I Was Wondering, Can You Cook?

[Delia1979]

I can and my boyfriend can. He went to school for it. I learn from my mom and grandmother.

[JustAnj]

Yes I love cooking want to learn new recipes I also create my own. 😁

I wanted to get into culinary but never got the chance. I now am trying to learn how to bake and make sparkling drinks and smoothies.

[SaartjieJane]

I can cook and pretty well too. Pop some music on and off you go. I’m high school I took hospitality for two years where I learnt to cook and do barista stuff and then over the years just lots of practice.

[SaartjieJane]

In high school*

[Delia1979]

Coffee is life.

[Massageman]

Yes. I can hold my own most of the time.

My mom taught me a lot, along with my (maternal) grandma and my (maternal) grandfather who was a cook in World War I !

I self-taught myself most of the rest of my "savory" cooking from America's Test Kitchen, at least until Christopher Kimball left it. ATK has a book explaining "The Science of Good Cooking", and once you learn some of the REASONS that proteins sear, sugar caramelizes, bread rises, a flour roux thickens, etc., you can apply the concepts to any number of new recipes. If you learn just these four concepts- and apply each to just five new dishes (a very, very low number), you have just added 20 new recipes to your kitchen repertoire. Once you can make a roux for example- a two-minute skill-set at most- you can make Panera-style broccoli/cheese soup, any cream soup (leek, potato, chicken, etc), cream sauce for your veggies, Country sausage and/or peppered sauce for your homemade biscuits (see recipe below), béchamel, (for your Eggs Benedict), macaroni and cheese (with almost ANY meltable cheese you prefer, not just what they through in the box), white carbonara sauce, etc.

BISCUIT RECIPE
2 cups flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder (not baking soda)
1 teaspoon table salt
1/3 cup cooking oil (I use canola, safflower, or grapeseed- not olive or soybean oil)
2/3 cup of milk (any % of milk fat- I usually have 1% unless the grandkids visit)

Pre-heat oven to 400ºF. Measure the dry ingredients into a bowl and mix them together. Add the wet ingredients. Mix them ALL together until the dough starts to pull from the bowl and form a lump. Knead dough on a floured board about a dozen times. Roll out, cut into biscuits of desired size (they will rise to twice their raw height). Bake, about 10 minutes or until desired doneness. Serve warm with Country Sausage gravy, butter and honey. Mmmm. Note: I usually use my toaster oven with the convection fan in it ON. I did the math on these- 30¢ flour, 11¢ milk, 17¢ oil, 10¢ for the pantry (salt, baking powder, flour for kneading) = 68¢ for a dozen, fresh 2" biscuits! Pillsbury MIX- which requires milk and you still have to mix) would total to $1.61 at our store: pop-open packs from Pillsbury (small packs of 5) 1.59 x 2= $3.18: Pillsbury (large pack of 8) is $2.79. Quite a difference.

[Tinana]

I loveee cooking absolutely love it. In my house my family gets excited when I’m back because I make multiple meals for them. I also learnt to bake 🥰 it’s fun seeing them enjoy my meals. But even though I love to cook the moment someone believes in obliged to cook for them 🥱 I lose interest. When there’s like food stuff in the house I don’t know it just excites me to cook. I’d love to be with someone who likes to cook as well or loves to eat out too☺️ But even if he can’t cook I’ll be happy to have someone who loves to help out. And eat out together I love eating out too🥰

[Adronicus]

Yes, very well. My uncle was a cook in the Navy during WW2, he was also ornery AF. I was the only one to show interest. He always told me "This way if you marry some gal & she can't cook you won't starve". Most of those vets are dead now & as far as I know I'm the last to have that BBQ recipe. I also learned much if3 what my mother & grandmother knows as well, from scratch recipes.

[Man-O-Metal]

I can do basic stuff. Enough to not make me look totally incapable. I don’t want a home cooked meal every night. So I like when a girl wants to cook together. But also, if we both had a hard day; it makes me smile when she looks at me and asks “wanna go get takeout?” 😂

[ChrisMaster69]

Yeah I can cook fairly well as it happens. Sort of try new stuff, tweak recipes to match how I want them or make shit up and see how it is.

It can also be fairly relaxing cooking or fun with someone and music playing out

[TommyMountainFigure]

Yes.. I love to cook, the problem is though I only eat healthily so most of what I cook is for other people. Everything I make for myself is without salt, sugar or contains very little fat.

[Blackcosmo]

I can cook but I make pretty simple stuff and it's my parents and older sister that make the special recipes and dishes. I can bake much better than I can cook though.

[whirled_up_girl]

I've learned a few family recipes from my mother and grandmother but I don't feel that i do them justice. There is nothing like Mom's cooking.

[AviatorTom]

I can cook food that is edible and nourishing. I am not a chef, and that's why my SO doesn't eat what I cook. She does all the cooking.

[exitseven]

I can cook a lot better than I used to since covid. I still only make pretty basic stuff. I still want to fry a turkey however.

[Pinay_ako]

Oh I can cook… just not Michelin quality 😂 but I’ve seen empty plates and happy faces

[garykingg]

I don't have a girlfriend who likes to cook, I live alone, I'm single so yeah I can cook pretty well, I meal prep on Sundays and eat well, it's cheap and healthy!

[Aiko_E_Lara]

You bet i can. How does me cookings look?

[Ms_sage]

YESSS I LOVE COOKING SO MUCH😊 im making a 4 course meal for my family next month

[Reem12345reem]

I don't even know how to turn on the stove 😅 , but I can make a sandwich 🙃🙂and a salad

[Anonymous]

I’m an excellent cook and went to school for it and used to cook three meals a day for work.

Pity I have no one to cook for. I actually really enjoy making food for my girlfriend.

[Hopelessromantic53]

Luv it. It's so fun but i my when I'm alone in the kitchen lol. If someone's with me in there, I'll fry before the pancake does.

[Fa1con]

I cook and also do so professionally! I find it fun at home.

[Xoirwinkan]

Yeah, and I think a good date idea would be to cook together. I especially like making 'saucy' things like curry.

[RuthlessAggression]

I like to think i can

Why do we need to know you and he can

[RuthlessAggression]

how come i didn't get MHO?

[JohnK123]

Yeah I can cook really good types of pasta and addings to it

[IsoUser]

I worked at 5 star restaurant on Long Beach Island, NJ and hell yes I can cook Lmao

[HopefulGuy94]

I was answering , I can serve cuz I am a waiter but cannot cook :(

[Silver158]

I can, used to work in professional kitchens so I picked up a lot there

[wiltonaimes]

Yes. Any adult who can’t is a loser unless it can’t be helped.

[jahaims]

If you can read you can cook.

[Delia1979]

Not necessarily I know people who are really that are illiterate but are good cooks.

[LilyoftheLake]

I can cook a mean lemon pepper chicken!

[Whatever2929292]

A little I am just not good at it unfortunately

[MelissaMarie9614]

Yes I can. I love to cook and bake.

[TacosRAwesome]

Decently enough. I enjoy cooking.

[Coolcat99]

Nope but I’ll try my best

[joeldalton]

i can cook very well.

[Hoomin]

Yes I can and I actually enjoy it.

[prosmind]

Of course I can cook.

[hhhffg7889]

Yes I can. Love to cook.

[Kingofkings1992]

Sure, but I can eat better.

[LiamSawyer]

Yes, I love to cook

[smahala1991]

I'm a line cook so... 😂

[EaterPeter]

Can I have you for rest of my life 😉

[pink-jilly]

Ya i can🙂

[Still-alive]

cook me sumthin? ;)

[htmndg183]

Gladly yes.

[Open2It]

I can cook, bake and grill...

[Preeti161101]

I can cook

[Deserter]

Yes.

[WhitneySnow]

A little

[mattclark242]

no please help.

[Nickjonas1]

No lol😅

[TerezaDi]

No I can't