# What foods do you make really well? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 13, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-make-really-well/452832 "2008-06-13T17:58:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-make-really-well/452832/1 "2008-06-13T17:58:04Z")
Inspired by [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=9901891&posted=1#post9901891) thread: What international or not-so-international food do you make really well? As a cheapskate and someone who gets sick everytime I have fast food and often whenever I eat any food out, I LOVE to cook, so I make most of our food from scratch. My best dishes are rava idli (steamed rice or semolina cakes - mine with spices & chili), spinach and carmelized garlic & onion pizza (crust made from scratch, too), orange chicken and dark chocolate lava cakes. What about you? ---
**Author:** ![thetruthisoutthere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e274bd/32.png) [@thetruthisoutthere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thetruthisoutthere)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-make-really-well/452832/2 "2008-06-13T18:03:27Z")
My speciality is mince, tatties and white pudding! Yum! Everytime me and my flatmate are hungover we cook this for lunch to make us feel better. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-make-really-well/452832/3 "2008-06-13T18:10:00Z")
Creole, paella, risotto, meatloaf, spaghetti sauce (with meats), chicken marsala, turkey with all the trimmings. . .actually, I make most things really well. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-make-really-well/452832/4 "2008-06-13T18:10:04Z")
Everybody loves my Moroccan braised beef, but I don’t know how Moroccan it really is. As for not-very-international food, I get a lot of requests for my sauerkraut and apple and bratwurst casserole-ish thing, pot roast, and desserts. I rock desserts. Oh, and the olive loaf I got from the Pioneer Woman. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-make-really-well/452832/5 "2008-06-13T18:10:30Z")
This is nothing that any half-wit couldn’t make, but I make a great chicken-rice stir fry. I’ll put my scrambled eggs against any professional chef’s. It’s just a knack. Other than that, I’m terrified of the oven/stove - My wife must be within phone’s reach at least when I cook, because I always am sure that I’ve ruined everything. Joe ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-make-really-well/452832/6 "2008-06-13T18:13:35Z")
Yorkshire puddings. I’d pit mine against native ones. It comes from years spent with shite ovens which don’t go hot enough, forcing you to make sure you do everything right. Plus the spirit of experimentation coupled with the ability to remember what you did come the next attempt. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-make-really-well/452832/7 "2008-06-13T18:19:53Z")
I make a Thai style chicken stir-fry in spicy peanut sauce that’ll knock your socks off. Probably not terribly authentic, but very tasty. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-make-really-well/452832/8 "2008-06-13T18:24:24Z")
I guess I’m most proud of my spaghetti sauce. I found a recipe and tried it. It was okay but not special. So I kept tinkering and tinkering till I got it just right. I think everything I make is good. That’s in part because if it doesn’t turn out, I’ll try again. But after a couple tries without much success I give up and stop making it. Bread? Forget it. ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-make-really-well/452832/9 "2008-06-13T18:27:22Z")
Blackened Tilapia with brazilian black beans (feijoada) and rice. hmmmm, mouth watering… ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-make-really-well/452832/10 "2008-06-13T18:30:04Z")
Lasagna to die for. Just about anything in the traditional Southern food line except fried chicken or gravy. Shrimp scampi. ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-make-really-well/452832/11 "2008-06-13T18:32:24Z")
I bring really good pie. Also, fried chicken and potato salad. I also got to be a pretty good Indian cook and made all the tasty breads and chutneys from scratch and curries with all the fresh spices and so forth. It was a regular thing to have dinner with fresh naan, chutney, a raita, dal, and two curries. Not so much any more, although I may try some out on the kids some time, now that they’re older. ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-make-really-well/452832/12 "2008-06-13T18:36:59Z")
You are all invited to a potluck at my house tonight. I’ll see you at 7. I’ll have a spare cooler of ice on hand. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-make-really-well/452832/13 "2008-06-13T18:50:02Z")
I’ll challenge anyone to a Devilled Egg Throwdown. ---
**Author:** ![the\_Lady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@the\_Lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_Lady)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-make-really-well/452832/14 "2008-06-13T19:05:13Z")
I make a kick-ass lasagna, yummy-but-not-very-authentic butter chicken, and really good pie. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-make-really-well/452832/15 "2008-06-13T19:06:55Z")
Chicken Matza ball soup… mmmm Trifle- I make a cranberry-chocolate one with homemade pastry cream and ganache. It is sooo good. ---
**Author:** ![Gail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Gail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gail)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-make-really-well/452832/16 "2008-06-13T19:07:38Z")
Everybody loves my biscotti. I found an easy recipe from _Cake Mix Doctor_, which actually uses a cake mix. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-make-really-well/452832/17 "2008-06-13T19:14:26Z")
[QUOTE=the Lady] I make a kick-ass lasagna, yummy-but-not-very-authentic butter chicken, and really good pie. [/QUOTE] What’s butter chicken? ---
**Author:** ![maladroit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@maladroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maladroit)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-make-really-well/452832/18 "2008-06-13T19:19:37Z")
I make a good thai cucumber salad, and some steamed chicken/shrimp dumplings. I can do a decent tortilla de patata. American-wise I do a mean roast. And I’m really good at putting together salads. ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-make-really-well/452832/19 "2008-06-13T19:23:51Z")
My chocolate chip cookie pie is probably one of the best things anyone anywhere has ever made (and I am bringing one to the Jersey Dopefest later this month!) I make waffles that are so good the belguminians are ashamed of their pathetic waffle attempts. I make excellent deep fried chicken as well. ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-make-really-well/452832/20 "2008-06-13T19:24:32Z")
**maladroit** , what do you do with your roast? My dad has been doing some recreational grocery shopping and he sent me home with a few small beef roasts. It’s not something I cook at home very often, so I don’t have any really good ideas beyond basic pot roast. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-make-really-well/452832.md?page=2)