Do you know how to cook?

[Vince S.]

...if so, where or from whom did you learn? Would you consider yourself a good cook?

I have no idea how to cook besides making ramen, canned soups and grilled cheese sandwiches.

 

[jomahu]

i love cooking! i put waaay too much garlic in everything, tho'... i'm one of those folks who will look in a cupboard/fridge and make something from whatever's in there. don't have the attention span to plan....or follow recipes.

 

[Synplicity]

I work in a kitchen as an assistant chef, to be honest i know nothing about food, they just tell me to make it look pretty, but i am going to be trained over the next few years to become a full chef. I do cook at home on occasion, steak, spaghetti bolognaise, various pasta dishes and out of the box stuff aswell.

black pepper is my best friend when it comes to food.

 

[LowDown Hal]

if you can read then you can cook

 

[ADbassman]

It's my job.

 

[jsbass]

Yes.

 

[iamlowsound]

Yes. I am quite a good cook, but I usually have too short of an attention span to make anything worthwhile.

lowsound

 

[Passinwind]

My sisters are both excellent cooks, and I've had roomies and friends over the years who were trained at the CIA or in European schools. Plus, when I was a kid my neighbors insisted that we all learn how to fend for ourselves in the kitchen at a very early age.

I consider myself fairly good for a lazy ol' hippie. I can do a really mean lasagna, a pretty nice jerk sauce, several different salsas, and all kinds of "comfort foods". I grow lots of hot peppers and I'm definitely not afraid to use them.

My wife and I both love to do Thai food and all kinds of curries. My wife also does all the classic southern dishes really well, and truthfully she puts me to shame in the kitchen.

 

[PrimusNut]

Yeah, I can cook fairly well. Grew up helping mom cook.

 

[DigMe]

Yes. Mixture of influence from my mother + willingness to try new things + literacy.

bc

 

[Blueszilla]

My dad owned two different restaurants when I was a kid. He was what I call an 'intuitive' cook, as well as a wonderful guitarist and singer. I think the way he approached music was the same for cooking; following a recipe by memory and feeling what he couldn't remember. I'm a lot like that, I have a natural propensity for making dinner. I was a single parent from when my kids were 5 and 2 (now 26 and 23!) and cooking was something I enjoyed, as I got to spend time with them after school/work. I don't know if I'd ever find enjoyment in the kitchen if it was my job, but I like putting stuff together. I'm good at making something with what may at first appear to be not enough ingredients to make anything. When someone says they can't cook, I just say you haven't tried hard enough. Believe me, if I can do it, literally anybody can. I make a pretty mean enchilada!

 

[Marcus Johnson]

Yes.

 

[markjazzbassist]

yeah i can cook. my mom taught me. if i had more time i would cook a lot more, it's really fun.

plus, the ladies go wild for a man that can cook.

 

[SundanceChile]

Yes. My cooking skill was taught to me by my Grandparents/recipes on the internet. On a side note, it's a wonderful way to get into a lady's heart.

 

[Jeremy Crockett]

Marginally. Lots of easy-to-do boxed stuff (yeah, I know I know), and a couple of from-scratch recipes. I'd like to broaden my horizons, but can never seem to find the time.

 

[MAJOR METAL]

I do. Who is comming over for feeding time ?

 

[jady]

Yup, I wasn't that great until I was trained as a baker. I worked in a bakery for a few years and that taught me the things I was missing, patience and timing.

I do almost all the cooking in our house!!!!!!

 

[EricF]

I can, and I enjoy the process of spending most of a day preparing a great meal for family and friends. Unfortunately, with 2 young kids in the house, I don't often get the time.

 

[nortonrider]

I HATE cooking!
I haven't been near a stove in 13 years!
My woman and I have an understanding - I stay out of the kitchen and she stays out of the garage.

 

[BassManPatsFan]

if you can read then you can cook

hahahaha


There's much more to cooking than being able to read.