23-12-2003 00:15									#31
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quote: I like to cook, it's the washing of dishes that I don't like.

Hehe,
Washing up I don't mind, drying the dishes on the other hand..
Not that I ever do, I let dry in the dish-rack(?)

	23-12-2003 00:22									#32
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I like to cook; I like to eat; I don't mind doing the dishes after, either.

Last night's effort:

chicken thigh fillets coated with a mixture of Aussie spices (dorrigo pepper, wattleseed, mountain pepperleaf, lemon myrtle, akudjura, and also Indian amchur) seared in a pan until browned then kept hot in an oven, while the pan is deglazed with orange/mango juice and a dash of balsamic vinegar, a reduction made, the chicken served on the reduction with herb and cheese polenta and steamed greens.

Ironbark honey and blended mascarpone/ricotta with chopped preserved ginger and lemon zest to follow. Now if only I could get a bigger kitchen....

	23-12-2003 00:26									#33
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I don't like to cook, but I can do alright if I have to.

	23-12-2003 02:27									#34
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I love cooking most of the time. The results are usually edible in my opinion, but others tend to disagree (not that i would ever occur to them to set foot in the kitchen themselves )

	23-12-2003 02:32									#35
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I can boil an egg.

the joys of living with your parents.

soon this will be over, though.

	23-12-2003 02:43									#36
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I can boil a bag of Ramen. I'd mess up an egg I think.

	23-12-2003 04:23									#37
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I do fine cooking- I can make stir fry, which is mainly preparation-

I have not tired baking anything except porkchops, chiken or some meatloaf- maybe I am warry fo yeast.

But I am a decent cook-so when I mary this can be a shared duty and pasttime.

	23-12-2003 06:21									#38
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I don't particularly like to cook, but I will do it if I'm hungry. When I finally break down and cook something it is usually quite delicious. I'm particularly adept at meats, "Mexican" food and breakfast.

	23-12-2003 06:31									#39
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I love to cook. Right know I have homemade manicotti in the oven...starting to smell real good to!

Like most guys, I do pretty well on the grill. Ribs and marinated flank steak are two of my best. Indoors I enjoy preparing Italian dishes..my best is probably chicken parmigaen for a formal meal and stromboli for informal...both take a lot of prep, but thats the fun of it!

	23-12-2003 06:34									#40
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The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.

The way to a woman's heart is through you doing all the cooking

	23-12-2003 07:15									#41
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger I like to cook, it's the washing of dishes that I don't like.

Same here. I enjoy creating things, whether cooking or drinks. Chocolates seem to taste nicer when You've made them yourself

Today I had my first experience of making a liqueur. Hoping it'll turn out ok (and won't *quite* blow the head off anyone who drinks it)

	23-12-2003 07:28									#42
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quote: Originally posted by Drogue Today I had my first experience of making a liqueur.

How do you make liqueur? I've heard of adding bourbon to eggnog, but that's the extent of my knowledge of alcoholizing something.

	23-12-2003 07:30									#43
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	23-12-2003 07:30									#44
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Yeast, sugar, no air, and time = alcohol

Drogue, I make my own hard candy, it's funny and burns

	23-12-2003 08:04									#45
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quote: Originally posted by loinburger How do you make liqueur?

By taking alcohol and infusing it with various things or adding flavouring's and spices You could do one step further and distill the alcohol yourself, but I don't have a license for it

quote: Originally posted by loinburger I've heard of adding bourbon to eggnog, but that's the extent of my knowledge of alcoholizing something.

Well, it's a natural; progression from cocktails

quote: Originally posted by Japher Yeast, sugar, no air, and time = alcohol

If you want it to be liqueur like in alcoholic strength, you need to distill it. Or just use a base spirit (grain alcohol).

quote: Originally posted by Japher Drogue, I make my own hard candy, it's funny and burns

I've never tried that. I've made chocolates for a while, and some turn our very nice I've had some trouble with making hard flavoured chocolate, and the best I ever did is still the first batch, which was slightly alcoholic and spicy, but the latest ones haven't been too bad.

	23-12-2003 08:07									#46
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quote: Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar 38 percent of Apolytoners are deluding themselves

I voted I like to and am ok at it. I can do some intricate things, like chocolates, desserts and fajitas with many different dishes to go in them, but I don't cook that often so I do mess things up at times

	23-12-2003 08:19									#47
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quote: Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar 38 percent of Apolytoners are deluding themselves

I'm good at following a recipe. Hell, that's 90% of computer science right there.

	23-12-2003 08:22									#48
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Can you cook?

Is the Pope Catholic?!

	23-12-2003 08:23									#49
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in any case. If I could cook, I wouldn't need a woman.

	23-12-2003 08:26									#50
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I voted, but the best "cook score" listed is "pretty good at it"....

Excuse me! No, but oh, no!

I'm "damned good" at it!

	23-12-2003 08:27									#51
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quote: Originally posted by Dissident in any case. If I could cook, I wouldn't need a woman.

Hense my point Diss.

	23-12-2003 08:30									#52
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quote: 38 percent of Apolytoners are deluding themselves

Agreed. Seems most of Poly is as humble as Wittlich.

	23-12-2003 08:37									#53
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Touche' Drake

I think this thread needs to be alive for a while for the rest of the gay Apolyton community to put their two cents in...but don't get me wrong. Just because someone is gay does not mean that they are "comfortable" in the kitchen (take my partner for instance ).

	23-12-2003 09:20									#54
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quote: Originally posted by Wittlich Can you cook? Is the Pope Catholic?!

Wow, I don't honestly know. I always just assumed.....

	23-12-2003 09:32									#55
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quote: Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar 38 percent of Apolytoners are deluding themselves

Is Comrade Tassadar having a delusion of other people deluding themselves?

	23-12-2003 09:41									#56
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Good question UR.

	23-12-2003 11:52									#57
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quote: Originally posted by Sikander quote: Can you cook? Is the Pope Catholic?! Wow, I don't honestly know. I always just assumed.....

I thought he was Polish...

	23-12-2003 13:30									#58
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Only if Polish is a religion!

	23-12-2003 13:40									#59
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger Is Comrade Tassadar having a delusion of other people deluding themselves?

No, Urban Ranger is having a delusion about Comrade Tassadar having a delusion about other people deluding themselves

	23-12-2003 13:43									#60
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quote: Originally posted by Wittlich Can you cook? Is the Pope Catholic?!

Can he cook?

More to the point, does he sh!t in the woods?

There's a piece of the turkey called the pope's nose. Parson's nose if you're a Protestant, I think.

Tasty, anyway. Wittlich is right by the way- being gay is no sure sign of culinary interest or skill. My other half is happier building sea kayaks or flying gliders. Show him a fish kettle he might think it was something to do with fractionation or the Bessemer process....