Pass on your cooking tips. Eat good thread !

[abojodeh]

evrey body cook but not all cook good
so it is a cooking thread so some can learn how to cook better

[reddwarf]

Turn pack over.
Read cooking instructions.
That is all. :D

Seriously though I don't understand people who say they 'can't cook'. :confused:

Fair enough I could never work in a restaurant cooking cuisine food but with most stuff you just preheat an oven, put the food in and take it out when it's ready! Boiling veg or an egg is really simple - boil some water, put in veg/egg, drain the water when it's ready and serve. The only difficulty for people I can think of is knowing the cooking time but most packets of food have instructions on them these days - you can even buy veg that's already been cut up for you!

Just don't ask me to make a souffle!!! :p

[reddwarf]

there people cook sucks and some cook tastey food

As long as it's edible I'll eat anything :D

I've got a few cookbooks at home. One of them is called 'Million Menus' and it has the pages split in 3 (starter, main course, dessert) which you can flip over and mix & match so there is literally 1 million different combinations. Haven't quite made it through them all yet!!!

[Forever_United]

As long as it's edible I'll eat anything :D

I've got a few cookbooks at home. One of them is called 'Million Menus' and it has the pages split in 3 (starter, main course, dessert) which you can flip over and mix & match so there is literally 1 million different combinations. Haven't quite made it through them all yet!!!

have you even made it past the quarter-way make yet ? :D

[reddwarf]

have you even made it past the quarter-way make yet ? :D

Nope, probably never will! It's not often I eat a 3-course meal but I've tried quite a few of the main courses, mostly the chicken and steak ones.

Some tasty recipes!!! :)

[abojodeh]

cup cakes are tasty who have tasty recipies:D

[Damian]

i can cook got an A level in it and was at university doing it i am now a private chef (work for myself and earn a fair bob) :eek:

[abojodeh]

is there an A level cooking :D nice

[Keano4taoiseach]

i can cook got an A level in it and was at university doing it i am now a private chef (work for myself and earn a fair bob) :eek:

Give us a few recipes there mate, preferably pasta ones...mmmm ;)

I can cook:

McCain home oven fires
Pizza
Toasted Sandwiches
Noodles
Toast!!!

I really love watching that programmes on BBC2 Masterchef. I'm sure I'll get my Michelin stars someday :p

[Jazz 16]

I can cook:

McCain home oven fires
Pizza
Toasted Sandwiches
Noodles
Toast!!!


lmao, you call that cooking? :D
They are all things you bung in the oven......
and Bert, how did you ever figure out how to 'cook' toast? :rolleyes:

[Keano4taoiseach]

lmao, you call that cooking? :D
They are all things you bung in the oven......
and Bert, how did you ever figure out how to 'cook' toast? :rolleyes:

With great difficulty Jazz, I shall say no more :D

I almost forgot, I can make the toasted sanwiches and the chips at the same time :eek:

I am just made for a busy restaurant kitchen environment!!!!

[RichardsReds]

Cooking aint hard, just follow instructions.

I'd like to know how to make a brilliant pizza, never really tried that

[reddwarf]

Chocolate chip muffins...

Ingredients:
100g softened butter
125g caster sugar
100g dark muscovado sugar
2 eggs
150ml soured cream
5 tbsp milk
250g plain flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
190g dark chocolate chips

Instructions:

1 Preheat oven to 190C/375F/Gas Mark 5 (for fan assisted ovens check your manual). Line a 12 ring muffin/cake tin with paper cases.

2 Put the butter, caster sugar & dark muscavado sugar into a bowl and beat well. Beat in the eggs, cream and milk until thoroughly mixed. Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and cocoa powder into a seperate bowl and stir into the mixture. Add the chocolate chips and mix well. Spoon the mixture into the paper cases. Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes.

3 Remove from the oven and leave to cool for 10 minutes. Turn out onto a wire rack and leave to cool completely. Store in an airtight container until required.

[abojodeh]

Chocolate chip muffins...

Ingredients:
100g softened butter
125g caster sugar
100g dark muscovado sugar
2 eggs
150ml soured cream
5 tbsp milk
250g plain flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
190g dark chocolate chips

Instructions:

1 Preheat oven to 190C/375F/Gas Mark 5 (for fan assisted ovens check your manual). Line a 12 ring muffin/cake tin with paper cases.

2 Put the butter, caster sugar & dark muscavado sugar into a bowl and beat well. Beat in the eggs, cream and milk until thoroughly mixed. Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and cocoa powder into a seperate bowl and stir into the mixture. Add the chocolate chips and mix well. Spoon the mixture into the paper cases. Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes.

3 Remove from the oven and leave to cool for 10 minutes. Turn out onto a wire rack and leave to cool completely. Store in an airtight container until required.
are you a cheif wow:D good cooking i will try it tonight

[eoininho]

I'm a wicked cook, i can cook absolutely anything! love to cook but i've become rather lazy of late!

[abojodeh]

1 small onion, chopped
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 1/3 cups uncooked ring, orzo or other small pasta
1 (10.5 ounce) can beef consomme, undiluted
1 cup water
1 (6 ounce) can mushroom stems and pieces, undrained
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon soy sauce
Dash pepper

In a large skillet, saute onion in butter until tender. Add remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat cover and simmer for 2 minutes or until the pasta is tender and liquid is absorbed.

[abojodeh]

1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 (6 ounce) cans light tuna packed in olive oil, drained
1/2 cup chopped drained bottled roasted red peppers
10 Kalamata or other brine-cured black olives
1 (20- to 24-inch) baguette
2 tablespoons olive oil
Green leaf lettuce
1/2 choped red or white as you want onion

Make tuna salad: Whisk together mayonnaise Add remaining salad ingredients and stir together gently. Season with salt and pepper.
Assemble sandwiches: Cut baguette into 2equal lengths and halve each piece horizontally. Brush cut sides with oil and season with salt and pepper. Make sandwiches with baguette, lettuce, and tuna salad

[Keano4taoiseach]

1 breakfast bowl
1 box of Rice Crispies
About 300ml of milk (preferably pasteurised)
1 spoon
30mg of sugar :o
500ml of 7-up :o

Fill the bowl 3/4 with rice crispies, pour in the milk so that it half fills the bowl.

Enjoy!!!

[haggler]

1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 (6 ounce) cans light tuna packed in olive oil, drained
1/2 cup chopped drained bottled roasted red peppers
10 Kalamata or other brine-cured black olives
1 (20- to 24-inch) baguette
2 tablespoons olive oil
Green leaf lettuce
1/2 choped red or white as you want onion

Make tuna salad: Whisk together mayonnaise Add remaining salad ingredients and stir together gently. Season with salt and pepper.
Assemble sandwiches: Cut baguette into 2equal lengths and halve each piece horizontally. Brush cut sides with oil and season with salt and pepper. Make sandwiches with baguette, lettuce, and tuna saladi hereby declare you masterchef

[abojodeh]

hwy evrey body my mom is going to japan for three months so am not a very good cooker also my dad so give me a easy recipies

[carlyluvsunited]

hwy evrey body my mom is going to japan for three months so am not a very good cooker also my dad so give me a easy recipiesDo what I do ...

And you can't go wrong ...

Eat takeaway foods ... :p

[abojodeh]

Do what I do ...

And you can't go wrong ...

Eat takeaway foods ... :p
i will be FAT then my parents would send me to florida fatbusters

[carlyluvsunited]

i will be FAT then my parents would send me to florida fatbustersNothing wrong with Florida ... :p

I'm convinced I was born to live there ... :cool:

[carlyluvsunited]

Andy Cole Was A Raper
I do hope you mean he was a 'rapper' ...

As opposed to what you accuse him of being ... :eek:

[abojodeh]

I do hope you mean he was a 'rapper' ...

As opposed to what you accuse him of being ... :eek:
ow sorry i miised the p:p i would never say any thing bad about andy

[carlyluvsunited]

FLORIDA IS NICE BUT I PREFER LASVEGASYes but they don't send the fat people to Las Vegas - so stay thin, save your money and make a trip to Vegas greedy git ... :p

1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 (6 ounce) cans light tuna packed in olive oil, drained
1/2 cup chopped drained bottled roasted red peppers
10 Kalamata or other brine-cured black olives
1 (20- to 24-inch) baguette
2 tablespoons olive oil
Green leaf lettuce
1/2 choped red or white as you want onion

Make tuna salad: Whisk together mayonnaise Add remaining salad ingredients and stir together gently. Season with salt and pepper.
Assemble sandwiches: Cut baguette into 2equal lengths and halve each piece horizontally. Brush cut sides with oil and season with salt and pepper. Make sandwiches with baguette, lettuce, and tuna saladI hereby declare you ...

Completely nuts ... :o ;)

[abojodeh]

the tuna sandwish is the only thing works for me
its better than my dad steakdioxide SO2

[carlyluvsunited]

the tuna sandwish is the only thing works for me
its better than my dad steakdioxide SO2Ah okie dokie ... ;)

Sorry to disturb you - carry on ... :o

[jd_united]

"Hello Dominos Pizza yes I'd like to order a large Mighty Meaty Pizza please" :rolleyes:

Seriously I used to be that bad, I would never try making anything in case I messed it up. But in the past year I've slowly moved onto the microwave stuff and quickly mastered that. I can now use the oven :D and I'm mixing it with the big boys, cooking chicken nuggets and chips :cool:

[carlyluvsunited]

I can now use the oven :D and I'm mixing it with the big boys, cooking chicken nuggets and chips :cool::D :D

[Cappy]

Time to get this thread bumping, c'mon people, post some good ones...

From www.epicurious.com Coffee Braised Ancho Chile Ribs (I don't use a jalapeno just cause I don't like them, but this recipe is amazing and easy if I can do it)

Relish each step of preparing coffee- and chile-braised short ribs: Searing a brown crust on the ribs before they bake adds a deep caramelized flavor; sautéing the aromatics (onions, peppers, garlic) in the drippings makes the sauce base really fragrant.

Servings: Makes 6 servings.
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Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
5 pounds 1-inch-thick flanken-style short ribs

1 large onion, chopped
1 large red bell pepper, chopped
1 large jalapeño, seeded, finely chopped
6 garlic cloves, chopped
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons ancho chile powder*
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 1/4 teaspoons ground cumin
2 cups strong freshly brewed coffee (not espresso or dark roast)
1 14 1/2-ounce can diced tomatoes in juice
1 tablespoon tomato paste

Chopped fresh cilantro
Preparation
Preheat oven to 300°F. Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Sprinkle short ribs with salt and pepper. Working in batches, add ribs to pot and cook until browned, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to platter.

Add onion, red bell pepper, and jalapeño to drippings in pot. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and cook until onion is tender, stirring occasionally, about 6 minutes. Stir in garlic and sauté uncovered 1 minute. Add brown sugar, ancho chile powder, oregano, and cumin; stir 15 seconds. Stir in coffee, tomatoes with juice, and tomato paste. Bring to boil, scraping up browned bits. Return ribs and any juices to pot; bring to boil.

Cover and bake until meat is very tender, about 1 hour 45 minutes. Spoon fat from surface of sauce. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cool slightly. Chill uncovered until cold, then cover and refrigerate. Rewarm, covered, over medium heat before continuing.)

Transfer ribs to platter. Spoon sauce over and sprinkle with chopped cilantro.

*Available in the spice section of most supermarkets and at Latin markets.

[abojodeh]

yeah cappy post some more stuff :)

[-zuco-]

The Pot Noodle.

Open Pot Noodle.
Boil kettle.
When kettle is boiled, pour enough hot water into the Pot Nodle to cover the noodes sufficiently.
Stir
Wait approximately two minutes then stir again.
Eat.
Add soy sauce according to taste.

[SALFORD RED]

Braised Liver and Onions.


Ingredients
2 tablespoon olive oil
1 x 250 g pack lambs’ liver ( or liver of choice)
1 medium onion
1 x 300 g pack rich onion gravy
salt and freshly milled black pepper
5 fl oz (150 ml) Marsala

Heat the olive oil in a medium-sized frying pan,
then slice the liver pieces in half horizontally
(if they are too thick and chunky), .

Add them to the pan and quickly brown them
in the hot oil for about 2 minutes on each side.

While they’re browning, slice the onion thinly
and then the slices into halves.

Remove the browned liver to a plate,
add a little more olive oil to the pan, if needed,
then fry the onions – keeping the heat high to get them really
brown round the edges while you move
them around now and then – for five minutes.

Now return the liver to the pan, add the contents
of the packet of onion gravy, together with the Marsala,
season well and, when it begins to simmer,
turn the heat down and let it cook gently without a lid for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, steam the potatoes and the vegetables of your choice,
sit down, eat and enjoy. :D
.

[Aloysius]

Chicken, Chicken, Chicken

Easiest thing to cook for newbies

That and burgers

I cooked just those my first few months by myself and it helped get me comfortable

I know the feeling of uneasiness if you haven't cooked before

SSS

Start Simple Stupid (I say that to myself)

[haggler]

haggs thai vegtable medley --- trust me its gorge .

chop up into small cubes one courgette , one parsnip , one sweet potato ,one carrot and a handful of mushrooms put in a large frying pan and pour over a tin of coconut milk . add two teaspoons of thai 7 spice swartz is best , simmer for about twenty minutes or so until veg softens . serve with lemon and corriander couscous . you can add cubes of bacon if you like . taste this and come back to tell everyone what a culinary giant i am

[abojodeh]

The Pot Noodle.

Open Pot Noodle.
Boil kettle.
When kettle is boiled, pour enough hot water into the Pot Nodle to cover the noodes sufficiently.
Stir
Wait approximately two minutes then stir again.
Eat.
Add soy sauce according to taste.
zuco you are master chief :)