Cooking....something different

I love to cook. That doesn't make me a good cook but I find it very relaxing. My specialty is Chinese dumplings. Another is pralines (I think I make the best).

This is an off the wall subject here but it might turn out to be a good one.

I might even pick up a new recipe

Mmmm pralines. Yummmm!

My specialty is chicken spaghetti. And seeet rice

I love to Bake. Love home made pies. One of my favorite recipes is Chocolate Lust:https://www.cooks.com/recipe/qy4wl7l...late-lust.html

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I do most of the cooking in my house. I do a lot of grilling, and bought a pellet smoker last year, so do quite a bit on that as well. If you're looking for good smoked meat recipes, check out Malcom Reed on th internet. When I'm cooking indoors, my go-to for excellent recipes is Cooks Country. I've been taking their magazine for years, and have never had one fail.

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I think a lot of guys probably like to cook

I enjoy cooking as well. Taught myself in college since I got tired of hamburger helper and ramen. Foodtv was still about cooking back then and helped me learn a lot of techniques. It also helped with the girls cause if you made dinner you’re guaranteed to make breakfast as well...

I enjoy cooking. Providing a tasty meal to family and/or friends is one of the great pleasures of life imo.

One of the fun parts for me is figuring out what to cook in which season and for which people. Not going to be doing any baking til November.

Also like looking at blogs, magazines, cookbooks for fun and ideas.

About 12 years ago I started learning about Chinese cooking then moved more to Vietnamese. Now it's more Thai food. The Vietnamese was the hardest for me. I never did real well with it.
If anyone here has never shopped the Asian food markets in Chinatown....you should go. It's an experience in itself.

Mmmm pralines. Yummmm!

My specialty is chicken spaghetti. And seeet rice Originally Posted by DallasRain

I work the grill at McDonalds so don't really feel like cooking when I get home. But I do like rice & try new recipes whenever I come across one. I've tried many but it never comes out right unless it's boxed regardles of the type of rice. Curious about your sweet rice if you care to share.

Sweet rice
Make tge rice up. Add cinnamon and a little sugar...add butter..cook for a few minutes till it mixes well together....enjoy

Pralines

2 sticks of butter
3 cups of sugar (extra fine)
1 tbs of the clear Karo Syrup
1 cup of buttermilk
1 tsp of baking soda
3 cups of broken pecans (pecan…not peecan)
I tsp of Mexican vanillia

Add the baking soda to the buttermilk and set it a side
In a heavy pot… add butter, sugar and Karo syrup low heat…. stirring here and there
Add the cup of buttermilk with soda
SLOWLY increase heat and keep stirring (take your time…this should be done slowly…. Think 20 minutes
Bring mixture up to 238 to 240 degrees (don’t hurry it)
Remove from heat and let it start cooling
While still pretty hot..stir in the pecans and vanillia
Keep stirring until it LOSES it’s gloss….very important
Once it loses its gloss while stirring….spoon out onto wax paper and let them cool.
You are done
If they don’t harden then you didn’t bring them to temperature slowly (238 to 240 degrees)

The baking soda is the secret ingredient. It makes bubbles in the finished product making them tender

Sweet rice
Make tge rice up. Add cinnamon and a little sugar...add butter..cook for a few minutes till it mixes well together....enjoy Originally Posted by DallasRain

My problem is making the rice. It's always either undercooked(hard) or overcooked(split).

http://dish.allrecipes.com/how-to-cook-rice/

Rice cookers are awesome!

Pralines are yummmy... i just got some in new orleans

Easy to make Dallas....just make sure you have a helper to spoon them out after the mixture loses its gloss. If not....you may end up with one large praline.