Daily Question.................08/03/09

Good morning my dear friends…
Today I have the privilege to post here your daily question for the Lounge… I want to mention that all questions here are just for the unique porpoise of fun and of course, to stay in touch with all members, and to know what do you think about it… of course sometimes some questions are a kind of silly but funniest in the bottom!.. … so lets begin…

The main topic of today is for those who like so much the kitchen!..

Are you good in Cook?..How many books to have of recipes? DO you have buyed some books and you didn´t opened yet? Are you a specialist in some dish? Wich one are the most number of people as yóu´re cooked?…..


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I do not own a single cookbook
But I am a good cook, my speciality is my beef stew.
The most I've cooked for is a full Thanksgiving Day spread for 12 people, however, a single batch of my stew (or my chicken and dumplings) would feed 10 easily

I am a decent cook, but not a great one. I can make simple things that taste good but nothing complicated. Not sure I have a specialty but my family back home goes nuts for my lasagna.

I love cooking and like to try out new recipes all the time. However most of the recipes I try come from magazines, or off the Internet. I do have a few cook books but they were my moms, and I also have a notebook that was my grandmothers of handwritten family recipes.
I guess I am a fairly good cook because everyone seems to like what I make.
I suppose my favorite thing to make would be Black Forest Cake.

I think I'm a pretty good cook, and others seem to agree.

I have a lot of cookbooks/recipe books, probably between 80 and 100 -- Some of these were my Dad's and have a lot of his notes in them. I occasionally pick up a recipe from a magazine, more often from the internet -- a great resource.

There's nothing on my shelf that I haven't at least meandered through looking for ideas. On the whole, I am not a recipe cook, though when I try something new, I do it exactly as the recipe says, and THEN I decide whether and what to tinker with and how. I use the books primarily as a reference, not a road map.

Mostly I like to play in the kitchen, and have a willing "guinea pig" in my sweetie. He says my specialty is sauces; I just deglaze the pan with something interesting and add a little cream. There are some dishes people ask for specifically, but not just one that could be called a specialty.

What's the largest number of people I've cooked for? Hmmmm...not huge...possibly 10?

I ADORE cooking and baking. I make a mean catalina chicken which is my beaus fave dish. And I will make anyone swoon over my cheesecakes!!

As for recipe books, I have a ton! Like no kidding a ton!

Nice Answers my friends!...

-Arlyn, I belive your beefs stew should to be Juicys!....
-Paula, I bet even garfield must be in line waiting to try your Delicious LASAGNA!
-Susan!, your Black Forest should be the BEST Item at the final of a good meal!
-Fran, I bet your sauces on the MEXICAN tacos are will going terrifics!..
-Captain!...Catalina chicken For sure I´ll should to try it! sounds interesting!...

I´m helper in the kitchen but not Cheff, ... My speciality is Boiled eggs...

BTW I want to try ANY dish of you! so please send me a sample!!





I´m starve right now!.....

Originally Posted by CoolCat

Are you good in Cook?..How many books to have of recipes? DO you have buyed some books and you didn´t opened yet? Are you a specialist in some dish? Wich one are the most number of people as yóu´re cooked?…..

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Hi Rigel!

I'm a pretty good cook - I prefer to cook savoury foods to sweet foods.

I only have two recipe books - they are the same, one is just an updated version.

You can see it here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonds_Cookbook

I don't specialise in any particular dish but I do like to make curries/casseroles.

The most amount of people I have cooked for single handedly is two!

I have an entire cabinet full of cookbooks, plus subscribe to a couple of cooking magazines.

If you judge by the number of people that ask me for my recipes, or ask for second or third helpings, then I'd have to say that most Italian dishes are my specialty - lasagna & manicotti (those get second and third helpings), and I've never once made my Shrimp/Pepper Pasta without someone asking me for the recipe.

The most people that I've ever cooked for was for a benefit dinner for the Humane Society - I think we served about 250 people that night. From my home, I had a family reunion that lasted 5 days where I cooked morning, noon and night for about 40 people. Thank heavens I'm an organized person or I couldn't have pulled it off. And I have thrown parties at my house where I've served about 60 people.

I like to cook. I hate to bake.

Originally Posted by WellingtonCats

I don't specialise in any particular dish but I do like to make curries/casseroles.

The most amount of people I have cooked for single handedly is two!

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Curries sounds so delicious...

Originally Posted by Momofmany

- lasagna & manicotti (those get second and third helpings), and I've never once made my Shrimp/Pepper Pasta without someone asking me for the recipe.

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I bet, for suck the fingers after finish your dish my friend!...





Is almost midnight here in Mexico time zone and I repeat...I´m Starve...

I would have to say that I am a decent cook Not "chef" material (but could be with some training), but I have worked as a short order cook, and recieved lots of compliments.

I have ummmmm 20-30 recipe books, plus ones I've put together myself from cut out recipes from magazines.

Everyone seems to enjoy my meatloaf (its a little different than traditional), stuffed pastas and chelsea buns......

The most I've cooked for is under 12, for a family dinner

I am a very good cook. I have about 20 cook books. I make a good lasagna. beef stew, home soups. I also love to bake, my best is lemon meringue pie. The most people I have cooked for is 16