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The Lounge => General => Topic started by: !xOWOx! on 2020-09-07 19:30:40

Title: Cooking/baking/food thread
Post by: !xOWOx! on 2020-09-07 19:30:40
Who here likes to cook? I like cookin’ sometimes, and I also like baking cakes. I actually made a cake just a few days ago, but it was kinda dry: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/x-0u0-x

Does anyone else here have pictures of food or certain recipes you’d like to share? Do you have a favorite TV show or YouTube channel about cooking? What are the best and worse recipes you’ve ever seen? I’d like to know that and more if you’re down to chat. :)

Edit: tumblr isn’t available for everyone, so I’m trying photobucket too:
https://app.photobucket.com/u/x_OwO_x/p/b2e7aa05-d0c7-4946-80aa-eb222d51dc46
https://app.photobucket.com/u/x_OwO_x/p/3325c702-b93f-4be7-b5d3-c09dfd11209e
Title: Re: Cooking/baking/food thread
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2020-09-07 21:10:03
I like to cook but I am no pro.  I learned because I kind of had too, lol.  I do like your cakes though!  They look nice and homemade. :D I don't watch or do anything cooking related but sometimes I look at cooking websites to learn how to make something.

The best thing I've ever made is kinda sad and lame.  It was just maybe a burger or a grille cheese sandwich with tomato soup.  Again, I am no expert. I am very basic.
Title: Re: Cooking/baking/food thread
Post by: FoxTail on 2020-09-07 21:34:52
Oh that looks lovely.  I like to cook.  I wanted to learn because I wanted to eat good when on my own and not have to rely on frozen dinners and pre-packaged food.
Title: Re: Cooking/baking/food thread
Post by: Umeko on 2020-09-08 02:46:11
Oh this is a fun thread :D I love cooking and baking! But it's boring doing it for myself
Title: Re: Cooking/baking/food thread
Post by: timmelon on 2020-09-08 11:45:11
A funny question: is there somebody who learned to cook something at first place because they were not satisfied by parents’ cooking?
Well, the potato pancakes, one of my favorite dishes since early childhood, were always too fat when cooked by my mother and too dry when cooked by my father — it looked like they did it for purpose of making me to learning how to prepare that pancakes by myself. So, when I was nine, I tried to cook them and the result was perfect! Most of the next dishes I learned to prepare followed the same scenario — I don’t like something in the dish which is so simple that even I can made, I try to cook it, I like the result.
Title: Re: Cooking/baking/food thread
Post by: !xOWOx! on 2020-09-08 12:59:19
I like to cook but I am no pro.  I learned because I kind of had too, lol.  I do like your cakes though!  They look nice and homemade. :D I don't watch or do anything cooking related but sometimes I look at cooking websites to learn how to make something.

The best thing I've ever made is kinda sad and lame.  It was just maybe a burger or a grille cheese sandwich with tomato soup.  Again, I am no expert. I am very basic.

There’s nothing wrong with being basic, I know a couple of simple recipes that are really enjoyable, like cooking soy sauce and rice in a pan. It’s like lo mein, but it’s rice.

Oh that looks lovely.  I like to cook.  I wanted to learn because I wanted to eat good when on my own and not have to rely on frozen dinners and pre-packaged food.

If you really want to, you can take a frozen dinner and try to improve it. One time I made two frozen White Castle burgers, but I also put egg and ham on them and turned them into breakfast sandwiches.

Oh this is a fun thread :D I love cooking and baking! But it's boring doing it for myself

Have you ever tried listening to music while you cook? That’ll definitely make it less boring. I love having music, but I never know what to put on so I rarely do it.

A funny question: is there somebody who learned to cook something at first place because they were not satisfied by parents’ cooking?
Well, the potato pancakes, one of my favorite dishes since early childhood, were always too fat when cooked by my mother and too dry when cooked by my father — it looked like they did it for purpose of making me to learning how to prepare that pancakes by myself. So, when I was nine, I tried to cook them and the result was perfect! Most of the next dishes I learned to prepare followed the same scenario — I don’t like something in the dish which is so simple that even I can made, I try to cook it, I like the result.

The first time I realized I liked cooking was when I came home really late from school and my mom made London broil for dinner. I thought it was kinda bland, and we happened to have some onions in the fridge, so I sautéd some chopped onions and put it on the meat. It was SO good ^-^

Here’s something else I cooked just today: https://app.photobucket.com/u/x_OwO_x/p/f4bfcdea-5cfe-4bbb-add8-3a9601876e2d
It looks like something between fried rice and beef stew. It was very savory, and just a bit salty. I gave my dad some and he ended up loving it, so we ate it together.
Title: Re: Cooking/baking/food thread
Post by: RainySunshine on 2020-09-08 19:05:00
Nice idea for a topic.  I like cooking. :)  I'm good at BBQing things and breakfast goods.  I also make nice soups, lol.  But none of that is tough stuff.
Title: Re: Cooking/baking/food thread
Post by: !xOWOx! on 2020-09-09 17:39:03
Nice idea for a topic.  I like cooking. :)  I'm good at BBQing things and breakfast goods.  I also make nice soups, lol.  But none of that is tough stuff.

I like making soups too. Do you make soup with broth/stock or do you use plain water?


Also, if anyone’s interested, I tried cooking again tonight, but I’ve virtually ran out of stuff to cook with and this is the result: https://app.photobucket.com/u/x_OwO_x/p/5472d2e9-58c5-442e-9843-88e01abae393
I really struggled to cobble this together, and it ended up tasting just NASTY because I added parmesan to the mix. I think I could’ve halfway enjoyed it if it weren’t for the cheese, but instead, I had to throw it out and waste good rice :(

Also also, I think this video is relevant to the thread: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qkI_-ep5JhU
Title: Re: Cooking/baking/food thread
Post by: Smiles2us on 2020-09-10 16:47:42
https://app.photobucket.com/u/x_OwO_x/p/5472d2e9-58c5-442e-9843-88e01abae393

I think that stuff looks good. I will have to take some pics of stuff I make.  Sometimes I make from scratch and sometimes I "improve" things that are partially made.
Title: Re: Cooking/baking/food thread
Post by: !xOWOx! on 2020-09-21 23:00:22
Sorry for the lack of updates, i wasn't cooking that much. I came back with a chocolate cake tho. It was moist, and the frosting was very sweet. Also, I have a lot of leftover chocolate chips and light cream, so I might make hot coco tomorrow.
Title: Re: Cooking/baking/food thread
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-10-03 13:20:54
^ That looks pretty chocolatey.  lol.

Does anyone have a trail mix concoction they enjoy?
Title: Re: Cooking/baking/food thread
Post by: FoxTail on 2020-10-03 15:42:51
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Does anyone have a trail mix concoction they enjoy?

It isn't that hard silly.  Throw in whatever nuts you like.  Maybe throw in some chocolate and raisins.   :))
Title: Re: Cooking/baking/food thread
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-10-03 16:54:35
True, but I was hoping someone had a special recipe.
Title: Re: Cooking/baking/food thread
Post by: !xOWOx! on 2020-10-04 18:21:06
True, but I was hoping someone had a special recipe.

I found a list of trail mix recipes with a few that I think look really good: https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/meals-menus/g32257082/trail-mix-recipes/?slide=1
Title: Re: Cooking/baking/food thread
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2020-10-13 20:59:12
So this is gonna sound silly.... maybe... I've watched the Pioneer Woman.  She's on tv. :D