My husband is an amazing chef

[Kadarin]

After this thread he deserves to be called linuxman! Congrats to you two.

 

[Gerand]

That is pretty awesome, really happy for the two of you. I must agree. I love to cook, nowhere near on the level of your hubby, but it definitely helps to gather friends around and keep people together. Also, it doesn't hurt that I am one of the few guys in my circle who actually cooks, I'd totally recommend it to anyone thinking of a new hobby. Not only ladies, but everyone loves a cook. Oh, and if you cook, you don't do dishes... rule number 1.

 

[Aikouka]

Cliffs: Learn to cook. It drives the girls wild. That and cock.

Heh. Whenever I bring desserts into work, they always ask me about how much I cook and bake. The conversations always seem to end with, "and you're not married yet?"

 

[S Freud]

OP, how did your husband gain his cooking knowledge? School, books, friends? Cooking has always been a hobby of mine and I would love to expand it to the level your describe.

 

[linuxboy]

From all the charms of earth and sky and sea
Beyond the bond where life and death do meet
Love brought you here to make an us, a we
In troth of fury, calm, and burning heat
O mistress, such a treasure lies in wait
That mortal eyes could not have then foreseen
That you would join with me in low estate
To till the earth, and brave the pristine green
My fever cannot break, and I aflame
Consume and am consumed within, without
Yet rise within the dream and call your name
To plant the seeds of joy for them to sprout
Be mine, against all prophesy foretold
We will come home at last, to love and hold.

Yours.

 

[Icepick]

Oh most definitely. There goes the stereotype of repressed Christian girls.

Good for you. Glad to know this thread had a happy ending. Peace...

 

[AreaCode707]

I'm surprised nobody wanted any recipes.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

I'm surprised nobody wanted any recipes.

I can barely make toast. No way in hell I'm trying to cook a goat.

 

[busydude]

I'm surprised nobody wanted any recipes.

I am up for any vegetarian recipes.

 

[iGas]

Screw that.

I'm moving to another country where the men are men, and the women are women

<----- run and hide.

 

[TecHNooB]

You can't start a thread about food and not post pics :|

 

[AreaCode707]

You can't start a thread about food and not post pics :|

Hm, I only have pics of some of that stuff, and the ones I do have are on a desktop in another state. I'm not a photo person by nature...

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Hm, I only have pics of some of that stuff, and the ones I do have are on a desktop in another state. I'm not a photo person by nature...

Don't feel bad, us old geezers typically don't take 'leventy seven pics of our immediate surrounding every thirty seconds with our phones like the 'youts' do.

 

[nonameo]

XD I'll bring in all the celiac girls with my gluten free cooking.

edit: but it's not really that hard. anyone that can cook can cook gluten free.

 

[Blieb]

&#8220;He is the life of parties he has never attended&#8221;
&#8220;If he were to punch you in the face, you&#8217;d have to fight off the urge to thank him.&#8221;

Oh - my bad, that's "The Most Interesting Man in the World" - lines blurred there for a moment!

But seriously, congrats!

 

[linuxboy]

I am up for any vegetarian recipes.

Great food is about using the best, seasonal, fresh, and tasty ingredients in your area, and respecting it. What's local to you? Right now, it's usually the season for roots and tubers... potatoes, parsnips, beets, squash, pumpkin, zucchini, and cabbage. Can you get any of that from a local farmer's market?

I can come up with some ideas based on what you can buy. Sorry, I don't cook with a predefined recipe... I use flavor vectors and combinations of categories combined with established technique.

 

[BabaBooey]

I have been told my tounge is the best....:sneaky:

 

[busydude]

Can you get any of that from a local farmer's market?

Yes. I cook [South] Indian most of the time.. and although I am in Southern Illinois.. I can get hold of a variety of fresh vegetables.

Most regularly used are Cabbage, Cauliflower, Broccoli, beans, green peppers, spinach, beetroot, eggplant, raw bananas, carrot, tomatoes, radish, cucumber, bitter gourd and squash.

Along with the standard Indian fare.. of spices and lentils.

 

[MarkXIX]

Crayme Fraysh!

 

[linuxboy]

Yes. I cook [South] Indian most of the time.. and although I am in Southern Illinois.. I can get hold of a variety of fresh vegetables.

Awesome . Want my variations on common classics like kuzhambu, or do you want to try for something completely different?

Here's a fusion of hummus with Tamil ingredients. You can serve this like a chutney, or with bread.

Three handfuls of red lentils (about a cup)
2 cups water
1 bell pepper, put under broiler and burn off skin, then peel, or grill, or torch and peel
1-2 tsp toasted, ground cumin
1 decent size piece of turmeric. Or 1 tsp powder if you don't have it fresh
salt to flavor (probably 1/2 tsp or so)
few tablespoons of warmed (liquid) ghee, enough to bring it together
2 cloves garlic, or to taste. I like garlic.
dry red chili powder, to taste... just a bit. Or cayenne.
Lemon juice, lemon zest, to taste (1 lemon is more than plenty. add a little at a time until it tastes right)
Bit of tamarind... 1 tsp or so, for a flavor boost.

Boil the lentils in water. Takes about 20 mins.
In a food processor, add in the garlic, all spices, ghee, and pepper (no seeds) and puree. Usually need to scrape it down a few times.
Add in the cooked lentils. Add lemon, lemon zest, and tamarind. Puree until blended.

I would serve it with a little grated coconut or chili powder on top. It's kind of a to-taste dish. If not salty enough add more salt, if it needs more kick, add more chili, etc.

Crayme Fraysh!

That's it. Work it.

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

You better sex him up something fierce for all that effort he puts into cooking.

 

[busydude]

Want my variations on common classics like kuzhambu, or do you want to try for something completely different?

I have had too much of common dishes. I average a different kuzhambu every week(Although they are mostly Andhra style).

I would love some totally different and preferably a fusion of different cuisines, like the one you just listed.

 

[heavyiron8]

Teach me your ways Linuxboy. Did you go to chef school?

 

[linuxboy]

K, try this. It's a Slavic cabbage dish with a poriyal twist.

1 cabbage, shredded
1 small-medium onion, minced
2-3 tomatoes (roma size), chopped, with seeds and skins
2-3 Tbs urad dal
2-3 Tbs ghee
1 tsp mustard powder (use whole roasted and crushed if you can)
1 tsp coriander( roast and crush if you can)
1 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp salt, or more/less to taste
bit of black pepper, maybe 1/4 tsp

if you want, can use a curry leaf, or a chili. but to me the beauty of this dish is how savory it is without being too complex

Take the ghee, heat in the skillet. Add the onion. Fry it up for 3-4 mins, until barely transluscent. Add the spices, and dal, and let the ghee extract out the flavorful oils for 2-3 more mins. Add cabbage and salt and mix it up. Let it all cook for 10-15 mins until the cabbage is soft. Then add in the tomatoes. Cover, cook on low for 30-45 more mins, and mix it up a few times during that time so all the flavors integrate.

Serve as is or with rice, grated coconut on top. It tastes better the next day.

 

[linuxboy]

Did you go to chef school?

No, I never had time. Always too busy running businesses. My mom did and trained me, and then I branched out on my own. I've been cooking virtually all my life, and seriously since I was 8.