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I can cook and do so most nights for my family. But when it comes to make puddings, cakes or desserts everything goes wrong. How good are you are cooking or baking?
I find the Bbc good food recipes are easy to follow and always turn out great. But if I follow any recipes for cocktails, they never end up as they should.
butterfly835 I also use BBC good food but still have issues with the baking. As for cocktails I work in my daughters pub so I have no problem in the department.
Lasagne....I can't make lasagne for the life of me! It always comes out sloppy and never stays in a square when it's dished up...its the only pre-made food I buy as I usually cook from scratch but I just can't get it right!
PinkElephant26 My mum makes an amazing lasagna that holds itself together so it is solid on the plate. I have copied her recipe but still doesn’t come out the same.
I use bbc ones as they are pretty easy to follow especially compared to other online recipes. I can't make an omelette. No matter what I do it goes wrong. Can do lots of other things though. My oh can't boil an egg but can make an omelette.
Jerseydrew I use the BBC site quite a bit if I am looking for a basic recipe, most work but it’s mainly on the baking it goes wrong.
I'm a fully qualified Chef, who's been working in the trade for over 30 years....
But at least 50% of the time my Yorkshire Puddings resemble pancakes.
blacklabrador My husband does not cook much but one thing he can make from scratch is Yorkshire puddings.
I always follow the BBC good food recipe for yorkshire puddings. I make the mix the day before and refrigerate, they rise every time without fail.
butterfly835 That is a really good tip, it is just remembering to get it ready the day before. It’s the same as marinating.
I’m pretty adept at preparing basic recipes. I start to struggle when there are professional techniques involved.
My daughter likes to experiment in the kitchen and does pretty well. It’s nice to have a change and spice things up a bit.
Spaghetti bolognaise it’s either amazing or bland and tasteless I always wing it and don’t measure anything and when it’s good it is amazing but sometimes it just ends up meh
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