I am a scratch cook. Hate most prepared foods because of the salt.
But, my recipes are boring most of the time.
However, right now we are expecting a housefullfor the weekend for
NASCAR race in Dover. In the refrig: one boston butt roast, all
covered with a rub I concocted, ready to go on the Kamado Grill/smoker
tonight at 10, a brisket that DH will put his special rub on, and will
go above the pulled pork recipe. My kitchen is calling me to make the
Waldorf salad, and a potato salad, and possibly GreenBean Casserol.
This week I've done a dish with chicken cooked as tho for tamales,
then put in a sauce of, gulp, gasp, condensed soup and macaroni, with
south of the border type seasonings, Steak with rib rub on it, twice,
salads, and veggies with just some butter, salt & pepper.
Yup, many of us are cooking, but plain cooking, no shallots, no hard
to find exotic ingredients, and long cooking/preparation times. For
me, right now, with no ac, it's quick easy, and fuss free, just to
fill our bellys. I'll get more experimental when it cools off and I
want something wafting thru the house other than AC. Some of the meal
plans and recipes here are almost unbelievable in their intricasies,
and details for daily cooking. What I'm saying is that no one cooks
that spectacularly every day. It comes down to do you eat to live, or
live to eat??? Here it's a little of both, but not remarkable every
single day like some of the posters contend.
Hugs to all, I do really love this site and come here every day.
Nan in DE