cooking is fun and it just so happens most girls like guys that can cook for them

2/20/2007 7:15:12 PM

2/20/2007 7:15:22 PM

I need to get a digital camera

2/20/2007 7:19:15 PM

This was the last soup I made, spiced pumpkin and yellow split pea soup. It was fucking yum. I would make that tonight but I'm out of split peas.

2/20/2007 7:29:41 PM

hmm..that sounds really good

2/20/2007 7:35:25 PM

wow that soup does sound good.
i'm in the mood to cook tonight. i have some ground beef in the fridge, and frozen chicken thighs (bone-in) and some other chicken tenderloin/breast things.
i'm thinking about doing some mashed potatoes and maybe not a whole meatloaf but a mini-meatloaf thing. sounds pretty ho-hum, but i'm just craving comfort food.

anyone have any good mashed potato recipes/suggestions? same for the meatloaf.

2/20/2007 7:38:06 PM

Yeah, it was really good. It used Japanese pumpkin (the small green ones they sell at Grand Asia), and was spiced with saffron, ginger, and a hint of cinnamon.

Oh man, meatloaf DOES sound good. Maybe I'll make that tonight if they have a decent priced on ground meat.

I'm a skins on mashed potato girl. No creamy potatoes for me

[Edited on February 20, 2007 at 7:40 PM. Reason : ,]

2/20/2007 7:39:27 PM

potatoes, butter, milk, garlic (or garlic powder if you don't have the real stuff), and salt and pepper


melt the butter..toss in chopped garlic and saute, then put in the milk til it boils...pour on top of slightly mashed potatoes....mix/mash a bit more

2/20/2007 7:40:03 PM

oh wow, bravo. soup would be good right now too.

2/20/2007 7:40:20 PM

Garlic Baked chicken, cornbread stuffing, and corn. With a salad and some Tang to drink.

For 40.

2/20/2007 7:40:33 PM

split pea soup is fucking vile.

2/20/2007 7:47:14 PM

Quote :

"potatoes, butter, milk, garlic (or garlic powder if you don't have the real stuff), and salt and pepper melt the butter..toss in chopped garlic and saute, then put in the milk til it boils...pour on top of slightly mashed potatoes....mix/mash a bit more"

Yep, classic shit.


If you want a twist (and have the ingredients), add in a bunch of fresh grated parmesan, romano, or asiago cheese, an egg yolk, and a couple splashes of half&half or heavy cream instead of the milk.

2/20/2007 7:47:55 PM

How about some lemon chicken soup then, blasphemor?

2/20/2007 7:49:43 PM

Quote :

"Seared chicken breast in a sort of white wine cream sauce over spinach fettuccini"

Ok, so i didnt actually make this yet. Im losing motivation to cook for myself. Someone come over so ill have a reason to cook, and therefore, eat

2/20/2007 7:52:26 PM

i have some evaporated milk, and a small variety of cheeses, and some regular 1% milk. i may try the evap stuff b/c i think it's richer than the other milk i have.

i wish i had a larger amount of garlic, i'd roast some and put that in the potatoes.

2/20/2007 7:53:26 PM

i dont currently eat chicken.

2/20/2007 7:54:53 PM

As long as that variety doesnt include american or velveeta cheese, any will work and probably be good. Evaporated milk will work too, just dont use a ton.

2/20/2007 7:54:56 PM

^^ Why not?

2/20/2007 7:56:30 PM

yeah none of those cheeses are found in my fridge, thankfully. thanks for the advice. i cook a bit, but sometimes just knowing the best way to make the classics are important.

2/20/2007 7:56:33 PM

because i dont eat meat.

2/20/2007 7:57:40 PM

^^^Because he's trying to get unfat

2/20/2007 7:58:21 PM

Oh that's right, I forgot you're on a vegetarian kick right now.

2/20/2007 7:59:03 PM

im contemplating going vegan straightedge.

2/20/2007 7:59:39 PM

^you like booze and hallucinogens too much to do that

2/20/2007 8:00:59 PM

All the vegetarians and vegans who moved here to Japan the same time as me have converted back save one. Japan is not veggie friendly

2/20/2007 8:01:46 PM

i liked them even more before i went straightedge for 8 years. i go through phases. this will be my Hardcore Kid Midlife Crisis.

2/20/2007 8:01:59 PM

I made Chocolate Eclairs, and Vanilla Cream Puffs today.

2/20/2007 8:12:09 PM

eggs!

2/20/2007 8:18:54 PM

today i've cooked, 6 boiled eggs, oatmeal with honey and raisins, chicken parm that went into a whole wheat sandwich (the sauce was left over from the stuff i made from scratch), and i'm about to pan sir 2 chicken breasts in olive oil with parm and pepper rubbed in, a baked sweet potatoe, and some steamed broccoli.

mmmm


I've also eaten a can of tuna, bannana, apple, grapes, a salad, and I will eat cottage cheese with whey before I go to bed.

oh yeah, my peri and post work out shakes, too

2/20/2007 9:00:26 PM

Sounds good Dan Quayle.

2/20/2007 9:02:29 PM

K, finally got off my ass and cooked

shit is good too

2/20/2007 9:02:35 PM

he's my hero

2/20/2007 9:03:28 PM

pancakes for dinner..YUM

2/20/2007 9:18:29 PM

I love pancakes for dinner. French toast too.

2/20/2007 9:19:12 PM

I am cooking meatloaf right now. Currently debating mashed potatoes or roasted new potatoes.

[Edited on February 21, 2007 at 4:10 AM. Reason : now]

2/21/2007 4:09:42 AM

muffins

2/21/2007 4:53:38 AM

Thanks to haute femme I was craving meatloaf.



It came out okay. A little too ketchupy.

2/21/2007 5:40:30 AM

i made a rueben today

it kicked ass

2/21/2007 5:44:07 AM

Quote :

"scm011: i managed to rustle up a honeybun from the vending machine"

I'm in love with you.

2/21/2007 6:16:06 AM

he's not the only one who loves honeybuns

2/21/2007 6:27:38 AM

This was the Grilled swordfish, with haricot verts, on a parmesan potato cake with a ginger beurre blanc and balsamic reduction. I made for my folks last weekend

2/24/2007 6:26:55 PM

and i just finished making a chocolate banana bread pudding, and a maple bourbon glaze for it

2/24/2007 6:29:03 PM

We had a birthday party at my place Friday night.



We were all pretty drunk at this point. I made veggie lasagna and some cannelloni.

I also made the birthday girl a chocolate cake with American style icing. Yum.

2/25/2007 8:00:35 AM

what's different about american-style icing? or how is japanese icing different?

2/25/2007 9:31:53 AM

Japanese icing usually has the taste and texture of whipped cream.

2/25/2007 6:25:22 PM

Papa John's made me a dank pizza

2/25/2007 6:42:35 PM

Boiled 2 Ramen packets + 4 servings of mixed frozen veggies + onion salt and pepper
Brought down to simmer and added in beef buillion
Meanwhile, baked a chicken, shredded it into bite-sized pieces, mixed in with noodles.

Should last about a week.

2/25/2007 7:18:43 PM

mmmm so i was bored today, so i tried something new. well, it's not a new dish, but i've never made a basic bechamel before, so i attempted it. it was okay, not the best ever, but i infused it with garlic, which was nice. i sauteed a chicken breast and shallots, actually let the shallots caramelize while the chicken cooked. steamed fresh broccoli and made fusilli, and topped my 'pasta bowl' with a bit of mozz and parm.

lunch and dinner today, probably lunch and dinner tomorrow too.

[Edited on February 25, 2007 at 11:43 PM. Reason : ]

2/25/2007 11:43:20 PM

lasagna

2/25/2007 11:50:11 PM

set em up

2/26/2007 12:12:46 AM