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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 4:34 pm
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 5:19 pm
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 6:20 pm
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Ugh, I always realize how badly I eat here when I tell people.
Since I'm at uni, I seem to have pretty limited options in what I eat :/ I kinda rotate between chicken fingers + salad, pizza, burger + fries, and subway (turkey on 9-grain wheat, with swiss, a little lettuce [ie: less than they usually drown it in], cucumbers, green peppers and red onions, no sauce). And then if I eat breakfast, it's usually some cereal since I never manage to get in time to get breakfast from the cafeteria place (which would be either sausage on an english muffin + hashbrown or toast + sausage + hashbrown).
When I'm at home, my mom usually does most of the cooking, and I usually snack until dinner >_> I do make some pretty excellent stir fry, though, and also do some bake some pretty yummy cookies and cake.
It's not that I -can't- cook at home, just that I generally don't. This year, though, I'm going to try and cook more, since I won't be in school (taking a year off).
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:39 pm
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Profitable Conversationalist
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:55 pm
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 8:44 pm
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:02 pm
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:14 pm
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 5:59 pm
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:23 pm
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I'm not such a great cook, but now that I'm not living with my parents, I have learned to fend for myself a bit better.
There's A LOT you can do with chicken, and I have a few good recepies that my boyfriend and I like to make. I try to change them up, and I can usually make something pretty good.
I do have one amazing and very simple chicken recepie that I feel I must post here because it's delicious and takes hardly any time to make.
Tarragon Chicken.
You will need: Chicken breasts tarragon mayo brown mustard (I use spicy brown, but regular brown should work) Olive oil a baking dish with a cover
Directions: Pre-heat your oven to 375. Pour a little olive oil into your baking dish and coat the chicken with it. Next, mix tarragon, mayo, and mustard in a small bowl. The measurements don't really matter at all, just adjust to your personal taste and how much you need. Coat the chicken in the sauce, then cover and bake for 30min. That's it. The sauce is really tasty, even if you're not a fan of mustard, it really doesn't taste like mustard at all.
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 1:01 pm
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Incoming wall of text. sweatdrop
@Lobo: When I was in university, I didn't get much chance to cook, either. I have never been much of a baker, myself, despite working in a bakery. I think part of it is just that I am apathetic towards most desserts, so I never really practice making them. I have never had gazpacho, and the thought doesn't really appeal, but I do want to try it at least once.
There are two desserts I make, and make well, and neither is complicated. I also don't like to eat either of them. One just looks pretty, and the other makes the house smell good. xD
Maple meringue kisses and apple crisp. 3nodding
@Yunie: You eat considerably better than a lot of the people I went to university with. xD Most of the meal options weren't absolutely horrible in terms of healthfulness, but they weren't great, especially the vegetarian options.
(My favourite subway option is probably turkey on 9-grain wheat with monterey jack, lettuce, green peppers, cucumbers, jalapenos, and honey-mustard.)
@GRM: I am the primary cook in my house. Unless I am working the late shift, I usually make supper for Josh and I, and sometimes Steve. Lunch and breakfast are a fend-for-yourselves affair; I can't imagine trying to get three meals prepared for kids, home-made or otherwise. @_@
@Thal: Skittle cookie incident? x3 Skittles are my favourite candies, and I think I might actually like cookies that included them. I am also a great one for experimentation with food, and the results aren't always so great. Sometimes, I can deviate from a recipe and it will turn out wonderful, but then I'll be unable to duplicate my success a second time. ._.
And I may have burned water once myself. >_> I got distracted. As for the authenticity of recipes...meh. I think most people choose what to eat based on how good it tastes or how healthy it is (or isn't...the Double Down comes to mind) rather than how authentic the dish is. I mean, if I am specifically trying to experience someone else's culture, I might look for authenticity, but in general, it's not important to me.
@Invis: I went through a period when I was first out of university (for about a month or two) where I basically lived off of Lipton Sidekicks, even though I knew how to cook other things. I didn't cook them in the microwave, but you just throw them in a pot and wait, essentially, so the level of effort is the same. There is something to be said for easy, easy food. x3 I find cooking relaxing now, though, and sort of a way to destress after work, so the nearly-instant pasta is reserved for times when money is scarcer than usual or I'm just exhausted.
@Aretoo: When you describe what you're cooking, you usually make me hungry. xD I tried corn chowder/potato soup for the first time last month at a potluck at work. I didn't think I would like it at all, but it was delicious! I would really like to learn to make it. Does your recipe use meat at all?
@Penny: I never ate much pasta growing up. Certainly little beyond mac & cheese, lasagna, or spaghetti. I still don't eat it as much as other people, but I enjoy experimenting with different noodles and sauces and seasonings. I think gemelli is one of my favourites.
@Kyla: That chicken recipe just got saved. :3 It sounds delicious. I don't eat much meat anymore. I gave up vegetarianism, and then Josh picked it up, so I mostly cook meatless meals still. xD
I have a recipe for chicken that I really like, too, and it's about equally simple. The ingredients don't really sound like they'd go well together, but it's quite tasty.
You need: Chicken breasts olive oil 1 packet of onion soup mix 1/2 cup ketchup 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup water
Preheat the oven to 375 and lightly coat a baking dish with olive oil. Mix the onion soup mix, ketchup, brown sugar, and water together in a bowl. Add the chicken breasts, and pour the sauce over top. Cover and back for 45 minutes.
It's one of the few meals for which I actually have a written recipe. Most times, I just go by best guess and my own taste.
@Kals: That looks delicious! I have never had garlic roasted yams, but I would like to. What is that salad to the right?
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 3:29 pm
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 5:59 pm
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Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 3:02 pm
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I typically don't eat breakfast, even though I should. I start off my day with a mug of black hazelnut coffee, usually. (Bad habit, I know.)
Lunch is typically leftovers, or a sandwich. I like multigrain crusty bread the best. One of my favourite sandwiches would be turkey, avocado, spinach, cucumber, and ranch dressing. ^^ Tuna is another favourite, with mayo, lettuce and pickles diced up with the tuna.
Supper is usually prepared by me, but my boyfriend has a few signature meals. He makes a really delicious beef stew (usually with turnip, parsnips, carrots, onions, and potatoes) and he's in charge of anything cooked on the BBQ.
One of my favourite things to cook is tikka masala (or tofu masala?). My version is probably horribly inauthentic, but I have it on good authority that it's delicious (and very spicy.)
In general, I cook a lot of spicy dishes and a lot of vegetables. We eat pasta maybe once every two weeks, but rice gets incorporated into quite a few meals.
I don't really bake, but I do make dough for pizza, and I enjoy making maple cheesecake sometimes.
Tonight I'm cooking spiced potatoes pieces in the oven, and salmon with lemon pepper, sliced yellow peppers, leek, zucchini, and green onion.
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