Guys ... do you cook?

[WarlockNZ]

Hmmm ...

That is the question.

I know guys can cook, but it occurred to me the kitchen isn't very manly (and that's not a dig at the girls ok .. lol).

So what if there was something that men could cook that not only tasted fantastic but required the use of a bbq?? (it is a mans tool after all), yes i know steaks and saus are a bbq thing but come on ... there has to be something else.

Well, I have been in love (yes .. in love) with yakatori for years and it's taken me a little while to get it right.. but i tell you what, it is the shit!.

If you feel like experiencing the real thing, there is only one place to go and the is Ken Yakatori on anzac ave in the city, K road too i think... but anzac is the place to go :)

Just to give you an idea, here are a couple of dishes I made.

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Chicken with cheese

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Beef Sirloin with radish and spring onion

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Prawn wrapped in bacon with honey mustard sauce.

now that is bbq .. !!

[dogsnbikes]

I cook for a living so last thing I tend to do is cook at home not that there is anyone to cook for

but good on you for getting creative

[Colapop]

I prefer not to let my wife in my kitchen!

[Skyryder]

Yep I kooc. I just get stuff and stick it in the pot. Roll it up with a zig-zag. and :beer: Knockout grub.

Skyryder

[xwhatsit]

The Ken Yakatori on Anzac Ave is much better than the K Road one, it's true. Nice place for a feed and some Asahis.

I cook and bake and stuff. I like eating :D

[Sidewinder]

i supose you can use knifes on the bbq instead of the stove. and that way mum would yell at me because i would be outside

[Kiwifire72]

I do all the cooking at home and love it
try this you will love it
Whole Eye Fillet Steak
Crank both BBQ and oven to as hot as possible
Roast some thick potatoe and kumara slices
Seal whole eye fillet on bbq then place in very very hot oven for 15 to 20 min depending on size and how you like the steak
remove and rest for 10 min then slice and serve with roast veg and a nice mushroom sauce

[steveb64]

I do all the cooking at home and love it
try this you will love it
Whole Eye Fillet Steak
Crank both BBQ and oven to as hot as possible
Roast some thick potatoe and kumara slices
Seal whole eye fillet on bbq then place in very very hot oven for 15 to 20 min depending on size and how you like the steak
remove and rest for 10 min then slice and serve with roast veg and a nice mushroom sauce

MMMMMM MMMMM! That sounds nice! I do summat similar, but with nice thick aged T-bones...

In our household, it's not unknown for the wife and I to team up - I do the meat, she does the veg... And I tend to do the stir-fry's - Thai/Chinese fusion... :eek: She does the Indian style curries...

As a hint (if you've got an extractor over the stove - makes a LOT of smoke) - use a (cast iron 'cos I like 'em) HOT pan, sprinkle salt on pan surface liberally, coat steak with peanut oil, then sear as per your instructions. The advantage of using a cast iron pan, is they don't tend to have plastic or wooden handles, so you can just chuck the whole thing in the oven.

The salt is to stop the meat from sticking to the surface of the pan. Don't make it too hot tho... Give it a good pre-heat at about 3 on eleccie stove setting... YMMV!

[Swoop]

You know when dinner is ready... the smoke alarm goes off!

[SlashWylde]

I know guys can cook, but it occurred to me the kitchen isn't very manly (and that's not a dig at the girls ok .. lol).

Rubbish. All the worlds best chefs are men. I reckon if you can't cook a decent meal then you're not much of a bloke. And for the record, women love a man who can prepare a delicious meal.

[klingon]

...And for the record, women love a man who can prepare a delicious meal.

Oh yes! *drools* :drool:

[Kiwifire72]

My wife hates it when she comes home from work and I got the food channel on its awesome to watch heaps of ideas mmmmmmm yummy food

[pritch]

I have a little portable Weber I bought last summer. The weather so far hasn't been very inspiring with regard to al fresco dining. Tonight is looking better.

Charcoal cooking is great for lamb but the lamb tastes even better marinated.
1 cup dry red wine
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup ollive oil
4 Juniper berries
sprig of thyme
sprig of parsely
2 bayleaves
2 crushed cloves of garlic
pinch of nutmeg
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
dash of hot pepper sauce

Some of those are not essential but the juniper berries and garlic are, as they are what give it its character.

Pour some of the marinade over the meat while it's cooking and if you heat it on the end of the bbq you can use the remainder as sauce.

This recipe was specific to a particular lamb/hogget recipe I have but that's too much typing for now. It does, however, work with any cuts

[Kiwifire72]

At the World Fire Fighter Games yeah yeah laugh all you like its an olympics for fire fighters and there families
anyway they have a Fire Fighter cook off
so we should have a KB Cook off

[Dooly]

Dont cook, nor do the dishes.
Can cook well, and do the dishes, but why, the wife does both well.:done:

[ynot slow]

My 2c worth,was in our local cafe a few years ago,the owners' wife came out to serve,she said out loud Aimie can you go into the kitchen?Me the ever obliging male said "yes that's where all females belong",to which I recieved the steeliest of looks and no service from owners' wife.Apologised to Aimie asap she came back,she said yep grain of salt taken,but the boss is still pissed with you.

For what it's worth I've got a very heavy cast pan courtesy of my brother deciding to live in a bus and no room for it,heat it up chuck steak on and turn twice,maybe put in oven if cooking more than one serving.As the pan is expensive($200+)it cleans up well.Bbq is similar story full noise for steak then in oven to finish,usually comes out med-well if going in rare.

[Skyryder]

You know when dinner is ready... the smoke alarm goes off!

Better than the oven timer.

Skyryder

[scracha]

Do Scotsmen f'ckin cook?

[fredie]

i can cook a kangaroo steak:2thumbsup

[WarlockNZ]

all i'm hearing from you buggers is "yeah ..... chuck a steak in the pan ... she'll be right" .. that's not cooking lads.

Any bugger can sear a steak ..

When was the last time you cooked something that was just a joy to eat?

[inlinefour]

Like eating so its often a case of needing to cook. Must admit that since being in a wheelchair, its a tad harder to cook an impressive meal, but there is technology out there to make up for the slack. Funny thing is though, most meals are quicker to throw together than going out for the lazy type feed. I also must be showing my age as alot of the takeaway stuff no longer agrees with me. P.S. If its not a pleasure to eat, I won't bother doing it. Generally speaking anyone should be able to cook as long as they have a recipe to follow.

[Kiwifire72]

all i'm hearing from you buggers is "yeah ..... chuck a steak in the pan ... she'll be right" .. that's not cooking lads.

Any bugger can sear a steak ..

When was the last time you cooked something that was just a joy to eat?
Ok dinner here tonight was chicken breasts sliced like quick fry steaks
dusted with flour then egg wash and coated with Corn flakes
on the top shelf of hooded bbq
A turkish bread halved and lightl toasted on bbq then the rest of the ingrediants to make a yummy burger
quick tasty and simple

[Usarka]

just finished cookin and polishin off 2 x homemade pizzas. One with ham, sundried tomatoes, olives, pinenuts and capsicums, the other with smoked chicken avocado and some other shit. all with fresh 'erbs, garlic etc.

do it once a month and the missus thinks you rock. you get a root and she looks after you for the remaining 29 days :wari:

[Kiwifire72]

I also do a awesome Carrot cake
oh and how about Shit this will be spelt wrong though
Tera Ma sue .......... Coffee sponge thing Italian
and White SChocolate cheese cake

[Toaster]

Delegation works for me ;)

[ynot slow]

Learnt to cook a roast as a 10yr old,gravy was hit and miss though,that took a little longer.Can remember one sunday morning getting up and looking in the fridge cooking,steak,eggs ,tomatoes and toast for mum,dad and my brother,only thing was ma and pa had gone out for a caberet night before and were slightly hungover,to their credit they managed to eat it all.They reminded me of that when I was having my 21 birthday and slightly hungover,unbeknown to me they conspired to have champagne brekky for me as was a public holiday,I woke up a bit earlier had some toast and coffee prior,how was I to know,still laugh about it 24 yrs later.

Any kid should be taught the basics to cook,our neighbours were type that mum was at home,tea at 5.00pm etc,her kids never had an idea how to cook,except for elder son through scouts,never knew what you used to boil an egg.The mum reasoned the kids would mess up her kitchen,as my mum said to her make them clean up the mess,then they will understand the concept of clean mess when cooking.

Many a great meal had in the backblocks cooked with ingrediants from several kitchens for tea over a fire,never knew you could cook a pudding over a fire,dutch ovens work well.

[Kiwifire72]

Lol lets do a KB Ready Steady Cook
any chefs on here to be judge??????
Someone puts a up a list of a few items from super market and all us budding chefs out here write out a three course menu using those items??????????

[Pussy]

I'm generally in charge of roasts in our household (lamb, beef, pork...can't be arsed with chicken, Annie does that), and make a very nice bacon hock soup several times during the winter. Have also been known to cook up a you beaut lambs fry and bacon casserole

[Taz]

Not my job to cook.

[0arbreaka]

I can cook most things, I do stuggle with souffle though it always seems to collapse at the last minute:angry2:

[WarlockNZ]

see ... that's what i'm talking about ... the love of food ... the joy of cooking it ... and the pleasure of eating something that you have put time an effort into that not only tastes good but isn't just run of the mill.

[Kiwifire72]

So what you think of ready steady cook thingy Warlock?????

[WarlockNZ]

So what you think of ready steady cook thingy Warlock?????
i am so there man ... that would be awesome ... lol ..

we could make a whole show out of it ... bikers ... not just nasty bastards, but damn fine chefs too. :)

[doc]

Don't cook wont cook sort of stuff . Except if involves curries or chillies.

[Drunken Monkey]

I love to cook. Baking, on the other hand, is something I can do without.

[WarlockNZ]

I love to cook. Baking, on the other hand, is something I can do without.

what's wrong with baking????


Physical challenge !! ... LOL

[hXc]

Cook a mean venison dish here. Still at school and doing level 2 hospitality (level 3 next year too) and I love it.

Griddled Venison with Red Wine, Chocolate and Chili Sauce

Ingredients
1 venison steak
140g/5oz potatoes
4 tbsp olive oil
flatleaf parsley

For the marinade
4 tbsp olive oil
1 garlic clove, crushed
6 sprigs thyme
freshly ground black pepper

For the red wine, chocolate and chilli sauce
¼ red onion, chopped
60g/2oz butter
150ml/5fl oz red wine
pinch chilli flakes
1 tbsp melted chocolate

Salad
Balsamic vinegar
Mixed salad greens
Cherry tomatoes

Method
Heat the oven to 220C.
Place the potatoes in a pot of salted water, bring to the boil and cook for 10 minutes or until just tender.
Place the steak in a bowl and cover with all the marinating ingredients.
For the sauce, melt half the butter in a pan and add the onions, cook for 5 minutes or until softened.
Add the red wine and chilli flakes and simmer until it has reduced to half the original volume.
Drain the potatoes, put on to a baking tray and drizzle over the olive oil. Put into the oven and roast.
Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pot of simmering water and add to the red wine reduction.
Season the steak with some salt and fry on a hot griddle for 3 to 4 minutes on each side.
Remove and leave to rest for a few minutes then slice into thick pieces.
Whisk the remaining butter into the sauce with the pan juices from the steak.
Put the roasted potatoes on a plate, place the venison steak on top and pour over the sauce. Garnish with chopped flatleaf parsley. Serve with a small salad.


Venison, Pear & Bacon Burger

Ingredients
Patties
Lean venison mince
Tinned pears - chopped
Kiwi Bacon - chopped
Caramelised onion
Breadcrumbs
Salt & Pepper

Salad
Lettuce
Redcurrant Jelly
Beetroot
Tomato
Camembert Cheese

Method
Mix the first group of ingredients together in a bowl and form into patties
Fry or grill until cooked, then combine with other ingredients to form your burger.
Garnish with red currants on the side.

EDIT: Girlfriend has demanded that I cook her a lovely meal one time. Hmmm...Could be interesting.

[WarlockNZ]

damn!!! ... not only do we men get to cook the food we get to shoot it as well ... brilliant !!!!! well done that man!!

[hXc]

Also do a pretty good/easy salad NZ style too.

Tri-colour New Zealand Salad

Ingredients
4 Kiwifruit
2 Large Tomatoes
1 Cucumber
2 Avocados
Fresh Basil Sprigs
½ cup Orange Juice
1 teaspoon Balsamic Vinegar
½ teaspoon Dijon Mustard

Method
Wash and trim ends from kiwifruit. Cut into 1/4" thick slices.
Cut tomatoes into rough wedges.
Slice cucumber.
Peel and slice avocados.
Arrange ingredients equally among salad plates.
Garnish with basil sprigs.
Whisk together orange juice, vinegar and mustard until thoroughly combined.
Drizzle over salad to serve.

[fireball]

there is no man to cook for me.... just Lilsel

any one want to cook me a dinner :woohoo:

[HungusMaximist]

Yea I cook because I frikking enjoy eating and entertaining friends over posh dinner parties where the main talks revolve around the 'meaning of life'......

Plus a recent survey showed that men who cook and partcipates in doing house work get more pussy than the men who don't.....

[Conquiztador]

7 days a week. Have to feed my boys!! And can't be doing too badly, they are growing up well.

Favorites: stuff that does not require me to stand in the kitchen all day. Oven is good. Heaps of stuff that can be done there. Also a stew that takes care of it self. Home made pea soup is also a favorite.

[Waylander]

I can when I want to, even dabble in baking from time to time.
And what? I live in a house with 2 other guys, all of us can cook.
Ain't no one gonna do it for us here. Only female that visits every now and then is vegetarian and the three of us guys being Texan don't eat much without some kind of dead animal in it.

[ducatilover]

im not quite gordon ramsey but yeah i love to cook:niceone:

[Ocean1]

Also a stew that takes care of it self. Home made pea soup is also a favorite.

Anyone else "reinforce" yesterday's soup, which was from the day before, which was... The kids called it "Serial Soup", used to sort of morph from oxtail soup to basic vegie soup to minestrone, etc. Had one going once for bloody weeks. Pea & ham's still a favourite.

I like to cook when I've got time to do it right, I'm not fussed on knocking up meat & two veg in half an hour because I've got to. With enough time and left to my own devices I'll press up something Mughal or Goan, but they're largely banquet style dishes, not good for week nights.

Here's a family special, a soup, very good return for minimal effort.

Dinner chower.

2 potatoes
1 onion
1 stalk celery

Peel & dice above to 1/2" cubes, put into 2 1/2 cups boiling water with salt.

Continue...

100g butter
4 tbsp flour
2 cups milk
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp gr blk pepper
1/2 tsp mustard
2 tsp Worchester sauce
1 1/4 cups grated cheese
1 cup tinned tomatoes (chopped)
Fistfull parsley or coriander (chopped)

First a rue, get this right eh? Melt butter in a large pot, mix in flour & cook couple min. Reduce heat and add milk (slowly) stirring continuously until thick and smooth. Add salt, pepper, mustard & Worchester sauce and stir together. Remove from heat and add cheese, stir in until all melted.

By now the potatoes etc orta be mostly cooked. Dump the lot into the sauce, INCLUDING THE WATER and stir together, (hence the big pot see).

Add tomatoes, coriander/parsley and heat, don't boil it though.

I've got this down to 15min flat, and it's bloody near a meal in it's own right.

[ducatilover]

nothing wrong with satay chicken with bourbon.


or a white wine sauce with peppered chicken breast rolled with bacon and mozzarella cheese and a wee bit of romemary here and there.....slowly cooked in a pan so it doesnt get too crispy, quite orgasmic. served with rice [drained, fuck i hate lumpy rice] and a basic salad. or any meat with red wine soaked into it...
oh make sure its lemon pepper on the chicken boobie:2thumbsup

[steveb64]

Our family favourite is Salmon with marmalade and mint:


1 or 2 large fillet(s), or whole fish - depending how flush/hungry you're feeling, use tweezers to remove bones if it's a fillet - if a whole fish (cleaned/gutted - head on or off), split it open enough to open out 'butterfly' down length of fish.

Lay fish on large piece of ally foil.

Take a jar of marmalade - bitter grapefruit seems to work best (YTMV)... ...and spread over surface of fillet/interior of whole fish. Lay some mint on top. If two fillets, lay one on top of other - skin side out. If whole fish, fold back closed.

Wrap fish in ally foil, make sure it's well sealed, and can't leak any juices or steam.

Put salmon in HOT (approx 200C - 210C) oven for 1 hour (resting in open top oven dish). Yep, that's right! 1 Hour.

After 1 hour, turn oven down to approx 110C - 120C - for ANOTHER hour.

Yep - still right - 2 hours total! - Ok - if it's a small fillet, drop time by 1/4 hour each stage...

After the 2 hours are up - it's ready... Unwrap foil from fish (carefully, so juices aren't lost), and serve.

Note: Juices from fish & marmalade should be spooned out, over served fish.

Serve with rice, and a fresh salad - asparagus works too...

This recipe started out as one for trout, using brown sugar, slices of lemon, and mint. Then we tried it with Salmon - which was OK. Then when we were in the UK, we were talking with a fish monger, and shared the trout recipe - and he suggested using marmalade - which we tried, decided it was still missing something, and added the mint back in. Which is how we've kept it.

One of the beauties of this recipe is that (unlike most fish) it'll hold in the oven for quite a while before it's ruined - so if you've got guests, and end up running late - dinner doesn't get wrecked. Just turn it down a little more...

Enjoy.

[marioc]

I can cook if need be,but I hate it.
Luckily my two flatmates enjoy it more than me so they cook and I do the dishes.

[klyong82]

I also do a awesome Carrot cake
oh and how about Shit this will be spelt wrong though
Tera Ma sue .......... Coffee sponge thing Italian
and White SChocolate cheese cake

Let me correct you it is ..."Tiramisu"... darn my ex made the best Tiramisu...I better call her now....:shutup:


Yea I cook because I frikking enjoy eating and entertaining friends over posh dinner parties where the main talks revolve around the 'meaning of life'......

Plus a recent survey showed that men who cook and partcipates in doing house work get more pussy than the men who don't.....

Good one bro so when are you inviting us over for one of your posh homemade dinner.

I agree cooking is fun. I find it interesting to try and error when cooking experimenting new spices etc... :D I have a bad attitude while cooking I tend to drink wine and by the time a meal is ready I am intoxicated :sick:

[Pancakes]

all i'm hearing from you buggers is "yeah ..... chuck a steak in the pan ... she'll be right" .. that's not cooking lads.

Any bugger can sear a steak ..

When was the last time you cooked something that was just a joy to eat?

My wifes favourate meal of mine is chicken breast, stuffed with cream cheese, parmesian and sliced silverbeet. Rub with oil and dust with Tuscan seasoning and a tiny bit of piri-piri. Serve it with a plate with a base of mesculn and rocket salad on top of that finely diced (4-5mm cubes) cucumber, cheese, red onion and tomato (acid free). Put the chicken breast on top and use the sauce from the pan over the breast and salad decorativly.

Does that count Warlock?

Can also do a good BBQ one, chicken cutlets, cut into chunks, coat in secret spices, get some cous-cous soaking. rough cut some red onion and capsicum, biff it in with the chicken, slice zuchini and put that in it's own spot on the BBQ and after you've turned it once grate cheese on the top. sweet as!

[Kittyhawk]

there is no man to cook for me.... just Lilsel

any one want to cook me a dinner :woohoo:

Ya should have asked last night haha :clap:

I got fired from the kitchen....because someone fanbaked snitzchel till it turned into some form of jerkey :Oops:

Now that Im cooking for one, its fun to experiemnt with food.

[DUCATI*HARD]

i can cook da mean whitebait fritters:niceone:

[hXc]

Been looking at a few chicken recipes (seeing as chicks usually love chicken) that have caught my eye.

Apple-Bacon Stuffed Chicken Breast.
Coffee Brined Chicken, with Smokey Bacon and BBQ Sauce.
Chicken, Cranberry and Brie - although only have that as an idea, no recipe.
And have just been given a recipe for Herb Stuffed Chicken, Wrapped in Bacon.

[Swoop]

Our family favourite is Salmon with marmalade and mint:

After the 2 hours are up - it's ready...

Two hours to cook one fucking fish???

Bugger that. Crumb it, fry it and serve it through a window.:msn-wink:

[HenryDorsetCase]

Hmmm ...

now that is bbq .. !!

We have a Weber kettle BBQ. Since we got it a few years ago, we rarely cook any meat inside. I did lamb chops last night then roasted a chicken. It makes the best roast potatoes you've ever had too. Secret is to par boil them, then rough up the surface, roll them in oil and pepper and salt and roast. fantastic.

I dont care for LPG barbecue... I believe you need the charcoal grill to add the flavour and moisture.

mmmmmm. I enjoy cooking, but usually only have time at the weekends.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Been looking at a few chicken recipes (seeing as chicks usually love chicken) that have caught my eye.

Apple-Bacon Stuffed Chicken Breast.
Coffee Brined Chicken, with Smokey Bacon and BBQ Sauce.
Chicken, Cranberry and Brie - although only have that as an idea, no recipe.
And have just been given a recipe for Herb Stuffed Chicken, Wrapped in Bacon.


Here is a tip from Nigella Lawson:

roast a chicken but before you do, rub the breast with Sambal Oelek. basically its ground up chillies in oil. Turkish or something. then roast your chicken like you normally would. the chilli gives a little kick, but not too much, and you get brownie points for something that takes no time at all.

It works well with Harissa also, which is sweeter and more spicy than the sambal but still with some chilli.

[Jorja]

There is only one thing I want for christmas..... a BBQ. Not one of the really fancy ones. Just a middle of the road VERY nice one. Was looking at one the other day with a cupboard underneath and a burner for a pot on the side.

When I used my old one, did everything on it except the salad. Try doing garlic bread, sweet corn kernels with garlic and lemon peper and butter in a foil packet, thick slices of carots and kumara slow roasted over the grill. Then of course come the pancakes for desert with fried bananas lol.

[Ocean1]

I love Chilli, but most of the good ones take a couple of hours so I never got to make many. Then I invented crock pot chilli. :cool: Actually most chilli can be prepared the day before and bunged in a slow cooker on your way out to work.

Here’s one of my favourites.

Olive oil.
1 ½ - 2 lbs beef, cubed to ½”.
2 onions, diced.
A stick celery, finely chopped.
1 capsicum, finely diced.
2-4 cloves garlic, finely chopped.
1 can beer.
Can skinned tomatoes, chopped.
2 jalapeno chillies (2 of any chillies is OK), un-seeded & minced.
2 bay leaves.
Chilli powder (guess, it’s hugely variable, I used 3 tsp).
1 tbsp cocoa powder.
1 tsp ground cinnamon.
Juice of one lime.
Tabasco sauce, (or equivalent) for final tune-up.
Salt (more than usual, about 1 ½ tsp).

Splash of oil in a frypan & fry the meat over medium/high until browned.
Remove meat from pan, add oil if the pan’s too dry.
Sauté onions, celery, capsicum and garlic about 5 min.

Dump all of the above in the crock pot along with everything else except the lime juice Tabasco and salt.

Check beer stocks. Turn pot on low on the way out the door.

4 – 8 hrs later, (doesn’t matter but add a little water if longer) stir it well and taste it, add hotness and salt to taste. Get cold beers. Add lime juice, stir, serve in big bowls. Open beer BEFORE eating.

[fireball]

Ya should have asked last night haha :clap:



ok make you a deal you cook us dinner and we will take you out.......

:laugh: should be interesting

[Fryin Finn]

If I don't cook I don't eat.
If I don't eat I don't shit.
If I don't shit I die.
I'm still here.

[Blue Velvet]

...Then I invented crock pot chilli.

Crock pot cooking pwns :drool:

[007XX]

I also do a awesome Carrot cake
oh and how about Shit this will be spelt wrong though
Tera Ma sue .......... Coffee sponge thing Italian
and White SChocolate cheese cake

Your spelling got already corrected, so I won't do it! Looooove a white choco cheese cake! :love: Yummy!!!


I can cook most things, I do stuggle with souffle though it always seems to collapse at the last minute:angry2:

Souffles are a bastich of a thing, it's all in the temperature of your oven unfortunately, and also make sure that the eggs you're using are extra fresh...I'm bloody impressed you'd even give it a go! :Punk:


i am so there man ... that would be awesome ... lol ..

we could make a whole show out of it ... bikers ... not just nasty bastards, but damn fine chefs too. :)

i'd be in the crowd, cheering you boys on...How very cool you blokes can all cook!!!:sunny:


Ya should have asked last night haha :clap:

I got fired from the kitchen....because someone fanbaked snitzchel till it turned into some form of jerkey :Oops:

Now that Im cooking for one, its fun to experiemnt with food.

:laugh: experimenting is the only way. i'm no specialist, but I never seem to get a complaint (and no, it's not because they're slowly dying of food poisoning :p).
Didn't know how to boil an egg 10 years ago (really!!!), but then I got pregnant, and had a lot of time at home to practice.
If you love the taste of beautifully cooked food, you cannot be a bad cook. And once you're confident, you will mix and match tastes based on instinct.

Loads of fun!!!!:first:

[steveb64]

Two hours to cook one fucking fish???

Bugger that. Crumb it, fry it and serve it through a window.:msn-wink:


Takes bugger all time to prepare - then you've got two hours of time for drinking or other activities...:stoogie::beer:

I like through-the-window fish too!:beer:

[Pancakes]

Takes bugger all time to prepare - then you've got two hours of time for drinking or other activities...:stoogie::beer:

I like through-the-window fish too!:beer:

I do like cooking and drinking at the same time, really goes well I think. Then carry on thru the meal and woo hoo!

[Blue Velvet]

I do like cooking and drinking at the same time, really goes well I think. Then carry on thru the meal and woo hoo!

Drinking gets the creative juices flowing : D

[Swoop]

Takes bugger all time to prepare - then you've got two hours of time for drinking or other activities...:stoogie::beer:

There I was thinking about my stomach and I really should have been thinking about my bladder!:apint:

[Freakshow]

I found the best BBQ tool was a post hole spade. Once cleaned by open fire throw on the hot plate and the curve makes it great for flipping steaks and sausages!

[Kittyhawk]

Your spelling got already corrected, so I won't do it! Looooove a white choco cheese cake! :love: Yummy!!!



Souffles are a bastich of a thing, it's all in the temperature of your oven unfortunately, and also make sure that the eggs you're using are extra fresh...I'm bloody impressed you'd even give it a go! :Punk:



i'd be in the crowd, cheering you boys on...How very cool you blokes can all cook!!!:sunny:



:laugh: experimenting is the only way. i'm no specialist, but I never seem to get a complaint (and no, it's not because they're slowly dying of food poisoning :p).
Didn't know how to boil an egg 10 years ago (really!!!), but then I got pregnant, and had a lot of time at home to practice.
If you love the taste of beautifully cooked food, you cannot be a bad cook. And once you're confident, you will mix and match tastes based on instinct.

Loads of fun!!!!:first:

Its also based on your parents, mum isnt the best cook when it comes to meats but she does good baking of cakes and biscuits.

Dad always did the fry ups until he ended up needing a quadruple bypass!

I didnt know alot about cooking myself when I moved out those skills wern't really in me...but now I can cook and always put on a good feed when required.

Dad always said pile the food on the plate never let guests go hungry.

[007XX]

Its also based on your parents, mum isnt the best cook when it comes to meats but she does good baking of cakes and biscuits.

Dad always did the fry ups until he ended up needing a quadruple bypass!

I didnt know alot about cooking myself when I moved out those skills wern't really in me...but now I can cook and always put on a good feed when required.

Dad always said pile the food on the plate never let guests go hungry.

Good for you chickie!!!:clap::2thumbsup

[hXc]

Well I have figured out what I shall be cooking for the other half.

Chicken breast, butterflied and stuffed with spinach, mushroom and feta.
Then wrap it in bacon and fry it to cook the bacon. When the bacon has cooked, roast it in the oven to cook the chicken.

It's fairly easy, as long as you have a sharp knife. And the chicken is so moist and just a dream to eat.

Now I have to figure out a sauce to go with it, and a salad too.
Then dessert, of course.

[Pancakes]

Well I have figured out what I shall be cooking for the other half......................Now I have to figure out a sauce to go with it, and a salad too.
Then dessert, of course.

Be carefull not to make the meal too big. A famous gastronome once said "you can have your orgasm in the dining room or the bedroom, but not both". I'm sure everyone has had some experince to the contrary but digestion does take alot of energy.

[Skyryder]

I've always had a soft spot for men who can cook. Most think that they are doing you favour if they invite you over and do a BBQ then expect you to make the salad. Ones that can realy cook, and I'm not necessarily referring to the gourmet types but those that know how to put something together that tastes palatable impress me more than those that spend megabucks in some 'fancy diner' that in the end only comes out as an expensive bowl movement.

[Ocean1]

I've always had a soft spot for men who can cook.

Have some of this prosciutto and mellon veal and tell me more about this soft spot...

[Skyryder]

Have some of this prosciutto and mellon veal and tell me more about this soft spot...


Try some 0800 numbers if you want dirty talk.

[Hillbilly]

I cook all the time! The house has an indoor electric char grill with down-draught extractor fan, a huge kitchen with extractor above the microvave and bench oven as well as a full wall grill fan oven. The BBQ, well. it sits in a gazebo 200 meters away, and it's wood fired. *choke*

I love to cook Asian based meals, from India to China, although I used to run an Italian Trattoria restaurant. Got some wikkid pasta and authentic Italian recepies. How does sweet potato Gnocci with baby sweet basil leaves, sun dried tomato and Chorizo pan sautee`d in extra virgin olive oil sound?