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What is the one dish you cannot make, no matter what?
It's an odd thing, but I've noticed that many good cooks have one thing they can't make, no matter how they try or what recipe they use.
Mine is banana bread-the best I've ever managed were what my brother called banana pound muffins. They tasted OK, but they were dense and heavy. I won't even go into the other disasters from my attempts. My husband can't manage rice. Doesn't matter what type of rice, what type of pot-he even had bullet hard rice out of a steamer once. My Mom's is pastry-pie crusts and Yorkshire pudding especially. Never-fail recipes produce shoe-leather like pie crusts. So, what is your personal food Waterloo? What dish causes you to retreat from the kitchen in despair?
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I simply can not for the life of me make shortbread cookies . only requires three ingredience, but try as I may, can't get the right consistency or flavour.
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roasts. beef of any kind, unless it's ground beef. always comes out like tasteless shoe leather... you won't get me near a BBQ either, it's a waste of meat
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I am a master when it comes to roasts and steaks and anything like that, and even better at making gravy lol.
But put me anywhere near an angel food cake and it'll turn out horribly, and I too cannot bake shortbread cookies Lukka'sma, I dunno what it is but they are rock hard everytime or they taste weird!
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Soon it came time to take the roast out of the oven. I was trying to keep my dog out of her way as she loathed dogs ("filthy animals, I can't imagine why anyone other than a farmer would keep one") and so kept her in the kitchen as it was the only door that closed reliabley. Roast out to rest on top of the stove , gravy made and I shut the door behind me. Unfortunately a gust of wind from one of the many ill-fitting windows caught the door and shut it quite hard. I then heard a thump, followed by a muffled shrffghffhghgshmarmgulle and thought I had best investigate ... casually. Turning up the stereo slightly, I proceeded to the kitchen. With a lady-like flounce of my skirt to shield any possible view, I opened the door. Sure enough there was Tai scarfing down the roast beast with great gusto. What can you do but smile ? I cut off the clearly gnawed portions, dusted off the rest and served the evil mother-in-law the best-roast-beast she had ever had !. I'm not much of a baker. But, I also am not a big wowzer for sweets so it doesn't bother me all that much. I absolutely despise phyllo pastry and will never use it again. I'm not very good at rolling sushi and I don't make very good Chinese-style dumplings . Unfortunately, all the foods that I really like (Thai and Indian) take a long time to prepare from scratch. But I do love to cook! |
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OMG!! mum3, it's like i was there a fly on the wall the stuff great books are made of
uhh.... can *anyone* make soufflé?
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[QUOTE=trippincherri;381345]I am a master when it comes to roasts and steaks and anything like that, and even better at making gravy lol.
QUOTE] Wish I could make gravy from scratch! The white "Bechamel" and all its' derivatives I have NO problems with, but the brown gravies ... I always have to start with some commercial junk! Otherwise it's cakes of any sort, they always fall flat, if they rise at all! |
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yup, but only in an oven I know well. The oven at our cabin works best, and I'm getting used to mine, but I tried making one at a friend's house and it was a disaster. The bigges thing is to get an oven thermometer. Do not trust the one built into your stove. Oh and once it's in the oven. leave it alone.
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Pretty much anything. I cannot cook. All I can do is boil water. lol.
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I have problems with everything that is why my husband cooks
yuk, food
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I have been a vegetarian for over 30 years and te one thing I can never get right is Tofu...I would like to cook it so that it is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside...i have tried everything possible and just can't get it right.
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It's hard for me to admit it, but it's roast beef... I always overcook it. And I don't know how to make it without beef broth to give it flavor... :sad: It sucks because I'm intolerant to the beef broth and I really like roast beast.:sad:
I make killer turkey though. |
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omlettes!!!!! i have never ever been able to make one that doesnt turn into scrambled egg!!!!!
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Thanks Breeze!
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Cabbage rolls.
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Why would you want to make those?
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oh n'other one... bread! which is why i really want a bread machine someday
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I usually just dice some onions and add a bit of beef OXO to the water in the roaster with my roast beef, then I put Montreal Steak Spice on every corner of the roast lol, I LOVE steak spice. Plus the spices and onions help give the gravy a nice flavor.
And Rolands mom, it sounds like your not letting your egg cook long enough before folding it into and omelette! I make omelette "pockets" here's how: Try cracking your eggs, add a touch of milk then whip them up together. Pour them into the pan at about medium heat (stoves will vary) then leave it sit until you can see the egdes starting to cook or look dry the top portion should also be starting to cook by now, then on half of your egg circle....place your ingredients...mushrooms, ham,cheese whatever you want then fold the empty half of the egg circle over onto the ingredient added half and using your spatula or a spoon press the edges down firmly so the seal. Now you have and omelette "pocket" that you can flip and cook to your desire and it'll taste awesome. My brother actually taught me how to make these when I was little
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Jello
Its not a dish, but for the life of me I can NOT make Jello .... it turns out to be ROCK hard on the bottom and pure liquid on the top Apparently something to do with electricity in my body or sumtin like that Same reason I cant wear a watch either... batteries die within a day
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prin makes good turkey???? my birthday is coming up and im making me a turkey so any hints ? i decided to have turkey dinner for my birthdday because i have to work on all the turkey holidays (christmas, thanksgiving, easter, whenever else you have big yummy meals)
i could never ever ever get tofu right!
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What is the one dish you cannot make, no matter what?
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- anything that has more than 3 ingredients |
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thanks trippincherri. I am not ready to give up just yet but i have tried endlessly. i think maytbe i am not patient enough. oh Lukkas'ma, i have a fail proof shortbread recipe. (i say that knowing how hard it it and after muc failure) its my grans recipe. happy to sahre if you want! oh and just how about i start a thread where everyone puts up an easy recipe? maybe i will do that....
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Well, so far everything I've tried to make has worked out fine.
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byrd you're gonna have one happy husband!
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all you guys sound like great cooks !!!
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How did my banana bread recipe turn out Byrd???
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Haven't tried it yet.
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