other culinary pursuits

[nbbd]

Curious to hear what other culinary delights the members here pursue. My wife and I are fond of making homemade pastas (and sauces/pesto/gravies to go with them) especially ravioli/tortellini, and many Asian themed dishes. She also bakes and make a mean cheesecake.

So what else besides BBQ do you and yours make that has your friends and family drool over?

 

[cliffcarter]

Cookies at Christmas, last year 6 varieties for a total of 35 dozen cookies. We give them as gifts to family and friends.

 

[mballi3011]

Now I have been interested in cooking for well 20-25 years (yes I'm a old fat kid) and I have ventured off into different areas. Now I really into BBQ but I have been thou phases of the pasta making and for awhile do alot of that. Then you have the pretty food alittle of this on a plate and looks are really important. Then I still do the sausage & bacon making but not like before when I think I ground the dogs leg up for sausage of some sort. But now I leveling out with just enjoying the feeding others again and thats a great enjoyment to me. I just love to see folks enjoying the food I make.

 

[nickelmore]

I really enjoy making fresh sausage, have been doing it for a few years.

I always like hearing "you made this" ?

I did make some smoked snack sticks and summer sausage that turned out pretty good.

 

[eman]

The wife makes home made cookies cakes and candy. She also cooks great stick to your ribs country / comfort food.
Me, i cook cajun / creole. classic european gormet (even though i think plating and presentation is way over rated) .
Outside cooking is my favorite. anything on the gas burner or in the do
is fun.
I will try anything if i have a recipe and the WWW has opened up options to find foods from around the world.

 

[herkysprings]

I do some baking occationally. Foccaccia, blueberry buckles, banana chocolate cakes, cookies...

Oh and... uh...

I make my own chocolate truffles. Any flavoring and type of chocolate.

BBQ and chocolate making go together right? :D

EDIT: Oh and I make my own ice cream, it goes with the baked goods. Cake batter ice cream is the best so far.

 

[5lakes]

I do some regular cooking, smoke meats and dutch oven cooking. I'm getting started with sourdough breads. Thinking about doing a garden next year to get some fresh veggies and peppers. No sweets, never really cared for them. I'm amazed, though, that although I do so much cooking I'm still losing weight as the doctor ordered. I think it's cuz other people eat all of it before I have a chance to bring my plate to the table....

 

[richoso1]

Green chile and cheese tamales, and red pork tamales for Christmas.

 

[scarbelly]

We roast coffee and make our own pasta (when we have time)
We also teach a gourmet cooking class to 4H kids and have done catering events for up to 150 as a side line
Our sons friends once asked - do your parents ever cook the same meal twice - not in the same month was always our rule

 

[meateater]

Anything mexican, menudo, chile verde, pozole....etc.

 

[billham]

Im in to sausage making my friends say im a sausge master but i dont think so also my wife makes the best swedish cofee cake that we give out as gifts real crowd pleaser they are

 

[bayouchilehead]

BBQ, Smoking, Frying, Boiling, Open fire, Stove top or in the oven. You name it I try to cook it. Seafood, Pork, Beef.....Heck just food in general, I like to cook, when I get a chance.

 

[jdoe44]

I've been known to make a pretty decent pizza. If I weren't always up to my eyeballs in other projects I'd like to build a wood fired brick oven.

 

[daddyzaring]

I've done probably almost everything except sausage, bacon, and hotdogs or similar link type meats, but give me time I will get to them eventually.