Cooking is my favorite hobby!
By leeandrew
@leeandrew (1225)
Philippines
October 12, 2012 2:13am CST
Cooking is like an art for me. I have no other skill but but cooking, I don't cook very but at least edible. One fan I have in my cooking carrier is my hubby. It is him who praise my cooked food aside from my good foodie friends.
I love to explore when it comes to cooking. I try to create my own recipe which when my friends tried my food.. they come to like it. I actually create a blog about the food I cook and though it's not a famous blog at least I post in there the food I have cooked and the foods I have eaten. :)
Tell me too your favorites.
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13 responses
@anne25penn (3305)
• Philippines
13 Oct 12
I love cooking and baking too. If I am craving for pasta, I cook. Sure, I can dine out at a fancy restaurant, but it doesn't really satisfy my cravings. I also love to do cross stitch, but not too much anymore because of my eyes.
@leeandrew (1225)
• Philippines
13 Oct 12
I am trying to bake but since I don't have an oven yet (which I 'm hoping hubby would buy me soon). I know for sure that when my oven comes baking would be my passion too. I've been thinking a making cookies actually but all I have in here is a electric over which I don't like to use because I don't want our electric bill up.
I want to try baking brownies too, specially that brownies is one of my favorite dessert and hubby likes banana cake. Oh thinking of having an oven seems putting more to my weight. lol!
But still, I really would like to have one. I am very excited. I thank God for I know with Him... things happen.
@marguicha (222994)
• Chile
13 Oct 12
I love to make my own recipes too. Now that we can check recipes online, I much prefer to see the pictures to learn how to make my disshes prettier, but I don`t follow recipes as I did many years ago. Now I check what I have in my pantry and get going.
@leeandrew (1225)
• Philippines
13 Oct 12
It's the same with me. What I'd do first when I search recipes on line is to see the ingredients then see the picture or the video on how to do it. Then I do it myself. I actually try to lessen or change the ingredients specially when I don't see it at th store.
I'm not particular with the presentation actually, I'm more of the taste. I see it that way co's I am not good with plating. So I don't give myself more trouble with that. hahaha.
Happy cooking to you as I do mylotting first.
@Raine38 (12250)
• United States
12 Oct 12
Good for you, cooking is my least favorite thing because I really don't have the talent for it. I even burn eggs. But for the sake of my husband, who is like yours, that is my big fan in everything that I do, I practice and study recipes that are very simple to make.
@leeandrew (1225)
• Philippines
13 Oct 12
hahaha. Thank you. This is the only talent I know so far, and I'm even really good at it. But at least I have one big fan and that is my beloved husband.
It's the same with hubby. At least with him though, he's good in frying eggs and hot dogs and aside from that nothing more. He'll always asked me.. what's up for lunch or for dinner.
Yup, our family are our greatest motivators for a great cooking experiments. And lets salute to those are very generous to share their recipes online. hahaha.
@mrsuniega (786)
• Philippines
12 Oct 12
hey that's sounds great. I also live to cook and eat. well since I know the basic of cooking my dream is to do a class or to study cooking for me to become better. who knows it will be a nice career in the future.
@paulli3 (312)
• China
12 Oct 12
people who are good at cooking are cool. i like eating but i am not really good at cooking, so i think the people who can make delicious meals are great because when they want to eat something delicious, they can make delicious meals by themselves. maybe i will learn to how to cook well in the future, i hope.
@leeandrew (1225)
• Philippines
13 Oct 12
Thank you. Hahaha. There could never be good food out there if not for those who devout themselves in cooking. I just admire those people.
I love cooking as`well as eating. Whenever hubby ate at some restaurants and then I like the food I tried to imagine what's in there and cook something like it myself. I may not get the exact thing at least I have come up with my own version of it.
I hope that you do love it when you try to make your own food.
@leeandrew (1225)
• Philippines
13 Oct 12
That's what I do too. I look recipes online just to get some idea on how to it. But I normally change the ingredients to make it my own recipe. It's not that sell recipes or something, I just want to look it my own. hahaha.
After cooking the food, I post it in my food blog which no one visits or no one likes to view. At least when I get old I I could still share my recipes and cookings with my children and grandchildren.
I know for sure they'll be happy to know that I have did such thing, and I will be their inspiration. hahaha. just thinking ahead of me.
@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
13 Oct 12
I also enjoy cooking. I am very interested in it. I buy cooking books and I often watch TV shows so that I will have a new inspiration to cooking something new. I also think I have talent in cooking. I even make a DIY cooking blog so that I can share my recipes with others.
@GemmaR (8517)
•
12 Oct 12
I didn't used to like cooking when I was younger because of the fact that I thought that it was a bit of a waste of time, however it is something that I am very much getting into recently. I have just started doing most of the work around the house and I have found that I actually quite like cooking about being able to give my family the food that I believe they deserve. I am not the best cook in the world, but I do think that I am getting better all of the time and hopefully I will be able to do some really nice dishes before long.
@leeandrew (1225)
• Philippines
13 Oct 12
I never like cooking when I was young as well or I have never gotten a chance to do so co's I was busy doing other things. I thought before cooking is just for adults like my Dad. lol!
But when I got married that is the time I started cooking and when I have tried and have liked my cooked food, it got my interest and from that time and on I do experiment. And my specialties are springrolls and embutido. My frinds love it when I make some for them.
Yeah, giving our family good food is the most satisfying job ever in the house. Plus seeing them happily eating the food you cook is a bonus or a reward for all our hardwork.
God bless and happy mylotting.
@JijiXcebu (129)
• Philippines
12 Oct 12
I'm a frustrated cook. At least I love to experiment on cooking though. I just lack the tools and some time. But yeah, cooking is a really great hobby since like any craft, you can really get creative with it. :)
@leeandrew (1225)
• Philippines
13 Oct 12
You have to be happy when you cook. And when you cook try to imagine the taste you like and as you cook taste it every now and then. Then try to put herbs, or other spices until you get your desire taste.
It's what I do to my cooking. BUt since I want it creamy, I like to keep in my fridge more cheese or milk or creamer. And since I want it a little bit spicy I try to store in my ingredients box more spices.
I love cooking and I love sharing my cooked food with hubby and friends as well. I hate it though when people try to criticize my cooking because I don't sell my food anyway, and every cooking is different from the other.
Why not just enjoy it then, after all it's free. hahahaha
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
12 Oct 12
Thanks a ton for sharing this discussion. Glad to hear that u are so much passionate for cooking. It is indeed great that u enjoy cooking so much and of course it is an art that cannot be mastered by everyone. It gives an immense pleasure to cook food and serve others and in return get to a broad smile from others and garner praises from them.
What say?
@leeandrew (1225)
• Philippines
12 Oct 12
Thank you for participating the discussion as well. Cooking is one thing I love to even if sweat would run down my forehead and down my back I would still go on cooking. That is how I'm passionate about it.
My mom in-law actually don't cook anymore when they live with us. She said she's afraid to cook because I might not like it, reason why even its almost late at night and I'm away they still waited for me. It bogs me though but still I prepare food co's I felt like I need to for their sake.
@leeandrew (1225)
• Philippines
13 Oct 12
Yeah, I'm a full time mom now to a one year old adorable daughter. She's very cute and very special to me too. I love cooking not for my baby though but for my sexy hubby :)
Hubby just love my cooking. He doesn't complain about the taste, he tries to enjoy it no matter what it is. lol! Hubby don't eat vegetables that much, he's a picky eater when it comes to veggies. But he can't do anything when I cooked vegetables for him.hahaha
I know what you mean, cooking is a hard thing to do when you are busy at work, co's all you wanna do when you come home is rest. It's what I felt when I was working then. Hubby and I would just drop by at a restaurant or any fast food for our meals.
@ajlasent (536)
• Philippines
12 Oct 12
You remind me of a cousin.. :) She does all sorts of experiments in the kitchen and even at her young age then, her experiments were quite successful. :D
It's nice that you have your husband to appreciate your cooking, it makes the experience all the more rewarding right? :D
@leeandrew (1225)
• Philippines
12 Oct 12
:) thanks. yeah, I love to experiment ingredients and have my hubby to say the verdict. Of course I always get A grade with hubby, with him my cooking is the best. Actually whenever we tried something in a restaurant hubby would asked me to cook it for him as if I knew it. lol!
I have my best ingredients of all time that I feel like it goes with everything for me though a lot of best cook don't see it that way. Anyways, as I say it... cooking is an art.. so it's always in the beauty of someone taste buds.
@endlessbound (65)
•
12 Oct 12
I love cooking too its my favorite chores at home and even become my hobby. Its fun to do some cooking and I enjoy it a lot.
@leeandrew (1225)
• Philippines
13 Oct 12
Cooking is an enjoyable thing to do. I do believe that once your a good eater your also a good cook. As for me though I don't care if other people would never like my cooking as long as my hubbiness would love it. hahaha.
I like cooking and I wouldn't mind doing it everyday. But I dn't do much cooking these days co's I'm busy mylotting and other online job that I have. I need money to buy for my ingredients. lol!
Just last week I made a special spring rolls and hubby and in-laws liked it. Seeing them happily eating my food makes me happy as well. :)