The Friday Five from two weeks ago on a Tuesday

[nanila]

(not a snappy title)

1. Do you cook regularly or does someone else cook for you?

I cook regularly because I have to - if I didn't, the family wouldn't eat sometimes. I have never really enjoyed it though, and I have a limited repertoire of dishes. If I were on my own I'd probably live on ramen, grilled cheese sandwiches, and fruit. The bloke is a much better cook than me, but he can't do it all the time.

2. Which are you better at making: sweet or savory foods?

Er, see above. I like baking more than cooking. I probably make sweet things a bit better.

3. If you had to work as a chef in a restaurant of your choice, which restaurant would best complement your current culinary skills?

The grilled cheese sandwich restaurant.

4. What is a cooking tip that you know, but other people generally aren’t aware of?

Get rich, hire a personal chef. Honestly, I have no idea, I don't talk to other people about cooking.

5. Do you have a recipe you would like to share?

I think my slow cooker chilli from this post is pretty good.

Comments

[azurelunatic]

My minor contribution to the legendary $1 Grilled Cheese Truck thread was the take-a-condiment-leave-a-condiment tray.

[nanila]

That is indeed a legendary thread and I am 100% up for a yard work internship to work at the 1 dollar grilled cheese truck.

[coffeetime]

There is a grilled cheese sandwich food truck here in town and I have always wanted to go there!

Also a local cafe used to (I wish they had never stopped) make this amazing grilled cheese sandwich - cheese with pesto, fresh basil leaves, and tomato. It was so good.

[nanila]

The best grilled cheese sandwich I ever ate was in New York at a dingy diner that I stopped at because it was feckin freezing and I had walked about 20 miles that day. It was plain cheddar on white bread with butter, it cost me 3 dollars and it's the only food I can actually remember eating in New York. And I ate in a couple of posh restaurants. Can I remember what I had there? No. Just that sandwich. And the two old guys at the next table drinking their 47th cup of coffee of the day who told me I looked like I needed the food.

[coffeetime]

And you DID need the food!

I've been in New York only twice and I cannot remember anything I had there either time except for fresh orange juice from a pushcart on the street. I came from a pretty small town in Ohio that had nothing like this, so I was intrigued when I saw all these OJ vendors and begged my parents to get me some juice. They were generally not indulgent parents but I was very persistent. It was so good, so cold. I continued begging for more juice at frequent intervals...I'm sure I had juice at least once more during that visit. Literally do not remember anything else I ate for that entire week, though I know we had lunch at the Carnegie Deli and we had dinner somewhere sort of fancy (for us, not by NYC standards).

[nanila]

I love that. Was it one of those carts with the transparent window so you can see the oranges being squeezed by the machinery inside?

[ursajoanna]

Family-chef-by-default solidarity!

Mmm, grilled cheese sandwiches, yum.

[nanila]

Yes! *high-fives*

[solteronita]

I stand behind your cooking tip.

[nanila]

Haha, thanks!

[liseuse]

I love cooking, which is handy because the cat isn't going to do it, but I could still very happily live on toast!

[nanila]

The thought of trying to teach a cat to cook is causing me much amusement.

[liseuse]

If they ever get the hang of knives that aren't the ones on their feet, we are toast!

[annofowlshire]

I like cooking but I don't like *having* to cook.

When we first got together the Mr was a better cook than I was, but over the last 10 years I've outpaced him (because I do most of the cooking :P).

[nanila]

Enforced practice will do that, I guess!

[forests_of_fire]

I think you would LOVE this local restaurant.

[nanila]

I agree. My aunt lives in Ohio. I think we might have to make a special pilgrimage the next time I visit here.

[forests_of_fire]

I keep meaning to go there, but haven't made it yet.