Cooking Challenge
What would be your biggest cooking challenge? Mine would be making cheese(always wanted to do this), oh and croissants.
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16 Comments:
I would love to make cheese. And perhaps egg rolls. I almost always end up not making something deep fried because of the splatter mess and the storage space used in the fridge for the leftover oil. And then there's the calories of course. Truly thought, my biggest challenge ever would be getting my husband and my teenage son to eat any green vegetable-- raw celery, raw peppers, and lettuce do not count! On the other hand, my 10 year old grabbed an asparagus spear from my plate at 6 months of age and gummed it to death. He now chews. Things could be worse.
dhorst at 8:09PM on 11/06/08
My list is too long to post!
izatryt at 8:55PM on 11/06/08
Deep frying and making gum paste flowers.
jennywren at 10:00PM on 11/06/08
Didn't used to be a problem, but after we moved to high altitude, dry conditions, my timing got all out of whack, and it was a challenge to serve everything at the same time and have it all hot. I'm getting better at it, but some days it's still a jumble.
dbcurrie at 11:10PM on 11/06/08
My two favorite foods - Thai and Indian. I don't even bother. Both are way too complex for me to try. That's what good takeout is for. :)
MaresyDotes at 11:28PM on 11/06/08
Dough (doh!)....the only food that makes me cry. I've thrown a wheat field in the trash. Yeah, not even close to being edible.
finsbigfan at 7:53AM on 11/07/08
Making puff pastry dough (I still struggle with pie crust from time to time.) and royal icing/buttercream flowers. I curse the Wilton Rose.
NuJoi at 8:46AM on 11/07/08
I've never been able to figure out how to make homemade yeast doughs and breads.
juliebugsmama at 10:19AM on 11/07/08
Croissants definitely. I think it is more of a patience issue then a lack of knowledge on my part tho.
bodaciousgirl at 11:31AM on 11/07/08
I used to have this thing where I could do cream cheese frosting to save my life. I failed doing it like 3 times but I finally conquered it this last weekend and people at work told me that it was the best Carrot Cake they have ever had. Victory!
My next conquest is to do a quick bread without overbaking the sides and underbaking the middle. Always have the tendency to do one or the other.
FrostyGhost at 12:59PM on 11/07/08
Home canned dill pickles. Every year I try, every year I'm disappointed.
GolfGirl at 6:27PM on 11/07/08
Any bread receipe. If someone has a good one that is foolproof please share.
renee59 at 8:34PM on 11/07/08
a good dough for spinach pies
dearrie at 1:49PM on 11/08/08
I just made croissants for the first time this week and they turned out almost perfect. I added almond paste to half. YUM! The last time I tried I was 15 and they were a total failure.
I too would really like to make cheese. I've asked for one of those cheese-making kits for christmas and am looking forward to homemade mozzarella next year.
I think my challenge now would be spun/blown sugar. I've done some sugar work, but nothing too fancy. Or maybe a real wedding cake. I did one before, but due to time constraints (and being the photographer, shower organizer, and invitation maker) ended up renting pans from the library, making cakes from a mix, putting it together in rather a hasty manner, covering it in whipped cream icing, and covering the exposed top of each tier with fresh raspberries. It worked, but I'd like to do better.
sarahj at 11:29PM on 11/08/08
I REAL apple strudel
pjracz10 at 4:16PM on 11/11/08
Pasta.
Pie crust.
Deep fried anything, or anything involving a candy thermometer (besides using it to test water for yeast).
akk328 at 4:51PM on 11/11/08