I had never really cooked anything except pancakes, waffles, and hamburgers and hotdogs on the grill. So, it was a new experience for me that I enjoyed as long as I did not have to follow a recipe and as long as I was willing to eat everything I cooked, no matter how bad.
So far, I have not been able to eat only one dish that I made and cannot remember what they was other than it tasted horrible.
When I cook, I make large amounts so that I will have a meal for 5 days or more. Unless it is really good, 3 days is as long as I want to go with that same meal, so I freeze the last two days to eat later. I am trying to reduce the amount I make to only 2-3 servings.
While I have cooked almost everything, for some reason I really like soups. And not those soups that are watery but soups that are thick like chowders, potato soup and/or split pea soup.
I always start with onions, bell peppers, garlic, celery, and mushrooms that I cook in a couple tablespoons of olive oil. After they have cooked to the point of almost burning, I pour in 1 cup of water or broth. I let that cook for about 10 minutes on a high temperature. To that mixture, I might add diced potatoes, Limas, corn or squash/zucchini.
This will slow cook for 3-4 hours until the soupy consistency is thick.
Sometimes, I will cook a variety of vegetables until they are soft (including potatoes) and then blend them up with a submersible blender. At this point any kind of meat can be added: chicken, hamburger, ground turkey, beef, hot dogs, etc.
Most every soup I make, I will either add rice, noodles, or potatoes. Long grain rice, to me, is the best and I use Basmati.
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