Correct Frame of Mind When Cooking

lheene · 08-22-2006, 09:51 PM

One time, my chum, who is taking up culinary arts, agreed to teach me how to cook some of his favorite meals. He gave me a list of meals, but, I did not know most of them. According to him, most of those meals are Russian foods that their professor told them. Since, I'm not familiar with those foods, he selected the recipe that he would lecture me.

Before cooking the so-called Best Siberian Pelmeni from Magic Mold, we arranged all the materials that we would need in his large kitchen. Then, we went to the marketplace to get the ingredients that we need and went back home to start cooking. While preparing the delicious meal, he was teaching some techniques on how that recipe is being cooked. According to him, I should be in a better mood because sooner or later my mood will be reflected back to the taste of my finished product. At first, I was tittering because I supposed he was joking. But it turned out to be right because when I cooked the recipe few weeks ago with a bad mood, the food was so awful and its taste was ridiculous. Thus, from that time on, I assured myself that I should be in the right mood whenever I cook something.

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Hoof Hearted · 08-22-2006, 10:23 PM

I have to cook in a clean kitchen. If there are dishes/glasses rinsed and sitting on the counter next to the sink, the dishwasher must be unloaded and loaded with the dirties on the counter before I can begin cooking. I really do not understand this compulsion to begin with a clean kitchen that I intend to dirty up with my preparations...

I'm also like this about leaving the house for a trip. The house must be clean before we leave so we return to a clean home with nothing to do but unpack and do laundry.

I'm usually not in any particularly happy mood when I cook, though I will turn on the Disco or Classic Rock music and dance around the kitchen as I cook, sometimes dancing with Hubby as he passes through for a beer. I wonder if the distracted dancing is why oft'times my smoke detector announces dinner?

Shortly after I was married, my grandmother asked me if I liked to cook. I told her: "No Grandma, but I like home-cooked food, so I have to."
That just about sums up my cooking.
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Urbane Guerrilla · 08-22-2006, 11:35 PM

I've got knife sets for people who like to cook, and for people who have to.

Ibby · 08-22-2006, 11:59 PM

For me, the correct frame of mind when cooking is HUNGRY.

limey · 08-23-2006, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ibram

For me, the correct frame of mind when cooking is HUNGRY.

WRONG! It's too late then

!

Hoof Hearted · 08-23-2006, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by limey

WRONG! It's too late then

!

I agree, if I'm hungry before I start, dinner could wind up being a bowl of cereal. Hungry (for me and hubby) will not wait for anything to 'cook'.

jinx · 08-23-2006, 12:42 PM

I definitely cook better when I'm hungry, I get more into it, more creative... self control is a must though.

bbro · 08-23-2006, 01:14 PM

I don't cook when I am in a bad mood. If it is bad enough, it won't be worth the after effect of having to clean.

Trilby · 08-23-2006, 01:55 PM

I love to cook when I'm feeling creative, nurturing, Earth-Mother-ish, boutiful and calm. That is why most nights it's Lean Cuisine.

capnhowdy · 08-23-2006, 08:03 PM

I enjoy cooking when I have plenty of time. Time is a rare commodity as of late. Quick meals don't work out for me.

Cooking while I'm hungry works for me too. But NEVER shop for groceries when you're hungry. Or stoned.

Ibby · 08-23-2006, 09:12 PM

STARVING is the wrong frame of mind to cook. Hungry, the beginning stages, especially combined with a craving, is perfect.

Like, I was craving pizza las night, and I ended up making the best pizza I'd ever cooked.
(Homemade crust, sauce, crushed red pepper, little more sauce, mexican blend cheese (monterey jack, cheddar, and two cool mexican kinds), mix the cheese in with the sauce, then a light topping with a blend of mozzerella, mexican blend, and parmesan, then a sprinkling of crushed red pepper, italian seasoning, and a tiiny bit of rosemary. p-e-r-f-e-c-t.)

Oh, and I shop best hungry... and with someone else's money.

Hoof Hearted · 08-23-2006, 10:50 PM

Hunger is the best seasoning...

lheene · 08-24-2006, 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by limey

WRONG! It's too late then

!

You have your point there.

breakingnews · 08-24-2006, 02:39 AM

If I cook when I'm more than a little bit hungry, I usually end up very uninterested in what I make. It's not that it doesn't taste good - my critics generally give solid reviews - I just feel like my food mindset/palate shuts off. This is especially the case when I'm cooking just for myself.

Also agree that attitude can affect the outcome. I do fine under pressure - done some of my best stuff with 15 hungry/wine-happy folks growling in the dining room - but anxiety totally kills the taste. I have a horrible time cooking for girls I really like during the courtship period ... I still manage to get laid

but then I have to prove that I really do have good moves in the kitchen.

glatt · 08-24-2006, 07:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ibram

I ended up making the best pizza I'd ever cooked.
(Homemade crust, sauce, crushed red pepper, little more sauce, mexican blend cheese (monterey jack, cheddar, and two cool mexican kinds), mix the cheese in with the sauce, then a light topping with a blend of mozzerella, mexican blend, and parmesan, then a sprinkling of crushed red pepper, italian seasoning, and a tiiny bit of rosemary. p-e-r-f-e-c-t.)

You can get things like monterey jack cheese in asia?

08-22-2006, 09:51 PM	#1
lheene Resident Denizen Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 60	Correct Frame of Mind When Cooking One time, my chum, who is taking up culinary arts, agreed to teach me how to cook some of his favorite meals. He gave me a list of meals, but, I did not know most of them. According to him, most of those meals are Russian foods that their professor told them. Since, I'm not familiar with those foods, he selected the recipe that he would lecture me. Before cooking the so-called Best Siberian Pelmeni from Magic Mold, we arranged all the materials that we would need in his large kitchen. Then, we went to the marketplace to get the ingredients that we need and went back home to start cooking. While preparing the delicious meal, he was teaching some techniques on how that recipe is being cooked. According to him, I should be in a better mood because sooner or later my mood will be reflected back to the taste of my finished product. At first, I was tittering because I supposed he was joking. But it turned out to be right because when I cooked the recipe few weeks ago with a bad mood, the food was so awful and its taste was ridiculous. Thus, from that time on, I assured myself that I should be in the right mood whenever I cook something. http://travelrussia.blogspot.com/200...n-cooking.html

08-22-2006, 10:23 PM	#2
Hoof Hearted ...you smell something? Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Monroe, GA Posts: 420	I have to cook in a clean kitchen. If there are dishes/glasses rinsed and sitting on the counter next to the sink, the dishwasher must be unloaded and loaded with the dirties on the counter before I can begin cooking. I really do not understand this compulsion to begin with a clean kitchen that I intend to dirty up with my preparations... I'm also like this about leaving the house for a trip. The house must be clean before we leave so we return to a clean home with nothing to do but unpack and do laundry. I'm usually not in any particularly happy mood when I cook, though I will turn on the Disco or Classic Rock music and dance around the kitchen as I cook, sometimes dancing with Hubby as he passes through for a beer. I wonder if the distracted dancing is why oft'times my smoke detector announces dinner? Shortly after I was married, my grandmother asked me if I liked to cook. I told her: "No Grandma, but I like home-cooked food, so I have to." That just about sums up my cooking. hh __________________ I have the ability of single-minded determination and focu...Hey, look! A horse!

08-22-2006, 11:35 PM	#3
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	I've got knife sets for people who like to cook, and for people who have to. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

08-22-2006, 11:59 PM	#4
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	For me, the correct frame of mind when cooking is HUNGRY. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

08-23-2006, 12:42 PM	#7
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	I definitely cook better when I'm hungry, I get more into it, more creative... self control is a must though. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

08-23-2006, 01:14 PM	#8
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	I don't cook when I am in a bad mood. If it is bad enough, it won't be worth the after effect of having to clean.

08-23-2006, 01:55 PM	#9
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I love to cook when I'm feeling creative, nurturing, Earth-Mother-ish, boutiful and calm. That is why most nights it's Lean Cuisine. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

08-23-2006, 08:03 PM	#10
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I enjoy cooking when I have plenty of time. Time is a rare commodity as of late. Quick meals don't work out for me. Cooking while I'm hungry works for me too. But NEVER shop for groceries when you're hungry. Or stoned. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

08-23-2006, 09:12 PM	#11
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	STARVING is the wrong frame of mind to cook. Hungry, the beginning stages, especially combined with a craving, is perfect. Like, I was craving pizza las night, and I ended up making the best pizza I'd ever cooked. (Homemade crust, sauce, crushed red pepper, little more sauce, mexican blend cheese (monterey jack, cheddar, and two cool mexican kinds), mix the cheese in with the sauce, then a light topping with a blend of mozzerella, mexican blend, and parmesan, then a sprinkling of crushed red pepper, italian seasoning, and a tiiny bit of rosemary. p-e-r-f-e-c-t.) Oh, and I shop best hungry... and with someone else's money. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

08-23-2006, 10:50 PM	#12
Hoof Hearted ...you smell something? Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Monroe, GA Posts: 420	Hunger is the best seasoning... __________________ I have the ability of single-minded determination and focu...Hey, look! A horse!

08-24-2006, 02:39 AM	#14
breakingnews Q_Q Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere in between Posts: 995	If I cook when I'm more than a little bit hungry, I usually end up very uninterested in what I make. It's not that it doesn't taste good - my critics generally give solid reviews - I just feel like my food mindset/palate shuts off. This is especially the case when I'm cooking just for myself. Also agree that attitude can affect the outcome. I do fine under pressure - done some of my best stuff with 15 hungry/wine-happy folks growling in the dining room - but anxiety totally kills the taste. I have a horrible time cooking for girls I really like during the courtship period ... I still manage to get laid but then I have to prove that I really do have good moves in the kitchen. __________________ Gone crazy, be back never.

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