The best food you have ever cooked !!

@shia88 (4571)
Malaysia
October 7, 2009 7:16pm CST
Dear MyLotters, Share with me what is the best food you have ever cooked for yourself and your family. As for me, I guess my best cooking food is related to spicy food. I like to cook curry chicken,rendang chicken,tomyam soup and spicy asam fish. All the pastes are easily grabbed in the supermarket and I just need to add bit more ingredients to make the food taste more nicer and delicious.Yum Yum Yum !! Today, I plan to cook green curry chicken for dinner. It served best with steam rice. Do drop me a note. Thank you.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
8 Oct 09
I can't claim to be the best cook in the world but in my own household I am! Anyway I am the only one cooking in my house so who else is the best cook? At any rate all the food I have cooked have been appreciated by my family. I can't really specify which has been the best so far. Nevertheless when it comes to cooking Spaghetti I think not only my family but even my friends have hailed me. My Healthy Spaghetti is made of white meat, mushrooms and selected veggies. The secret to making it palatable is a special all purpose cream, "Alaska Crema". I can't detail here the procedures but suffice it to say that whenever I serve my spaghetti every one will be asking for more.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
9 Oct 09
I always make my own spaghetti sauce to make sure it is really healthy and free from unhealthy additives and food colorings. My family and my friends say it tastes much better than the ready made sauces in the market Have a nice weekend
@shia88 (4571)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 09
Hi Salonga, I really hope I got the chance to learn how to cook spaghetti from you. I am not good in cooking spaghetti,not to that up level yet. There is once I try to cook my homeade mushroom sauce and eat with spaghetti,it taste not bad.It has been more than a year that I never cook the mushroom sauce again. Do you cook your spaghetti sauce youself or buy the ready-pack from the supermarket?
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@shia88 (4571)
• Malaysia
24 Oct 09
HI Salonga, What kind of spaghetti sauce that you make? is it tomato paste or milky type? So far, I only make the milky type sauce using mushroom as one of the ingredients. But for the tomato paste sauce, I always bought the ready-packed from the supermarket.
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• Spain
8 Oct 09
I haven't done a lot of cooking in my life and most of the food I cook are mostly my favorite. I think that I would be spaghetti. What I do is to put a lot of carrots in it and then lots of cheese. This discussion made me realize that I should learn more recipe to cook so I can brag about it. ;)
@amybrezik (2118)
• United States
9 Oct 09
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• Spain
9 Oct 09
Thanks for the link you have shared. I'll definitely take a look on those websites and check which one would be the easiest for me to prepare and those than will be loved by my cute little nieces. Do you have any favorite food that you love to prepare for your family?
@cwong77 (2010)
• Malaysia
10 Oct 09
shia... I love to cook spicy food too, but I don't really use the pre packed mix. I usually blend it from the raw material of chili, shallots, garlic and stuff. My best ever food is the assam laksa, which I have not fail for once to capture everyone's tummy. I also like the lemak chili padi (similar to the green curry) which is one of those traditional dish from the Negeri Sembilan of the Minangkabau. I love this curry, and will normally add in cabbage and pucuk paku. Nice to hear you love to cook too, and I am sure it's a blessing for your family.. as people say, to capture a man's heart, capture the tummy first..
@cwong77 (2010)
• Malaysia
24 Oct 09
shia.. me too don't have the luxury of time to cook.. all done during the time when my girl has the mood for her long nap.. every time when she had a long nap, I will do up something.. just like today, I manage to bake a cake, cook some herbal drink, and also boil some soups.. That's all when our child is in their sweet dreams ya..
@shia88 (4571)
• Malaysia
24 Oct 09
Hi Cwong, You are a great chef....even homemade all the spicy paste. For me, I am lazy bum,I just grab the prepacked mix and cook them at home. That is more easier for me as I don't have so long time to be in the kitchen as my son will look for me anytime when I am doing my cooking. I never try to cook assam laksa before and I don't even know how to cook. I did read from my blog that you cook this dish before and It makes me feel hungry whe I read your blog that day. Hope will have a chance to try out your assam laksa one day when I do travel to KL.
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@buping (952)
• China
10 Oct 09
well actually i seldom cook, i like cooking, but i do not like washing dishes. but the best food i ever cooked is the chinese food in last lunar new year. chinese lunar new year is the biggest festival in china. and we have to cook a big meal in family. i cooked last lunar new year, much dishes. some of which very spicy, but my families liked it very much and said it was the best what i cooked.
@shia88 (4571)
• Malaysia
24 Oct 09
HI Buping, you are also a good chef,can cook so many dishes during Chinese New year. Normally during chinese new year, I will back to my hometown and my mother used to cook steamboat during the chinese new year eve.But nowadays,it is more easier to dine outside with lot kind of entertainment during the dining time. For me, I never cook during Chinese New Year.I just know how to eat.Hahaha:)
@bettydeng5 (1822)
• China
8 Oct 09
My best food is egg fried with tomato, which is my best favoriate. My familers like to eat this dish, because egg and tomato are very nutrition.
@shia88 (4571)
• Malaysia
8 Oct 09
Hi Bettydeng5, Oh,I like your best dishes too. Even my son like to eat fried egg with tomatoes. Actually, It never came across to my mind before to mix egg with tomatoes until one day,my friend told me that she cook this dish for her daughter. I am curious about this dish and one day I tried to cook it myself.Ohgosh....it taste super delicious. My son can even finish up whole plate of rice with that fried egg with tomatoes. I did add bit of tomatoes sauce for dipping. A simple yet delicious meal for our family !!
@shia88 (4571)
• Malaysia
8 Oct 09
Hi Bettydeng5, Oh,I like your best dishes too. Even my son like to eat fried egg with tomatoes. Actually, It never came across to my mind before to mix egg with tomatoes until one day,my friend told me that she cook this dish for her daughter. I am curious about this dish and one day I tried to cook it myself.Ohgosh....it taste super delicious. My son can even finish up whole plate of rice with that fried egg with tomatoes. I did add bit of tomatoes sauce for dipping. A simple yet delicious meal for our family !!
• Indonesia
10 Oct 09
i love cooking, from it i get money. my best cooking is when i bake white snow nut cookies, the shape is perfect also the taste :) i'm selling it and sold out, so i want to sell again, and make it my habit :)
@shia88 (4571)
• Malaysia
24 Oct 09
HI Raini, It seem you are a great baker. So what kind of cookies you make before? I never try to make any cookies before as I don't have an oven at home now. But i will buy one oven when I move to my new house next year, What is white snow nut cookies? is it called kue salju in Malay?
• Indonesia
25 Oct 09
true :) kue salju and I did bake it for sale
@ladym33 (10979)
• United States
8 Oct 09
I make a really good sweet and sour pork. It is much better than anything I have ever had at a restaurant, the pinapple is so sweet and tasty in the sauce. I also make a really good butter chicken, which is similiar to curry chicken but uses some masala as well. I also make a very good manicotti. I like to cook all kinds of different things and I love experimenting and learning how to make many different ethnic foods.
@shia88 (4571)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 09
Hi Lady, Oh...you can cook very well. I seldom cook pork nowadays. I am more into chicken and green vegetables. As my son like to eat potatoes, I always cook it together with chicken and add some dark soya sauce into it.That is one of my son's favourite dish. Butter chicken?? I am just wondering how to cook it?
@mikeysmom (2088)
• United States
8 Oct 09
the best food i ever cooked would be my homemade lasagna. i love my lasagna but i hate making it because it is so much work. it is worth the effort though and so delicious. in fact i think i may make it for my son's bday party in december. i like mine without meat in it but my husband likes it with meat so i always have to make two pans when i make it.
@shia88 (4571)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 09
Hi Mikeysmom, I like to eat lasagna,but I don't know how to cook it. Somemore I don't have an oven,so it is impossible for me to cook lasagna at home. I always have my lasagna at PizzaHut.It taste great too. Since you are good in lasagna,do you make pizza too? I like to eat Pizza and lasagna,both are my favourite western food.
@Iriene88 (5343)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 09
Dear Shia, Your family are so blessed. You can cook very well and variety of dishes too I personally only good at cooking instant noodle. I do not quite like cooking, but I like eating. After cooking, I won't enjoyed much my own cooking, could be tired and 'oily'! However, many years ago, I 'think' I can fry noodle quite well with fish cake, prawns, chicken, eggs, vegetables etc. I managed to do sweet sour fish, sweet sour prawns : 7/10 marks! One thing I believe, you will cook well for your love ones.
@shia88 (4571)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 09
HI Iriene, You are also not bad,can cook well in instant noodle. For me, instant noodle is the first meal I know how to cook. When I was small, I like to eat instant noodle as my supper. Add egg,vegetables and meat. I just dumped everything into the pot and it makes a big bowl of noodle for my supper. Sweet sour fish,another favourite dish of me. I don't cook well in this dishes. Need to touch up my skill. Like what you said : I always try to cook well for my family,but still need to improve my cooking skills.
@magickat (381)
9 Oct 09
The best response I got was to a simple fish dish I cooked which was healthy and tasty. I put white fish fillets in a baking dish with onion, olive oil, dill, garlic, tomato, courgette, salt, pepper and lemon juice. Cover and bake in the oven - really lovely!
@shia88 (4571)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 09
Hi Magickat, Oh....fish is also my favourite dish. Tonight I just cook fish fillet with black beans. I marinated the fish and fried it using flour,then only I cook it together with black mushroom and black beans. The big plate of fish was swalloped by me,my husband and also my son.It seem like we are a big eater here.
@ced_cap (207)
• Philippines
8 Oct 09
hello shia88...my comment will be based on what my children say when i cook something for them. They would always say that my my chicken curry is the best. i don't know. maybe because i'm their mother.hehehe!!!
@shia88 (4571)
• Malaysia
8 Oct 09
Hi ced_cap, Since both of us are good in cooking curry chicken. So what style of curry chicken have you cook before? When I first saw the green curry chicken available at multi level company in Malaysia, I am quite curious to give it a try. It taste so great. I never try to cook Thai curry,I might search for this recipe one day.
@artistry (4152)
• United States
8 Oct 09
...Hi shia88, I don't cook a lot lately, when I was younger, my girlfriend and I would raise money for our church, by having dinners. One of my favorite things to cook, would be fried shrimp. I prepared them for my sister and her family once and she thought that they tasted better than the ones served at Red Lobster. Completely remove the shell of the shrimp, except for the small end. Devein the shrimp, rinse them, sprinkle salt, pepper and drizzle lemon juice over them. Let them sit for a while to soak in the seasoning. Then dip each of them in egg yolk, cover them with flour, dip them again in egg yolk, and press them in regular bread crumbs. Fully press them out, and deep fry. Unbelievable good. :o) My second favorite thing to cook would be a peach cobbler. Send me a request, I'll get it to you. :o) Take care.
@shia88 (4571)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 09
Hi Artistry, Another good chef. I have not been eating shrimp for few months.Because my husband is allergic to shrimp,that is why I seldom cook shrimp for our dishes. I am more into fish and chicken for our dishes. There is no lobster sell in the wet market at my place.It has been very long time I never eat lobster.I like to eat fruit salad lobster.That's one of the favourite dish. What is peach cobbler??? a dessert?? Do share with me more. thank you!
@Hazelrose (2179)
• Philippines
8 Oct 09
Hi shia88,Well!the best food i ever cooked is Pinakbet a filipino food which is my families favorite.It is very delicious and yummy for us. we eat pinakbet with rice.Thanks and more power!
@shia88 (4571)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 09
Hi hazelrose, Pinakbet? What kind of food is it? I am curious to know more about this food. Is it a kinda of philipino specialty food? I never been to philipine before and also never have chance to try Philipine foods.
@irefed (200)
• Philippines
8 Oct 09
I am fun of cooking and I love to cook different and several dish.The best food I've ever cooked is during my mother's birthday which is the chicken and pork adobo.It taste well.
@shia88 (4571)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 09
Hi Irefed, You also can cook very well. It is good to cook different kind of dishes everyday for our family. Actually I like cooking too, but I still need to learn my cooking skill.Probably I need to attend some cooking lessons one day. What is chicken and pork adobo?? Is it cook with certain type of sauce?
@Buchi_bulla (8298)
• India
8 Oct 09
Hai Shia88, Not for pride's sake I am telling this. My children call me best cook in the world. Outsiders also like my food, they come to my house for lunch on festival days as there will be many items on plate. However I am expert in making busy bele bath, a rice item with vegetables and spice, thuvail, a paste like thing made out of many vegetables individually, rasam a soup like thing and many more. Come home I will make all these things for you.
@shia88 (4571)
• Malaysia
8 Oct 09
Hi Buchi, I feel proud of you being a good chef for everyone,even your children praise you as the best cook in the world. I can imagine how delicious the food that you cook,so do you cook everyday? I am doing my cooking everyday,sometimes I really run out of idea what dishes to cook for the day.My husband is more picky eater,he does not eat certain foods. So once a week, I will cook spicy food for my family . As for my son, he can eat anything that I cook as long as not spicy food.Any type of vegetables are okie for him.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
8 Oct 09
my best food shia88 is my spaghetti with tomato and meat sauce and Italian meat balls, I always use Barelli plus pasta as it has added protein and is super delicious and bought frozen Italian meat balls. I add lots of garlic and basil and Italian herbs to my sauce and it is so good. really delicious. I have never eaten the dishes you talk about but would love to try them. I am from the USA. hi.
@shia88 (4571)
• Malaysia
8 Oct 09
HI Hatley, You are seem a good italian chef. You can cook well in spaghetti. I also like to eat spaghetti,but mine is not that yummy. I still need to learn more in my cooking. What is Italian meat balls?? Is it contain of chicken or beef?I do like to add more garlics while cooking spaghetti,it will make the dishes taste even great. The spicy dishes that I mentioned is easily available if you have chance to travel to Asian countries. I myself is from Indonesia and most Indonesian people love to eat spicy food.
@xannebull (1793)
• Philippines
8 Oct 09
The best food that i ever had cooked is chicken curry. I was in the mood when i cooked the chicken curry that is why i had cooked it best. My family loved it and they have eaten a lot when that was served.
@shia88 (4571)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 09
Hi Xannebull, Curry chicken is also my best dish. Only me and my husband will eat the curry chicken. As for my son, no spicy food for him yet. Normally, I like to serve curry chicken with steam rice,vermicelli or ketupats. Do you ever try to cook green curry? I just got the paste last week and will cook it again this weekend.
• India
24 Oct 09
hi shia my self arman and i am not good but not so bad also. i cooked many dishes just like chaomin, muglai biryani, rosted chicken and alloo paratha, paneer gobhi and much more i like cook and mother tech me every time because she says cooking is art and everyone trying to know this.
@ebuscat (5935)
• Philippines
8 Oct 09
For me because I'm not very good in cooking my good for that is eating only. That's why I have mini cooked know like spaghetti,humba pork it's delicious for me even if the other not.
@artistry (4152)
• United States
10 Oct 09
....Hi shia88, Yes, peach cobbler is a dessert. You need 2 large cans of sliced peaches, or the equivalent of fresh sliced peaches. One stick of butter, 1 cup of milk, 1 cup of sugar, 1 cup of flour and a rectangular baking pan or glass dish. Drain three-quarters of the liquid from the canned peaches, put the peaches in a sauce, pan with one-half of the sugar. If you are using fresh peaches, add a half cup of water and bring peaches to a boil, let them sit. Melt the stick of butter in the pan or dish, make sure the butter covers the entire bottom of the pan. Mix the milk, flour and remaining sugar together until well blended. Spoon the peaches into the pan, over the butter, you don't need the liquid from the peaches, pour in the batter mixture all over the peaches. Bake for 25 minutes in 350 degree oven, or until top is brown. Serve warm, or let cobbler cool. Enjoy. :o) Yummy for the tummy!