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@thesids (22180)

• Bhubaneswar, India

2 Sep 15

I love to cook and eat. Though today I cannot eat everything that I can cook, so I have restrained my cooking to cooking what I eat

I dont have anything I can call a "Signature Dish" but I am told by a few that I cook Noodles-Rice real good and then next up is Fish. Personally, among the dishes I cook today, I love tomato soup.

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@TexanTornado (5573)

• United States

2 Sep 15

Oh why not? Due to medical reasons? Ah so although you don't have a 'signature dish' per se, seems people have made them for you with the dishes they like that you cook. I like tomato soup in the winter time, with saltines dipped into it.

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@thesids (22180)

• Bhubaneswar, India

2 Sep 15

@TexanTornado Yes, more so because of the Ulcerative Colitis that I have. I have loved the clean tomato soup from as early as I remember. I can spend months having it with rice for lunch.

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@TexanTornado (5573)

• United States

2 Sep 15

@thesids Awww that is a shame that you can't eat the things you enjoy. It does seem that you have came to terms with it, and eat the thing that you can, and still get enjoyment from it. I have never eaten tomato soup with rice. I might have to try that.

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sofs

@sofssu (23662)

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2 Sep 15

I have special rice dishes Pilafs and flavored rice I enjoy cooking. My kebabs and grilled chicken are a favorite with my guests. I also enjoy making different kinds of breads, biscuits and curry

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@thesids (22180)

• Bhubaneswar, India

2 Sep 15

I havent been able to purchase the right instruments for the Kebabs but I would love to prepare them at least once. Which ones do you prepare - in Indian context we have mutton and chicken kebabs. I can experiment with Chicken if I had the right rods. We had one set of rods when I was a kid as mom has a flair to keep experimenting and cooking. But over time, as we did not make use of them regularly, no one remembers where they are packed up.

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@TexanTornado (5573)

• United States

2 Sep 15

That is great. I always enjoyed cooking things people seemed to want me to cook. Like Gumbo, I have to cook that every time, my step daughter visits. Oh you do know, I will be coming to visit soon?? So cook everything that is on the top of the list, so I can eat.

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sofs

@sofssu (23662)

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3 Sep 15

@TexanTornado Yeah.. anytime for you.. I like people with a healthy appetite.. so better eat well.

How about some rice pudding for dessert? Or rice cakes made in pandan leaf?

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Rosekitty

@Rosekitty (19368)

• San Marcos, Texas

3 Sep 15

I cook whatever i just have the urge to do..whether I have the ingredients usually helps me decide what to make, but it never tastes as good as someone else making it!!

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@thesids (22180)

• Bhubaneswar, India

3 Sep 15

As I was growing up, I always heard granny, mommy say - "Those who cook, never like the taste of their own cooked food" - - and when I cook, I have the same feeling unless I am doing the tomato soup

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@TexanTornado (5573)

• United States

3 Sep 15

Yeah, I know what you mean about the ingredients. I am the same way, it just depends what I am hungry for or sounds good at the time. I think that is 90% of people who cook their own food. I know, it is for me a lot of the time. Especially when it's a dish, I cook for 4-5 hours, when it's time to eat, I simply don't even want to smell it anymore.

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@TexanTornado (5573)

• United States

3 Sep 15

@thesids I agree for the most part. Hence my comment to @rosekitty, but if it's something I been craving, then it tastes that much better by time I finish cooking it.

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kiran8

@kiran8 (15348)

• Mangalore, India

3 Sep 15

I too love cooking and keep experimenting with dishes.I love prawns and fish and one of the dishes I like to cook is butter garlic prawns also Steamed fish.I make our staple , Fish curry and rice almost every day ..

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kiran8

@kiran8 (15348)

• Mangalore, India

3 Sep 15

@thesids Hahaha...It is very easy sid, just mix and apply salt,turmeric,pepper and any other spice powder , a little oil and lime juice all over the fish and steam it putting it in a container,It cooks very fast , within 10 -15 mins ..

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@thesids (22180)

• Bhubaneswar, India

3 Sep 15

@kiran8 steam it putting it in a container,It cooks very fast , within 10 -15 mins That is precisely where it went horribly wrong

I feel tempted to attempt it again this sunday

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@thesids (22180)

• Bhubaneswar, India

3 Sep 15

One thing I have always wanted to cook but never had the courage to experiment - steamed fish. First, I did not know how to do it. Then when I read one online, I experimented, but maybe I got the wrong kind of fish

- it was just all so messed up. My wife does not know how to do it - and at times I wonder if she is actually a bengali

(for those who do not know, Bengali are the people from West Bengal, a state in India and are well known for their Sweet Dishes and Sea Food - specially fishes and prawns)

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topffer

@topffer (42156)

• France

2 Sep 15

I like to cook for friends, however I have not a specific dish, and I rarely serve two times the same dish. If I had to give the name of a favorite dish, it would be probably a clafoutis, a kind of cake made with cherries. I am not good for pastries, but I learned this recipe from my mother when I was a kid, and it has a sentimental value for me. I made clafoutis with other red fruits too. Actually we have "cornouilles" (the fruit of "cornus mas", a small Mediterranean tree growing in the woods) and I will probably make a clafoutis with them.

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Basic Clafoutis Recipe | Epicurious.com

@TexanTornado (5573)

• United States

2 Sep 15

See that is me, I like to make different things at different times never making the same thing if I am gonna share it. Sorta like when going out some where, you don't want to wear the same outfit over and over to the same place. Oh I am so glad that you explained the food, cause I wouldn't have had the 1st clue as to what it was. It does sound good. So basically you bake a cake and put the fruit on top of it? Or do you put the fruit in the cake batter itself? Oh now see, it being sentimental to you, makes it that much more special.

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topffer

@topffer (42156)

• France

2 Sep 15

@TexanTornado You drop the fruits in the batter just before baking the cake. Here a generic clafoutis recipe if you want to try. It is very easy to do and a good French cake.

www.epicurious.com

Find the recipe for Basic Clafoutis and other milk/cream recipes at Epicurious.com

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@TexanTornado (5573)

• United States

2 Sep 15

@topffer Sounds interesting enough. Oh why thank you kindly for the recipe. I will have to try it, and say it's a famous french dish.

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Liam Leath

@LiamLeath (55)

• United Kingdom

2 Sep 15

I especially like preparing fois gras. And of course eating it :P

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topffer

@topffer (42156)

• France

2 Sep 15

Are you buying fresh geese/duck fat livers to make your own foie gras ? Are they easy to find in UK and from where are they coming from ? It is interesting for me, as I am living in South-Western France, where foie gras was invented.

@TexanTornado (5573)

• United States

2 Sep 15

Well, that is good. Although I have not the first clue as to what it is.

Excuse my ignorance.

Lee Ka

@kaka135 (14931)

• Malaysia

3 Sep 15

I just cooked a simple lunch for my husband this morning, so that he doesn't need to drive out for lunch. I am not good at cooking, but we always cook rice and fry vegetables, as it's simple and it's what we like to eat. I also like to cook vegetable soup lately as my children like to drink coup. I just cut any vegetables we have at home and boil them into soup. I like to cook simple dishes.

I am glad my husband and children are not too picky, but this may be why I never improved my cooking skills.

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Lee Ka

@kaka135 (14931)

• Malaysia

3 Sep 15

@TexanTornado Not to blame them, but rather appreciate them for accepting who I am and what I can offer.

Some of my friends who didn't know how to cook at all, but now became good cook, as they always have to prepare delicious food, especially for dinner. Though they are good at cooking different styles of food, I don't envy them, as they are always stressful to think what to cook for dinner. They always think I am lucky to just have to prepare simple food.

Of course, whichever way is good too.

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@TexanTornado (5573)

• United States

3 Sep 15

Oh you don't have to be a gourmet cook, to cook the things in which you all can enjoy. It sounds like you are capable of doing that, which is great.

Oh so you blaming your husband and kids for not broaden your horizon with your cooking? I don't blame you, no need for you to take the blame.

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@TexanTornado (5573)

• United States

3 Sep 15

@kaka135 I understand completely. I think they actually rather smart. I mean if you think about it. They would rather you fix a simple meal for them, instead of them having to do it themselves.

I never stress over having to cook a decent meal. For me, it isn't about how I cook, but what I am hungry for. I get tired of eating the same things over.

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katsmeow1213

@katsmeow1213 (28716)

• United States

3 Sep 15

I make macaroni and cheese for gatherings. It's something everyone seems to really like when I make it. I don't necessarily enjoy making it though, lol.

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katsmeow1213

@katsmeow1213 (28716)

• United States

4 Sep 15

@TexanTornado Nah, I don't enjoy cooking at all anymore. I did for awhile and tried a bunch of new recipes, and the mac cheese turned out great. But I sort of lost interest in it and now I find it a chore.

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@TexanTornado (5573)

• United States

4 Sep 15

@katsmeow1213 Ah, ok. I do understand what you saying, when it becomes a chore it does tend to lose it's appeal. I myself have never followed recipe, I have tried a few times, but have never followed through with it. I like things my way.

@TexanTornado (5573)

• United States

4 Sep 15

I can understand that. One of those safe bet things.

Maybe you need to find another safe bet then.

Hate2Iron

@Hate2Iron (15727)

• Canada

2 Sep 15

I once baked a Rum Cake that went over really well lol. It was "goodie day" at the school that I volunteered at and they really liked the Rum that had soaked into the cake. It was devoured by the first recess. ;)

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@TexanTornado (5573)

• United States

2 Sep 15

Oh, I love rum cake, however I have never baked one. I am always worried I will put too much rum

and the cake would just be a soggy mess.

I see you live in the states, so you can bake me one, and ship it to me. Oh no, I wouldn't mind at all.

mayank gadodia

@mkg123 (256)

• India

2 Sep 15

i used to cook maggi which is also banned in india

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@TexanTornado (5573)

• United States

2 Sep 15

Ok, I am not familiar with Indian food all that much. So what is 'maggi' and why is it banned?

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sofs

@sofssu (23662)

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2 Sep 15

@TexanTornado Magi is a brand of instant noodle. Not exactly Indian food.

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@TexanTornado (5573)

• United States

2 Sep 15

@sofssu Oh ok, I never heard of it. Not sure if they sell it in the states.

Anna

@LadyDuck (471506)

• Switzerland

3 Sep 15

Not really, I like to cook and I have several dishes that I like. Your discussion is reminding me that it's time I quit the web and reach the kitchen.

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@TexanTornado (5573)

• United States

3 Sep 15

I can understand that. I think for the most part, that is the way that I am. Well, have fun and enjoy whatever you cook.

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Sharon

@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

3 Sep 15

I don't do a lot of cooking and when I do, it is just basic meat and potatoes kind of food. My brother does most of the cooking. I love to bake so that is where my specialty lies.

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@TexanTornado (5573)

• United States

3 Sep 15

Oh now, you talking right up my alley. For I am a meat and potato woman. I could actually live off that alone. Oh so you have a sweet tooth then?

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Sharon

@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

4 Sep 15

@TexanTornado Unfortunately I do have a sweet tooth. I think even if I didn't, I would still love to bake. I made a lot of stuff for Christmas one year to give out to friends and didn't even taste anything.

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@TexanTornado (5573)

• United States

4 Sep 15

@simone10 Oh that is great. Yeah, Christmas time and baking always seem to go hand in hand. And they do make great Christmas presents.

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (50250)

• United States

7 Sep 15

Yes, I like to prepare chicken and yellow rice.

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@TexanTornado (5573)

• United States

7 Sep 15

Sounds good. I'm not sure I ever heard of 'yellow rice'. I have heard of white rice and brown rice.

Kaine Liu

@lkn1124 (27)

• China

3 Sep 15

I like potapo silks very much.I think it's the most delicious food in this world.

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@TexanTornado (5573)

• United States

3 Sep 15

Potatoes is one of my favorite vegetables. I always said, I was a meat and potato type woman. However, what is potato silks? How is that prepared?

@TexanTornado (5573)

• United States

3 Sep 15

@lkn1124 In that case, there is no doubt, I would like it.

Kaine Liu

@lkn1124 (27)

• China

3 Sep 15

@TexanTornado This is a way from Chinese,it looks like potato chips.This is a food that every family could do it in China.And I named it..haha...

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AnjaP

@Rollo1 (16679)

• Boston, Massachusetts

2 Sep 15

We like Spanish Rice with ground beef and tomatoes with green chilies. It's a meal and it's so easy to make. Filling, too.

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@TexanTornado (5573)

• United States

2 Sep 15

Sounds delicious. Sounds like a Mexican dish. See I like meals like that, and easy to cook meal, everyone likes and fills the belly of all.

Silvermist

@silvermist (19702)

• India

3 Sep 15

I do not have a signature dish.I like to eat more than what I cook.I think I am better at cooking fish .

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@TexanTornado (5573)

• United States

3 Sep 15

I think we all like to eat more than we cook. That is where 'junk food' comes into play.

amnabas

@amnabas (14119)

• Karachi, Pakistan

3 Sep 15

I love cooking too nice to meet you our interests are similar today I cooked stirfried potatoes and brinjals.

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