Rice. Because when you dont have a job yet food can get expensive.

[TheWall]

I got my diploma. Looking for jobs. Anyhow, I want to use my instant pot more. One thing I have been doing a lot with my instantoot is making rice based dishes. I have to admit Japan and korea know what they are doing with rice. I tried a pickled plum for the first time ever today. Aside from that chicken thighs are also amazing for just how versatile they are and how much of a bargain they can be.

Food is fun. It gives me a creative outlet. I enjoy making snacks and meals for folks. Food tends to taste better with a friend. Good food can also help you feel better when your depressed or lonely.

So what foods do you guys like making?

[Cow Poke]

I love grilling, smoking, outdoor cooking -- and Cajun style gumbo, soups, potato soup...

We also got an instapot, and it's kinda fun. Also, an air fryer - to make "fried" stuff without baptizing them in hot grease is fun, too.

I guess I'll have to try red beans and rice in the instapot!

[Cow Poke]

I got my diploma.

Oh, and....

[TheWall]

I love grilling, smoking, outdoor cooking -- and Cajun style gumbo, soups, potato soup...

We also got an instapot, and it's kinda fun. Also, an air fryer - to make "fried" stuff without baptizing them in hot grease is fun, too.

I guess I'll have to try red beans and rice in the instapot!

Instant pot red beans and rice is delicious. I like making fried pickles.

Deep frying can honestly get annoying.

[Cow Poke]

Instant pot red beans and rice is delicious. I like making fried pickles.

Deep frying can honestly get annoying.

Yeah, we don't deep fry anything anymore, and I rarely eat anything deep fried in restaurants.

(Except catfish - I just can't seem to resist a good fish fry!)

[QuantaFille]

When I was a poor starving student, I made a lot of dal. Like seriously, a lot. A one pound bag of lentils cost a dollar, tomatoes and onions are cheap, and rice is cheap. One bag of lentils makes about six servings. I lived at a high altitude and couldn't afford a pressure cooker, so it took forever in a stock pot on the stove but that didn't deter me.

[TheWall]

Yeah, we don't deep fry anything anymore, and I rarely eat anything deep fried in restaurants.

(Except catfish - I just can't seem to resist a good fish fry!)

I like fish and chips myself.

I did not grow up eating catfish or pork so I stay away from those.

I want to learn how to make my own sweets and such. Michi is delicious. Doriyaki is delicious. Cheesecake is what I would hope if I ever got married we could have as a cake. I dont enjoy a lot of sugar in sweets though as it can make my teeth hurt.

[Cow Poke]

When I was a poor starving student, I made a lot of dal. Like seriously, a lot. A one pound bag of lentils cost a dollar, tomatoes and onions are cheap, and rice is cheap. One bag of lentils makes about six servings. I lived at a high altitude and couldn't afford a pressure cooker, so it took forever in a stock pot on the stove but that didn't deter me.

Dal?

[Cow Poke]

I like fish and chips myself.

I've actually found some good options to make them in my air fryer!

I did not grow up eating catfish or pork so I stay away from those.

I want to learn how to make my own sweets and such. Michi is delicious. Doriyaki is delicious. Cheesecake is what I would hope if I ever got married we could have as a cake. I dont enjoy a lot of sugar in sweets though as it can make my teeth hurt.

Yeah, I don't do sweets much --- dark chocolate is my go-to, because it's not really sweet.

[mossrose]

Dark chocolate!

Thursday is pork chop night. That is all.

And, bacon.

[QuantaFille]

Dal?

It's Indian. Curry spices, lentils, tomatoes, onions and garlic. Made kinda soupy and served with rice.

[Cow Poke]

It's Indian. Curry spices, lentils, tomatoes, onions and garlic. Made kinda soupy and served with rice.

Oh! Thanks

[The Melody Maker]

Mr. mossy's spaghetti recipe and two recipes for chicken, one of them mossy's.

[mossrose]

Mr. mossy's spaghetti recipe and two recipes for chicken, one of them mossy's.

Don't forget homemade pizza!

[Teallaura]

I like fish and chips myself.

I did not grow up eating catfish or pork so I stay away from those.

I want to learn how to make my own sweets and such. Michi is delicious. Doriyaki is delicious. Cheesecake is what I would hope if I ever got married we could have as a cake. I dont enjoy a lot of sugar in sweets though as it can make my teeth hurt.

*emphasis mine

Tell your dentist about that.


I have a rice cooker but use the crock pot more. I'll cook a roast and when it's gone, dump in canned veggies to make soup from the stock. A walmart rotisserie chicken (I buy the ones on sale and freeze them until needed) cooked in cheesecloth (for easy deboning) then deboned and popped back in becomes chicken and whatever I want - dumplings, rice, etc. Or chicken soup - just add what you like!

Wedding cheesecakes exist - but they will be more expensive. Better for small receptions - or get started saving up now.