Something About Nothing..........# 9

[tinydancer09]

tiny, don't fret about cooking and learning new recipes.


this will pass.............

once you have spent a fortune on the ingredients and only have yourself and maybe the bf to eat all of it, you'll find it is cheaper to grab something out....

i mean, you make biscuits.
how many, maybe a dozen, as that is what a recipe calls for.

then you end up tossing out a lot of them as they do not keep well in the fridge.
freezing them is not easy.

bread items, potatoes, and some pastas break up chemically once they are frozen.

stick with pillsbury. the 3 or 6 biscuit can.
you can't go wrong there.

don't forget you need to pre heat your oven before you can bake the biscuits and bake them.

heating up the house/apartment during the summer heat is icky.

I have worked in a bakery for going on 7 years. (I'm away at college now so I don't do much) But I LOVE cooking and learning new recipes. Theres nothing like fresh homemade stuff. Eating out makes me sick as well, esp if I do it more than once a day or a couple days in a row. And it is easier to go grab something from town but in the time that I can go to town and grab something I might as well boil a pot of water and make me some simple kraft mac and cheese that doesnt make me sick and more than fills me up... Thats a lot of ands.

As for wasting ingredients- I have lots of college guys that I hang out with. I call them my guinea pigs. They eat anything and everything and then tell me what they thought about it. It's a great system. Even my gross stuff they eat because no matter how bad it is it's better than ramen that they have been eating every day for the past 5 years (yeah they've been in college for that long and still havent come close to graduation! Profession Students) As for once I learn a recipe I cut it down to a serving or two. I can make exactly 4 biscuits with my recipe now which is just perfect for two people, we usually only have one left. Stuff like chicken and rice I have only gotten down so far but it makes GREAT leftovers and I can freeze it and feed it to my dogs. (Shes 15 and picky eater )

As for the oven yeah it does suck because mine as terrible insulation. However we have a split floor plan so I can cool one half of my house and run the oven in the other. Sure it gets really hot in the living/kitchen area, but my room is nice and cool. Plus I have a kickbutt toaster oven and cooks most things more evenly than my oven! Oh rental homes.

 

[macraven]

i thought you were talking about cooking at home since you are out of skool now.
thats why i said what i said.

 

[tinydancer09]

i thought you were talking about cooking at home since you are out of skool now.
thats why i said what i said.

Oh I am talking about home. At the bakery I was the cake maker not the bread. I just threw in the bakery bit to explain my love for baking but I see that I didn't clearly demonstrate that to someone that doesnt know me. Ha, I tend to do that often... I come from a small town where everyone knows everyone so there's no need to explain in detail...

But my point in a very condensed form is I love to cook and love to learn new recipes. It's my form of accomplishment. I don't know if I love theme parks or cooking more.... *gasp*. I come from a long line of southern cooks and I don't plan to break that line anytime soon... However I did find a recipe that called for lard the other day I'm all for change when it comes to that!

 

[macraven]

wait until you have a family and have to cook all the meals for the rest of your life.
no matter if you are sick, tired and have to run to the grocery store to make the meal.........



i think cooking is highly over rated....



the thrill is gone then.......

 

[macraven]

i do have to smile when i hear of a young person eager to cook.



after doing it for years, i look forward to my vacation in the big O where i don't have to walk into a kitchen...
i can eat my food hot, all of it, at the time it is presented to me.

 

[tinydancer09]

i do have to smile when i hear of a young person eager to cook.



after doing it for years, i look forward to my vacation in the big O where i don't have to walk into a kitchen...
i can eat my food hot, all of it, at the time it is presented to me.

Haha I do love that feeling too though. There's nothing better after a long hot day in the theme parks than to be waited on hand and.. mouth.

Hopefully in the next year I will get to try all the nice table service places down there. To this point it's just been CS meals in the parks with family. Now that I am dragging my BF around I can pamper myself with GOOD meals. Cannot wait to eat at Mythos... esp after I found the picture of the bistro filet. YUM.

 

[keishashadow]

tiny, don't fret about cooking and learning new recipes.


this will pass.............

coffee now on my monitor

i do have to smile when i hear of a young person eager to cook.



after doing it for years, i look forward to my vacation in the big O where i don't have to walk into a kitchen...
i can eat my food hot, all of it, at the time it is presented to me.

i've never cooked despite usually having DVC kitchen (although having a refrigerator is nice), then it' wouldn't be 'a vacation' in my eyes. jmho, even with a trip to 'da beach (have i mentioned i'm outta here in 7 days in the last 24 hours) other than drinks, snacks we don't eat in the room. Unless u can cart food from home, you're forced to pay the outlandish grocery prices near the tourist areas. It's more economical for us to grab a hotdog poolside or do a MickeyD value menu run for lunch & then look forward to dinner out somewhere.

there's lots of places both @ WDW & U where a CS meal can be real 'good' food for less than $10 pp and they give you so much we've been known to split an entree and supplement w/a salad. We never eat more than 2 meals/day & when it's hot in the summer, usually just one supplemented by snacks/munchies...just don't get really hungry for some reason when in the parks, perhaps all the liquid we drink to try & stay hydrated filling us up?

I really don't want to bust any bubbles, but unless the kitchen area is heavily climate controlled, forget about making quality bread in the south, especially when it's hot/humid. Souther side of my family explained that flour goes 'bad' quickly in the heat & they always bought in small quantities and refrigeratored it. Bread won't rise correctly either in extreme conditions, even a draft from an open window can mess things up - assume that's why bisquits are so big in the deep south along with self-rising flour.

lard is used same as crisco, which is what i use when i do decide to whip up some bisquits & gravy - which sounds way better than the special K & strawberries on the menu for breakfast today lol.

 

[schumigirl]

Ok This really is "something about nothing"

Was sat bored tonight and got thinking about some of our different words for different things from the US to the UK

Here`s just a couple


Zucchini-----------Courgette
Pants--------------Trousers
Elevator------------Lift
Sidewalk-----------Pavement
Eraser-------------Rubber
Fries--------------Chips
Eggplant-----------Aubergine
Potato chips-------Crisps
Gas----------------Petrol
Pantyhose---------Tights
Cilantro------------Coriander
Faucet-------------Tap
Arugula------------Rocket
Skillet-------------Frying Pan
Endive------------Chicory
Realtor------------Estate Agent

Said I was bored didn`t I I`m sure there are loads more things we say different, but I`ve even bored myself now!!!

The Mr is nightshift, DS is out with his girlfriend and the Anthony trial has been recessed till tomorrow. So on my own.

I could iron...............................or just Who wants to start housework at 7pm!!!!

 

[coastermom]

Hello everyone ... Been busy here .. wanted to stop by and say HI !!

Still planning DD Sweet 16 trip to WDW ..... We booked the last week in Aug will be at the Beach Club at WDW ... Never stayed there before but this is where she picked !! nervous about 5 in a room but figured we did it at the HRH we can do it here !!

Only a few days of school left and I cant wait for it to be over !! Why must we go till June 28th UGH these kiddies are DONE !! Looking forward to summer vacation here !!

Hope everyone is good and that all the dad's here had a great fathers day !!

 

[tinydancer09]

Ok This really is "something about nothing"

Pants--------------Trousers
Sidewalk-----------Pavement
Pantyhose---------Tights
Faucet-------------Tap
Skillet-------------Frying Pan

Was sat bored tonight and got thinking about some of our different words for different things from the US to the UK

Things my roommates and I say differently:

Shopping Cart>Buggy>Trolley
Windsheild>Windscreen
Water hose> Hose Pipe
Fridge>Cooler


I know there are a lot more I think I've finally just gotten used to it.

As for some of your words, I use most of those interchangeably or for different types of the products. Such as pantyhose and tights, I use tights when I think of the thick tights that I wear to dance class or costumes. Pantyhose are the sheer types that you wear for dressy occasions or business.

Skillet I usually refer to very nice or very thick cookware like cast iron or stainless steel. Frying pan is just more of the everyday pan.. but that's just me.

 

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

Ok This really is "something about nothing"

Was sat bored tonight and got thinking about some of our different words for different things from the US to the UK

Here`s just a couple


Zucchini-----------Courgette
Pants--------------Trousers
Elevator------------Lift
Sidewalk-----------Pavement
Eraser-------------Rubber
Fries--------------Chips
Eggplant-----------Aubergine
Potato chips-------Crisps
Gas----------------Petrol
Pantyhose---------Tights
Cilantro------------Coriander
Faucet-------------Tap
Arugula------------Rocket
Skillet-------------Frying Pan
Endive------------Chicory
Realtor------------Estate Agent

Things my roommates and I say differently:

Shopping Cart>Buggy>Trolley
Windsheild>Windscreen
Water hose> Hose Pipe
Fridge>Cooler

Don't forget about these (I worked for two different British physicians)
biscuits - cookies
lorry - truck
pram - stroller
loo - restroom
flat - apartment
rubber - eraser
boot - trunk
bonnet - hood

Hope all the Dad's out there (both human and fur baby) had a great Father's Day

 

[tink20]

i do have to smile when i hear of a young person eager to cook.



after doing it for years, i look forward to my vacation in the big O where i don't have to walk into a kitchen...
i can eat my food hot, all of it, at the time it is presented to me.

me too, but I did find this recipe today, and thought about the pineapple lovin homies


http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Hawaiian-Chicken-Kabobs/Detail.aspx

 

[tinydancer09]

me too, but I did find this recipe today, and thought about the pineapple lovin homies


http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Hawaiian-Chicken-Kabobs/Detail.aspx

That sounds amazing. I might have to do that for 4th of July this year! atleast for a side item to nibble on

 

[Mad Hattered]

I guess I'm the only weird one here (well, Mac and Keisha are....but for different reasons)...but I LOVE to cook on vacation. When I go hang with my homies in Miami I always look forward to going fishing and then cooking my fresh catch. Don't even get me going on about Lobster season!!! When we went to Hawaii last year I caught some fish, filleted them and grilled them up. Mmmmmm....vacation!

But then again, I do all the cooking in our family so I am used to it.

 

[Mad Hattered]

An since we're talking cooking....more people should cook their chicken like this. Super juicy and oh so evil crispy skin!!

 

[tinydancer09]

I guess I'm the only weird one here (well, Mac and Keisha are....but for different reasons)...but I LOVE to cook on vacation. When I go hang with my homies in Miami I always look forward to going fishing and then cooking my fresh catch. Don't even get me going on about Lobster season!!! When we went to Hawaii last year I caught some fish, filleted them and grilled them up. Mmmmmm....vacation!

But then again, I do all the cooking in our family so I am used to it.

I do too. I enjoy not having to go out and send $XXX on food! We own a beach rental company... the beach is out in the middle of no where and there are hardly any restaurants, so most of our renters do too. We all go scalloping in the summer, get a bushel of oysters and steam up some shrimp when all of us go down. Nothing like sitting on the deck eating an excellent homemade dish watching the sun go down.... Life is good.

I even find ways to cook in hotel rooms, maybe instant grits and oatmeal in a coffee pot isn't gourmet, but its still "hotel made" Breakfast only.

After a long day in the park like I said before I love a sit down restaurant.

 

[tinydancer09]

An since we're talking cooking....more people should cook their chicken like this. Super juicy and oh so evil crispy skin!!

Did you do a beer can chicken or something else? looks great! Making me hungry!

 

[keishashadow]

carole ur starting something, lots of regional quirks in the US & so many accents. If u want a giggle check out Pittsburgh lingo link below no wonder i'm weird...which i'll take as a compliment coming from "mad" hatteredbtw, that chicken looks like it's hooked up to electrode & ready to be brought back ala frankensteinhttp://news.travel.aol.com/2010/09/14/pittsburgh-slang/

 

[Mad Hattered]

Yep, thats a BCC, Tiny. Best way to cook chicken ever!!! Cooked over lump charcoal with some apple wood. Throw some onion and peppers on there for some smoke and all is good.

Keisha, I didnt notice the digital thermometer was in the pic. But yeah....totally looks like Im injecting it with something. But now you made me think of a flavor IV for it!!

Im getting ready to throw down with the grill as I type. I've had a tuna steak marinating and gonna throw it down on a 500 degree grill and sear it for 2 minutes a side. Gonna serve it over a bed of spinach and romaine and drizzle a Wasabi vinegarette over it. The side will be grilled zucchini.

We are on the healthy thing again (sorta...gotta have some Q once in awhile) so I have to make it worth eating.

 

[donaldduck352]

An since we're talking cooking....more people should cook their chicken like this. Super juicy and oh so evil crispy skin!!

Oh yeah,the drunk'en chicken.Works well with a small turckey also.Just need a bigger beer(some iced down in a cooler don't hurt) and more coal..