do you enjoy cooking?

i don't. i hate it. i really hate it. really.

Depends. I'm actually a pretty good cook, but my kitchen is inadequate-- not enough counter space, sink is one basin only, no range hood-- so it's never fun in there. Add in a distinct lack of time for standing around preparing meals, and cleaning up afterwards, and cooking just becomes a dreaded chore.

i do ALL the cooking in our house,and i love it. well that and the fact that my missus is the only person ive ever known that could fuck up a bowl of cornflakes.

Yes i love cooking and have to be GOOD at it or i don't get fed!

I do a curry that would make an Indian homesick. A killer chilli and very good pizza.

But I can do the day-day stuff as well.

Ulster Fry anyone?

ROCKET MICK wrote: Yes i love cooking and have to be GOOD at it or i don't get fed!

Same problem here. Well it is not a big problem in fact as I so much prefer what I cook compared to miss Jiphy's cuisine...

I love cooking. I just hate cleaning up afterwards (no dishwasher).

I love cooking but for somebody special, not for myself. For myself I am too lazy.

Yeah I do. There's something really therapeutic about cooking. And cleaning too.

Honest! :-O

There was a time when I had pizza for 3 meals in a row but cooking for two has finally made me eat healthier food. I like to cook and I like to eat what I cook but I don't mind having a ready-made every now and then :)

NObabe wrote: Yeah I do. There's something really therapeutic about cooking. And cleaning too.

Honest! :-O

There was a time when I had pizza for 3 meals in a row but cooking for two has finally made me eat healthier food. I like to cook and I like to eat what I cook but I don't mind having a ready-made every now and then :)

oi! go to bed... and where's my fucking cheesy burek?

Burt Reynolds wrote:

oi! go to bed... and where's my fucking cheesy burek?

Bought Antoniou fresh filo pastry 2 packs 250g each in Tesco tonight. Gonna make baklava as a treat for Xmas on Sunday tee hee A friend confirmed today she's buying me 1 kg of cheesy burek (always cheesy; meaty just isn't my cuppa tea) :p for Thursday afternoon. Ner ner ner ner

NObabe wrote:

Burt Reynolds wrote:

oi! go to bed... and where's my fucking cheesy burek?

Bought Antoniou fresh filo pastry 2 packs 250g each in Tesco tonight. Gonna make baklava as a treat for Xmas on Sunday tee hee A friend confirmed today she's buying me 1 kg of cheesy burek (always cheesy; meaty just isn't my cuppa tea) :p for Thursday afternoon. Ner ner ner ner

OK.. can you send by DHL?

Burt Reynolds wrote:

NObabe wrote:

Burt Reynolds wrote:

oi! go to bed... and where's my fucking cheesy burek?

Bought Antoniou fresh filo pastry 2 packs 250g each in Tesco tonight. Gonna make baklava as a treat for Xmas on Sunday tee hee A friend confirmed today she's buying me 1 kg of cheesy burek (always cheesy; meaty just isn't my cuppa tea) :p for Thursday afternoon. Ner ner ner ner

OK.. can you send by DHL?

I'm thinking of developing my own business here you know... Burek has to be patented!

Maya - the leading bakery chain in Britain

maya AND burt get to bed :p

ROCKET MICK wrote: maya AND burt get to bed :p

you can f_____ talk!.. yer not even on the sauce!

Burt Reynolds wrote:

ROCKET MICK wrote: maya AND burt get to bed :p

you can f_____ talk!.. yer not even on the sauce!

Good use of SAUCE there.Toast is what i am on.

ROCKET MICK wrote:

Burt Reynolds wrote:

ROCKET MICK wrote: maya AND burt get to bed :p

you can f_____ talk!.. yer not even on the sauce!

Good use of SAUCE there.Toast is what i am on.

Worcester Sauce?... C'mon Mick... tell us. Spill your sauce. Whats yer flavour Mick?

Yes, I do. Not gonna be able to ever compete in any Iron Chef competitions, but I do well enough for lunch and dinner items. For breakfast, have no time really other than a bowl of cereal, some fruit, and some juice.

Also, I do not have a microwave oven in my house, nor do I ever plan to own one, just a range top stove plus a counter top convection oven.

Yup. Love to cook, hate to clean... never had any complaints about my cooking so I must do fairly well.

I used to love cooking, but since moving and having an oven with a split personality....Raw or cremated seem to be it's only settings and having no one to cook for I don't bother much now. I miss my old gas cooker:(

I love cooking, it has become one of my main interests in the last few years, and I am seriously considering doing some professional training with a view to opening a restaurant in a few years time. While I specialise in Greek dishes my Italian's not bad apparently, and I have a passion for fish (go on, innuendo lovers!). Having people enjoy my cooking is very satisfying.

Strangely enough I also enjoy washing up, the hot water on my hands is therapeutic.

Yeah,i love it. Although im one of those who seems to destroy the kitchen. Love cooking for other people and when i get the chance its great having people round for a meal.

I'm not saying I'm a great cook, I love to cook but find I rarely have the time. I'm a very tidy cook who can serve up a meal with a near spotless kitchen! I'm very organised and it's all in the timing!

I live alone so during the week I tend to cook ready meals and steam some veg to go with it. If I have company I'll push the boat out.

Most Sundays I get together with 3 of my friends and we take it in turns to cook. Although I'm usually hungover so they only get a curry.

My recipies are brilliant

I'd rather watch paint dry.

Not a big fan of cooking really but i love Maya's cooking :D

I'm going to make a curry now.

Anyone want to join me for the 'simmer' stage?

nah, hate it. That's why I married the miss's.

My philosophey on dating always was : If the woman can't cook, then she's absolutely worthless.

So all you gals that do cook, you're tops in my book

EdelBrock wrote: nah, hate it. That's why I married the miss's.

My philosophey on dating always was : If the woman can't cook, then she's absolutely worthless.

So all you gals that do cook, you're tops in my book

Er, most women these days can't cook, and pride themselves on it...

Comrade Shampanyov wrote:

EdelBrock wrote: nah, hate it. That's why I married the miss's.

My philosophey on dating always was : If the woman can't cook, then she's absolutely worthless.

So all you gals that do cook, you're tops in my book

Er, most women these days can't cook, and pride themselves on it...

OFF TO THE GALLOWS WITH 'EM! (but then again thats maybe why I had to travel overseas for a good wife)

No reason for cooking to be the woman's job, if both the man and woman work....

But if one of them is staying home watching TV while the other trudges off to earn a salary, the one staying home really oughta know something about cooking....

I think I'm starting to enjoy cooking. It would be better if I had more time.

NObabe wrote: Bought Antoniou fresh filo pastry 2 packs 250g each in Tesco tonight. Gonna make baklava as a treat for Xmas on Sunday tee hee

A friend confirmed today she's buying me 1 kg of cheesy burek (always cheesy; meaty just isn't my cuppa tea) :p for Thursday afternoon. Ner ner ner ner I'm thinking of developing my own business here you know... Burek has to be patented!

Maya - the leading bakery chain in Britain

Do you do a Baklava ooo, maybe Spanakopita too. Also any of the rich Easter breads. You know, NOBabe there could be something to it- the Business part. Cooking. Find, only eat as well as you cook for the most part. Like the mix of tastes, temperatures. Few black Olives can make and break a dish. Kept simple as.

i can only cook Turnips,me rest aint up to much scratch

Comrade Shampanyov wrote: No reason for cooking to be the woman's job, if both the man and woman work....

But if one of them is staying home watching TV while the other trudges off to earn a salary, the one staying home really oughta know something about cooking....

Oh, I so agree.

yes....

Love cooking,i once cooked for mrs spam and three of her work mates. the menu was,

Lancashire mushroom rolls,with a sweet chilli dipping sauce.

Pan fryed chicken,served with baby boil spuds,greenbeans and carrots in a creamy tarrogan sauce.

and for dessert fresh strawberry cheesecake all homesmade.then pissed off to the pub because you know wot it,s like lads when four silly wine drinking girls get together.lol the spamster

Jeffari-al-Texani wrote: I hate it...but it's a necessary evil...

actually...I don't know that it's the cooking I hate...it's the cleaning up afterwards...that sucks ASS!!!

So what do you do when the dishwasher won't work?

Slap the bitch

What do you do when she has two blackeyes?

nothing, you already told her twice

sure i'm going to get a for that one

Couldn;t boil an egg for a time. Went to army (18 months) and became an army cook. When I got out, I could not make rise for 2, but only for 200+ people. I was used to big quantities (20 kilos of rise, 500 grams of pepper and salt, 1 chicken for the juice). I got used to it by the time though.

I cook quite tasty foods now (even for 2 or less), but the fun was when you had all that space in analogies. Have you every through in boiling macaroni (spaggeti), 3 kilos of salt? I have... and it felt great, although they did came out a little bit unsalted.

If I can cook something good, say a smoked turkey or this gumbo I did the other night. Otherwise cooking for my family sucks.

not really, i don´t know how to cook anything.... but it is necessary. someday I will decide when to learn how to cook.

meanwhile the women can help me out!!

spam wrote: Love cooking,i once cooked for mrs spam and three of her work mates. the menu was,

Lancashire mushroom rolls,with a sweet chilli dipping sauce.

Pan fryed chicken,served with baby boil spuds,greenbeans and carrots in a creamy tarrogan sauce.

and for dessert fresh strawberry cheesecake all homesmade.then pissed off to the pub because you know wot it,s like lads when four silly wine drinking girls get together.lol the spamster

ive brought you a tagine back so now you can do a hot moroccian

Sometime

I enjoy cooking, but not everyday. I've taught myself and I'm pretty good, if I do say so. You can learn a lot watching them cookery shows....

I love cooking. It's very challenging for me but am getting better. I also kind of like putting my headphones on and cleaning up the kitchen.

Labster wrote: Couldn;t boil an egg for a time. Went to army (18 months) and became an army cook. When I got out, I could not make rise for 2, but only for 200+ people. I was used to big quantities (20 kilos of rise, 500 grams of pepper and salt, 1 chicken for the juice). I got used to it by the time though.

I cook quite tasty foods now (even for 2 or less), but the fun was when you had all that space in analogies. Have you every through in boiling macaroni (spaggeti), 3 kilos of salt? I have... and it felt great, although they did came out a little bit unsalted.

Suppose you could cook five meals at the begining of the year, and eat the leftovers unitl the next year.

banshee wrote:

spam wrote: Love cooking,i once cooked for mrs spam and three of her work mates. the menu was,

Lancashire mushroom rolls,with a sweet chilli dipping sauce.

Pan fryed chicken,served with baby boil spuds,greenbeans and carrots in a creamy tarrogan sauce.

and for dessert fresh strawberry cheesecake all homesmade.then pissed off to the pub because you know wot it,s like lads when four silly wine drinking girls get together.lol the spamster

ive brought you a tagine back so now you can do a hot moroccian

Cheers my mate Banshee,and many thanks to mrs banshee. I,ve got the Moroccian cook book out rite now. wot you doing friday nite the two of yous?

If you post it on a public forum you have to invite us all, how big is your table?

EdelBrock wrote:

Labster wrote: Couldn;t boil an egg for a time. Went to army (18 months) and became an army cook. When I got out, I could not make rise for 2, but only for 200+ people. I was used to big quantities (20 kilos of rise, 500 grams of pepper and salt, 1 chicken for the juice). I got used to it by the time though.

I cook quite tasty foods now (even for 2 or less), but the fun was when you had all that space in analogies. Have you every through in boiling macaroni (spaggeti), 3 kilos of salt? I have... and it felt great, although they did came out a little bit unsalted.

Suppose you could cook five meals at the begining of the year, and eat the leftovers unitl the next year.

and Bono and Bob Geldof get a MBE/OBE(can't remember) for sticking thier heads up their crack and you dont? tsh!

thats the smartest thing i've heard in a while

Missy Jem wrote: If you post it on a public forum you have to invite us all, how big is your table?

WHOOPS! cocked up there. soz jem maybe another time eh. :)

Not so much cooking,but roasting,yes. Who does'nt?

only the usuals

beans on toast

weetabix

fried egg butty

and scrambled egg on toast

AVOID cooking (and Shopping) at all costs.

J.A.K wrote: only the usuals

beans on toast

weetabix

fried egg butty

and scrambled egg on toast

AVOID cooking (and Shopping) at all costs.

Dont the beans and fried egg stain your shellsuit?

Talking of cooking i was watching that BBC drama about Fanny Craddock last night - 'FEAR OF FANNY'

What a scary individual she was Or so she's portrayed (brilliantly, by Julia Davis)in the programme

FEAR OF FANNY Sunday 24 December 2006 9pm-10.20pm; rpt 1.40am-3am

Before Delia or Nigella, the distaff side of British TV cookery was dominated by one person: the fearsome Fanny Cradock. Dressed like a drag queen and barking orders at her assistant-cum-husband Johnnie, Cradock terrified and delighted the nation in equal measure from the 1950s to the mid-70s.

Brian Fillis' dramatisation of Cradock's career is based on interviews with her friends and family, and reveals the private vulnerability behind her tart public persona. Nighty Night creator Julia Davis cakes on the make-up as Fanny; The League of Gentlemen's Mark Gatiss dons Johnnie's monocle.