cooking

Pots and pans. Knives and spoons. Bowls, whisks, sieves...everyone has these in their kitchen, even people who don't cook. But, what about the fun stuff? What did you see someone use on "Chopped" that you decided you *had* to have? And, better question: do you actually use them? Here are some...

I know this will somewhat depend on timezone and know you guys are from all over the world, but just wondered, in general, if you cook or bake anything special for your loved on on Valentine's day? :hug:

I'm curious as to how many of you have ever been tempted to try recipes from the cooking shows. I have. But did you find them to be as attractive & tasty as they look on TV? :wink:

We went to a Greek restaurant tonight. I liked it so much as I hadn't had Greek food for a while. I mean to get down to cooking some Greek recipes soon. Generally I'm into European food, having travelled a bit and eaten so many great dishes in humble restaurants. It would be interesting to know...

I just found once a month cooking. It is a total and complete joke. Sorry but putting bread crumbs in one bag, cheese in another bag, and raw meat in a third bag, then taping the 3 bags together is not cooking. Another one was freeze the bread in one bag, the cheese in another and the...

Do you have any cooking related new year resolutions? Are you planning on any cooking course, learning a new technique or food style? Are you planning on learning to cook more healthily? Going back on to a weight loss program? Or just cutting back on sugar? Me: well I need to get my act...

My wife and I are the join of two large families, and between us and our immediate family members (brothers, sisters and their kids) there are 38 of us! :eek: Whilst it is great to see everyone and get together at Christmas, we have a tradition in our house of just having Christmas dinner to...

I've got an emergency. I am about to cook my Christmas cake. Literally about to assemble all the parts, everything is weighed out, fruit has been soaked overnight after being picked over, sugar and marg creamed, eggs not yet cracked, flour and ground nuts mixed with spices, lemon rind and...

As per the title really. I have been asked what I want for Christmas and my birthday. I couldn't initially come up with anything until I realised I have been putting together a cookbook list of those I want. And suddenly it occurred to me. How dense can I be? I have this list and people are...

In line with some of the other threads about your most recent, your latest, the meal you cooked last... etc, I though I would start a your most recent thread for cooking failures or complete disasters depending on how bad it actually was. It is meant to be light-hearted and where possible for...

My wife has been bulk-watching an old series of GBBO with the winning baker being crowned this evening, and it got me to thinking - have any of you ever won an award or competition for your cooking or baking? Cheers, Shaun :D

BBC are looking at closing it online site in order to save money. Sales of it's books have dropped sharply over the years it seems, causing it to loose money.

('Your monthly food budget? Any input would be super!' should've been the above title... Sorry about that, it didn't look like it was going to fit in the text bar while typing.) Here's a good one: About how much roughly (while not over or under-spending) do you spend on (condiments, garnishes...

I was in high school when I cooked for the first time. My mom suddenly fell ill and had to be hospitalized. My father had to be with her and there was nobody else at home. There was no internet those days where I could turn for guidance. So I opted to make simple 'khichdi' and tried to cook it...

My favorite color is green that is why our house had a touch of color green in every corner of our house. Like in our kitchen the wall paintings had a touch of color green as well some of my kitchen utensils and accessories. I am always inspired and in the mood when I am cooking seeing my...

Years ago I discovered how to reduce the amount of time spent in cooking certain foods as well as saving on gas. There are some peas, particularly dried peas (pigeon peas) which take a rather long time to cook. In order to save gas and reduce the amount of time needed to cook these peas...

I know many people make new years resolutions in a range of categories - does anyone have any food/cooking related goals? For me, I just want to try more new recipes in our dinner routine. Sometimes I find it easy to get stuck in a rut and I'll end up cooking the same group of meals over and...

Lets say that you already have the knowledge and skills for cooking and you had recipes that you innovated yourself. Do you think watching a cooking show can be an additional reference of learning when it comes to cooking? Are you fond of watching cooking shows?

When it comes to cooking each country had its own famous chefs who is very popular and idolized by its people especially if their chef had a television cooking show. Who is the famous Cooking Chefs and Cooking Shows in your country? Do you always watched your favorite Cooking Chefs and their...

At some point in the not so distant future, I'm hoping to acquire a dutch oven. I'm not familiar with them, so I'd appreciate any recommendations y'all could give me on materials, brands, and best size. I will only have one, so I'd like to buy a size that would accommodate a variety of dishes.