Do you pretty much cook the same things over and over or do you like to experiment with new recipes?

Question

I tend to pretty much rely on my old standbys.

Answer 1

I probably cook the same 10 - 12 things about 90% percent of the time. The other 10% is experimentation or remembering that , "hey I haven't made this in forever"

Answer 2

Currently, I cook dishes that are Puerto Rican, German, Hawaiin, Japanese, Chinese, Egyptian, Greek, Southern, American, Italian.
I am expanding to learn some Indian, Tex Mex, and some Carribean. I usually rotate these and sometimes I experiment. I try to get tried and true recipes from friends whenever we get together. Makes for a greater variety. What I have trouble with is finding tasty dishes for my son who is allergic to virtually everything and no matter what kind of food I am cooking he inevitable eats completly unseasoned chicken or beef w/potatoes or rice.
I am a terrible baker. I make a few things well and that is it. The rest really sucks when it comes to tasty morsels of sugary treats from the oven.

Answer 3

I experiment, and highly suggest that people branch out and try it!!! It seems like a lot of people get caught in a rut with recipes, preparing the same old fare night after night......Answer this: how many nights could you eat, say, let me think............hamburgers............every night, all month, would you ever want to lay eyes on one again??? No, of course not.....and with the variety of food stuffs on this planet, why limit yourself to just "old standbys'??? There are soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo many things out there to experiment with......so, ya screw one or two things up, heck, even I've done that.......and I'm culinarily trained!!! Enjoy!!!

Christopher

Answer 4

My job is good that way. I have so many cookbooks and I am not afraid to experiment. I like all cultural cuisine and I like to use a variety of spices. For a while I was making 'ethnic' specials for different nights. The ones they liked the best were, of course, Italian and Mexican nights. Second to that was oriental night. I was just getting into East Indian cuisine when we hit break-up. So, now I am experimenting here at home with that. It gives me something to do and I get a chance to invite my buddies over for a new dining experience. :}

Answer 5

I have about 5 main meals, then I look for cool things to eat.
Pork Chops with raisins, walnuts with a topping of maple syrup is a new one I found this week. Real easy, over wild rice.

Answer 6

when the kids were living at home I tended to do the old stand bys and now that they are gone I love to experiment. I have the time and more money to spend on better ingredients.

Answer 7

I'll experiment new recipes whn i hv the time. If i'm just too busy sorry old recipes on d menu.

Answer 8

yeah same things over and over mostly, but i do ask my friends what they cook then i try it out try this 1 its really nice
slice potatoes into scallops and par boil them, fry about 8 rashers of bacon and half an onion, grate some cheese, grease a casserole dish place alayer of your part boiled potatoes then a layer of grated cheese, then put on your bacon and onion, another layer of you potatoes then sprinkle your grated cheese on top and pour over a tub of single cream, put in oven on no5 for about an hour its gorgeous

Answer 9

I have spent alot of money trying new things.....but if I can find one really great recipe then it's well worth it ..... (I think)
however I also have favorites that I make over and over :)

Answer 10

Same old stuff....but right now I have brownies in the oven,with reeses inside and some with chocolate truffles in them....I don't make them very often