― Laurel, Thursday, 3 May 2007 02:23 (seventeen years ago) link
― Jesse, Thursday, 3 May 2007 04:05 (seventeen years ago) link
― Jaq, Thursday, 3 May 2007 16:29 (seventeen years ago) link
― nathalie, Sunday, 6 May 2007 08:28 (seventeen years ago) link
― Jesse, Thursday, 10 May 2007 04:57 (seventeen years ago) link
― Hurting 2, Monday, 14 May 2007 06:29 (seventeen years ago) link
― lauren, Monday, 14 May 2007 14:13 (seventeen years ago) link
This was a good thread!
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Friday, 16 March 2012 10:17 (twelve years ago) link
I was too mean in this thread in 2007. I will be nicer.
― Carlos Pollomar (WmC), Friday, 16 March 2012 13:06 (twelve years ago) link
You were. I was appalled.
― Jaq, Friday, 16 March 2012 14:02 (twelve years ago) link
I'm glad this thread was revived -- I have no memory of being that horrible, but there's the evidence. Jergins and ILC, I apologize.
― Carlos Pollomar (WmC), Friday, 16 March 2012 14:09 (twelve years ago) link
You weren't that bad! Jergins is a capable lad, he can sort himself out.
― drawn to them like a moth toward a spanakopita (Laurel), Friday, 16 March 2012 14:10 (twelve years ago) link
you've said worse things to me in the past DAY
― lex pretend, Friday, 16 March 2012 14:34 (twelve years ago) link
how about i go get a döner kebab and some beer and forget i ever started this thread.
― jergincito, Saturday, March 10, 2007 7:28 PM (5 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i am feeling this post at the moment tbh
― lex pretend, Friday, 16 March 2012 14:35 (twelve years ago) link
lex would you ever get an EZ cracker
― flagp∞st (dayo), Friday, 16 March 2012 14:45 (twelve years ago) link
could everyone here cook for me so i never have to learn
― markers, Friday, 16 March 2012 14:46 (twelve years ago) link
i can heat up water for instant oatmeal
no because gadgets and kitchenware are some of the things that most often go wrong with cooking, along with the rest of it
xp
― lex pretend, Friday, 16 March 2012 14:48 (twelve years ago) link
Markers, do you have a microwave oven?
― Carlos Pollomar (WmC), Friday, 16 March 2012 14:48 (twelve years ago) link
wait markers, the 7-11 lets you heat up water?
― flagp∞st (dayo), Friday, 16 March 2012 14:49 (twelve years ago) link
wmc: yes!
dayo: yes!
― markers, Friday, 16 March 2012 14:53 (twelve years ago) link
Cool, then here's an oatmeal tip: regular oatmeal is just as easy as instant oatmeal, tastes better, has a better texture, and is more adaptable as far as flavoring it to your personal preference. Probably healthier too. 2 parts water to 1 part oats, pinch of salt, nuke for 3:00 on high.
― Carlos Pollomar (WmC), Friday, 16 March 2012 14:59 (twelve years ago) link
!
― markers, Friday, 16 March 2012 15:14 (twelve years ago) link
thank you! i didn't really know you could do that. i think we might have some of that stuff upstairs. i'll check and try something like that out and report back
― markers, Friday, 16 March 2012 15:16 (twelve years ago) link
Haha WmC you say all that and then you say to microwave it?? Probably takes 2 minutes longer on the hob
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Friday, 16 March 2012 15:23 (twelve years ago) link
But washing up the pan is a task from Hell.
― Fizzles, Friday, 16 March 2012 15:24 (twelve years ago) link
(incidentally - you're better off soaking with cold water, not hot, for starchy things like pasta/potatoes/porridge).
― Fizzles, Friday, 16 March 2012 15:25 (twelve years ago) link
― Fizzles, Friday, March 16, 2012 10:24 AM (6 minutes ago)
Exactly!
― Carlos Pollomar (WmC), Friday, 16 March 2012 15:34 (twelve years ago) link
How do I toss a salad so all the heavy stuff doesn't just wind up on the bottom and keep the presentation looking nice?
― the prurient pinterest (Hurting 2), Friday, 16 March 2012 15:43 (twelve years ago) link
Dress the greens and then add the toppings afterward.
― drawn to them like a moth toward a spanakopita (Laurel), Friday, 16 March 2012 15:44 (twelve years ago) link
If the toppings need dressing, do it in a separate bowl first.
― drawn to them like a moth toward a spanakopita (Laurel), Friday, 16 March 2012 15:45 (twelve years ago) link
xxp: oh phew, this is I Love Cooking
― thuggish ruggish Brahms (DJP), Friday, 16 March 2012 15:45 (twelve years ago) link
I don't toss a salad -- I just put the stuff I am going to eat in the bowl I'm going to eat it from, dump vinegar and oil on it, then cut it with a knife and fork so it blends. I don't EVER eat creamy/thick dressing though.
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Friday, 16 March 2012 16:03 (twelve years ago) link
I like to taste the vegetables I'm eating, so not a lot of dressing for me in general.
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Friday, 16 March 2012 16:04 (twelve years ago) link
xxpost LOL
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Friday, 16 March 2012 16:04 (twelve years ago) link
washing up the pan is a task from Hell.
give me a break. first of all, don't let it burn on the bottom. second of all, if you DO let it burn on the bottom, just squirt some detergent in it, put some water in and let it soak for 10 minutes or whatever, sheesh. i like doing it on the hob so i can stir in raisins, pour in a bit of milk, etc. i think the stirring makes it creamier.
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Friday, 16 March 2012 16:06 (twelve years ago) link
What's wrong with the microwave?
― aka vanilla bean (remy bean), Friday, 16 March 2012 16:08 (twelve years ago) link
tracer is this super-basic for non-cooks threadgo easy on em
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Friday, 16 March 2012 16:11 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, seriously. There's nothing in the universe wrong with not wanting to wash an extra dish.
― carl agatha, Friday, 16 March 2012 16:12 (twelve years ago) link
After I've microwaved the oatmeal for three minutes and let it set for about one minute, I stir in the flavorings -- some butter, some milk, some sugar or honey, some cinnamon. The stirring definitely makes it creamier, but I don't see any need to do it over heat. And one bowl to wash is better than a bowl and a saucepan.
― Carlos Pollomar (WmC), Friday, 16 March 2012 16:12 (twelve years ago) link
give me a break.
Clearly you are a person who washes up more or less immediately after using things. Dried porridge. Adhesive stuff.
― Fizzles, Friday, 16 March 2012 16:12 (twelve years ago) link
1. take porridge out of pan2. add some water to the pan from the tap - maybe even quirt in some detergent and hot water!3. eat, do whatever4. wash up pan
― uh oh i'm having an emotion (c sharp major), Friday, 16 March 2012 16:15 (twelve years ago) link
*squirt
It certainly isn't complicated I agree, and yet...
― Fizzles, Friday, 16 March 2012 16:23 (twelve years ago) link
Gah you guys are being such pedants! It's a thread for ppl who don't cook, give them a break ffs!
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Friday, 16 March 2012 16:26 (twelve years ago) link
the thought of washing up puts me off even stirring pesto into pasta in the pot, also any and all frying, also anything requiring "separate bowls"
― lex pretend, Friday, 16 March 2012 16:27 (twelve years ago) link
frying is super messy, i agree
do you use dishwashing gloves? i find that they reduce the yuck factor at least a little.
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Friday, 16 March 2012 16:29 (twelve years ago) link
it's not really the yuck factor so much as the...lazy factor. i don't mind scrubbing stuff. but even leaving it a couple of hours after the meal makes it so much more of a hassle - it's just Another Thing to remember doing and i have enough of those generally
― lex pretend, Friday, 16 March 2012 16:32 (twelve years ago) link
then i cannot help youyou have to consider cooking to be a valuable activity if you are going to motivate yourself to do it
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Friday, 16 March 2012 16:33 (twelve years ago) link
yeah that's why you have to do it pretty much right after. it's one of those grown-up things like actually opening mail.
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Friday, 16 March 2012 16:35 (twelve years ago) link