Way off-topic. A cooking discussion?

[Darth-Baiter]

Cooking is my jam. I love it.  Works out perfectly since my wife doesn’t cook. 
 

you?

 

 

[Cigarguy]

^^^d**n son....that looks delicious.

 

I'm a cook wannabe.  I got into cooking because of my love for Japanese steel and knives.  Also the more a knife is used, the quicker it will need to be resharpened.  I love sharpening things.

[12poundbass]

You’ll have to do a bit of digging but there are a few cooking threads on here. 
 

“shelter in place ribs” is one of them. 
 

The meat looks great! 

[Deephaven]

I love to cook as well....although pork belly is the one thing that has not gone well for me.  Figures that is what you'd post. 

[A-Jay]

I cook out of self defense ~ 

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A-Jay

[DitchPanda]

Yep love cooking...made carnitas tonight.

[jimmyjoe]

   I love to cook. If I just knew how to make it edible, I'd be in 7th heaven.  ?    jj

[Koz]

I enjoy cooking and trying to come up with new, tasty dishes. Nothing fancy, though. I’m pretty handy on the grill as well.

[12poundbass]

9 hours ago, Deephaven said:

I love to cook as well....although pork belly is the one thing that has not gone well for me.  Figures that is what you'd post. 

Pork belly burnt ends. They were absolutely amazing! 
 

 

[Catt]

I'm a Cajun, I can make shoe leather taste good!

 

I cook 90% of time round here, the other 10% is take out.

 

 

 

[Jigfishn10]

Besides grilling I'm more into the comfort foods on the weekends.....Pizza (homemade dough and sauce) - Chicago deep dish pizza, Chili, Clam Chowder, Ravioli, gnocchi, thin spaghetti, blueberry and apple pies. I don't eat a ton of fried food but we're already talking about twice fried potato skins and thick cut potato chips for my son for the super bowl.

The nice part of cooking is when your children like to jump in and help. My daughter will cook with me and my son will cook with my daughter. 

[Catt]

2 minutes ago, Jigfishn10 said:

twice fried potato skins

 

Kinda like refried beans, couldn't get it the first time!

 

Just kidding!?

[J Francho]

I was a line chef in a former life. I like cooking and feeding others. 

[Jigfishn10]

1 minute ago, Catt said:

 

Kinda like refried beans, couldn't get it the first time!

 

Just kidding!?

Exactly!  ?

Oh and Catt, for a Yankee, I do make a darn good Jambalaya. ?

[Mobasser]

I like to cook also. Mostly standard stuff. Lately since its been cold I've been putting stuff in a crockpot before I leave in the morning. Roast, chicken, etc. I like it because you've got meat ready when you get home. Then, just fix some potatoes, vegetables etc.                                              I still don't cook as well as my wife though.

[Mobasser]

I can cook some really good mashed potatoes, but I struggle with gravy. My wife usually makes it.

[BrianMDTX]

Truth be told, I like to eat more than cook lol. But I have my moments. I got this Maryland Crab Soup recipe from my wife’s grandmother. No one else has it but me as no one made it close enough to her standards for her to pass it onto. She was Baltimore old school. Made it in the summer kitchen in the basement and if a thunderstorm popped up in the middle of making the soup, toss it and start over (that’s an old wive’s tale that a T-storm would ruin the soup). 
 

 

Maryland Crab Soup

 

Start with a lb of beef cubes, cut into smaller cubes and add to 3-4 quarts of water. To that add:

 

2 beef boullion cubes

2-3 white potatoes- diced

1 small white onion- minced

3-4 cloves garlic-minced

3 16 oz. bags frozen mixed vegetables (carrots, green beans, lima beans, corn and peas)

two cans of crushed tomatoes

one can of diced tomatoes

one can tomato sauce

1/2 cup of barley (rinsed)

1/2 head of cabbage-shredded

4 soup crabs, devil removed, cracked in half

3 bay leaves

7-8 dashes of Lea and Perrins Worchestershire sauce

4-5 dashes of Tabasco sauce

dash or two of cayenne pepper

Old Bay and black pepper to taste

1 lb jumbo lump MD crab meat (added just prior to serving)

 

FYI- “soup crabs” are leftover steamed crabs sold in Maryland seafood shops for use in crab soup. If you cannot find soup crabs, either omit them or if you have access to live blue crabs, buy a few and steam them yourself and add to the soup. “Devil” is what we call the gills (some call them dead man’s fingers). And while Maryland jumbo lump crabmeat is best, substitute any jumbo lump or lump blue crab meat. 
 

Serve with bakery rye bread and Keller’s Irish butter. It’s a meal in a bowl! 

[slonezp]

I stopped asking years ago for a cooking section thread. Good luck.

[bulldog1935]

the trick to knowing how to cook is knowing how to eat.  

All my fishing buddies are cooks, one has been to chef school, another pharmacist (before hospital manager) - we share the wealth in camps and in fishing shacks.  (Those two tailgate and crew for a winning team at Reno Air Races)

One campout, we invented the world's easiest chili relleno - blend boudin, crabmeat, italian cheese, stuff and grill

[Deephaven]

Last night was lambchops, lettuce from the hydroponic garden, homemade sourdough bread, and corn my wives brother grew that we froze this fall.

 

[roadwarrior]

Picture perfect, looks delicious.

[jbsoonerfan]

I do the grocery shopping as well as all the cooking. The other day I was at the meat counter and the lady working asked me what we were having. I told her chicken fajitas. She said, "Do you cook every night?" I told her that I sure did. She said, "You must be trying to keep your wife around." I told her, "Not really, I'm just a whole lot better cook than she is." LOL

[TnRiver46]

I only cook fish or anything on the smoker. My fiancé cooks a crazy delicious elaborate meal pretty much every single night. Some guys have all the luck.

[Darth-Baiter]

2 hours ago, jbsoonerfan said:

I do the grocery shopping as well as all the cooking. The other day I was at the meat counter and the lady working asked me what we were having. I told her chicken fajitas. She said, "Do you cook every night?" I told her that I sure did. She said, "You must be trying to keep your wife around." I told her, "Not really, I'm just a whole lot better cook than she is." LOL

Haha. Similar story. 
 

I was also buying meat from my butcher.  The lady next to me asked me how I was going to cook my purchase. I explained.  She asked, “do you do all the cooking?”

”yes, I enjoy it”

”your wife cook at all?”

”my wife doesn’t cook, she experiments on me....”

(and we laughed)

 

[Darth-Baiter]

4 hours ago, Deephaven said:

Last night was lambchops, lettuce from the hydroponic garden, homemade sourdough bread, and corn my wives brother grew that we froze this fall.

 

Perfection!