Sharing your cooking experiences pls..... (82)
I almost never use recipes. Instead I just follow the whim of the moment.
If I'm cooking pork though I usually add a few sliced pears along with my garlic and spices then roast it in a covered dish. The pears make the meat very tender and draw the seasoning into the meat.
If I'm cooking pork though I usually add a few sliced pears along with my garlic and spices then roast it in a covered dish. The pears make the meat very tender and draw the seasoning into the meat.
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It's a real problem trying to cook western food in China, not only are the basic ingredients not available, but, Chinese people only cook with a hot plate/stove, not many have ovens, so baking is a major problem.
I had to buy a dual microwave/oven to overcome this problem.
Meat is sold with strange cuts unlike the cuts we have, you can't easily buy a steak for example, you buy a hunk of beef on the bone and then have to trim it yourself. Chinese like to eat meat cut into small pieces still with the bone, they then chew it and spit out the bone !!!
Every meal is a challenge to your teeth and dental work
Also, bread !!! In China it is almost impossible to buy what we in the west call white bread, here it is yellowish and sweetened.
Oh and I have yet to see a toaster for sale anywhere here, yet most of those sold in the UK................
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Are made in CHINA
I had to buy a dual microwave/oven to overcome this problem.
Meat is sold with strange cuts unlike the cuts we have, you can't easily buy a steak for example, you buy a hunk of beef on the bone and then have to trim it yourself. Chinese like to eat meat cut into small pieces still with the bone, they then chew it and spit out the bone !!!
Every meal is a challenge to your teeth and dental work
Also, bread !!! In China it is almost impossible to buy what we in the west call white bread, here it is yellowish and sweetened.
Oh and I have yet to see a toaster for sale anywhere here, yet most of those sold in the UK................
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Are made in CHINA
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rizlared: It's a real problem trying to cook western food ... Also, bread !!! In China it is almost impossible to buy what we in the west call white bread, here it is yellowish and sweetened.
In Mexico we get many kinds of breads but the ones at healtful sotres and some other "panaderías" are too sweet to me(normal people like it that way() and the bread from more comercial stores have so many preservatives and other chemicals so I do bake my own bread and I use honey instead of sugar but I make it in an "electrical Bread machine" no need for oven quite simple and easy and the loaf of bread comes out perfect.
That electrical bread machine I did buy from USA and it was made in Japan.
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rizlared: It's a real problem trying to cook western food in China, not only are the basic ingredients not available, but, Chinese people only cook with a hot plate/stove, not many have ovens, so baking is a major problem.
I had to buy a dual microwave/oven to overcome this problem.
Meat is sold with strange cuts unlike the cuts we have, you can't easily buy a steak for example, you buy a hunk of beef on the bone and then have to trim it yourself. Chinese like to eat meat cut into small pieces still with the bone, they then chew it and spit out the bone !!!
Every meal is a challenge to your teeth and dental work
Also, bread !!! In China it is almost impossible to buy what we in the west call white bread, here it is yellowish and sweetened.
Oh and I have yet to see a toaster for sale anywhere here, yet most of those sold in the UK................
........................Are made in CHINA
Same here.....I oftened wondered why the hell they could not make a toaster that would last a year and toast bread evenly.....it is all very clear to me now....I had to buy a dual microwave/oven to overcome this problem.
Meat is sold with strange cuts unlike the cuts we have, you can't easily buy a steak for example, you buy a hunk of beef on the bone and then have to trim it yourself. Chinese like to eat meat cut into small pieces still with the bone, they then chew it and spit out the bone !!!
Every meal is a challenge to your teeth and dental work
Also, bread !!! In China it is almost impossible to buy what we in the west call white bread, here it is yellowish and sweetened.
Oh and I have yet to see a toaster for sale anywhere here, yet most of those sold in the UK................
........................Are made in CHINA
Thanks Riz....I learn so much here on CS.....
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DodgeBabe: Maybe you would be kind enough at some point to send me a really good recipe for chilli?
I used to make it alot, but have kind of got out of the habit!
I like it very hot!
I used to make it alot, but have kind of got out of the habit!
I like it very hot!
I am not used to prepare “chili” I do not mix the meat with the beans, they are both high protein foods and I would combine the meat with vegetables. The first time I did try "Chili" (East Lansing, Michigan in the States) and I did ask was that? Every body was looking at me as WHAT? Well it happens that “chili” is an American invention.
"The recipe used for American expeditions consisted of dried beef, suet, dried chili peppers (usually chilipiquenes), and salt, which were pounded together and left to dry into bricks, which could then be boiled in pots on the trail. [citation needed]
The "San Antonio Chili Stand", in operation at the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, helped people from other parts of the country taste and appreciate chili. San Antonio was a significant tourist destination and helped Texas-style chili con carne spread throughout the South and West. Chili con carne is the official dish of the U.S. state of Texas as designated by the House Concurrent Resolution Number 18 of the 65th Texas Legislature during its regular session in 1977."
This link has many EASY "chili" recipes!
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Hi Amenda!!! Thankyou for compliment about Ernest Hemingway , The old Man and the Sea. Strange you say that , As I was a professional fisherman for 20+ years, Having fished on the sea in South Australia during that time of my life
I still enjoy fishing as a hobby and as a healthy food source, that is free if you catch it yourself.
You will be busy cooking if you try all these recipes that have been sent to you, Happy cooking, Take care, John.
I still enjoy fishing as a hobby and as a healthy food source, that is free if you catch it yourself.
You will be busy cooking if you try all these recipes that have been sent to you, Happy cooking, Take care, John.
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henricus: Hi Amenda!!! Thankyou for compliment about Ernest Hemingway , The old Man and the Sea. Strange you say that , As I was a professional fisherman for 20+ years, Having fished on the sea in South Australia during that time of my life
I still enjoy fishing as a hobby and as a healthy food source, that is free if you catch it yourself.
You will be busy cooking if you try all these recipes that have been sent to you, Happy cooking, Take care, John.
I still enjoy fishing as a hobby and as a healthy food source, that is free if you catch it yourself.
You will be busy cooking if you try all these recipes that have been sent to you, Happy cooking, Take care, John.
Thanks John,
Really wish I could go fishing too....to vadi in clear small stream....to play with fish in the clear water...and have water fight with laughing......how interesting....
Also thanks everybody who reply to the thread here...
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I'd be interested in a recipe for Pork Calvados if someone has one?
Anyone?
Anyone?
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davpk10: Get yourself a large flat casserole dish ...peel some taters and slice them into chips thickness does not really matter...then butter the dish and add a few tater slices...then a few slices of onions broken up..sprinkle with flour..then cover the taters and onions with pork chops(the cheap ones are better for this)....cover the chops with more taters and onions..sprinkle with four ..add dabs of butter to the dish (don't be scared to put a good amount in)salt and pepper....then take some bread and break it up till the taters are cover with bread....now pour milk over the bread and be sure to wet all the bread with the milk ...the milk should be about half way up the dish...bake in the oven at 350 till the potatoes are soft and the bread is well browned.........I would advise to place a cookie pan under the dish in the oven to catch any boil over.....
After eating lay on the sofa for three weeks while this digests!!!!
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Pirateluvr: You guys are making me hungry!
That's the 2nd recipe I've seen on here where you boil chicken. Does that remove the extra fat or? Just not a method I would usually use to cook it?
Thanks
That's the 2nd recipe I've seen on here where you boil chicken. Does that remove the extra fat or? Just not a method I would usually use to cook it?
Thanks
Just makes it super tender and perfect for sauces. It melts in the mouth
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Waiter, I'll have some of those chicken breasts in coca cola please! 
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jeepers: Frozen Dinner :
Remove contents from box,
read heating instructions, time table etc...
place in microwave
set timer
push start button.
When bell goes "ding" it is ready
Remove package from microwave and eat.
Yummy !! Now, isn't that easy.
Remove contents from box,
read heating instructions, time table etc...
place in microwave
set timer
push start button.
When bell goes "ding" it is ready
Remove package from microwave and eat.
Yummy !! Now, isn't that easy.
not good, not healthy
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Amenda: Hope you can post your best way to cook some delicious thing easily....the easy the better.....
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Here's one ya cannot f&@k up (unless you fall asleep while it's in the oven):
Champagne-steamed Norwegian salmon filets in lemon-caper butter:
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Make a boat of sturdy aluminum foil.
Pour some champagne into the boat. (Not too much! You get to drink the rest.)
Add a tablespoon butter per filet & squeeze 1/4 lemon per filet into champagne.
Toss in the salmon filets.
Scatter capers over filets and add a slice or two of lemon to each.
Seal your aluminum-foil boat tightly and stick it in the oven.
Sit down. Drink champagne. Watch TV for a half-hour or 45 minutes. Won't matter; it's steaming, so it can't burn.
Remove from oven. Open boat, remove filets, and pour remaining sauce over them. Maybe squeeze the rest of the lemon over them too.
Eat.
Cleanup: throw used aluminum foil and empty champagne bottle in trash. (I especially love this part of the recipe.)
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Amenda: Hope you can post your best way to cook some delicious thing easily....the easy the better.....
thnaks
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Hi Amenda
Is a tradition in my family ,all women in the family must know how to cook and they were and are good cooks.
My mother says:
"A woman must know how to cook for her man ,the love passes directly through the stomach"
I like to cook; know how to cook very well ;I am full recipes and now some recipes.
For lunch:
Salmon Pasta Salad
-150 g spiral pasta
-170g asparagus , trimmed , chopped coarsely
-2 tablespoons low-fat ricotta cheese
-1 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind
-60ml lemon juice
-1clove garlic,crushed
-1 small red capsicum, sliced thinly
-2 green onions , sliced thinly
- chopped parsley
-250g can pink salmon in springwater,drained,flaked.
1) Cook pasta in medium saucepan of boiling water,uncovered,until just tender. Add asparagus;cook 1 minute .Drain.
2)Meanwhile,combine cheese,rind ,juice and garlic in large bowl ; add pasta ,asparagus and remaining ingredients to bowl; toss to combine
P.S Choose any pasta you like
For dinner:
Grilled mustard-chicken with potato smash
-3 medium potatoes,unpeeled,halved
-260g chicken breast fillet
-cooking oil spray
-2 teaspoons wholegrain mustard
-310g can corn kernels,rinsed,drained
-2 tablespoons skim milk
-2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh chives
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges
1)Boil , steam or microwave potato until tender;drain
2)Meanwhile , spray chicken with cooking oil; cook chicken on heated grill plate (or grill or barbecue),brushing occasionally with mustard .Cover chicken ; stand 5 minutes,then slice thickly.
3)Combine potato,corn,milk and chives in large bowl;use potato masher or back of fork to crush mixture .
4)Serve chicken with potato smash and lemon wedges
BON APPETIT ! to everyone
I like to cook more white meat is more healthy;sometimes I like to cook red meat, but not too often
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Carinas: Hi Amenda
Is a tradition in my family ,all women in the family must know how to cook and they were and are good cooks.
My mother says:
"A woman must know how to cook for her man ,the love passes directly through the stomach"
I like to cook; know how to cook very well ;I am full recipes and now some recipes.
Is a tradition in my family ,all women in the family must know how to cook and they were and are good cooks.
My mother says:
"A woman must know how to cook for her man ,the love passes directly through the stomach"
I like to cook; know how to cook very well ;I am full recipes and now some recipes.
Hi Carinas,Thanks for your posting....
I knew very less about cooking before even after marriage. Because we lived together with my mother-in law. My motherinlaw cooked in fact, because I worked everyday and need to help my daughter study....so really not good at cooking then....
But after we didn't live together and especially after i divorced I learned cooking bit by bit. I must say I am not that stupid, I can do very well if I really want to do one thing. Now my daughter likes my cooking meal very much. Normally I like to cook one cold dish, one hot dish and one soup for one meal, of course with rice or steamed bread. I like to cook quite a few vegetables in one meal. But I dislike to cook those "big dishes" such as fry with a lot oil....
After cooking for so long time, I feel it's interesting to cook. Because my daughter always say: oh mum, you can be a good cooker now....oh mum, this is more better than those in the resturant....etc....and at same time I can also enjoy the food I like......
So...sometimes I feel I should really thank God to give me such an angle who makes me learn so much and enjoy so much in daily life....
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We have very different food habits. I imagine if let me to eat western food for....about one month....I would become more slim......
Just imagine, don't know if it is fact or not
Just imagine, don't know if it is fact or not
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sorry, slimmer....or maybe skinny....
would not be as beautiful as I am now.......
would not be as beautiful as I am now.......
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Amenda: sorry, slimmer....or maybe skinny....
would not be as beautiful as I am now.......
would not be as beautiful as I am now.......
i am not bad at cooking!
but i do it when i am too sad or too happy!
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