Can the wife beat your mum's cooking, need she even try.....
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Gargamel said:
Mrs Garg far better than My dear old deer. For one thing she doesn't boil the veg for five hours before serving.
Difficult to compare their best efforts, as I would say both are great cooks, however in the day to day meals, then the present wife wins hands down.
Lucky boy! Difficult to compare their best efforts, as I would say both are great cooks, however in the day to day meals, then the present wife wins hands down.
Thankyou4calling said:
QueenBee said:
I think I shouldn't even try. My sister-in-law cannot cook anything. Lucky for her, my mum hated cooking so she made us do it as soon as we could reach the stove. How does your wife's culinary efforts compare to your mum's. Ladies, are you a better cook than his mum?
Do you live in Australia or in space. Your meal seems to be defying gravity, or perhaps it's stuck to the plate.
oldbanger said:
Same here. Took me a long time to get into the idea of cooking for 1 or 2 people rather than 4 to 6 after I left home.
My mother in law runs a catering business. I don't even try!
Mine is brilliant. Cooked for five kids and dozens of foster kids. I don't try either. He runs our kitchen. I am working on getting her to do some frozen meals for us lol. My mother in law runs a catering business. I don't even try!
Jaroon said:
One of my many theories about humanity imparts certain facilities on men who like to cook in their households. I believe they also like to fish and delaying gratification is not a problem for these indulviduals, good qualities.
I am and excellent eater, easily pleased but very spoilt with a Mum and Missus who are both great cooks. I am blessed and a bit overweight.
Mums' best for French or Italian cooking or anything from a cook book. The missus is best for knocking up something lovely from whatever is to hand, Eastern cooking and probably beats Mum on the Sunday dinner, shhh.
Nice. You are very lucky. Do you tell your wife that she is great? I have plenty of cookery books, maybe I should turn to them. I need to do something. He eats my food so as not to offend me. He refuses to comment too lol. I am and excellent eater, easily pleased but very spoilt with a Mum and Missus who are both great cooks. I am blessed and a bit overweight.
Mums' best for French or Italian cooking or anything from a cook book. The missus is best for knocking up something lovely from whatever is to hand, Eastern cooking and probably beats Mum on the Sunday dinner, shhh.
Cotty said:
For knocking out regular meals for a family or 4 every day, my mum was good.
For quality of ingredients, taste, variety I top her.
I find that using quality ingredients key. I sometimes go to a place called The Food Company. Beautiful quality food. Anything from there simply steamed or grilled. The fishmonger will get you whatever you want on order. Dead or alive (for me usually crab or lobster). For quality of ingredients, taste, variety I top her.
Cotty said:
For knocking out regular meals for a family or 4 every day, my mum was good.
For quality of ingredients, taste, variety I top her.
I find that using quality ingredients key. I sometimes go to a place called The Food Company. Beautiful quality food. Anything from there simply steamed or grilled. The fishmonger will get you whatever you want on order. Dead or alive (for me usually crab or lobster). For quality of ingredients, taste, variety I top her.
drivin_me_nuts said:
My mum came from India and bought with her a head full of recipies and ideas that created a childhood of wonderful meals. Her dryfry spice pan is sacred. Never washed, just wiped and has been thus since the 1960s. My wife made Persian meals; ghormeh sabzi, khoresh bademjahn, kabab koobideh and a dozen rice dishes with divine flavors. I have been spoiled. They never competed as cooks or in meals. Two cultures, two completely different cooking styles, both consumed with great appreciation by me.
That sounds amazing! 
I too over cook things. I always just miss that lovely crunch of a stir fry. I never follow recipes, I just cook what I like to eat. I have always been a very confident cook. My kids ad friends love my food. I just don't feel brave enough to feed the relatively new other half. A complete loss of confidence really.
Daughter has friends round tonight and this 20 minute dish did not "stick" around for long":
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Daughter has friends round tonight and this 20 minute dish did not "stick" around for long":
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Granville said:
No question of doubt. My OH's mother is crap, meat is cooked until it's devoid of any moisture, over cooked grey vegetables, everything luke warm or cold, and dog hairs in everything.
The biggest no no is tinned spuds on Christmas Day
My cooking, whilst not perfect, is far superior and we no longer eat there.
The biggest no no is tinned spuds on Christmas Day
My cooking, whilst not perfect, is far superior and we no longer eat there.
The tinned spuds would go so well with:
Grandpad58 said:
Looks very nice, we call that freak rice in this house due to the hippies I once knew ,they chucked everything in a rice and fried it.
I love that! I think my household will adopt that name. We have a lot of Freak rice- Mexican, Chinese, Spanish etc. Variations of Jambalaya is a firm favourite with my kids and all their teen friends. I love paella but I find it a little expensive and more time consuming. matchmaker said:
QueenBee said:
Cotty said:
I remember once my mum trying to be thrifty used to make and freeze her own pies, one fatal flaw is she forgot to mark/name them in the freezer. One dinner we sat down to potatoes, green beans, gravy and an apple pie.
But the ultimate was the night we were having fried fish and chips for tea. She decided to try a new sauce instead of Tomato Ketchup...
Tabasco
Mobile Chicane said:
'Jambalaya' is originally a dish made from ham bones and rice by the African slaves of French-extracted plantation owners.
From French we have 'jambon' and 'a la'. From the slave languages we have 'ya', meaning 'rice'.
Anything can go in. So long as there is cured and seasoned pork in some capacity, and rice. I use smoked Polish sausage in mine, chicken, and crayfish from the River Mole.
From French we have 'jambon' and 'a la'. From the slave languages we have 'ya', meaning 'rice'.
Anything can go in. So long as there is cured and seasoned pork in some capacity, and rice. I use smoked Polish sausage in mine, chicken, and crayfish from the River Mole.
Nice will try. I use chorizo in some of mine. Sometimes I use the pork knuckle joint from the Tesco deli counter, but with different spices idea from a neighbour. I think anyone can cook at least one meal well. Delicious variety when cooking for a family two to three times a day is what really makes the difference between being good or bad.
toon10 said:
My mother is a fantastic baker. She can do great cakes, deserts, etc. but her general cooking is over fried and she will only do English food. My other half has a great range of meals she can cook and likes to make food from around the world. I much prefer her cooking.
That said, I have a limited repertoire of meals but they do tend to taste better. I'm much more experimental and my seasoning is great if I do say so myself. Even she conceedes that I get much more flavour out of a dish. She won't do a chilli, stir fry or pulled pork now she's tasted mine as she can't compete. Then again, she can make cakes, home made soups and tackles more complex dishes. She has good timing generally. I'm more the easier to make but pack it full of flavour type of cook.
Both of you cooking is great as family meals can become samey. That said, I have a limited repertoire of meals but they do tend to taste better. I'm much more experimental and my seasoning is great if I do say so myself. Even she conceedes that I get much more flavour out of a dish. She won't do a chilli, stir fry or pulled pork now she's tasted mine as she can't compete. Then again, she can make cakes, home made soups and tackles more complex dishes. She has good timing generally. I'm more the easier to make but pack it full of flavour type of cook.
drivin_me_nuts said:
captainzep said:
Both are decent enough cooks, and better bakers. My wife's slow-cooked venison & stilton cobbler is food of the gods. But I tend to do the cooking because I enjoy it so much. I can't bake though.
The real creator of food horror is my mother in law. Sometimes I take pictures of the real 'stand-out' culinary evil. This was a pineapple cake of some kind with a 'sauce'. Mmm. Gateaux de Harry Monk.
Maybe the school diner filth lingers as a masochistic pleasure within me, but that looks rather appealing.The real creator of food horror is my mother in law. Sometimes I take pictures of the real 'stand-out' culinary evil. This was a pineapple cake of some kind with a 'sauce'. Mmm. Gateaux de Harry Monk.
Edited by captainzep on Tuesday 8th April 10:18
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