After a no so go start to the day, I like to vent in the Kitchen, I'm sure you've had one of those days, what do you cook to turn your mood around?
2007-01-21 09:41:20 · 14 answers · asked by Steve G 7 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Hey Steve, been there too many times, just that my frustration happens during the day, so when I get home, the kitchen is the place where I retreat to (with a very stiff cocktail) and proceed to look for some recipes in my plethora of cookbooks, finding things (usually something that I've never prepared before, maybe ethnic) but I steer towards something the is going to be all thought consuming, something that takes total concentration and takes my mind totally off what pissed me off during the day.....oh, and the cocktail doesn't hurt things......hmmmmmmm just ran into a recipe for Bruschetta Stuffed Chicken Breasts........guess what's for dinner tonight??? Have a great one!!! Enjoy!
Christopher
2007-01-21 11:26:34 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I'm not the only one!!! How do you respond though when you tell people cooking/baking is a stress reliever? I get these perplexed, head ****** to one side looks (much like a puppy when you say "do yo want a milk bone"), followed by "are you serious"! I like to make these cookies and take them to work (I rarely eat my own baking - I'd be 400lbs if I did) and watch them get devoured. Am I the only one that gets even more satisfaction from watching people enjoy something I've created than I get from making it?
4 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 cups butter
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups white sugar (I usually use 1 1/4 to 1/12)
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1-2 cups stuff (nuts, raisins, chocolate chips, skor bits, smarties (any chopped up chocolate bar for that matter), what ever you like!
Mix dry ingredients. Cream wet ingredients... You know the drill! Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. I like to underbake mine slightly for that super soft cookie.
Have you tried Lorann oils at all? I use them now instead of vanilla (English Toffee is my fave!). I can't get them in Canada anymore so I order them online now. So good! Enjoy!!
2007-01-21 10:59:38 · answer #2 · answered by Baby boy arrived March 7th! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
While your cleaning, try putting on some calming music to sooth yourself. When your showering, make your water a little warmer to relax you. When your working, think that you'll be home soon. Try to cook your more favorite foods, or multi-step dinners to keep your minds off of the holidays. When your wrapping and shopping, remember that christmas is in 2 days.
2016-03-29 08:00:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought I was the only one who vented by cooking lol..
I cook things that require lots of attention and chopping lol.. I like to start with a basic white sauce, and add lots of garlic, bella mushrooms, fresh spinach, and hand-grated cheese. Lots of chopping, grating, and paying attention. All that on top of some pasta.
2007-01-21 15:05:36 · answer #4 · answered by ABK_SCRUB 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I make some sort of yeast bread - either bread, rolls, or pizza crust. I find that kneading the dough by hand "centers" me and also slows things down and relieves stress. All the smells associated with the process are very comforting, too.
2007-01-21 13:42:06 · answer #5 · answered by doug k 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I bake Sweet Portuguese Bread.
2 pkg active dry yeast
1/2 cup warm potato water
3 tablespoons sugar
1 cup mashed potatoes
1/8 teaspoon ginger
1/2 cup milk
2 teaspoons salt
6 eggs
1 3/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
8 to 10 cups flour
Preparation
Dissolve yeast in potato water. Stir in the 3 tablespoons sugar, potatoes and ginger. Cover; let rise until doubled. Scald milk; add salt and cool to lukewarm. In small bowl of electric mixer, beat eggs; gradually beat in the 1 3/4 cups sugar. Stir into yeast mixture. Add butter and mix well. Stir in 2 cups of the flour, then milk. Add 2 more cups of the flour; beat 5 minutes. Stir in enough remaining flour to make a stiff dough. Place on lightly floured board and knead int remaining flour until dough is smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes. Place in greased bowl, turning in grease top. Cover; let rise until doubled. Grease four 9 X 5 X 3-inch loaf pans. On a lightly floured board, divide dough into fourths. Shape each fourth into a loaf; place in prepared pans. Cover; let rise until doubled. Preheat electric oven to 325 degrees F. Bake for 45 minutes or until done. Makes 4 loaves.
2007-01-21 09:51:09 · answer #6 · answered by Cister 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I'm really stressed, I make bread.
I don't use my Kitchen -Aid mixer I just do the whole process by hand.
Baguettes, braided Challah, name it.
I find the whole hands- on organic process to be really therapeutic .
Friends and neighbors benefit because I can't possibly eat all of it so I give most of it away.
2007-01-21 09:52:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anything that involves a lot of chopping, meticulousness... I won't eat that anyway. For whatever reason, I never eat what I cooked to vent.
2007-01-21 10:06:10 · answer #8 · answered by Aleahnn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I make a big batch of tollhouse chocolate chip cookies. It takes a lot of muscle to mix up a big batch of cookie dough. When all is said and done, I can sit with my cookies and milk in front of the tv and relax!
2007-01-21 11:48:13 · answer #9 · answered by Laura O 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, chopping for sure - I luv to make a good pico de gallo and guac, throw some quesadillas into the oven (lots of shredding) and then eat it up =)
2007-01-21 09:50:15 · answer #10 · answered by prtty_patricia 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋