Confessions of a Wayward Cook.

[Jester]

There are certain things I just won't eat, so I won't cook them, either. These include, but are not limited to, shellfish, organ meats, snails, and anything with tentacles.

Amusingly, I've eaten all four, enjoyed all four, and cooked two of them (shellfish and organ meats).

[raw456]

I have never baked my own bread

I have all the stuff (including yeast) in my cupboard and I even bought a bread pan to make it in, but I have never actually gotton off my arse and done it.

[Eireann]

My mom and I used to make cookies every Christmas. I can make gingerbread men, forgotten cookies, million-dollar fudge (yes, I know that's not a cookie), almond tosca bars, and I don't even know how many other types of sweet goodies.

I can make a lemon meringue pie.

Once, when I was making a pie, I set the (plastic) bowl containing the filling on a burner that had been turned on. It was one of the biggest messes I've ever seen; the plastic melted, the filling poured over the burner and began to cook, and I had to wait until the heating coil had cooled off, then disconnect it and scrape the crap off of it.

[AdminAssistant]

I have to pick on Fiance a little here.

I drove back yesterday after a couple of days in AR. Fiance decided to surprise me with a wonderful dinner (mini-meatloafs, green beans, steamed broccoli, and rolls) and make me a German Chocolate cake, my favorite. Unfortunately, he didn't realize that the cake mix didn't come with icing. We ate the cake plain, and I picked up some regular chocolate icing today. Mom also made me a German Chocolate cake the first night I was in AR, so I've had my fill of coconut/pecan icing.