Cooking is the gateway drug for eating...Discuss

[KitchenWitch]

I have been obsessed with cooking lately. Which means I am eating a lot... x(

[Roon]

1. I wish I could cook

Everyone I know can cook,except me. Even my 88-year-old grandfather can cook.

[KitchenWitch]

2. You can learn!

I started out pretty simply. There was a long time that I did not cook anything that did not come out of a box (mac n cheese, etc).

I started to get a bit more adventurous as I got more comfortable in the kitchen.

You have to be unafraid to try new techniques though. I tried to make my own taco shells last week, they did not turn out perfectly but I know what I need to do to make them better.

[Roon]

6. well I got my kitchenwitch at least

I hear a can of tuna in mac and cheeze is pretty good.

[rurallib]

8. crock pots make great meals.

[KitchenWitch]

13. I love my crock pot, almost as much as I love my red Kitchenaid stand mixer!

[blaze]

9. Never too late!!

I didn't start really cooking 'til my early 40s. I'm not sure what came over me or what inspired me.... but now I just love it!

One of the best gifts I ever got was the book, "Cooking for Dummies." No lie! All the basics that Mom would have taught me if Mom had ever cared about cooking. The first time I actually cooked a whole chicken I was amazed at how good it was!!! :rofl:

In the beginning, it's a bit tough because you don't have a single ingredient or herb or spice that you need for ANY recipe!!! It's really frustrating. But after you've been at it for a little while you'll be surprised what you can pull together.

[InternalDialogue]

3. That's like saying

learning how to make meth is a gateway drug for...

Oh, wait a minute.

You're right.

Seriously, though, I think you're right. When you get more interested in cooking, you get more interested in refining your technique and trying new things. I guess the upside is, you don't have to limit your obession to unhealthy foods.

[Inchworm]

4. LoL

:rofl:

That thought was hitting me as I read your response.

:D

[KitchenWitch]

5. True.

We are eating healthier as a result of my adventures in the kitchen. I have now made my own taco seasoning, for example, that has no salt in it, just chili powders, cumin, onion and garlic powders and dried minced onions.

[Noodleboy13]

7. At Home - Yes. As a Profession - No.

After 6-8 hours of throwing down on a line, the last thing I want to do is eat.

I want to drink.

Congrats on the scratch experimentation though. Scratch cooking is generally healthier and cheaper than packaged/processed foods. I've been frying my own tortilla chips for awhile now. Fuq Doritoes

Peace
Noodleboy

[KitchenWitch]

12. I like the home fried tortilla chips better myself.

I should make a batch in the next couple of days.

[elshiva]

10. I've been eating a lot lately and I can't stop,

but I haven't learned to cook. It's always out of jars and bags....

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

11. I just made some fucking awesome scrabbled eggs

Local and organic.

[KitchenWitch]

14. Nothing better than fresh eggs.

[old mark]

15. My wife makes very good cakes, and has been making a lot of them lately.

The road to hell is paved with good cake.
mmmmmmmm....

mark

[Jamastiene]

16. With me, cooking leads to "taste testing" along the way.

That hasn't been good for my belly. The rest of me still looks lean and svelte. I just got this spare tire thing going on. Thing is, I hate cooking, but I have to because my aunt cannot. She'll burn herself. I have to do the cooking, begrudgingly or we'll both starve.

[Jamastiene]

17. Dupe. n/t