Can you describe your cooking style in three words?

[ipsedixit]

Intrepid. Simple. Familial.

You?

[dimsumgirl]

Impromptu Stir Fry

[afridgetoofar]

Words to describe the life-stages of my cookery...

Ignoring smoke alarm.

Life's too short.

Eat, sleep, repeat.

Lots of it.

Walking it off.

[JuniorBalloon]

This is great. Reminds me of the fives stages of grief.

jb

[ellabee]

Much better lately.

[Sinicle]

Fast....wing-it....spicy

[Puffin3]

'Escoffiersauces over 'SV'.
Yeah I know. LOL

[Kholvaitar]

Patient-- Respectful-- Satiating

[chef chicklet]

Adventurous. Provoking.Varied.

[Downs1000]

Artisanal, entertaining, inviting

[JuniorBalloon]

Narrow, deep, slow.

[ricepad]

What are we talking about??

[JuniorBalloon]

Just talking about things that get hot. :o)

Actually my cooking range is Narrow, my knowledge about what I cook is Deep and I like dishes that cook Slowly.

jb

[taos]

hopefully it's edible

[Willa]

Seasonal, regional, international

[waitress]

Off the Cuff.

[jmcarthur8]

Cleaning out refrigerator.

[Canthespam]

Soup Stone Cook

[gaffk]

Not *that* bad

[GraceW]

Ooops a daisy!

[buttertart]

I love it!

[roxlet]

Laughing out loud.

[Gio]

global. peripatetic. inquisitive.

[jpr54_1]

Jewish Home Style

[cavemanu]

Cannot follow recipe

[buttertart]

Slapdash. Spicy. Sexy.

[roxlet]

Husband makes it.

[suzigirl]

Three words.... I am jealous

[roxlet]

You are funny.

[buttertart]

Three words...you are lucky!

[bushwickgirl]

Embrassez. Le. Cuisinier.

[holypeaches]

mix match create

[Bryan Pepperseed]

Not very good.

[Bryan Pepperseed]

but, ......(now that I'm in a better mood today)
slowly getting better

[LindaWhit]

Practice makes perfect.

:-)

[Bryan Pepperseed]

This is true

[ChefNNod]

Super size me

[iL Divo]

juliachild on steroids

[plasticanimal]

Slow, complex, unconventional.

[Chocolatetpetitpois]

"Not student food". (That's what most of my friends say when they have dinner at my house. They expect at least one processed ingredient in everything."

Improvised, eclectic, economical.

[Bacardi1]

Basic. Classic. Peasant.

[goodeatsinadive]

Laid back country.

[givemecarbs]

fun with leftovers

[EllieS]

Take. Out. Menu.

[YAYME]

instinctual, creative, spicy.

[patryce]

real. scratch. riff

[joe777cool]

Whats Domino's Number?

[goodhealthgourmet]

improvisational, nutritious, neat.

[FriedClamFanatic]

What is On-hand (ok, I cheated and hyphenated)

[sherrib]

De. Li. Cious.

[alliegator]

craving this today
or
'twas a project

[tim irvine]

In several ruts

[binky1]

Takit or Leaveit

[iL Divo]

binky

:))))))

[BangorDin]

Sex drugs rock'n'roll

[therealdoctorlew]

Scientific organoleptic improvisation

(or)

Rusted Iron Chef

(or)

No Knife Skills

[chloehk]

Glacial. Hippy. Grandma.

[Emme]

MacGyver. Fearless. (from) Scratch.

(or
Skip the Takeout)

[vegetablelasagna]

Non. Effing, Existent.

[suzigirl]

Better than moms
Never the same
Trying something new
Don't be afraid

[foiegras]

Simple, fast, delicious.

[Ruthie789]

Comfort, simple, nourishing.

[mswebcam31]

Southern seasoned relaxed

[Cookiefiend]

Always with wine

[lcool]

what's on hand

or

this pan's out

[rednyellow]

Failure means pizza

[emglow101]

Imagine,Crave, Cook

[JamesNOakland]

Not North-Berkeley Food-nazi!

[Disneyfreak]

Quick, cheap, easy.

Those just describe my most recent cooking forays not me personally.

[jmckee]

Teenager. Large quantitites.

Feed family. NOW.

Cat wants taste.

This is new.

I meant well.

[kattyeyes]

LOL to all of these, but especially the third and last! >>^..^<<

[latindancer]

Very very messy.

[MGZ]

I used to be that way too. Then, I consciously tried to stop and the discipline that came from it helped to produce better food. One tip is to cook before the second martini.

[latindancer]

Have you ever watched an artist paint in a studio?
They're in the 'zone'....
That's me.
Luckily, I've got doors to shut after I'm finished so my guests don't see where I've been creating :).

[MGZ]

"Have you ever watched an artist paint in a studio? "

Yep, six days a week. Most every week.

Like I suggested, I'm a messy fellow. I don't shave regularly, see nothing wrong with wearing the same pair of shorts a couple times a week, and walk around bearfoot* whenever I can get away with it. Nonetheless, I learned that a little more patience (and a little less gin) led to benefits in the kitchen.

* Pun completely intended.

[latindancer]

LOL...

Very good. I come from a long lineage of great cooks....my grandmother having been the one who inspired me in the French methods.
If I haven't changed now I never will. So far nobody has ever complained about my cooking/baking and I rather enjoy cleaning up after myself all these years :). I'd never think to let anyone else do it :).

[alkapal]

MGZ -- wasn't it you who had the avatar of you flambéing something while standing naked at the stove?

[MGZ]

I'm afraid it's been the "tip o' the hat" almost the entire time, but I'm thinking about switching to the shirtless fish cleaning in the driveway pic.

[kattyeyes]

Now it's bugging me who the other image was. I can picture it in my mind's eye...I want to say the guy was from Canada. Oooh, the Husker Du of Chowhound! Who can correctly ID that avatar and username? He was funny, whoever he was.

[kattyeyes]

I GOT IT! I GOT IT! I knew it was Paul somebody. Paulustrious from Toronto. YAAAAAAAY! Where ya been, Paul? Oh, well, carry on.
http://www.chow.com/profile/154622

[linguafood]

Shirtless, please :-)

[kattyeyes]

I get that you're replying to MGZ, but it's funny to think those might be the two words describing your cooking style in three words or less. ;) HEE HEE HEE.

[linguafood]

Shirtless, pantless -- you name it. Sometimes, there's just not enough time to get dressed before breakfast. Why bother?

[kattyeyes]

;) With ya.

[mwhitmore]

Depends if you are frying bacon!

[linguafood]

That's why I cook bacon in the oven '-)

[HeBrew]

Better than ex-wife.

[Stelmaria]

My favorite so far.

[ricepad]

WTF??

[bulavinaka]

No Game Plan

[bulavinaka]

Leftovers Recycle King

[LindaWhit]

Comforting. Creative. Crapshoot.

But I could have also said:

Open cabinets; cook.

[KaimukiMan]

I didn't know how to describe mine till i read it right there. thanks Linda!

[LindaWhit]

One or the other? Or both? :-) Either way, you're welcome, K-man!

[Rmis32]

nine-one-one

[suzigirl]

Oh lord I am glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read that or it would have come out my nose. Good one

[corneygirl]

loving, seasonal, random

[kattyeyes]

Like! Me, too.

[Seeker19104]

Pas de tout

[Caroline1]

Not at all what? Not at all good? Not at all bad? Can't describe your cooking in three words? You're being very enigmatic! '-)

[thinks too much]

Enjoy! It's unrepeatable.

[scubadoo97]

Funny! Since I cook without recipes it is never exactly the same when repeated

[thinks too much]

Thanks! Since I often incorporate leftovers into new meals, proportions will never be the same. For example the balance of lemon and lime zest that went into yesterday's sandwiches.

[sueatmo]

I relate totally. Even following recipes, I end up with a variable product. And if I do get a fabulous result, I can't necessarily duplicate it.

I, too, use leftovers. And whatever is loose in the fridge and pantry.

[ola]

only looks difficult

[laskiblue]

Simple, cheap, quick.

[GraceW]

Sweet.
Spicy.
Fresh.

[biondanonima]

Meat. Cheese. Butter.

I would have included "wine," but I was out of words and while I do cook with it, I prefer just to drink it!

[jmckee]

"I cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food." -- WC Fields

[gingershelley]

Adventurous. Creative. Fearless.

Also... Need.Volunteer.Dishwasher!

[raytamsgv]

Usually, mostly harmless.

[deet13]

Better with liquor

[ahuva]

Kosher. Experimental. Uncomplicated.

[Rella]

Just keepin'-on, keepin'-on.

[Fydeaux]

Serendipity. With garlic.

[ricepad]

Usually not fatal.

[Hank Hanover]

Git er done

[512window]

That was going to be mine!

Alternatively:
Adventurous, usually edible.

[algct]

Inspired but inadequate

[tcamp]

Peppers with that.

[Motosport]

50 minute special!!!

[Isolda]

Yeah, that's my usual timeframe, too. When the kids ask what's for dinner, my usual answer is "I don't know, but it will be ready in a hour." Then I haul down to the kitchen to figure out what we've got.

[Bill Hunt]

New Orleans (counts as one word to us) New American.

Hunt

[Cookiefiend]

N'awlins is just one word!
;-)

[kcshigekawa]

improbable...sometimes successful...

[Jpan99]

Nonconformist, rushed, sporadic

[kattyeyes]

Made with love. ♥

[kubasd]

love it.

[Llamalicious]

Refreshing, bountiful and wholesome :)

[njmarshall55]

Whatever's In Fridge.

[cajundave]

Burnt garlic bread

[ricepad]

Are you my mother?

[cajundave]

Only in a twilight zone episode.

[cajundave]

It's too hot

[MGZ]

Not for me.

[cajundave]

Me either, that's what my wife says to me.

[Tripeler]

Some. Assembly. Required.

[i_eat_a_lot_of_ice_cream]

frenetic, messy, hopeful.

[gembellina]

Slapdash; occasionally triumphant.

Or possibly:

Enthusiastic, losing steam.

[Stelmaria]

Kinda love food.

[bagelman01]

Whatever moves me.......................

[kubasd]

I like this one, bagelman.... very true :)

[ricepad]

Of course, sometimes my family would have a different response:

What IS that?

or alternately....

What is THAT?

[jmckee]

The three words I dread from my wife: "Not your best."

[kattyeyes]

OUCH, I dread those three, too. Hopefully not that often! ;)

[FishTales]

No I can't.

Cheers!

[CindyJ]

First, a corkscrew...

[mariacarmen]

cheers to this one!

[kubasd]

Cheers!

[GulaSocordia]

I like your way of cooking!

[Isolda]

Amen!

[LindaWhit]

Now why didn't *I* think of this? LOL

[davis_sq_pro]

Where's the sriracha?

[cowboyardee]

Science Illuminates Failure

[Chemicalkinetics]

Failure is the best teacher -- really. I learned so much more (on average) from my failed cooking session and failed experiments.

[silence9]

Esoteric sacred grub.

[tardigrade]

What's on hand?

[Shrinkrap]

Better than bought.

By which I mean, if I can make it better than I can buy it, I do.

[EWSflash]

All Over Map

[Veggo]

Nine One One

[kubasd]

bahahaha

[Chemicalkinetics]

In some countries, it is not Nine One One. :)

[Veggo]

Not all of my disasters occur in North America, and I am mindful of the local codes...especially 066 because I assisted with the implementation of it in the Yucatan.

[KSlink]

Remember This Concoction!!! ;)

[artychokeasana]

Inspired by environment

[Peg]

entertaining, edible, eclectic

[sivyaleah]

From the heart

[suzigirl]

Perfect three word description

[ricepad]

Borderline kitchen chaos.

[rockandroller1]

It'll Get Eat

(my grandmother's expression)

[rabaja]

instinctual, seasonal, nurturing.

[Karl S]

Bread. Eggs. Fish.

[redips]

Calculated. Simple. Happy.

[jmcarthur8]

Love. This. Thread.

[dave_c]

Nostalgic, Diverse, Fearless

[jujuthomas]

simple, heathful, comforting

[juliejulez]

what she said

[Isolda]

creative, clumsy, inconsistent

[Dax]

^^ Like

[John E.]

Usually Not Bad.

[meatn3]

satisfying - evolving - exploratory

[RetiredChef]

Wow mine was going to be

Fresh, Evolving, Exploratory

Until I saw yours.

[Aramek]

Easy.
Breezy.
Beautiful.

(Covergirl.)

[thimes]

haha - that was what came to my mind a few post ago while I was reading :D

[RandomCookingDisordr]

random.cooking.disorder.

[ferventfoodie]

Easy but elegant

[beevod]

Open. Heat. Serve.

[Caroline1]

LOL!

[Harters]

Very. Limited. Competence.

[LindaWhit]

Don't. Believe. It.

[MGZ]

Respect good ingredients.

[artychokeasana]

I really like this!

[kubasd]

what feels right.

[thymeoz]

healthful, well seasoned

[HillJ]

unexpected, often spicy

[RUK]

Fresh, fast, creative.

[Pata_Negra]

simple, resourceful, rustic.

[biscottifan]

Simple; for one

[Cachetes]

Comforting, venturesome, occasionally burnt.

[linguafood]

Fast, furious, free-style.

[scubadoo97]

Off the cuff

[TeRReT]

What's on sale?

[Chemicalkinetics]

What the hell?

[sueatmo]

lol--good one.

[Chemicalkinetics]

:)

You know. I could have said:

"This is Sparta!"

[sueatmo]

I am in temporary quarters with minimal cooking gear. I am living in culinary Sparta.

[hill food]

HIT! or miss.

wish we could do html here and I could have made 'miss' subscript and it'd have read extra chagrined

[RealMenJulienne]

baking is hard

[val ann c]

Local, simple, easy.

[mariacarmen]

haphazard, fun, aspiring.

[GulaSocordia]

Why I'm fat.

[perk]

VERY funny Gula!
I was going to say "burn baby burn".....

[mariacarmen]

the winner!

[Caroline1]

Good one, Gula! And remember the saying, "Never trust a skinny cook." I'd eat your cookin' any day! '-)

[Isolda]

Hey! I'm a skinny cook and I resent that! I'd like to think most of my cooking is pretty good....

[Caroline1]

But maybe you have a fat soul? '-)

[Isolda]

Oh, I definitely have a fat soul and I can pig out with the porkiest of them. Maybe not as often, but three helpings of sausage and polenta on occasion? Why not?

[Caroline1]

If you can do that and still not get fat, I want to sit next to you while I pray that it is contagious...!

[mariacarmen]

i'm sure it is, Isolda, and for that, we hate you!! : )

[The Professor]

That one made my day, Gula. :-)

[GulaSocordia]

ROFL. Thanks, all. :D It was the first thing that popped in my head.

[blue room]

Slave to recipes.

[JaneEYB]

br - I'm with you on that one.

[ChristinaMason]

eclectic - inquisitive - homey

[mcf]

Sistah! +1. :-)

[Duppie]

Seeking....always seeking.

[Caroline1]

Anything I want! '-)

[cookie monster]

Healthful, seasonal, comforting

[The Professor]

carefree, inventive, inquisitive

[escondido123]

Seasonal. Slow. Rustic.

[Hank Hanover]

always getting better

[kazhound]

Impulsive, imprecise, resourceful.

[chefathome]

Adventurous. Creative. Intuitive.

[DonShirer]

Experimental, occasional triumphs.

[jmcarthur8]

Comforting. Natural. Creative.

[Sarah]

untrained - clueless - lucky.

[mariacarmen]

like!

[greygarious]

Flexible. Informal. Inventive.