I am beginning to become a pretty decent cook!

I remember many, many, MANY years ago, the only thing I could cook was frozen pizzas, ready-made lasagna and pasta. I then moved overseas, and then I was forced to learn how to make food, because if I didn't do that, I would starve. Either that or eat out.

Fast forward to now. I run my own food blog, which I started back in April, so it only has 14 followers, but still - it's my own food blog!

On that, I post a variety of recipes and pictures of the food I make.

My first really big thing I made was this

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It's a triple cheeseburger, with six rashers of bacon, two on top of each layer of cheese. It was VERY wet and drippy. The juice from the meat combined with the fat from the bacon and the cheese made me feel VERY American (yeeyee). It was glorious!

I then began to make more quick things - like toasties. Instead of ham, I used pepperoni, which made it taste like a pepperoni pizza, in a way.

Today, I made this

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The patties are a blend of pork and bacon, with some bbq seasoning mixed in. It was great! I need more of those, so I am buying more tomorrow. The best part is that the patties were 15 Danish kroner for the pair. 15 Danish kroner is $2.26. A bargain!

If and when I find someone, I will definitely try to learn to cook more elaborate meals. I would LOVE to be able to make a beef wellington!

Now I just need to find someone who wants to give me a chance..
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Phil...

Looks good...

wine
You had me there 4 a minute...
Those photos $cream Amerika ! ...blues
Your food looks deliciously unhealthy ....

Might I add a thank you for supporting our meat market handshake

G'luck with followers, like you said....
its your own wine
Ahhh...100 grams of saturated fat won't kill you! Once in awhilelaugh Looks awesome Phil. Just remember moderation so you don't become a statistic.beer
Can you say clog arteries?
Beef Wellington was the first dish I cooked for my then girlfriend and her children in New Zealand way back in about 1970, I was using a famous french cook book. I made the mistake of making the puff pastry myself, and that was a disaster, not knowing how to keep it cold enough. Lunch took place after 3:30pm ... but the beef itself was amazing!
That is ghastly..Sorry Phil but I'm not in the habit of pissing in peoples pockets

The bun is soggy & all you have done is thrown a shit load of rubbish to make an Eiffel Tower hardening of the arteries..You keep eating like this you will be having a heart attack sooner rather than later..Your poruions are crazy too..There are ample ways of having very healthy burgers
Portions not poruions
They were made in my kitchen in Denmark. It screams America because it is very American. Big burgers with lots of cheese and bacon is about as American as you can get.
I assume you are talking about the triple burger. The reason why the bun looks soggy is because it's a brioche bun, which looks like that when it comes in the bag.

Did it get soggy? Absolutely, but only when I began to eat it.

I do eat healthy burgers, but sometimes it's nice to just dive into the greasiest burger you can make. I don't eat burgers like that regularly, though. I eat loads of different things
Good job Phil! Yeah a man that can cook is always a plus. I’ll take the top burger minus 4 strips of bacon, minus two patties, minus 2 cheese slices. laugh
...and keep your cardiologist on speed dial!
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I would eat those burgers and bacon but I wouldn't touch the bread or condiments. I'm not a sandwich type of gal at all. I know many people are.
How's your omelets and scrambled eggs Phil, they are always a good fast feed to learn and add what you desire...
The pictures say it all – lol! Great dabbling! :Thumbsup:

Pure decadence – do the sandwiches have a pulse?



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That's next in line to learn
You will have some fun with omelets and scrambled eggs Phil, you may have some fails but you could easily come up with a new dish...
You may want to try draining your fried foods off a bit Phil, tilt your frying pan while its still hot so the oil is on the bottom side of your pan and your food on the other;; and let it cook and cool for 5 minutes before plating up...

Now with the oils and juices from your fried foods look up how to make gravies and sauces, homemade gravies and sauces are much better than the packets jobies..

Wil make a Jamie Pucker lips Oliver or a Gordon F#*ken Ramsey out of you yet Phil..
Your lacking vegetables in your diet Phil, please tell me you've made mashed potatoes before..

Foods that are closest to pure form like potatoes and steak have a better feel of energy spread than processed foods, and are becoming the least expensive to buy at moment... there's more prep than processed foods..
I get the impression from your blogs that at work you have learned your job requirements. You work swiftly, accurately efficiently and with a certain amount of joy.

Those are just the traits required for cooking.

Omlettes are best if you don't over-fill them and try to be neat. The art of scrambed eggs is not too much milk and take them off the heat before they are fully cooked - they will cook to perfection in the time it takes you to take the pan to the plate and serve.

A beef wellington may seems ambitious, but the different parts are maybe not so difficult. Maybe just try one part at a time. Make pastry for simple pies, make paté for toast, etc., before bringing it together in a wellington.

I once knew a chef who liked boring, traditional British food like sausages and mash, but made delicious plant based food that he didn't like himself. I don't know how he did that, but he was very neat, efficient, quick and he was very emotionaly involved in customer satisfaction.

I think you will become a very good chef.
If Phil really wants to be conscious of not eating too much oil he could cook in an air fryer. The air fryer has a basket and the oil drips through the holes in the basket leaving the meat or chicken crispy and not greasy. I use my air fryer at least fives time a week to make chicken, beef, toast a bagel, anything you want to cook except things with sauces.


Kent will learn you coffee, onion rings, salsa,
Steaks, chimichangers, burritos, donuts...
Oh ..& chilli...


Mcbob. } Even so, Chinese fusion as practiced in
North Fresno is arguably the best cuisine going.
In fact, that reminds me to look for it later...
My friend has an air fryer they are the bomb thumbs up
Sounds like a good idea without having to give up taste...I try not to eat fried foods but crave french fries now and then...


wine
Lou, I make crispy french fries in my air fryer all the time. Same with onion rings. Tonight I'm slicing a couple zucchini squashes with a dab of olive oil (optional), spices and in the air fryer they go. They get golden brown and tonight will be a snack.

Just buy good frozen french fries, not a store brand. Don't defrost them. Like I said before you can make anything in the air fryer except food that has a sauce or gravy because it will splatter.
Sounds like a plan...I am thinking about replacing my current range with another that has air frying as an extra feature...

Enjoy your fries...wine
@lou if you look up legendary Canadian cuisine, it all seems to come from Quebec - how on earth can they like soggy chips with gravy and cheese!? poutine? Yuk! But it somehow seems an appropriate accompaniment to the dishes displayed here
Fargo...

Poutine done properly...the fries are crisp...and gravy for me on the side...it is good!! but hardly anything I want to eat regularly...
The West Coast has fresh local seafood and most prefer veggies...and very little starch!...

wine
I do have an air fryer. I got one as a Christmas gift from work last year. It's still in the box, because I don't have space for it. Once I do, I will absolutely use it
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