, even though I've no idea what I'm doing, but it's fun to try!

How about you?

[eddyandme]

You must be a wonderful cook.  I'm just pleased when something tastes good and kinda stick with it.  Guess I have no imagination when it comes to preparing meals.

Just got my Nutrisystem this afternoon so I'll be in a minimal cooking phase, which I shall enjoy!

[blackhole99]

I used to bake bread as a side line or should I say as a value added product for my farm stand. I started baking bread again for my husband and I, so maybe I'll do it this spring when I have greens for sale. It's a lot of work, but people don't seem to mind paying 5 dollars  for a 2 lb. loaf of homemade bread. 

[sabatini]

@eddyandme, I don't think I'm a "wonderful" cook, but I just love to do it!

Good luck w/ your new toy!

@blackhole99, I'm not a baker, and bread making intimidates me. It's too exacting, w/ too many variables, & requires a skill level that I don't posses.

Your bread must be amazing since you're able to sell it. 2 thumbs up!

My mom always made her own bread, and just dumped 5#s of flour into a big pan, and added this 'n that. It was wonderful!

I'd think I'd be afraid to go through a bread making phase. The pizza phase was bad enough - weight wise!

Maybe one day I'll give it a whirl. I don't like it when I don't know how to do something. 

[on the bay]

I used to but I don't think its the same kind of cooking you are talking about.

I think it was mostly because I couldn't think of other things!

I would make stir frys. This was made with those frozen steak-ums and frozen vegetables and some worcester sauce and pepper.

Then when the kids would say in their little polite trying not to hurt my feelings voices, Mom, can we have something besides sitr fry?

Then I would make chicken-burnt chicken legs baked extremely well.

My brother in law worked at Popeyes and used to bring us chicken and biscuits every single night which we really appreciated but when they got older they didn't want to see a popeyes chicken again lol!

I also made turkey legs in the crockpot a lot! And everyone did like those.

I like going to Trader Joes when I do because they have such interesting things!

[sabatini]

@on the bay, LOL about your BIL bringing over the Popeye's suppers!

When my sons were young teens, they had friends who worked at the mall, at Auntie Ann's Pretzels & at Cinnabon. We always had a ton of them both. Dangerous times. LOL!

I smiled when you said that your kids would politely ask you not to make that  stir-fry anymore. 

When my kids were little, and would walk in the door from school, they'd say 'Oh, no! She set the table with chopsticks again."

Haha!

That reaction came after my disaster of making 'Ants Climbing Up A Tree', which I still haven't lived down to this day. Even the dogs wouldn't eat it. 

[on the bay]

@sabatini-

Lol! What a team we'd make in the kitchen!

I wasn't going to mention this story but well, now that I'm in the confessing mood with some other gentle souls (I hope)

the first dinner I ever went to at my inlaws was we were all to bring something.

My husbands family came from mostly New England and they eat meat potatoes and ok a vegetable, no leftovers or casseroles.

I on the other hand came from more inventive🤣 type meals.

So I made a green noodle casserole. There were actually either blank or shocked looks.

The next time and everytime after, I was asked to bring the sodas!! lol!! 

Oh and there was a whole lot left. I kept saying, there's plenty more where that came from 

[sabatini]

@on the bay, "There's plenty more where that came from." LOL!! 

[homedecor1]

right now yes (cooler temps) I'm in a real cooking mood!  I vowed to use what's been in the freezer for 3 months.  I did a lot of traveling since November & I'm really cooking a lot.

This week I've made:

Pot Roast, stuffed peppers, meatballs & sausage with homemade sauce (with homemade raviolis), chicken & dumplings, roasted chicken w roasted veg,  and tonight I made fish.

I'm shocked spouse is eating leftovers which he never likes!  I think certain things taste better after a few days!

I am baking tomorrow a lemon poppy seed cake and chocolate chip pie for a meeting.

Once the weather heats up its going to be back to salads!

[Daysdee]

I made homemade soup which I haven't made for a while.  A few weeks ago I made chow mein and broccoli beef in the same week.  I haven't made pasta sauce for zoodles in a while and I was making that often.