Do we have any masters of the culinary arts here? ?

[Vette40th]

Originally Posted by Tikiman

Well, it's cold and pouring down rain here, so I put a big pot of Frijoles a la Charra on the stove. 6 cups of pinto beans, 24 cups of water, 9 beef bouillon cubes, 6 bay leaves. Get that going for a while and chop 1/2 pound of bacon, fry it until it is brown but not crispy, remove it from the skillet with a slotted spoon and save for something else. Into the hot bacon grease, you add 1 large chopped onion, 6 jalapeno peppers sliced thin, half a head of garlic sliced thin, and a 28 oz. can of crushed tomatoes. Cook until the onions are soft and turn the whole thing into the beans. Cook slow for the rest of the day, stirring every so often and checking the level of the liquid.

That's where I'm at now. Later on I will start cutting up a pork roast for my world-famous carnitas. Wife promised to make tortillas from scratch if I made carnitas.

I bought a book you recommended, I believe, for cooking Mexican food. The Border Cookbook. My daughter has made some amazing dishes with it. Thnx.
And she also uses a Kent Rollins, youtube channel is great, book I bought her.
She is a Pastry Chef, and the notes and books she uses amaze me.
I am your average joe cook meat, potatoes etc..
My girlfriend, she cooks so damn good.. I will never be skinny again. She learned Italian cooking, in NY from her Mom and Grandma. Incredible food.
I respect anyone who is a beast in a kitchen or any outdoor grill etc.

[ColeTrickle]

Barbecue in Good weather And I like to make slow cooker stew In the winter.

[dvarapala]

Originally Posted by Louie Detroit

Any one here like to cook? If so, what?

@FLEXjs Kettles of Waste.

[Rob]

Today was our neighborhood yard sale and I am known to always have some kind of breakfast for sale.

So today was breakfast fried rice.

[NotSlo]

Making a nice Ragu tomorrow with linguini. Also gonna bake some homemade semolina Italian bread. I'll take some pics.

[Onebadcad]

I have at least two uniroyal stars,,,

[Mick]

I can make an awesome bacon egg & cheese sandwich for breakfast, a killer turkey and swiss sandwich for lunch, and a cheeseburger with horseradish mayonnaise for dinner, so I'm kind of a big deal chef myself.

If you guys need any advice, just let me know.

[LATB]

I don’t cook. Don’t enjoy it. Don’t shop either, groceries or anything else. Hate it. Even going to buy a pair of shoes sucks IMO.
I can grill burgers or a steak occasionally. Even that is meh, to me.

[Bruze]

Originally Posted by MadInNc

Pics or it never happened…. To many bragging. Let’s piss off Thomas

Ok, my Clams Casino from years ago, I still make them the same way.

Freeze the clams for 20 minutes or so, so they will open easier. Reserve the juice: (Duh!)



Chop them up:



I used to saute a bell pepper, but now I just chop and nuke them in a bowl til soft, it's easier:



Put some of the shells on a muffin pan or whatever you have and add the meat. Use enough shells so there's still room left after you add the clams:



Season with ground pepper, a bit of garlic powder, some onion powder if you like (do not over-season) parsley and/or oregano, and melted butter:



Add the peppers and a piece of bacon:







Bake in preheated 400° degree oven for 20 minutes or so, until the bacon starts to crisp up:




You can add some of the reserved clam juice if you like when they're done, although what I do while the clams are cooking is put the juice into a mug, add some water and any leftover melted butter, a dash of garlic powder, ground pepper, nuke it til steaming, and drink it while waiting for the clams. YMMV

[Cool 50th AE]

Clams casino are awesome but who the heck can suck down those disgusting raw oysters?

Nobody can cook like me and I always get compliments.
Whenever I have guests, they tell me that I have never cooked better!

Recent gourmet breakfast:

[markids77]

The only written recipe I use is for my Fraternal Grandmother's Christmas pie. My father taught me to cook, my Maternal grandparents (bakery owners) taught me to bake. I decide what would be good every day since I get home earlier than the missus, peruse the pantry, perhaps read a suggestion online and just do it. We have had some spectacularly great meals in the past 33 years, and some barely edible concoctions.
These days the winners outnumber the clinkers by a long shot.

[Giraffe (He/Him)]

Making toast is an epic challenge for me, I can barely boil water. To answer your question, no.

[Torqaholic]

When I was in the Coast Guard they'd rotate cooking duty randomly whenever the cook was gone (often). After I cooked my first meal for everyone they asked me to be the permanent replacement when he was gone. Wasn't into it because whoever cooked also had to also wash dishes and I hated that, told them so. They got lots of people volunteering to wash dishes for me. Unprecedented

Wasn't long before the cook hated my guts because nobody liked his food. That P.O.S. excuse for a human caused me a lot of trouble lying to the Chief. If I met him today he wouldn't live to see tomorrow.

[LATB]

Originally Posted by Giraffe (He/Him)

Making toast is an epic challenge for me, I can barely boil water. To answer your question, no.

Another thing we have in common.

[Cool 50th AE]

Right now at my house.
Sticky asian spare ribs.

[dvarapala]

Originally Posted by LATB

I don’t cook. Don’t enjoy it. Don’t shop either, groceries or anything else. Hate it.

That's woman's work.

[LATB]

Originally Posted by dvarapala

That's woman's work.

Indeed. I’d rather dig a ditch or swing a hammer all day than deal with that shopping and cooking and cleaning crap.

[kingpin]

Nope.

[Cool 50th AE]

^^^ Was all that tonight's dinner?

Reminds me of this:

YouTube

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