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In reply to the discussion: What food are you best known for cooking or making? Can include main dishes, sides , desserts.drinks [View all]electric_blue68
(18,245 posts)86. Sauteed summer cherry tomatoes with onions, fresh garlic, and olive oil over pasta...
Maybe w 1 or 2 more items. While that was simple it was sooo tasty!
Lentil soup w lentils, onions, garlic, olive oil,?maybe 1 or 2 more ingredients. I'd make it nice, and thick.
Indian influenced: rice w curry powder, garlic, onions, chicken peas, ?sweet red peppers.
Good Ole 🩷 Guac w store bought tostados.
Funniest cooking phail.
A friend and I house sat for a few days, for friends that were my sister's friends, whom my sis had taken a break from doing the current house sitting.
They had an electric store. Neither of us had ever used one. We were cooking something Indian and curdled the milk.
Ouch!
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What food are you best known for cooking or making? Can include main dishes, sides , desserts.drinks [View all]
debm55
Nov 19
OP
Mixed Drinks and Chinese cooking, because I took classes in both at the local junior college.
emulatorloo
Nov 19
#1
Thank you very much emulatorloo. I took some some classes at our community college. Christmas cookies was my favorite.
debm55
Nov 19
#4
Braised short rib, shrimp & avocado cocktail, potato salad, and chicken tortilla soup.
surfered
Nov 19
#3
Thank you lastlib. That is funny. I like pinneapple upside down cake. What a Treat you taught the scouts.
debm55
Nov 19
#31
My father was the Scoutmaster of our troop and he used to make the same thing. The cake, not the possum...
surfered
Nov 19
#35
Thank you spooky3 Oh pumpkin cheesecake. what a winner. I have made bulger vegetable salad. You will enjoy it.
debm55
Nov 19
#32
My kid has always loved a "family recipe" for stuffed celery we make around the holidays...
FirstLight
Nov 19
#8
HAHAHA/ Thank you FirstLight. I am easy on the spices too. Salt and pepper I let them put on themselves. I liked the
debm55
Nov 19
#38
Thank you Ninga. Love your foods. Love the eggplant dishes and the Almond pound cake. Thank you for sharing.
debm55
Nov 19
#27
Just don't ask me to bake anything other than chicken. I couldn't bake a cookie if my life depended on it.
LoisB
Nov 19
#37
thank you very much CanonRay. Wonderful. I sometimes make scrambled eggs with peppers and onions.
debm55
Nov 19
#24
It's bread for me. I make all different kinds of bread, have since my mamma taught me how to make homemade bread at 8.
Lilithschyld
Nov 19
#19
Thank you Lilithschyld. I love the smell of fresh bake bread. Thank you for sharing.
debm55
Nov 19
#20
Had a great time! There was this big, long table for dining. Imagine about 15 people or so...
electric_blue68
Nov 20
#93
Thank you quaint. Are you Greek? My SIL made spinach pies and I loved her taboulie. She gave me the recipe and mine was
debm55
Nov 19
#49
Thank you Wicked Blue. They are all sound wonderful thank you for sharing. You must be some cook.
debm55
Nov 19
#54
Thank you LakeArenal, you are such a cook. Your dishes sound wonderful. Thank you for sharing with us.
debm55
Nov 19
#57
Thank you Phoenix61 the ingredients sound wounderful. and the process is great. Thank you for sharing with us.
debm55
Nov 19
#58
Wow, Aristus. that sounds delicious. Do you make only for special occasions? Thank you for sharing.
debm55
Nov 19
#59
Arrrrrg, just lost my post! 😑 Tomorrow, then (well, later today officially). Enjoying the replies!
electric_blue68
Nov 20
#71
Thank you Marigold. My husband loves carrot cake . He says it has all the food groups in it.
debm55
Nov 20
#81
Sauteed summer cherry tomatoes with onions, fresh garlic, and olive oil over pasta...
electric_blue68
Nov 20
#86