Comments on: Cook for yourself http://www.getcookingblog.com/cook-for-yourself/ Adventures in Eclectic Home Cooking Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:13:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: vincent http://www.getcookingblog.com/cook-for-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-2561 vincent Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:23:24 +0000 http://www.getcookingblog.com/?p=955#comment-2561 Hello, We bumped into your blog and we really liked it - great recipes YUM YUM. We would like to add it to the Petitchef.com. We would be delighted if you could add your blog to Petitchef so that our users can, as us, enjoy your recipes. Petitchef is a french based Cooking recipes Portal. Several hundred Blogs are already members and benefit from their exposure on Petitchef.com. To add your site to the Petitchef family you can use http://en.petitchef.com/?obj=front&action=site_ajout_form or just go to Petitchef.com and click on "Add your site" Best regards, Vincent petitchef.com Hello,

We bumped into your blog and we really liked it – great recipes YUM YUM.
We would like to add it to the Petitchef.com.

We would be delighted if you could add your blog to Petitchef so that our users can, as us,
enjoy your recipes.

Petitchef is a french based Cooking recipes Portal. Several hundred Blogs are already members
and benefit from their exposure on Petitchef.com.

To add your site to the Petitchef family you can use http://en.petitchef.com/?obj=front&action=site_ajout_form or just go to Petitchef.com and click on “Add your site”

Best regards,

Vincent
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]]> By: Sarah http://www.getcookingblog.com/cook-for-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-2558 Sarah Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:53:25 +0000 http://www.getcookingblog.com/?p=955#comment-2558 Welcome to the blog world, Ros! Feel free to ask any questions around here. Welcome to the blog world, Ros! Feel free to ask any questions around here.

]]> By: Ros http://www.getcookingblog.com/cook-for-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-2555 Ros Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:15:04 +0000 http://www.getcookingblog.com/?p=955#comment-2555 I'm really new to this blog world, but I really amaze that so many bloggers had a concern about recipes and food. As someone who loved to eat, for me this is a gift. Your thought above really inspire me, i like when you say "Being able to cook is Empowering", it sounds great and of course i am agree with you. And i agree when you say we can try to cook with our own ingredients and equipments and different techniques, because everybody have their own culture maybe, or taste or anything, and sometimes it is really hard to follow the recipes perfectly. Cooking for myself with my own style will be my on top of my recipe list, and that what i always think i want to do, Thank you. Anyway this is Ros, nice to read your blog :) I’m really new to this blog world, but I really amaze that so many bloggers had a concern about recipes and food. As someone who loved to eat, for me this is a gift. Your thought above really inspire me, i like when you say “Being able to cook is Empowering”, it sounds great and of course i am agree with you. And i agree when you say we can try to cook with our own ingredients and equipments and different techniques, because everybody have their own culture maybe, or taste or anything, and sometimes it is really hard to follow the recipes perfectly. Cooking for myself with my own style will be my on top of my recipe list, and that what i always think i want to do, Thank you. Anyway this is Ros, nice to read your blog :)

]]> By: Sarah http://www.getcookingblog.com/cook-for-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-2552 Sarah Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:58:14 +0000 http://www.getcookingblog.com/?p=955#comment-2552 Exactly. I'm the substitution queen. I almost never have the same ingredients on hand from one week to the next and so even things I make often come out differently. And that's fine, that's one of the main tenets of home cooking, in my opinion. Be flexible, use what you have on hand, and keep things on hand that you like. The thing that spurred this post was gossip about keeping kosher (clearly not something I do). But really, what does it matter what I eat when it's not happening in your kitchen or your mouth? So good to see you over here Yvo. Hope you enjoy! Exactly. I’m the substitution queen. I almost never have the same ingredients on hand from one week to the next and so even things I make often come out differently. And that’s fine, that’s one of the main tenets of home cooking, in my opinion. Be flexible, use what you have on hand, and keep things on hand that you like.

The thing that spurred this post was gossip about keeping kosher (clearly not something I do). But really, what does it matter what I eat when it’s not happening in your kitchen or your mouth?

So good to see you over here Yvo. Hope you enjoy!

]]> By: Yvo http://www.getcookingblog.com/cook-for-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-2551 Yvo Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:34:38 +0000 http://www.getcookingblog.com/?p=955#comment-2551 I'm curious what sparked this post, but it's a great one for the first one I'm reading on your site. I get really riled up when people tell me how to eat or what to eat (in a bossy way, not an "I think you'd like this" kind of way). Related, a girl once gave me a recipe that had a bunch of ingredients I don't generally enjoy and therefore don't keep on hand. So I took it and changed it to suit my needs and told her thanks for the recipe and mentioned that I'd made it with a few tweaks. She actually said to me "Then it sucked because I've spent so much time perfecting that recipe to absolute perfection. It's perfect the way it is and any changes would make it inferior to the way I gave it to you." Ummm... really? Because some people don't like strong herbs in their food, and I'm sure they - like I - would disagree... lol. Insanity. I’m curious what sparked this post, but it’s a great one for the first one I’m reading on your site. I get really riled up when people tell me how to eat or what to eat (in a bossy way, not an “I think you’d like this” kind of way). Related, a girl once gave me a recipe that had a bunch of ingredients I don’t generally enjoy and therefore don’t keep on hand. So I took it and changed it to suit my needs and told her thanks for the recipe and mentioned that I’d made it with a few tweaks. She actually said to me “Then it sucked because I’ve spent so much time perfecting that recipe to absolute perfection. It’s perfect the way it is and any changes would make it inferior to the way I gave it to you.” Ummm… really? Because some people don’t like strong herbs in their food, and I’m sure they – like I – would disagree… lol. Insanity.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.getcookingblog.com/cook-for-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-2550 Sarah Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:17:49 +0000 http://www.getcookingblog.com/?p=955#comment-2550 That's a good question. I'll have to write a post about that soon. Sauteeing is a great way to start getting a handle on how different foods cook and mix. Another recommendation I would have is to try to find out how to make your favorite food - either something you always buy or something someone else used to make for you. Stay tuned, there will be a post about this soon! Also, yes that was a bit of our table from last week. After 5 years of practice, it finally went off without a hitch. It was definitely the best turkey that I ever made. If anyone is interested I'll share what we did. That’s a good question. I’ll have to write a post about that soon. Sauteeing is a great way to start getting a handle on how different foods cook and mix. Another recommendation I would have is to try to find out how to make your favorite food – either something you always buy or something someone else used to make for you. Stay tuned, there will be a post about this soon!

Also, yes that was a bit of our table from last week. After 5 years of practice, it finally went off without a hitch. It was definitely the best turkey that I ever made. If anyone is interested I’ll share what we did.

]]> By: Emily http://www.getcookingblog.com/cook-for-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-2549 Emily Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:07:26 +0000 http://www.getcookingblog.com/?p=955#comment-2549 Agreed! (Is that the Thanksgiving you made for your family? It looks AWESOME.) How would you recommend non-cookers begin cooking? I was wondering about this the other day, and the solution I came up with was to just start sauteeing things. That's what I did, and I kind of learned to cook by accident. What do you think? Agreed!

(Is that the Thanksgiving you made for your family? It looks AWESOME.)

How would you recommend non-cookers begin cooking? I was wondering about this the other day, and the solution I came up with was to just start sauteeing things. That’s what I did, and I kind of learned to cook by accident. What do you think?

]]> By: liz http://www.getcookingblog.com/cook-for-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-2548 liz Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:58:00 +0000 http://www.getcookingblog.com/?p=955#comment-2548 A+ I couldn't agree with you more!!! A+ I couldn’t agree with you more!!!

]]> By: Jenn http://www.getcookingblog.com/cook-for-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-2546 Jenn Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:14:16 +0000 http://www.getcookingblog.com/?p=955#comment-2546 I had to pop in and check out the picture. Lovely picture as well as table set-up. Makes me want to sit right down and have a bite to eat. I enjoyed reading your thoughts on the subject of cooking as well. I had to pop in and check out the picture. Lovely picture as well as table set-up. Makes me want to sit right down and have a bite to eat.

I enjoyed reading your thoughts on the subject of cooking as well.

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