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

[StagLefty]

Love to cook and since I'm a single curmudgeon if I don't I don't eat .

[hobowh]

I do the cooking, the wife only knows how to order delivery...

[Hound]

I love to cook. My wife cooks for substanence, I cook for flavor. I cook meats (grill, braise, bake), stews, pasta, quick meals to 7 course meals. I love to mix my own spices. My wife tends to most of the baking around Christmas but good to go there too. Camping means my wife prep's what she wants and I am usually the one over the campfire. I grew up cooking. My parents called me the "mad chemist". Its just fun see how all the differnt spices combine. One thing I do a lot is read the ingrediants from something and then try to make my own version. Many of the most famous chef's and cooks are men.

[Great-Kazoo]

Spices that are always on the shelf.

Garlic (jar of minced and powdered)
Peppercorns
Cayenne powder
Oregano
Rosemary
Sage
Salts (sea and kosher)
Bay leaves
Cumin
Spanish paprika

Sauces always on the shelf.

Soy
Worcestershire
Liquid smoke
Fish

Secondary spices

Thyme
Dill
Tarragon
Celery seed

I can do just about anything with these. Experiment with them and figure out what works.

Looked at the two books. Not sure there is a point other than to get $20.

Another Alton Brown fan. Highly recommend the Good Eats series. The Food Network website is also helpful.

Here's one of the "spice" areas


The kid gave us 4 gallons of 1st pressing olive oil, from their friends garden ,they do every year.

[thedave1164]

My kids call me ChefDaddy

[ZERO THEORY]

Yes, I'm far too religious about my diet and health to eat a bunch of processed non-sense 7 nights a week.

[jerrymrc]

I grew up cooking. For many years the wife was heading off to work as I hit the driveway. Then the kids came home from school. The hardest thing was always trying to mix it up on the cheap. Never planned much just start with what we had and went from there.

[TFOGGER]

I cook, she bakes.

[SamuraiCO]

Same I cook the wife bakes.

[BlasterBob]

Can - No
Want to - HELL NO!!!