Who are you?

[mommysews]

Cooking - big subject. I think the only bigger subject is eating what is cooled

Sooooo what kind of cook are you? Do you do the general mom type cooking - a little of everything - are you a baker, a pastery master, a griller - What kind of cooking do you like to do best?

I think I like baking best. My family has the required sweet teeth so although they won't always rave about the perfect comfort food stew they always like my desserts so I go where I get the most feedbact - desserts. I guess I would call myself a baker

 

[Maverick2272]

a little of everything, have to in order to please the wife and three kids! LOL.

 

[bethzaring]

I'm a baker, gardener, food preserver, master cookie baker, cook, cheese and yogurt maker, and I love to bake. Unfortunately dh does not do sweets, so that really cuts down on my baking activites.

 

[pdswife]

I am not a baker...lol... I don't do yeast or dough. Oh, I'll mix up a batch of cookie dough but hubby does the baking since I always over or under bake.

I'm a good main dish maker... comfort food... is my fave to serve. No one ever leaves my house hungry or feeling unloved.

 

[buckytom]

i'm an eater first. the cooking or baking i do is to appease my belly.

 

[Katie H]

I cook, bake (just about anything and everything), dry and can foods, as well. There's not much I won't tackle when it comes to the kitchen and food.

 

[mommysews]

When I started working with yeast, I always had trouble. I finally quit fighting it and decided to make something that everyone in my family likes no matter how dense - bagles. After a while of doing that, I learned the right way to knead etc and now I make bread or rolls for dinner at least once a week.

I also forgot about canning. I don't do a big variety, but I can my own apple sauce every year. And when I do it, I have to do enough to last us until nest fall - and with 5 people who will only eat home made applesauce, thghat is quite a bit

 

[sattie]

I'm just a cook, I really don't specialize in anything, but if I had to catagorize my style of cooking, it would have to be home style cooking.

 

[buckytom]

who's home?

 

[RobsanX]

I started out as a griller, but now I do everything but bake. DW loves to bake, so we have it covered!

 

[mcnerd]

I am a 'survival' cook. I don't love it enough to be a chef; I don't hate it enough to feed outside the home; enjoyed it enough to keep my aging mother alive for over 11 years as I cared for her; and now I cook for one to survive.

Much of my food comes from a Food Bank so I don't have much choice or advance notice of what will be "available" so I became food challenged and that led me to becoming a Food Preservation (canning, dehydrating, freezing) guru and helping others deal with those issues.

Nowadays I love working in the kitchen with food that I don't have to eat right away (my waistline thanks me) and can stockpile food for the future. I also learned to enjoy making my own condiments and spice mixtures to not only save money but also eliminate a ton of salt and preservatives from the diet.

 

[Mama]

I'm just a mom and grandmother who finds cooking very therapeutic.

 

[PieSusan]

I prefer to bake, make candy and preserve jam. I love a good challenge when I am in the mood.

I do cook as well but my real love is the pastry chef side.

 

[quicksilver]

I'm just me. Never canned or preserved, as I've never been more than a family of 2 in my adult life - no need.
I am better at some things than others - I am not a well rounded person!

 

[Slake]

I work at home and my wife has a full-time job, so I cook pretty much everything and enjoy doing it. I also bake all our bread. That was quite a challenge for a while when we first moved to upper Colorado, as the 5,000' altitude made some things happened that baffled me for a while. Okay now though. I've got a few recipes that I've adapted that work well for me. Time in the kitchen is the best time there is.

 

[Naia]

I do a little of everything. I bake a lot and make a lot of soups. Beans and stews.

 

[deelady]

Family style cooking...my fav is trying new International dishes!

 

[Naia]

Family style cooking...my fav is trying new International dishes!

Ooo, me too. I'm currently learning some Thai dishes.
Mmm, curry.

 

[deelady]

Thats one country still on my to-do list!

 

[Maverick2272]

Knocked that off my to-do list a couple of years ago... love Thai!