HOW MANY MEN HERE CAN...........

[Drilldov2.0]

Cooking is one of my relaxations. Actually am looking at a 20 week culinary course.

[bellavite1]

My poor mom taught me to cook.
She said that with the way women are this day, if I don't cook, I might as well starve...
Then I met my greek wife and I gained 70 pounds...

[HoneyBadger]

Love to when I have the time. Problem is, other things keep demanding my time! I find cooking to be very stress-relieving.

[Jumpstart]

My Mom is in the New Mexico 4-H Hall of Fame. Yeah, I can cook.

[Rooskibar03]

Does this count?

[Aloha_Shooter]

I haven't needed to brine a turkey since I learned how to butterfly them from Julia Child's The Way to Cook. Been butterflying my turkeys for over 20 years now -- not only does it cut the actual cooking time in half but it's easier to carve and -- BONUS -- I have the interior bones available to make a broth for the gravy the night before. Most I ever did at one go was for our detachment's Thanksgiving dinner in Korea -- we invited quite a few guests so I butterflied and roasted 4 turkeys and did 1 turkey the normal way. The only problem I had were the crapass ovens we had in the dorms -- I'm sure their thermostats were off. The bacon weave is a good idea though ... I'll have to try that.

[clublights]

Many moons ago I was a chef at an italian restaurant ...

[JohnnyDrama]

I enjoy cooking. It's something you can do with your hands and get to eat afterwards. Or, if things don't work out, feed to the dogs. I first got into the mechanics of cooking in a junior high home ec class. I heard there were a lot of cute girls there. So did the class full of guys I took the class with. For the next ten years or so, most of my culinary interests involved meat, a stick, and fire, except the time at summer camp where I explored all the possibilities MREs had to offer. It turns out those dehydrated beef patties are pretty versatile. Later, in college, I got a little more serious with things. I figured out if I wanted a decent plate of enchiladas, I'd have to make it myself. I learned that if you cook a pan of instant "Spanish" rice, open a can of refried beans, and melt cheese on everything, guests will think you're a genius. I also experimented with different backpacking meals. With vacuum packed meat and dried veggies, ramen is a pretty good base. Lightweight, cooks fairly quickly, and relatively high in calories. At the present, I don't get to do much cooking, except occasionally on the weekends. Last night I made barbequed pork, steamed shrimp wontons, and a vegetable stir fry. My wife has hours more agreeable to the dietary wishes of our daughter. I am however working on more nutritionally balanced "meal replacement" bars than what you normally find in stores.

[islandermyk]

The Chamorro rice was so good. I forgot to steal that whole thing when we were done.


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[DSB OUTDOORS]

I Hunt, I Fish, I Cook!! Only because I'm single and have to.