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little cooking poll
what is your fav cookbook?
do you think frozen veggies are just as healthy as fresh?
how do you feel about stock? use it alot? avoid it when you can? think its a cop out for soups?
how often do you cook red meat?
you are stuck on an island and only have the ingredients to make one meal over and over. what would it be?
fast food- yay or nay?
do you do most of the cooking or dh?
when researching new recipes- what (unique) ingredient such as __________would immediately turn you off?
mila belle 3.26.07 and isla leighton 5.12.09
mila belle aka mimi and belle and miss isla aka ileigh : )
mila belle aka mimi and belle and miss isla aka ileigh : )
Re: little cooking poll
what is your fav cookbook?
I have a ton of cookbooks, but I rarely use them! I mostly use websites....pioneer woman, bitten word, pam's site, food network etc.
do you think frozen veggies are just as healthy as fresh?
no. i am actually not sure if they are or not, but they don't seem to be. i still use them though!
how do you feel about stock? use it alot? avoid it when you can? think its a cop out for soups?
I use stock if a recipe calls for it, or if I make soup. I don't think it is a cop out, just an easy out. Plus, when they talk about making chicken stock and they say "carcass" it just grosses me out.
how often do you cook red meat?
Maybe once or twice a month.
you are stuck on an island and only have the ingredients to make one meal over and over. what would it be?
Papardalle Bolognese
fast food- yay or nay?
Nay to McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy's etc. (though I do have it once in a blue moon) Yay to DD, Qdoba, Chipotle, Panera.
do you do most of the cooking or dh?
Me, but he is good at cleaning up after
when researching new recipes- what (unique) ingredient such as __________would immediately turn you off?
Pate, or foie gras. I don't like the texture. Not that you run across those in many recipes, but if I did, it would be done.
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what is your fav cookbook? I don't really have one..but LOVE Pam's website
do you think frozen veggies are just as healthy as fresh? I think fresh is better but we do the steam fresh frozen ones often
how do you feel about stock? use it alot? avoid it when you can? think its a cop out for soups? we use it for rice..just to get more flavor
how often do you cook red meat? maybe once a week..like hamburger for tacos or a meatloaf
you are stuck on an island and only have the ingredients to make one meal over and over. what would it be? hmm..maybe
fast food- yay or nay? most of the time nay, but I don't feel that it is that bad every so often
do you do most of the cooking or dh? dh does mostly all of the cooking
when researching new recipes- what (unique) ingredient such as __________would immediately turn you off? anchovies.
what is your fav cookbook? cooks illustrated 30 minute meals
do you think frozen veggies are just as healthy as fresh? not sure, though we tend to use mostly all fresh, except for lima beans
how do you feel about stock? use it alot? avoid it when you can? think its a cop out for soups? i don't really cook but i think DH uses it to flavor sauces he makes, but generally goes for low sodium ones.
how often do you cook red meat? we have burgers occasionally, but never steak-type meals. i just don't really like it.
you are stuck on an island and only have the ingredients to make one meal over and over. what would it be? do chocolate chip cookies count?
fast food- yay or nay? no thanks. we love takeout, just not fast food.
do you do most of the cooking or dh? DH does literally all of it, though now that i'm on maternity leave, one of my goals is to learn more about cooking and make dinner every night. tonight was my first attempt, and it was a success
when researching new recipes- what (unique) ingredient such as __________would immediately turn you off? i don't have enough cooking experience to know yet...
what is your fav cookbook? I also use mainly websites - Allrecipes.com is my favorite - they have a fantastic ingredient search.
do you think frozen veggies are just as healthy as fresh? Probably just as healthy, though not as tasty.
how do you feel about stock? use it alot? avoid it when you can? think its a cop out for soups? I use it all the time as a base for soup or in other kinds of cooking. I do make my own chicken stock after cooking a whole chicken.
how often do you cook red meat? rarely - maybe like once every three months
you are stuck on an island and only have the ingredients to make one meal over and over. what would it be? wow, torture! heehee. for some reason right now I'd say Rishta. If you asked tomorrow, it would be a different answer, I'm sure!
fast food- yay or nay? Every so often (like 4 times a year) I crave it and get some, but I always feel ill afterwards
do you do most of the cooking or dh? mostly me, though DH does cook sometimes. I'm better at it, heehee, and I'm home earlier
when researching new recipes- what (unique) ingredient such as __________would immediately turn you off? Mushrooms - ew.
what is your fav cookbook? nigella express and now, i mostly frequent pam's site, PW, and epicurious.com. i do love fellow nestie christine.louie's blog: http://christineskitchenchronicles.blogspot.com/
do you think frozen veggies are just as healthy as fresh? i'm more of a salad gal so i rarely use frozen veggies
how do you feel about stock? use it alot? avoid it when you can? think its a cop out for soups? i use stock or broth all the time, i don't have time to make it from scratch. i really like kitchen basics brand because it's low sodium and very flavorful.
how often do you cook red meat? i go in phases, sometimes once a week and then sometimes i don't make it for several weeks.
you are stuck on an island and only have the ingredients to make one meal over and over. what would it be? i think this is an impossible question! i'm leaning towards the ingredients for my amatriciana sauce, pizza dough, cheeses, and sausage. i could find ways to make pizza interesting for awhile. and i'd need plenty of wine with those meals!
fast food- yay or nay? i don't eat it often, but every now and then i LOVE a five guys burger & fries
do you do most of the cooking or dh? all me, baby. josh is sous chef & dishwasher extraordinaire
he can also reheat things and turn the stove on. microwave popcorn, not so much. this is fine with me because i like to cook and hate doing dishes.
when researching new recipes- what (unique) ingredient such as __________would immediately turn you off? not that unique BUT i fuckinghate mayonnaise! i don't have it in my house and have only eaten by mistake/unknowingly.
what is your fav cookbook? Don't really have a favorite cookbook. We buy specialty books and compile our own recipe book from ones we've tried and liked. Lately, we've been cooking a new recipe out of the Everything Thai cookbook once a week.
do you think frozen veggies are just as healthy as fresh? From what I remember, some of them are just as good frozen, but some lose value from the freezing/thawing/aging process. I couldn't tell you which ones are good and which aren't though.... In general, I avoid frozen veggies. I am really picky about produce and I just don't like the texture of frozen stuff, so I'd rather use fresh.
how do you feel about stock? use it alot? avoid it when you can? think its a cop out for soups? We don't make soup often. Usually stock is the base of a sauce or to cook rice in to make it a little more flavorful. I don't think it's a cop out. We do only buy reduced sodium.
how often do you cook red meat? 1 to 2 times per week. We eat meat at every dinner, and we try to vary what sort of meat each night.
you are stuck on an island and only have the ingredients to make one meal over and over. what would it be? Chicken enchiladas verde with our homemade salsa verde, served with guacamole.
fast food- yay or nay? In general, nay. Doesn't play well with my digestive tract... Taco Bell if we're in a rush.
do you do most of the cooking or dh? Used to be 50/50, we love to cook together. Being pg gave me a lot of food aversions and makes me really tired in the evenings, so weeknights are now mostly DH.
when researching new recipes- what (unique) ingredient such as __________would immediately turn you off? I used to avoid coconut milk since I hate coconut, but we've been cooking curry sauces with it and it's not so bad... Fish sauce in asian foods is disgusting. But, I don't avoid recipes with it - I just replace it with oyster sauce.
what is your fav cookbook? I have a few Rachael Ray cookbooks but don't use them very often.
do you think frozen veggies are just as healthy as fresh? They're good in a pinch. Better than canned veggies.
how do you feel about stock? use it alot? avoid it when you can? think its a cop out for soups? Love it. All of my soups are stock-based.
how often do you cook red meat? Almost never. MIL doesn't eat red meat, so we don't have it.
you are stuck on an island and only have the ingredients to make one meal over and over. what would it be? Mac n cheese.
fast food- yay or nay? Nay, unless it's Wendy's, Subway, or Panera.
do you do most of the cooking or dh? When we actually lived together, it was pretty even.
when researching new recipes- what (unique) ingredient such as __________would immediately turn you off? Shellfish. Olives.
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