What Are You Known For - Page 4

queenb · 10-10-2008, 07:27 AM

I'm known at work for the variety of cookies I make at Christmas, with my family I'm always the one that has to do the holiday turkey, and Pecan Pies--my own take on an old favorite recipe. I am also often asked for Turtle Pie.
For main dishes, stir fries and any seafood are my special things.

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ElizabethG · 10-10-2008, 10:50 AM

I'm known for sending my first husband to the emergency room with a bad case of food poisoning (pork chops), for burning minute rice, for leaving the sugar out of chocolate chip cookies, for leaving the bag of innards INSIDE an otherwise pretty good turkey, for lemonade that tasted strongly of dishsoap and for egg salad that crunched - and not because of the pickles.

Of course, most of that was when I was MUCH younger and much less accomplished in the cooking/baking area. I can actually cook some now and like to bake, but for some reason I'm still just asked to provide drinks and chips at potlucks.

NCLurker · 10-10-2008, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ElizabethG

I'm known for sending my first husband to the emergency room with a bad case of food poisoning (pork chops), for burning minute rice, for leaving the sugar out of chocolate chip cookies, for leaving the bag of innards INSIDE an otherwise pretty good turkey, for lemonade that tasted strongly of dishsoap and for egg salad that crunched - and not because of the pickles.

Of course, most of that was when I was MUCH younger and much less accomplished in the cooking/baking area. I can actually cook some now and like to bake, but for some reason I'm still just asked to provide drinks and chips at potlucks.

Oh, golly gee, you made me laugh!

I'm known for baking, especially at Christmas. Thing is, my list has grown because too many of the people I originally gave to started telling others and then I would feel kind of guilty and obligated so....it's almost beyond the point of crazy now. It's like a compulsion though, I just don't know how to stop, or maybe I don't really want to stop. Maybe I need therapy, or perhaps I'll just go bake something...

myrosiedog · 10-10-2008, 09:06 PM

Right now with the move, I'm known for having Pizza Hut's number memorized!

karna68 · 10-11-2008, 09:28 AM

Hey does everyone have Pizza Hut's Tuscani Pastas? We had the meaty marinara the other night and it's actually pretty good.

AshleyPSU · 10-12-2008, 08:45 PM

I'm known for my peanut butter pie and nobake cookies. My family loves my peanut butter pie and asks me to make it for lots of functions.

beerbelly · 10-12-2008, 10:08 PM

I'm known for my constant smile

burntbrat · 10-13-2008, 01:57 AM

I don't think I'm known for anything since I don't entertain much.

But I bake like a fool. Not sweets, I'm not a sweet person. But, as complained about in various threads, I love to bake bread. Breadsticks, baguettes, mini-loaves, rolls, mmmmm. I love baking bread. I love the smell. I love fresh bread with a meal. It tastes completely different. Like homegrown tomatoes vs. store-bought. And bread making is not like making tomato sauce or chili where you refine it and finally come up with the perfect combination. Once you get it, you get it. There's no refining. You just know, hey, this it too hot or too cold. This is too sticky or too tough. I haven't had a bad batch of bread in ages. I haven't proofed my yeast since I moved out at 18.

myrosiedog · 10-13-2008, 06:42 AM

Burntbrat that's a good skill to have. i love fresh bread, but i don't make it often.

karna68 · 10-13-2008, 10:33 PM

I just love fresh baked bread too. Hubby made a loaf one time that was SO good, I had him make another loaf a couple days later but it just wasn't the same.

10-10-2008, 07:27 AM	#31
queenb Miz Smarty Britches Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: third shack on the right Age: 48 Posts: 4,569	Re: What Are You Known For I'm known at work for the variety of cookies I make at Christmas, with my family I'm always the one that has to do the holiday turkey, and Pecan Pies--my own take on an old favorite recipe. I am also often asked for Turtle Pie. For main dishes, stir fries and any seafood are my special things. __________________ . Men are from Mars, women are from Venus, dogs are from Pluto, and cars are from Saturn and Mercury. Ease America's dependance on foreign oil-sign the petition http://drillheredrillnow.com

10-10-2008, 10:50 AM	#32
ElizabethG My little JAG Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Georgia Age: 46 Posts: 478	Re: What Are You Known For I'm known for sending my first husband to the emergency room with a bad case of food poisoning (pork chops), for burning minute rice, for leaving the sugar out of chocolate chip cookies, for leaving the bag of innards INSIDE an otherwise pretty good turkey, for lemonade that tasted strongly of dishsoap and for egg salad that crunched - and not because of the pickles. Of course, most of that was when I was MUCH younger and much less accomplished in the cooking/baking area. I can actually cook some now and like to bake, but for some reason I'm still just asked to provide drinks and chips at potlucks. __________________ Life was so much simpler then.....

10-10-2008, 09:06 PM	#34
myrosiedog FORT Fogey Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nat'l Championship bowl bound. Go Gators! Age: 46 Posts: 12,060 Blog Entries: 7	Re: What Are You Known For Right now with the move, I'm known for having Pizza Hut's number memorized! __________________ Emancipate yourself from mental slavery; none but ourselves can free our minds. - Bob Marley Que me amat, amet et canem meum (Who loves me will love my dog also)

10-11-2008, 09:28 AM	#35
karna68 80's rule! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Columbus, OH Age: 40 Posts: 2,148	Re: What Are You Known For Hey does everyone have Pizza Hut's Tuscani Pastas? We had the meaty marinara the other night and it's actually pretty good.

10-12-2008, 08:45 PM	#36
AshleyPSU Rockin' Out in 09 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Central PA Age: 25 Posts: 4,141	Re: What Are You Known For I'm known for my peanut butter pie and nobake cookies. My family loves my peanut butter pie and asks me to make it for lots of functions. __________________ "...and just like that, I lost my head." - Carrie, SATC

10-12-2008, 10:08 PM	#37
beerbelly FORT Fogey Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: UWS Age: 35 Posts: 939	Re: What Are You Known For I'm known for my constant smile __________________ For most of history, Anonymous was a woman. - Virginia Woolf

10-13-2008, 01:57 AM	#38
burntbrat Forum Assistant Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston, TX Age: 33 Posts: 2,073 Blog Entries: 3	Re: What Are You Known For I don't think I'm known for anything since I don't entertain much. But I bake like a fool. Not sweets, I'm not a sweet person. But, as complained about in various threads, I love to bake bread. Breadsticks, baguettes, mini-loaves, rolls, mmmmm. I love baking bread. I love the smell. I love fresh bread with a meal. It tastes completely different. Like homegrown tomatoes vs. store-bought. And bread making is not like making tomato sauce or chili where you refine it and finally come up with the perfect combination. Once you get it, you get it. There's no refining. You just know, hey, this it too hot or too cold. This is too sticky or too tough. I haven't had a bad batch of bread in ages. I haven't proofed my yeast since I moved out at 18. __________________ You know what they say... fool me once, strike one. Fool me twice, ssttrriikke three.

10-13-2008, 06:42 AM	#39
myrosiedog FORT Fogey Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nat'l Championship bowl bound. Go Gators! Age: 46 Posts: 12,060 Blog Entries: 7	Re: What Are You Known For Burntbrat that's a good skill to have. i love fresh bread, but i don't make it often. __________________ Emancipate yourself from mental slavery; none but ourselves can free our minds. - Bob Marley Que me amat, amet et canem meum (Who loves me will love my dog also)

10-13-2008, 10:33 PM	#40
karna68 80's rule! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Columbus, OH Age: 40 Posts: 2,148	Re: What Are You Known For I just love fresh baked bread too. Hubby made a loaf one time that was SO good, I had him make another loaf a couple days later but it just wasn't the same.