I can bake, but I can't cook. Figure that one.
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I can bake, but I can't cook. Figure that one.
I have the same baking arrangements with hubbyQuote:
Originally Posted by Kfamr
I can cook most any ordinary meal, and I'm especially good at making sauce. ;) I got a compliment from a famous rock star once - he said my sauce was the best he'd ever had, and he had been eating in the best restaurants around the word, so that made me quite proud. :D
When it comes to baking a bread, it's a total different story. :o The taste is OK, but I could use it to defend myself, if neccesary, in case I couldn't find a baseball bat.
I can cook pretty well....except breakfast food! I have no idea why...Swiss steak? No problem! Pancakes.....Not happening!
Baking though....I'm almost always pretty good at that. I make a sour cream coffee cake...yummmm!!!!
Strange that for a bachelor I'm cookng/baking challenged! I am pretty good at popping a frozen pizza in the oven (when I remember to take it off the cardboard!) I can microwave and use my George Forman grille!
I'm a really good baker but only a fair cook. Give me a cake to tackle, easy, but have me fix a full dinner and I struggle.
I've been baking since I was 10 or 11 years old. I've always loved sweets, so making cookies and cakes was something I HAD TO learn early from my mom. :p I wasn't too keen on cooking, but my mom made sure I knew at least the basics. I used to cook sometimes when my mom wasn't at home, but it wasn't that often. Now that I'm with my husband, I cook almost everyday. If I'm stuck on something, I just give my mom a call and ask her what I'm supposed to do. :D I'm starting to master cooking now, and love the compliments I get from my husband everyday, and from my family when I cook for them. Cooking is fun, but making desserts is my passion. I love it! I *have to* *have to* *have to* keep the kitchen clean while I work though. Washing the dishes, wiping the counters, making sure the counters are clear is a must for me when I'm cooking. Dirty counters are a turn off for me, and if the counters are dirty, I just won't cook. :o:o
Oh yeah, it's in my genes. my mom baked for everybody. My brother made her some business cards, she got so many requests!
Some of my fondest memories of childhood are of my Mom & Dad both cooking in the kitchen. When Mom passed away, I got her recipe box, lucky me! :D Even though they're all grease-spotted & tattered, I love using her hand-written recipe cards, I feel like I'm still baking "with" my mom!
*edit* Thanks for posting this poll, after I replied, I got all teary-eyed thinking about my parents (both deceased). What lovely memories!
I am good at both... but I am better at baking.
Pumpkin Cheesecake, Cream cheese pound cake, Carmel Pecan pie... ohhh!
I have always loved to bake and cook. Everyone says I am very good too. I have not cooked lately though. Where I now live, I don't have my own kitchen. Everyone living here eats in a common dining room.
Ohhh I am so with you on this one, Poppy!!! :D If we get lazy and don't do the previous night's dishes, I hate trying to prepare the next meal without doing the dishes first. I am really looking forward to being at home (Thursday is my last day of work) and I am really looking forward to doing a lot more in my brandy new kitchen!!! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by popcornbird
Also, for those who enjoy cooking -- is there a season that you like cooking in more than others?? For me, I love fall -- all the harvest vegetables to make soups, stews, and pies, etc.
I can bake and I can also cook as long as it doesn't involve the barbeque.
I do all the cooking in our house. Stuart cooks only if it involves fire and he's rarely home to do even that. I bought a new bbq this year that is easy to light so I don't have to wait for him. Our old one was an explosion waiting to happen. I refused to touch it!
I love to bake. I make the best banana-chip muffins ever! I really enjoy making bread when I have time.
I love making big holiday meals and feeding friends!
I am a slob in the kitchen. I'm messy in general. The kitchen is no different! We have plans to renovate our kitchen in a couple years. I am knocking out a wall and adding way more cupboard space--so I can spread the mess out more!
Well, I lived alone for 3 years and managed to keep myself alive! So I guess I can kind of cook. However if it wasn't for my george forman grill I think most of my meals would have come out of the freezer.
I'm good at cooking and baking. I don't really enjoy cooking though unless I'm hungry for something. I make a pretty good apple pie and sugar cookies. ;)