I like to cook, a lot. Being your typical college kid, I don't have a lot of money to spend on extravagant ingredients, but like to get creative with what I have. For example, I made a teriyaki tequila lime chicken dish the other day.

I have some pictures of interesting things I've made in the past, and had the idea for a food blog detailing the dish and how the make it. Would anyone read it? Or not interesting?

i would, but i prob wouldn't comment or anything because i never do

Thanks, Cody. I didn't catch it the first time.

Not looking for hits or comments, just interest. I'll get started on it soon.

Yes. I am a foodie so I would be interested.

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I missed this thread. I absolutely love food, I would definitely read. So where can I read it?

I never got on it. I have a handful of pictures around and recipes in my head, but just haven't done anything. I don't think it'd be anything special, but I'll try to get on it after graduation. Or if I find myself with some good time prior.

even just pictures and recipes would be cool haha

could go for ideas

Here's a pretty simple one for you Kefka. Nothing extravagant, but cheap and delicious.

Ingredients
Fresh green beans
Fresh mushrooms
Soy sauce
Ginger (powder works, fresh if you happen to have it)
Crushed red pepper
Rice or noodles

Break off the tips of your green beans, and half them if desired. Bring a pot of water to a boil, and clean and chop your mushrooms. Blanch your green beans (boil for two minutes, submerse is a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process). Heat a large skillet on medium heat with a couple teaspoons of cooking oil. If you want to add meat to the dish, cook the meat in the skillet first, then add the vegetables. Cook for 5-6 minutes, lightly stirring every two and seasoning with ginger and red pepper. Add a light layering of soy sauce at the end, reduce heat and stir for another minute or so. The soy will make a glaze over your vegetables/meat. Serve over rice or noodles.



Hopefully that wasn't just a no-brainer.

Whoa. That actually sounds pretty awesome. Something I'd like to try.

I'll put something else up this weekend.

Any suggestions on a good meal to make for a....lady friend? Eh, eh?

I left my external hard drive at home, so I lack pictures, but here's an idea for you jachima. I've always been unhappy with store-bought tomato sauces, so I started making my own.

Homemade Tomato Sauce
Ingredients
(2) 8-12oz cans of diced tomatoes
(1) 8oz can of tomato sauce (plain)
(1) 3oz can of tomato paste
Fresh garlic
Sugar, salt, italian seasoning, etc.

In a large cooking pot, heat a few tablespoons of cooking oil on medium heat. Very finely dice a few cloves of fresh garlic (ie. a few of these. If you've never used fresh garlic before, it will come like this, just smash one of those with the back of your hand, and peel the outer layer of skin away). Take it from Paul Sorvino in Goodfellas, the thinner the better.

Let the garlic cook for a couple minutes, season with salt, pepper, italian seasoning (basil/oregano), crushed red pepper, whatever... then add your tomato products. For the diced tomatoes, I prefer Hunt's Petite Diced when I can find them, or something imported. Anything works. The tomato paste is critical for the right consistency. For a thicker sauce, drain a bit of the liquid out of the diced tomatoes where you open the can. Mix well, then add a tablespoon of sugar.

Cover and cook over medium heat for about 10-15 minutes. Stir, add more of your seasonings, and taste. You are only checking for sweet v. bitter at this point. The point of the sugar is to cut the bitterness of the tomatoes, so you may need to add more. I also like to put a just little maple syrup in as well. Reduce heat to low, and let it cook for 3-4 hours. Stir every 30 minutes or so, seasoning more as desired. The extra cook time from slow cooking is worth it though.

I think it does better over tubular pasta (penne, ziti) or spiral (rotini), rather than spaghetti or bowties. Gnocchi works too. When you make pasta, you want to lightly season the water, and do not rinse your pasta when you drain it.

This recipe makes shit load, so have separate containers to freeze some. If you're making it for a lady friend, make it classy with some fresh parmesan and garnish with something green, like fresh basil.

Sweet dude, thanks!

If you're still doing this stuff I'd be all kinds of interested.

You should find another food blog, and contribute to that one (if you don't want to make your own ).

For example:
http://budgetbytes.blogspot.com/

That's a cool little find.

not a no brainer at all. I seriously CANNOT cook. I don't... like... uhhh, i can do grilled cheese.

http://noblepig.com/

I've been frequenting this website lately and I find it's stuff interesting.