Are their any foods you are renowned for cooking?

[mvd]

I don't have any specialties. But I haven't explored much, either. I'm not a cooking enthusiast.

[Guy Fawkes]

1. Charcoal

If it wasn't allready charcoal, I can make it charcoal.

Actually, I make good cookies.

[mopinko]

2. cookies

have a seasonal mental illness that causes me to make a ridiculously fancy collection of christmas cookies. and i'm am athiest.

[Bundbuster]

3. All manner of "game"

Back in my hunting days (flame suit on) my best friend was a gourmet chef and also a hunter. I was fortunate to learn the art of preparing everything from pheasant to elk. Now I rarely eat meat, but can still turn it out restaurant-style.

Back then, with ducks on the menu

[Gryffindor_Bookworm]

4. My stuffed shells are to die for!

The last dinner party I threw had my guests moaning in ecstasy. :D

[amerikat]

8. care to share that recipe?

I love good stuffed shells or manicotti.

[Gryffindor_Bookworm]

10. Sure!

I've never written in down (er, so to speak) before, so the quantities might be off a little, but you can figure it out, I'm sure.


1. Boil a box of large shell-shaped pasta until the shells are mostly soft but not all the way "done." Drain them.

2. Either make tomato sauce from scratch (if you have the time), or use 1-2 jars of your favorite kind (depending on how many people you're feeding). I rarely have time to make sauce from scratch, so I use Chunky Ragu (with mushrooms) or one of the garlic/herb Ragu types.

3. Season the sauce however you like it. I always add tons of garlic (but then, I love garlic - you might not), a little thyme, a little crushed red pepper, and freshly ground black pepper.

4. Drain a can of spinach and, in a separate bowl, set aside anywhere from half to all of it (more depending on how many people you're feeding).

5. To the spinach, add shredded mozzarella, cottage cheese, ricotti, and any other kind of cheese you really like (my nieces love it when I use shredded colby jack, don't ask me why). Mix this *really* well.

6. Brown some ground round or other hamburger meat. Let it cool enough to handle.

7. Mix the spinach/cheese mix with the ground round/hamburger meat. Mix it thoroughly.

8. Use a spoon or your (super-clean) hands (either way it's messy) to stuff the still-a-little-bit-firm shells. Place them in a large casserole dish.

9. Pour the tomato sauce over the top. Completely cover all the shells.

10. Sprinkle some shredded mozarella on top.

11. Bake at 350 degrees for awhile -- I check on mine constantly and don't set a timer, but it's usually 20-40 minutes, depending on how much I'm making.

I serve this with garlic bread and a large Ceasar salad. It's always a smash! :D

[amerikat]

15. Thanks! i'll try it. sounds yummy.

[amerikat]

5. Several.......I love to cook

I have no training, just years of experience through trial and error.

Clams Casino
Tira Misu
Crab Au Gratin
Scalloped potatoes

[Endangered Specie]

6. Microwave frozen Chicken

Dorm Food

[floridaguy]

7. Bar-b-que Chicken

Thighs Only. Marinated in a Cuban Mojo Crillo sause with a few additions. Bar-b-que sauce is a concoction of several other sauces, plus a few secret ingredients.

To be enjoyed with copious amounts of cold beer :toast:

[tridim]

9. Homemade deep dish pizza

with sausage, ham, sweet onions and black olives.. Sauce on the top, cheese on the bottom. It gets raves every time.

I also make the best guacamole in the world.

[REP]

11. Baclava

Italian cheesecake
Mocha Fudge Torte
Quiche Lorraine
Maccaroni and Cheeses (I use cheddar, parmasean and bleu)

[bloodyjack]

22. ah, baklava! pastry of the lesser gods

[SarahB]

12. I made a heck of a Lasagne on Sunday.

I can cook anything well when I want to. The problem is wanting too. :D

[Marvelous_Smarty]

13. No One Person

Has ever turned down a second slice of my Ice Cream Pumpkin Pie.

[SheilaT]

14. Chocolate chip cookies.

I claim to make the world's best, and I don't often get an argument.

And that recipe for stuffed shells sounds really good. I'm having some friends over tomorrow, so I think I'll make it. I bet I can mostly fix it ahead of time, refrigerate, and finish up when they get here.

[lgardengate]

16. I used to be well known among family +friends for:Cake & ....

Cake and chocolate chip cookies.Actually,any baking was my gift.I have not done much for about 12 years.I have diabetes. Now,i am kinda known for mex food...like refried beans etc.:9

[OneBlueSky]

17. not to brag or anything, but my lasagna is to die for . . .

was taught how to make it many years ago by a wonderful little Italian woman who has long since passed away . . . everyone who tastes it raves, but making it is such a lengthy process that I only do it rarely these days . . . for special occasions and such . . .

[asteroid2003QQ47]

20. to die for lasagna went with ex-wife and

I've had none half as good since. Will you share the recipe please?

[Solly Mack]

18. green chili w/pork and scallop tampico

[ashling]

19. ice cream, chicken fried steak, fried okra

y of the good things in life are battered and deep fried?

[bearfan454]

21. Marinated deer cubes wrapped in bacon and

toothpick'd cooked over charcoal and served on a bed of wild rice.

[dolo amber]

23. Ramen

:D

[ChoralScholar]

24. I won a chili cookoff once.

I also cook a pretty mean steak. I usually only cook foods I like to eat.

[AmyDeLune]

25. Caramel Chocolate Brownies and

...Lavendar Sugar Cookies.

because you can never have too much chocolate or sugar...:)

[DemExpat]

26. Thanksgiving dinner........

baked beans and potato salad...........

Tex-Mex.............

lasagna...........

those are the things my friends and family link with me. :D

DemEx

[Mikimouse]

27. Csirke Parikas, and my own variation of Chicken Curry...

Unfortunately, I also like to eat what I cook.