Jack Daniels

[RazorJAK]

My deal was that I would make a list of groceries I needed for the week. Those who supplied the groceries got a discount on my per bowl/plate fee.

I was kinda impressed that I had first year kids in the culinary arts program coming for meals. :-)

[TNT]

My dinner was a mixture of flu and food poisoning...! YEY ME!

[Lithanial]

spent my first year at uni unable to use a kitchen as my flat "mates" decided it would be great fun to trash it by doing things such as shooting eggs with a BB gun then leaving all the mess.

that place got totald, those guys were pricks; ended up having to keep every single thing of mine in my locked room and get a mini-fridge to store food in.

second year i had a lot of potatoe, so easy to just have a bag of potatoes and use them however you want to accompany pretty much anything, chip them, mash them, throw them in a stew

[BeautifulTragedy]

i'm having my mom teach me to cook now. one day a week we're going to sit down and pick out a recipe for me to try. i do all the hands on stuff but she'll be there in case i have any questions. i'm soo looking forward to it! most of the people who have tried to help me have been my age and got really condescending towards me about simple stuff. but having my mom help me will be great, i've been wanting to spend time with her lately and now we're going to ^_^

[RazorJAK]

*APPLAUDS*

Yeah, I got taught by both my mom and grandma. Mom taught me the basics. Grandma taught me to experiment and how to guesstimate what spices and herbs where used in a dish by taste(*).

Grandma was the one who instilled in me the desire to try cuisines from all over the world. Which is kind of interesting when you think of how, in her entire life, she never traveled farther than the state line.

(*) To this day, my mom does to me what she did to grandma. Whenever we're at a restaurant and she really wants to figure out a recipe, she makes me try it and pulls out a notepad.

[BeautifulTragedy]

that would be cool!! i would love to be able to tell what spices are used just by taste.

my mom and dad have always been the ones to say, "try it at least once and if you don't like it you don't have to eat it." and i love foreign foods. german/austrian food is great. my step-grandma (Oma) was from austria so i got a lot of authentic cooking there. and i went there when i was like 6 and got even more. japanese food is awesome and i have recently tried indian food. my god that food is spicey but goood!! i really wanna try authentic italian. but i'm hoping to go to italy in my lifetime so yea. and last week in geography we got to sample african food. it was different i will give it that.

my grandfather taught me how to make really good individual fruit pies a couple years back. biscuit dough, dried fruit, and just enough oil to fry them in. cover with powder sugar and voila!

[Silverharp]

*sigh* I had cookies for lunch today.

I know how to make macaroni, that's about it... I don't have the right creativity for cooking. So Im very big on precision and instructions.

Pulled pork on garlic bread with a side of greens. It was awesome.

[Silverharp]

you suck...

Had to slow cook the roast for a good 6 hours to get the right amount of shred, but I've got another 3 pounds in the freezer for lazy days.

[DarkPirateShea]

I payed attention while my mommy was making spaghetti today!

She added spices and stuff. Which would explain why it tastes different than when I make it, lol.

[Plunder Down-Under]

I eat microwave food noodles and rice and fruit.

[TNT]

I've been banned from cooking ever since the omelette disaster of '99.
Hey Silverharp... is your name Tom Bird?

[Lithanial]

I eat microwave food noodles and rice and fruit.

you poor poor doomed soul

[Plunder Down-Under]

Yea.. Pity this place only has a microwave or I'd learn to make real fooodz

[sableagle]

You'd be amazed how much cooking can be achieved with a "Lean, Mean, Fat-reducing Grilling Machine", a microwave, a sandwich toaster and a kettle.

Those grill things should let you take out the non-stick bits and put them in the dishwasher, though, and the sandwich toasters should close VERTICALLY! Damned half-designed cheap crap.

[BeautifulTragedy]

I've been banned from cooking ever since the omelette disaster of '99.
Hey Silverharp... is your name Tom Bird?

lol sounds like me. although the last time i made eggs they tasted kinda weird. and they were rubbery...o.O maybe mom and i should start with the basics of eggs and stuff. oooh! i made a really good casserole though!! it was chicken, cream of celery soup, stove top and i added cheese. it was good!!!