RE: The Cooking Thread
August 15, 2011 at 7:49 pm
(This post was last modified: August 15, 2011 at 7:56 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
(August 15, 2011 at 5:01 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Cooking shows are the worst. They always start out with some 40 syllable description of what they're about to prepare. Ask the cook at home, "chicken and taters". Cut and dry.
I love to cook.I began to learn when I was 12 (1959) I can cook in several styles EG Traditional English,French provincial, Italian,Cantonese, Indian and Mexican.
Note I say"can",not "do".I live alone,so can't usually be bothered with elaborate meals. Like most people who cook every day at home. I have about 12 basic recipes.
Lasts night;fileted chicken breast roasted in foil with fresh ginger ,soy and fresh chilli. Served with steamed veg.
Tonight probably a pasta bake I made a few weeks ago and froze.(Penne,with spaghetti bolognaise sauce, topped with a bechamel with pecorino and baked in a large flat dish.) I eated one serve, froze five.
PS I like very few cooking shows. I think Gordon Ramsay is an arsehole and Jamie Oliver a wanker. I loved "Two fat Ladies" cooking English stodge with extreme political incorrectness. My favourite recent show is the Australian produced "Luke Nguyen's Vietnam"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZLoKAounc8
