101 Things Every Good Cook Should Be Able To Do

[Mrs Miggins]

Heh, I'd be lucky to get it published. I was planning to write my progress in my shiny new moleskin notebook what I got for my birthday and then I could use it as a reference book for the future and my grandchilden would inherit it and it would be a Marvellous Heirloom.

That's a great idea. There was someone on the Antiques Roadshow the other day with an 18th Century handwritten recipe book - it was fab!

 

[mrsfran]

Buy a Larrousse and start at 'A'. You can probably skip the entry for Camel, mind

Oh I don't know, you can get anything off t'internet nowadays.

 

[aurora green]

Blimey, I can only do a handful of things on here really well.
Some of them I dont even know what they are...
Many I've never had the confidence to try, and some, like pastry, it doesn't seem top matter how many times I try, I've never had any luck with..

If this was a 'how to' book, I'd snap it up as soon as it was published.

 

[Reg in slippers]

creme-caramel

 

[Ms T]

Blimey, I can only do a handful of things on here really well.
Some of them I dont even know what they are...
Many I've never had the confidence to try, and some, like pastry, it doesn't seem top matter how many times I try, I've never had any luck with..

If this was a 'how to' book, I'd snap it up as soon as it was published.

Pastry does take a lot of practice though. I've only just got the hang of it, after years of trying....

 

[Ms T]

Meringue is a good one -- I've just started making pavlovas and they're soooo nice.

 

[marco mark]

A proper rice pudding, then you could pop over there -----------> with your advice http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=154119

 

[lynne8]

Marinara Sauce
Perfect cup of coffee
Porridge
Pesto
pork roast
whole baked, stuffed fish
Alio Olio
Veal Marsala
Beef Bourgignon
Shortbread
Caesar Salad Dressing
Grilled Cheese Sandwich

 

[mrsfran]

Lynne - Creme brulee, steak and kidney pudding, yorkshire pudding and roast chicken were all in the original list.

 

[lynne8]

Lynne - Creme brulee, steak and kidney pudding, yorkshire pudding and roast chicken were all in the original list.

I'm very sorry I wasn't paying attention, I will delete them immediately.

 

[rich!]

i'm going to repeat a couple:
melanzane al parmigliana
victoria sponge (with raspberry jam)
baked alaska

and add:

triple chocolate sponge cake with chocolate butter icing and icing sugar

thin pizza (any *good* topping) from scratch

fresh pasta

raspberry pavlova

 

[rich!]

Heh, I'd be lucky to get it published. I was planning to write my progress in my shiny new moleskin notebook what I got for my birthday and then I could use it as a reference book for the future and my grandchilden would inherit it and it would be a Marvellous Heirloom.

I'll probably write it up online as well, perhaps create a livejournal for it.

we've had some of these in our family.

when I cooked, I was so glad to have the BeRo cookbook I drove people insane with cake.

but there's nothing quite like opening a book and looking at a recipe a long-gone relative wrote there...

 

[chriswill]

keep up dear,, that ones in her Op

Doh!

 

[chooch]

Indian-focused:

Tarka dhal: theoretically piss easy; actually quite tricky.

Tamarind sauce: very good and very simple

Masala dosa: again, easy but hard

 

[Dirty Martini]

Chicken dhansak

 

[chooch]

A kick-arse vinaigrette. So easy. So shit if it's not well-made.

 

[sheothebudworths]

A proper rice pudding, then you could pop over there -----------> with your advice http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=154119

 

[Markyd]

Bread
Skate in Black Butter
Duck a l'orange
Make pasta
Griddle steak ( been said before)
Coq au vin
lancashire hotpot
Mashed potatoes
Lasagne
Sunday dinner in its full glorious beauty
be able to cook all offal
Bechamel Sauce
Tomato sauce
Souffle
Custard
Meringue

These would do for a start

 

[Zinedine*]

Lamb Tagine
Beef Stroganoff (everyone needs to be able to cook this to perfection, in my opinion )

 

[kage]

Agree with the Thai Green Curry but surely the red curry would qualify as well?

 

[rich!]

good vege chilli/curry for 20 or more people at once

bread

vegan mousse

 

[kazza23]

Tiramisu.
Macaroni cheese.
Carrot cake.
Chips.

 

[chinchilla]

I second the Stroganoff option, so easy to make well and you can substitute chicken/pork/mushroom/beef

Just make sure to add the meats at the right times, Beef should be tender and pink whereas the chicken needs to be cooked through

 

[chinchilla]

but never in the same dish

 

[mrsfran]

I have started The Project today, the first item being Steak Pudding.

I have set up the website here.

 

[hiccup]

I have started The Project today, the first item being Steak Pudding.

I have set up the websitehere.

Does that involve suet? Suet makes me uneasy.

 

[mrsfran]

Yes. Yes it does. I was indeed made uneasy by the suet, not knowing whether it was supposed to feel like that. But there was a palpable pastry-like dough which I rolled out, and we can only hope that in four hours time I will have a satisfactory pudding.

 

[guinnessdrinker]

spanish omelette

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Suet crust pastry is delish!

 

[Mrs Miggins]

How did it go missfran??